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Several graphic descriptions of incestuous, forced oral sex. The father causes a head-on car accident. Mick yanks Raeanne's arm hard enough to leave bruises and at one point tries to physically force her to perform oral sex even when she says no. Kaeleigh cuts herself to the point where "The drain runs red" and attempts suicide by swallowing painkillers. Their father was forced to sexually pose for child pornography at age 10. Ty asks Raeanne, "How far will you go with me? . . . Will you let me draw blood?" After explaining that she is jealous of her father's incestuous relationship with her twin, Raeanne says she wishes her father "realized I want to love him the way Mom used to….If Daddy would just stand still for me, I'd happily tap his core." About her father's incest, Kaeleigh says, "What if I ask for it somehow,/ maybe subconsciously? Being brutally honest with myself it/ feels good." Kaeleigh's elderly friend shares her own experience as a child with a violent, incestuous father. Her father starts to hit Kaeleigh, then stops when a nurse threatens to report him for child abuse.

Raeanne trades sex for drugs; she has masochistic sex with a young man she just met at a party. When a police officer pulls Mick and Raeanne over, Mick suggests Raeanne "tell him you'll give him head." The father has an affair with a younger married neighbor.

"F--k," "s--t," "piss," "dumb-ass," "bitch," "prick," "skank," "effing."

Raeanne trades sex for drugs; there is an entire ode to the joys of pot: "I love the way the thick smoke/ tastes, curling across my tongue/ snaking down my throat. I love/ holding it in. Coughing it out./ I love head rushes, the creeping/ warmth that follows." Later, she tries opiated hash. Their father is an alcoholic and drug addict, binge-drinking bourbon and swallowing prescription pain medication. Raeanne mixes three pills into her father's drinks so he will pass out. Their mother serves her daughters wine to the point where they get drunk. Mick drives while under the influence. Kaeleigh drinks to the point of vomiting. Raeanne says, "Dopeless sex? That could not feel good." Their grandmother is an alcoholic who deserted her family.

Parents need to know that this young adult bestseller deals with mature subjects, including incest. Like Hopkins' other books, there is a lot of gritty material: One twin sister is sexually abused by her alcoholic father, while the other twin wishes she were the one he abused. To cope, the teens engage in dangerous behaviors, including cutting, trading sex for drugs, binge eating, bulimia, drug use (pot and hashish), and sadomasochistic sex. One twin tries to commit suicide. Parents are physically and emotionally abusive, and deliberately ignore signs of abuse. While this book can open up discussions about plenty of topics, including cutting, eating disorders, secret keeping -- and even book censorship, parents may find it useful to read the book along with their teens so they can help them through the difficult material.