the prince of denial

 ***** a 5 star read

i got this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

this was such a great book. it almost hit home. i didn't have a very good life growing up and had to deal with the same situations. except i at least had a twin to help me through all the hard times, and also a lot of family members.


this book is about a 13 year old boy named casey. his parents are divorced and his mom and sister moved to maine. he was told by his mother that his job was to take care of his father. which he did. he rushed home from school every day to pick up empty beer bottles, do dishes, the laundry, and make sure everything is perfect for when his dad came out. he would make up excuses to his best friend oscar why he couldn't come over any more, but he couldn't understand why.

casey dad is a drunk. he would come home every day with a 12 pack of beer and start to cook supper. he then would wonder in the basement and do drugs and burn the supper. that was until casey started to cook. he made breakfast in the morning. that was until his aunt called him. his aunt wanted him to have an intervention for his father. he would have to write a letter and explain all the things that he was tired and wanted his dad to change. his dad then would go to rehab and that would be the end of that

casey didn't know what to do. he thought everything would be fine. that was until situations started to happen and casey got mad. he finally told his dad how he felt. his dad left. now alone and don't know what to do. casey will have to deal with all these issues alone?