The grass always isn’t greener, for it can be worse than anyone could possibly imagine.īeautiful’s setting was incredibly intense for the life of a “beautiful seventh grader.” It’s set in a suburb of Seattle in the present day.

Moving to a new town and starting over was the worst thing that could ever happen. Amy Reed’s Beautiful spoke to me with its intense setting, corruptive plot, and consequential theme. Cassie learns that anything can happen especially without reason. Living a life that leads down the wrong path will do nothing but end in heartbreak and trouble. Cassie, as a character, is a perfect example of what doing the wrong things can and will do to anyone. Cassie soon becomes involved in a life full of drugs, violence, and sexual relations, and she has no idea how to get out. She wants to be the type of girl to be noticed she wants to be that girl. She tells herself this time things will be different. Cassie moved from a small town on an island to a Seattle suburb.

one moment, one choice, changes everything.Ĭassie is trapped in a swift downward spiral tinged with violence and abuse, and no one-not even the one person she thought she could trust-can help her now.Įveryone would like to have just one do over, right? So did Cassie. Stepping into her new identity turns out to be easier than Cassie could have ever imagined. This is Cassie’s chance to stop being invisible and become the kind of girl who’s worth noticing. When Cassie moves from a tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. From back of book: This is what I am now.

Amy reed beautiful