Really what an excellent book!....MAybe not in the sense of it ending nicely but the overall experience. 
 I really don't know what it is about these types of books that always interests me (but who knows maybe I'm just f*** up) Anyways, maybe it isn't the subject matter as much as the author that attracts me to such subjects...... So, i thank you Kate Avelynn having the guts to write about such a touchy subject. Ever since i read Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma i have been waiting for such a book to come along. One that would shake me from the core and have me asking " Why couldn't they just get a break and be happy?" Thank you for not turning it into somwthing vulgar as seen in some adult type books, but something to think about even days after reading it. MAybe if someone would have spoken or stood up to say something earlier, the ending wouldn't be so tragic. Even though at first i hated the ending, i couldn't stay that way for long. Not all ending have a happily ever after, reality is harsh and i think in the end it was the only way for the story to end. 
 You can't help but sympathize with the "villain"?....no James wasn't the vallain, he was more of a victim. The title Flawed gives great meaning to this book as everyone had flaws, even the minor characters. At times i could not help but feel anger towards James but others i just wanted to hold him and let him know that everything would be alright. Poor kid had so much to bear on his shoulders from a very young age; it broke my heart whenever he spoke of getting away because it was never going to happen. Maybe he felt it too at one point and that's why his love for Sarah twisted into something she couldn't give back. As tough as he seemed to be he was a scared little boy inside and Sarah was like his security blanket. 
 I never put too much thought or listened to the lyrics for "You Are My Sunshine" completely , i always thought of it as a type of lullaby for children. But the ending made me look into it and it's quite a devastating song (to me anyways)...Most people that sing it leave out the dark parts and concentrate on the "sunshine' parts. At first I thought it was kind of sweet that James and Sarah sang this song, but i guess if i had paid more attention from the beginning i would have seen the foreshadowing that the song entitles.