Touching and at times philosophical, E.M. Crane's debut young adult novel, Skin Deep, is one of those books that will make you pause for a moment, take a step back, and ponder on the life you have chosen to live.
Andrea Anderson never thought that she could be something more. In the social hierarchy, she is a Nothing. For her, if all the world's a stage, she's sitting somewhere in the audience. But the way she sees things changes when she accepts a job as an assistant of Honora Menapace, a reclusive neighbour, who falls ill and needs someone to tend her garden, finish her pottery, and feed her Saint Bernard, Zena.
Her new job seems easy enough, but as things take an unexpected turn, villains become heroes, what used to be light becomes dark, and what she used to find ugly is now too beautiful for words.
This tastefully-written novel is not the usual young adult story with the pretty girls, the jocks, and the nerds playing the characters they're expected to.
Skin Deep is a novel with an immense appreciation for nature and the arts, and above all, it is a great break-free from the themes of most YA novels today, specifically teenage apathy and stereotyping. Crane also has the skill of painting the perfect picture for the reader's senses to explore. With her very detailed descriptions, one would actually feel as though they're a part of the story itself.
Skin Deep is a 270-page journey of self-discovery with Andrea that you won't soon forget.
♥Andz
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