A well-written, frustrating read

Breaking Good By Lisa Mead, Breaking Good Publishing .. ..

.. .. .. .. .. We've read this story before — young New Zealand woman lives a brutal life with drugdealing boyfriend who beats her, and eventually breaks the cycle of abuse.

But this one, Mead's first book, is exceptionally well written. She writes about choosing to make change in her own life because she has a son to protect. But, sadly, there's not a lot of change.

Lisa first chooses a life of drinking and bad relationships and then hooks up with Tommy. She gets engaged to him, has a child. Even after escaping Tommy's brutality her next relationship is equally as flawed.

I found this a compelling read because the writing is so good, but infuriating because Mead doesn't seem to learn much from her disasters, even though the book is about making change.

Here's hoping this book will lead her to a successful writing career and real change.

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