This is not a book for the light-hearted. This is not a book for those who are not accustomed to the world of sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll. However, if you prefer your fiction raw, honest, and in-your-face, then you definitely don’t want to miss out on UT-Austin graduate Jeanne Thornton’s debut novel, which follows the adventures of a 17-year-old misfit named Julie Thatch living in Austin after the person she looked up to most in the world, her sister, is killed.

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