Wild Roses by Deb Caletti

This book is about Cassie, who is going through a hard time after her parent's divorce. She's not having a hard time with the divorce itself but instead her mean and vindictive step-father, Dino Cavelli. He is a "genius" composer who her mother fell deeply in love with and married five days after her divorce was final. Just when she thinks she's got him figured out, he surprises her again by becoming paranoid, convinced that his former manager William is listening to them through the cable and is watching them from the windows. As he slips more and more into his paranoid visions, he becomes even more violent and mean as the days pass. Another thing surprises Cassie: Dino takes on a student. She knows this won't go very well, probably ending in a violent screaming match and something being throw. But when she meets his student, gorgeous Ian Waters, she starts to think that it actually might have its advantages after all. When she and Ian start to get to know each other, Dino only gets worse. And, for the first time since knowing Dino, Cassie is actually scared. I loved this book! I read Caletti's book Stay a while ago and liked it. This one was just as good, showing she has the talent of Sarah Dessen, but also brings a little extra trouble into her books.
Grade: A+
SC: 6
V: 5
C: 5