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soundslikebanana's review against another edition
1.0
For me, this book had a major flaw: it wasn't believable. Quick read, but no reward or feeling at the end. Would not recommend.
readingqueen's review against another edition
3.0
What can I say about Hit? Well, I’m actually kind of torn with the story. It was too short in my opinion and could have had a lot more depth and a better ending. Does Sarah fully recover? Did she get to go to college? What happens with Mr. Haddings? I need to know. Don’t leave me hanging like this.
The other characters, Sarah’s family and her friend Cydni reacted like real people would in that sort of horrific situation. But Sarah’s crush on Mr. Haddings, even while he tried to tell her that they can’t possibly be together, she still believes they can. That really annoyed me about her. And the fact that she sort of thought he might have done it on purpose.
Overall, the story was okay. It’s about 215 pages long and could be read in one sitting depending on how fast you can read.
thegracefulbibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
What a story! This is a fast paced story that will draw you in from the beginning. In fact, I easily read this in one day, I just couldn't put it down! My only complaint, if I had to have one, would be that I thought the book moved a little too fast. The entire story is told over a three day period. I have two reasons for wanting the story to slow down just a bit: the first reason is that I would have liked to know more about the 'relationship' between Sarah and Mr. Haddings, before the incident happened. I didn't feel that I knew enough of their story before the traumatic twists and turns happened. Also, I thought it was a little unbelievable how fast it all took place. To have had the injuries she sustained, and to be released from the hospital so soon, just seems a little far fetched for me. However, besides those facts, this was an incredible story! I can't wait to read more by Lorie Ann Grover. I definitely recommend you read this book!
reading_between_reality's review
1.0
I really had to make myself finish this one. It wasnt at all what I was expecting it to be, maybe that's why I wasnt as impressed.
abookishaffair's review
4.0
3.5 stars. "Hit" is a young adult book about Sarah, a teen who is enamored with her student teacher, Mr. Haddings. She memorizes all of the poetry that they discuss in his class and she dreams of being able to take their relationship to the next level. He wants that too. In a twist of fate, early one morning, Mr. Haddings runs Sarah over with his car and this will set in motion the major action in the book where Sarah is in the hospital trying to cope with how much her life has changed. This is a very unique and at times, heart-wrenching story.
We don't get to know much about who Sarah and Mr. Haddings are outside of the main action of Sarah being hit by Mr. Haddings's car. We don't really get to know what kind of people they are or even how their relationship truly was throughout the book. There just is not a lot of detail there and I found myself wishing that there was more detail so we could get to know the characters a little better in this book.
I really liked how this story was told. The author jumps almost right into the action, which pulled me in right away. Each chapter is listed with a time so we can see how quickly everything is happening and changing. We see how Mr. Haddings struggles with his emotions. How should he act when he sees Sarah? Will she even want to see him? How will her family feel? We see Sarah just struggling to get better while the dreams of college seem to be slipping away. There is a ton of emotion packed into this relatively small book that makes for a worthy read.
We don't get to know much about who Sarah and Mr. Haddings are outside of the main action of Sarah being hit by Mr. Haddings's car. We don't really get to know what kind of people they are or even how their relationship truly was throughout the book. There just is not a lot of detail there and I found myself wishing that there was more detail so we could get to know the characters a little better in this book.
I really liked how this story was told. The author jumps almost right into the action, which pulled me in right away. Each chapter is listed with a time so we can see how quickly everything is happening and changing. We see how Mr. Haddings struggles with his emotions. How should he act when he sees Sarah? Will she even want to see him? How will her family feel? We see Sarah just struggling to get better while the dreams of college seem to be slipping away. There is a ton of emotion packed into this relatively small book that makes for a worthy read.
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