All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
Bryn Greenwood
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· 85 ratings · 352 pages · Published: 09 Aug 2016

Goodreads Best Fiction of 2016 Runner-Up
As the daughter of a meth dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. Struggling to raise her little brother, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible "adult" around. She finds peace in the starry Midwestern night sky above the fields behind her house. One night everything changes when she witnesses one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold, wreck his motorcycle. What follows is a powerful and shocking love story between two unlikely people that asks tough questions, reminding us of all the ugly and wonderful things that life has to offer.
Tagged as:
- age gap 10
- forbidden love 10
- biker hero 8
- friends to lovers 8
- angst 8
- bad boys 7
- mystery 7
- dark romance 7
- suspense 6
- poor heroine 5
- m-f romance 5
- contemporary 4
- virgin heroine 4
- tortured hero 4
- young adult 3
- new adult 3
- dad-bod hero 3
- secret relationship 3
- slow burn 3
- tortured heroine 3
- sweet/gentle hero 3
- 20th century 2
- height difference 2
- caretaking 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- second chances 2
- indigenous mc 2
- small town 2
- independent heroine 2
- found family 1
- competent heroine 1
- college 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- working class hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- abuse 10
- child sexual abuse 4
- suicide / ideation 3
- dubious consent 3
- eating disorders 2
- past child neglect 2
- substance abuse 2
- drug abuse 1
- racism 1
- fatphobia 1
- misogyny 1
- mental trauma 1
- past child abuse 1
- death / grief 1
- geography
- north america 2
- usa 1
- Format
- dual pov 3
- first person pov 2