Book Review: Since You've Been Gone by Mary Jennifer Payne

A little bit mystery, a little bit romance, a lot YA. Pretty good story, albeit a quick story. It pulled me in right from the start with Edie saying she'd decked someone in the face. And then her mother calling to say they had to run. And wondering who "he" is. I would've liked to have seen a little more development with the back story. 

*SPOILER For example, I guess I kind of get that Edie's anger may be inherited from her father, but maybe it wasn't. Was there something more in her past that caused her to almost always have an angry reaction first? It would've been nice to know a little more about the time spend in Vancouver, and then the second time in Toronto. It drove me nuts to not know for sure who "he" was until later in the story. I figured it had to be an ex-husband or ex-boyfriend of Edie's mother, but trying to figure out who he was is a big part of what kept me turning pages. 

All in all, pretty good book.

From the GoodReads website, "Is it possible to outrun your past? Fifteen-year-old Edie Fraser and her mother, Sydney, have been trying to do just that for five years. Now, things have gone from bad to worse. Not only has Edie had to move to another new school she's in a different country. 

Sydney promises her that this is their chance at a fresh start, and Edie does her best to adjust to life in London, England, despite being targeted by the school bully. But when Sydney goes out to work the night shift and doesn't come home, Edie is terrified that the past has finally caught up with them. 
Alone in a strange country, Edie is afraid to call the police for fear that she ll be sent back to her abusive father. Determined to find her mother, but with no idea where to start, she must now face the most difficult decision of her life."