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trishabee2000's review against another edition
4.0
Good story, some of the dialogue is dated but still relatable for teens today
williamsdebbied's review against another edition
4.0
Third in the Hazelwood High trilogy.
Keisha, getting ready to give a speech at graduation, reflects on the trials and triumphs of her senior year. She and her classmates have seen and experienced a lot--death, abuse, divorce, homelessness, rape, abandonment, anorexia, and love. Whew! No kidding, it's all in there!
The drama is a bit over the top, but teens who enjoy page-turners will not be able to put this one down. Reading the first two books will make this one richer, but it can also stand on its own.
Keisha, getting ready to give a speech at graduation, reflects on the trials and triumphs of her senior year. She and her classmates have seen and experienced a lot--death, abuse, divorce, homelessness, rape, abandonment, anorexia, and love. Whew! No kidding, it's all in there!
The drama is a bit over the top, but teens who enjoy page-turners will not be able to put this one down. Reading the first two books will make this one richer, but it can also stand on its own.
windingdot's review against another edition
3.0
Yeah, it's a YA book, but the author taught English at my high school, so I was curious.
lmurray74's review against another edition
5.0
Reviewing YA books from my 44 years on earth, I try to put myself back in my teen years. There are clichés here, and some convenient boyfriend/girlfriend pairs, but the power of the book is the narrator, Keisha, and how she faces an incredible challenge. No spoilers, as I didn't have any before reading it, so better not to know how the story unfolds. I feel a lot of affection for Keisha and for the other people in the book. I'd say it's best to read Hazlewood High 1 and 2 first to get the background on this group of teens. Sharon Draper puts full power in her narrator's hands and I feel as if Keisha jumped off the page on many occasions.
evamadera1's review against another edition
2.0
I've read much better books by Ms. Draper than this one. From page one (well...not page one exactly but as soon as Hathaway was introduced) I knew exactly what was going to happen. The only reason that I read the pages in between was to add another book to my list for 2014 and make my reading goal. I hoped that the characters would show some growth in between and make up at least partially for Draper's utter lack of imagination and way too spelled out foreshadowing. I was not in luck. I would avoid this particular book of hers. Hopefully this is just a one off. (I'm reading another one that is much, much better.)
I do not recommend this book.
I do not recommend this book.
claragonser's review against another edition
3.0
My least favorite of the series. The story was predictable and unrealistic at times.
Books left on my TBR: 159
Books left on my TBR: 159
amdame1's review against another edition
3.0
3rd in the Hazelwood HIgh trilogy
Keisha's a senior and struggling to get over the death of Rob, but mostly of Andy's suicide. They had been together for so long, it's as if she has lost a piece of herself. However, when the principal's handsome college-age son starts coaching at the high school and takes an interest in her, it looks as though things may finally be turning around. Some things, though, are definitely too good to be true.
Keisha's a senior and struggling to get over the death of Rob, but mostly of Andy's suicide. They had been together for so long, it's as if she has lost a piece of herself. However, when the principal's handsome college-age son starts coaching at the high school and takes an interest in her, it looks as though things may finally be turning around. Some things, though, are definitely too good to be true.
mmattmiller's review against another edition
2.0
I didn't love the writing. So often I love the feeling that I've figured something out (even if the author gave me some serious hand holding), but in this book, it was all so in your face, so obviously stated, so many times, that it almost ruined the feel of having pieced it together and figured it out. You can't feel good about inferencing or predicting because it's so obvious. I did care about the characters though, and wondered how they'd piece together.
Not a book (or series) I'd rush out to tell people about, but it's also not a book (or series) that I feel I wasted time reading.
Not a book (or series) I'd rush out to tell people about, but it's also not a book (or series) that I feel I wasted time reading.
thehorologist's review
3.0
This was my least favorite. With the other books, though I thought they were sad, I was still captivated with them. With this one, I just wasn't that interested.
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