Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin has created a tragic love story reminiscent of Bonnie and Clyde but with a twist. I am going to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible. Two young girls intend to have a fun-filled getaway that has a tragic turn. Due to their age and immaturity, they make some horrible choices then get in way over their heads, leading to a terrifying and heartbreaking story of love, loss in a coming to age story that is not like anything you have ever experienced before.

Rubin did an exceptional job at showing how life can take one moment in time and change the rest of our lives, how it can mold and shape us for better or for worse. She was able to show how these two girls struggled with that one moment every day after it happened, and living with that tore them apart, taking small pieces of them little by little. It was so sad and, in some ways, tragically beautiful to see it happen. As a mom, I wanted to reach into the pages and hug these poor girls and tell them it would be okay, but the truth was it wouldn't be okay. It would never be okay, and they would never be those carefree girls again. That one moment in time had changed them forever, and they would never be who they were before. This story is not for the faint of heart, it is a shock to the system to read, and I had tears in my eyes on more than one occasion, feeling everything they were feeling. I am glad I experienced this story and had the opportunity to read it. I can't say that I would have read it if it wasn't sent to me as an ARC for review, but I am delighted I did because it will stay with me for a while.

Trouble Girls by Julia Lynn Rubin is a fast-paced thrill ride of young love and mayhem to the bitter end.

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