Nikki wants to be a pop music star, it's her dream and all she wants to do with her life.
But at home her life is chaos.
She and her mother don't get on at all and after a huge row between her and her sister Vae she is so furious she is determined to leave Texas for good and go to California to attend a singing audition to start a new life in the music business.
But before she escaped her friend and crush Malachai discovers her plans and pleads with her to stay, just for one week to see what she would be leaving and give him time to change her mind.
Mal's attempts to tempt her not to leave is hampered by the disappearance of her sister Vai.
Between the stress of that and the angst with her mother can be really convince her she should stay?
This was a really good and thought provoking novel on family relationships with lots of issues that are very relevant to young people today.
I haven't read this author before but would definitely read some of her other work.
But at home her life is chaos.
She and her mother don't get on at all and after a huge row between her and her sister Vae she is so furious she is determined to leave Texas for good and go to California to attend a singing audition to start a new life in the music business.
But before she escaped her friend and crush Malachai discovers her plans and pleads with her to stay, just for one week to see what she would be leaving and give him time to change her mind.
Mal's attempts to tempt her not to leave is hampered by the disappearance of her sister Vai.
Between the stress of that and the angst with her mother can be really convince her she should stay?
This was a really good and thought provoking novel on family relationships with lots of issues that are very relevant to young people today.
I haven't read this author before but would definitely read some of her other work.