Wreck by Kirstin Cronn-Mills - HIGH

Wreck by Kirstin Cronn-Mills, 280 pages.  Sky Pony Press, 2019.  $17.

Language: R (100+swears, 20+ “f”); Mature Content: PG-13 (dick pics mentioned, assisted suicide); Violence: G

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

It’s been Tobin and her dad since she was 5 and her mother walked out on them.  Both of their worlds are ripped apart when Dad is diagnosed with ALS.  First they think he could have years as the disease takes hold, like some do, but his symptoms quickly take a quick downhill turn.  Dad is determined to take control of his own end and Tobin struggles to be supportive while dealing with her own heartache over her dad, her best friend’s, death.

Two hours is all it took to read this, because I couldn’t put it down once I started. Tobin’s anguish, her dad’s tragedy, is gripping. Cronin-Mills lays their hearts bare for us and fills her tale with tears, laughter, love. 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS