"They're not the ones we always want. They get damaged. Used. It's who we are on the inside that counts. The person waiting to jump free."
'The Bodies We Wear' by Jeyn Roberts is simply about a drug. The entire story revolves around a drug called 'Heam', short for 'Heaven's Dream', which has the power to kill you momentarily and revive you; whilst allowing you to experience Heaven in between. A super addictive drug, more so than meth. Now, what's interesting about this particular drug is that Heam addicts gets scars over their heart. It's what people use to tell if a person is addicted. They are then shunned by society, rejected from everything they wanted in life. Meet Faye, a girl who has been forced to take Heam by dealers, who Faye's father owed, along with her best friend when they were 11. That was the day she saw not Heaven, but Hell. That was also the day when the drug took her best friend, and she promised to avenge him. Unlike most of the stories I've read, Faye doesn't change much through most parts of the story. She keeps her desire for revenge close to her, no matter how much her guardian tries to convince her out of it. That's what makes Faye, Faye. New situations come to her from every direction, but she tries her best to get through them all. She's one of the strongest characters I've read about, and I really like that about her. I especially love how the author finished the story, which went against what Faye thought through the entire book, in a surprising way.
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