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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
The beginning of this book was a struggle for me. Suzanna was an unlikeable character with a rough life. Her struggles didn't seem very real, though, and I think it's because I was focused on the clichéd writing. If I read another "gyrating bodies" or "wasted" I would have stopped reading. Also, it bothered me that she hated her mother so much, but she still lived at home at age 22? It's hard to root for someone who complains about not having milk in the fridge when they should be capable of getting their own.
However, I kept reading and was glad I did. Once Suzanna had a fresh start with her new life, she developed a less cynical outlook and really tried to make a better life for herself. Also, I thought the religious aspect didn't feel forced and had real honesty behind it. Overall, her decisions regarding her baby were quite powerful and made me feel for a situation I cannot relate to. Overall, I had mixed feelings of the book throughout, but to see the development of the main character and her relationships was very well done. It did seem a bit like a modern (for 2005) retelling of "Charly", with a mix of "Juno".
However, I kept reading and was glad I did. Once Suzanna had a fresh start with her new life, she developed a less cynical outlook and really tried to make a better life for herself. Also, I thought the religious aspect didn't feel forced and had real honesty behind it. Overall, her decisions regarding her baby were quite powerful and made me feel for a situation I cannot relate to. Overall, I had mixed feelings of the book throughout, but to see the development of the main character and her relationships was very well done. It did seem a bit like a modern (for 2005) retelling of "Charly", with a mix of "Juno".
A touching book about unwed pregnancy and forgiveness.
I'm not generally enthralled by LDS young adult fiction, that is not to say I don't read it. I do. But it is, in another reviewer's words sometimes "cheesy".
This book seemed more real and better written. I was bawling in parts and I'm sure the salesman who came to my door wondered what was up.
Now I need to go and figure out what kind of flower I am. Not a rose or a daisy. And not a dandelion either.
I'm not generally enthralled by LDS young adult fiction, that is not to say I don't read it. I do. But it is, in another reviewer's words sometimes "cheesy".
This book seemed more real and better written. I was bawling in parts and I'm sure the salesman who came to my door wondered what was up.
Now I need to go and figure out what kind of flower I am. Not a rose or a daisy. And not a dandelion either.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! A nice follow-up to "To Catch a Falling Star."
I wasn't sure how to rate this at first, but then I decided if a book can make me ignore my housework and make me cry (which is not something that happens often when I read), then it probably deserves 5 stars. This is an LDS fiction story about a young woman who has had a hard home life and made some wrong choices. It is a story about adoption and forgiveness and love. I didn't like Suzanna at the beginning of the story, although I could see why she reacted the way she did to people and situations, but I loved her by the end.
My boss's cousin-in-law actually wrote this book, and let me borrow it. At first, I felt like it was a little forced, but the further into I got, the more I loved it. It's about a girl from back east who was abused as a child and who is into the drug and alcohol life. She finds out she is pregnant and eventually gets to a point where she doesn't have anywhere to go but to her brother in utah, who has converted to Mormonism. The rest of the book is about her struggle with her decision about the baby, and her belief in God. The book is pretty predictable, but very good, and helped confirm my testimony in God. There also happens to be a love story on the side.. Very cute!
A little superficial on the character development, but I liked it. Made me cry and still had a happy ending. A believable story (for the most part).