Tamar wants to be a normal teenager. I, myself, didn't know there was such a thing.
What is normal? Are you normal? I don’t consider myself normal nor do I want to be normal because to me normal is just one sheep out of a flock. And then again I like consistency, I like dependency and I like not to stand out too much but I don’t consider myself or my life normal. For Tamar, she thought her life was normal. Two parents, two sisters, not the best-looking one around nor the smartest but somewhere in the middle and her life was “normal” or what you would consider normal for a teenager until the accident. The tragedy that claimed the lives of her sisters and now her life is far from normal. Tamar’s own hair is falling out and the reasoning behind it, well there is no reason behind as far as she can tell. With the help of doctors and other specialists, Tamar’s trying to find out the logic behind this madness as her parents walk like around like zombies trying to cope with the tragic accident surrounding their daughters. Tamar’s physical change has emotional and life-altering consequences and it consumes her. Using her quick and witty tongue, Tamar is able to help combat the issues surrounding her at home and at school but you have to wonder just how deep these issues go with her. With no close friends on board immediately to help her deal with the problems, what happens to Tamar and her family? The issue with her finding and dealing with her new normal becomes a struggle and an adjustment.
I really enjoyed Tamar’s sharp tongue and her tell-it-like-it-is voice. She is raw and speaks her mind and I laughed a few times reading her thoughts and her comments. As she matured and dealt with issues in the book, you could see her change and it was like a melting occurred. I liked the part about the jobs, and her reflection on them. Some parts of the book, I felt were rushed and I wished the author would have spent more time as I would have felt more connection with the characters and more committed to them. I also felt there were a few loose ends at the end of the book that I wished had been answered.
Mature readers: adult language
