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No one ever said having children was easy. For jen, her daughter Lana continues to drift away. Wanting to form her own identity separate from the person mother knows, Lana disappears. Four days of worry has Lana safe back in Jen’s arms. However, Lana won’t tell her mother or the police what happened.
This leads us to jen trying to pry information out. Yet the more she tries, the more Lana becomes reserved. Are your children allowed keep secrets from you? Not satisfied, jen creates her first Instagram I account where she finds Lana is a completely different person online. The friend she thought she knew were not actually Lana’s friends. The people she’s talking to could be dangerous. We jump around theories from cult involvement to sex parties.
I would say the hardest theme about this book is sometimes you can’t truly know a person. Sometimes you have to trust that they can make decisions for themselves. Knowing that you’re there, it has to be enough when someone makes a mistake. Reading the reviews this book, don’t see a lot of empathy. I know it’s frustrating when you love someone and they act in ways that make you think it’s not enough. It’s not as if Jen or Lana is at fault. Depression is not a straightforward journey. There could be lapses in judgment but being able to pull yourself back together as a strength all on its own.
I recommend this book for maybe someone going through something similar. Maybe you’re the one who can’t see the light or you’re a bystander trying to offer support. I think this book deserves more credit because it’s not Nice and maybe we shouldn’t judge characters on how nice they are.
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