“We’re a
mess, aren’t we?”
“All the
best people are messy.”
I received a free digital copy of
this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest
review.
Paintbrush tells a story about Mitchell
and Josie, two teenagers who live in a communal village along with a lot of
other colorful people in the mountain of North Carolina called Indian
Paintbrush. Mitchell and Josie used to be best friend, but now they are not as
close as they used to be. Josie doesn’t really enjoy going to high school and wish
she could spend all her life at Paintbrush, while Mitchell can’t wait to get
out of Paintbrush to escape the bizarre noisy community and live a normal life.
Luckily for both of them, they’re weeks away from graduating high school. But
when Mitchell’s mother makes a scandalous announcement that might rock the
peaceful Paintbrush community, and Josie’s younger sister keeps on making bad
decisions, the two find themselves leaning on each other for support. Their
childhood friendship change into something more as they deal with their
families. But as graduation approaches, Josie and Mitchell forced to figure out
what exactly their relationship is and which path they will choose in the
future.
