WHEN THE TRUTH UNRAVELS – out now from Sky Pony Press!
Jenna, Rosie, and Ket will do anything to keep Elin’s secret―and to make sure it never happens again. That’s why they’re determined to make prom night feel just like it would have if this past spring hadn’t been as eventful. This could be the night that convinces Elin that life can go back to what it was.
Except, at prom, Elin goes missing.
Now it’s up to her friends to find her. But each of the girls has her own demons to face. Ket is being blackmailed by an ex. Rosie is falling in love for the first time. And Jenna . . .
Jenna is falling apart.
And no one, not even her best friends, knows why.
Heart-wrenching and utterly impossible to put down, When the Truth Unravels follows four friends as they confront their greatest hopes and darkest secrets during one life-changing night.
Available now in hardcover and e-book!
PRAISE FOR “WHEN THE TRUTH UNRAVELS”
Gr 10 Up – This debut novel delves into the complicated and dramatic world of four best friends at the end of their senior year. Jenna, Rosie, Ket, and Elin’s relationship was thrown into a tailspin when pretty and popular Elin attempted suicide. Her friends are determined to keep her secret and ensure she doesn’t try again–until she goes missing on prom night. Snow weaves the story across time lines and points of view, ensnaring readers within the jumble of events leading up to Elin’s attempt and the aftermath. Immersion in the harrowing tale of Elin’s depression and her friends’ endeavor to fix it, all while still facing down their own heartaches and strife is immediate.
VERDICT: A definite page-turner about teenage navigation through life; recommended for fans of John Green’s books, Jenny Torres Sanchez’s The Fall of Innocence, or Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why.
From Booklist:
“Four friends navigate the trials of high-school culture and their own social-emotional development in this debut. Jenna Sinclair is keeping a big secret that is slowly affecting her relationship with school and friends. Rosie Winchester has just had to tell one of her best friends that she is not in love with him and is now figuring out what to do about a boy she just met and may have feelings for. Keturah West-Beauchamp is afraid to confess her feelings to a nice guy and is dealing with slut-shaming peers. And Elin Angstrom is trying to recover from a suicide attempt by avoiding discussing the issue entirely. Readers will be swept away into the narrative, which, sprinkled with first-world problems, also deals with the effects that mental health issues can have on relationships, and the #metoo movement. Ultimately, these are characters to root for, and readers will hope for them to come through their ordeals. A thrilling debut for fans of Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, and John Green.”
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“When the Truth Unravels is a captivating, fast-moving exploration of the complexities of female friendship, and a brutally realistic yet sensitive depiction of depression and its intertwining consequences. On a night that’s supposed to be about partying and having a good time, tension builds and buzzes just below the surface as each character wrestles with unspoken revelations. Snow handles the story’s heavy themes with impressive skill and gentle insight and nails the pressures, uncertainties, and politics of high school.”
—Jill Baguchinsky, author of Mammoth
“The four girls at the center of When The Truth Unravels are prickly, complicated, and headstrong—and I adored all of them. RuthAnne Snow’s debut takes a quintessential high school experience—prom—and fills it with detours and secrets that make it impossible to put down. Across two timelines and multiple POVs, Snow paints an authentic, sensitive picture of depression and shows us how friendship is a delicate but resilient thing. I wish I could hand this to every teen girl trying her best and fearing she isn’t enough. (She is.)”
—Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone and Our Year of Maybe
“This is the YA friendship book you’ve been waiting for. Part mystery, part romance, and all authentic, Snow delivers a page-turner that masterfully handles some of the most sensitive topics teens deal with today.”
—Natasha Sinel, author of The Fix and Soulstruck
“Snow masterfully navigates the complexities of female friendships in this powerful and engrossing debut. Intricate storytelling, nuanced protagonists, and a profound examination of adolescence and healing, this novel will claw at your heart and leave you breathless. Flawless, stunning, and unputdownable.”
—Whitney Taylor, author of Definitions of Indefinable Things