This is a sad story that grabs you right from the beginning. It’s a love triangle that goes horribly wrong. Both girls are obsessed with the same guy. Myles enjoys his good fortune until it turns deadly. The author gives us a lot of insight into both families as moms try to provide for their children as best they can. The obsession of these two girls is detailed until the final devastating result. #OceanState #StuartO’Nan #NetGalley

"Ocean State" had me at its opening sentence and kept my interest until the end. I read the book in two days because I was so swept up in the lives of the characters, especially Marie, then an eighth-grader, whose older sister, Angel, helps to kill Birdy, a romantic rival.