Title:  What They Don’t Know

Author:  Nicole Maggi

Page count: 368

Published:  October 2, 2018

Publisher:  Sourcebooks Fire

Genre: YA

Received:  From Netgalley

Purchase: Amazon

Add to: Goodreads

Rating:  3.5/5

Summary:

Mellie has always been the reliable friend, the good student, the doting daughter. But when an unspeakable act leads her to withdraw from everyone she loves, she is faced with a life-altering choice―a choice she must face alone.

Lise stands up―and speaks out―for what she believes in. And when she notices Mellie acting strangely, she gets caught up in trying to save her…all while trying to protect her own secret. One that might be the key to helping Mellie.

Told through Mellie and Lise’s journal entries, this powerful, emotional novel chronicles Mellie’s struggle to decide what is right for her and the unbreakable bond formed by the two girls on their journey.

My Thoughts:

So, before I get into my review for this book I just want to say that there are some trigger warnings. There is talk about rape, abortion, bullying and verbal abuse.

When I read the description of the book I was really interested in to see where it was going to go. I have to say after reading the book, I was shocked. I really enjoyed this book. It is told in duel POV’s

Sixteen-year-old Mellie comes from a very conservative family. So, you can image what happened when she found out that she was pregnant. Mellie isn’t sure what she wants to do. She has always believed that having an abortion was wrong, but she knew she didn’t want to give the baby up to someone else.

Lise is Mellie’s friend, when she finds out that her friend pregnant she tries to help her out.

This book was told in a journal entry in Lise and Mellie’s English class. I thought that was an interesting to the story. I was a tad confused at first because I thought it was all from Mellie not just her and Lise.

I given this book as an Arc from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.