What can I say about this book!! It completely shattered my emotions. Zeke and Evie are two young teenagers trying to find their purpose in life. Zeke is tortured because his mother left and abandon the family after she was battling cancer. Now Zeke, has the weight on his shoulders at such a young age taking full responsibility to taking care of his sister that he truly loves. So now he's lost some perspective about how to feel emotions or how to feel anything about anybody. The moment he sees Evie his feelings are taking surface again which he doesn't want. Evie is beautiful young girl who has a deep secret. She belongs to popular group and has the ideal boyfriend which everyone idolize from afar. If you look closely and see Evie face and her eyes you can tell she's not in the present she's far away with her thoughts. She's only here in body form, Evie clearly feels distant and in such doubt about why she going along with her fake relationship she has with her boyfriend Tony. Tony who is fact a troubled self loathing human being who has repeatedly beats up Evie because he can has been getting away with it for a long time. This is Evie dirty little secret. The one person who actually witness this sick abusive relationship is Zeke. The two worlds collide in a dramatic way and I can't wait to read what happens next with Evie and Zeke! A good read I rated it 3.5 stars Holy smokes was this a tough read. I mean it in a good way. I was completely immersed in the story from page one. Abuse is a difficult topic to cover but what I thought really set The Things We Can't Change apart from other books along the same lines is that both of the main characters are being abused. One by her boyfriend and one by society's judgments. Evangeline is the girl every girl wants to be and every guy wants to be with...she seems to be perfection. She hides the abuse that she suffers at the hands of Tony well so that her image stays intact. She is a mess and rightly so. Tony has long held guilt over her head and has convinced her that she is at fault for her beatings. Evie made me want to weep. I believe her internal struggle with herself is what almost every abused woman must go through. She believes that Tony will kill himself if she leaves him, she knows what he is doing is wrong but she believes in a twisted, perverse way that if she is just "better" - at being a girlfriend, at school, at knowing her place - that he will just be the loving Tony that she fell for when they were younger. Zeke is labeled a "bad boy" in school, at home and by society. He is teetering on a ledge and he is not sure how to get off. Once a brilliant artist, he has given his dreams up so that he can work to pay for his sisters aspiring dance career. He hides in the labels that society has pressed upon him - a screw-up, a menace, a juvenile delinquent. He is none of those things but finds life easier if he accepts his pre-judgment. Zeke is an amazing character and an unlikely hero to Evie. The Things We Can't Change is a beautifully written story. I found myself rooting for Evie and Zeke both to find solace and strength in each other but also separately. I am looking forward to the continuation of the story to discover what more is in store for them.
What do You think about The Prologue (2000)?
Talk about cliff hanger. Want tostart two straight away. Pretty good book so far.
—Shehla
seriously!? Kassandra that's called cruel and unusual punishment.
—Merebe
