Book Review: Ketchup Clouds, Annabel Pitcher
Ketchup Clouds, Annabel Pitcher, Orion 2012 Teenager Zoe writes letters to a man on death row, a man who killed his wife, someone you would expect her to have little in common with. The truth is, Zoe knows more about love, and death, than most people would give her credit for. Ketchup Clouds is the outpouring of her deepest darkest secret. Zoe meets Aaron at a party and there is an instant connection but, blurred by alcohol and a mass of bodies surrounding them, they lose each other. She finds herself with Max, the most popular boy at school. Before she can realize the connection between Aaron and Max, she has become Max’s girlfriend. Although she has what every girl at school wants – to be the girlfriend of the coolest boy there, Zoe can’t help the tug of her heart strings pulling her away from Max and towards Aaron. From what she has seen Aaron has a girlfriend too, and telling him how she feels isn’t an option. Throughout the boo...