Cutting to the Chase

by Rose Phillips

How do you fix something you didn't break?


Lizzy certainly doesn't have the answer. All she knows is that she needs to survive senior year, then get as far away from her dysfunctional family as possible. In the meantime, when she can't take the pressure, she eases it with the sharp edge of a razor blade.


But, she's been cutting deeper and her thoughts are growing darker.


Until she meets Michael. With him she finds relief.


Now, maybe—just maybe—she can make it.


14+ due to sexuality, language, and adult situations

158 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 24, 2017

About the author

Rose Phillips is an author of Regency-era Romance. Her HONORABLE INTENTIONS series—LOVE DENIED, LOVE ABANDONED and LOVE UNRAVELED—is available on Amazon and is in Kindle Unlimited.

Rose is also an author of contemporary fiction for young adults. CUTTING TO THE CHASE, COLOR ME GRAY, and SLOWLY FALLING explore relevant and meaningful topics, realistically but sensitively.

In a previous incarnation, Rose was an educator. She left that behind to write. She lives on the beautiful west coast with the love of her life.


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Reviews

[Marj Dubeau · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just finished reading "Cutting to the Chase" OMGoodness, what a great book....It was tough to put it down, but I found moments in the day to read it. Working with teens, we never know what is really going on in their life. I saw so many stories in this book that I could relate to... school being their safe place, not wanting the holidays to come, because they would not have that safe place... the bullying... the friendships... the hiding what happens at home.... and so on... but the best was Ms. D, the science teacher who wore "awesome clothes and the best heels I've ever seen"... it even brought back a funny moment.. when a student asked her her first name, and she said Madame! I love the art teacher's depiction too =D
While reading this book, I cried, I cringed, I laughed, I smiled... it was wonderful Rose (and editor Keev). I will be donating mine to the school, to have as a supplementary reading book for our students. I am sure they will enjoy it as much as I did.
Can't wait for the next oneS.

[Darlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rose Phillips captures the essence of being a teenager, where daily life can be a constant upheaval of emotions and changes. I found this far more engrossing than a dystopian saga about young adults, as Lizzy seems so very real. The choices she has to make, the relationships she navigates, all bring an intensity that is easy to overlook from the more adult perspective.

Lizzy is also a cutter. She needs the release of her razor blades, and the reader doesn't know how far she'll go to escape her angst. The book deals with so many teen issues: bullying, cutting, first love, being part of the out-group, mean girls, suicide, parents, and ethnicity. I loved it, and I couldn't put it down.

This is the author's debut novel, and I look forward to reading more from this promising newcomer.

[Rachel Rust · Rating 5 out of 5]

Author Rose Phillips captures the difficulties of teenage life in a stunningly astute way. I read this book in one day, which is a nod to both the story itself and the easy flow of the writing. Cutting to the Chase takes on very real and timely issues in a sensitive way, and would be a great read for anyone who enjoys both romance and drama.

[JULIE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good YA novel about a high school girl trying to survive a stressful home life and get through school without giving up her dreams.

[Kathleen Ladislaus · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very well written story with compassion and insight. Believable characters. The author brought insight to a behavior that is incomprehensible to many of us, self-injury. A very good read.

[Zan Marie Steadham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Real and intense, Cutting to the Chase gives you clarity into the world of teens. Good read!