Dirty Little Secrets

Dirty Little Secrets ***

by C.J. Omolohu
Book Type: Y/A, Realistic Fiction
Summary: Everyone has a secret. But Lucy’s is bigger and dirtier than most. It’s one she’s been hiding for years—that her mom’s out-of-control hoarding has turned their lives into a world of garbage and shame. She’s managed to keep her home life hidden from her best friend and her crush, knowing they’d be disgusted by the truth. So, when her mom dies suddenly in their home, Lucy hesitates to call 911 because revealing their way of life would make her future unbearable—and she begins her two-day plan to set her life right.

With details that are as fascinating as they are disturbing, C. J. Omololu weaves an hour-by-hour account of Lucy’s desperate attempt at normalcy. Her fear and isolation are palpable as readers are pulled down a path from which there is no return, and the impact of hoarding on one teen’s life will have readers completely hooked.

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My Review: This was a very interesting and enlightening book for me. It was a sad story about a young girl who is SO embarrassed of the way her mom lives that she pretends that everything is okay even though her mom is dead. It was really intriguing to read about what it would be like to live with a hoarder. The house they live in is a disgusting wreck. I couldn't believe the girl didn't tell anyone what happened to her mom! But, I can understand why she's so ashamed of the house she lives in. It was very interesting reading about that type of life.