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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
Totally blew me away! Couldn't put it down--great realistic story of abuse, kidnapping, abandoned children. The details of what these girls went without and how they deal with being introduced to our world is fascinating. Makes you rethink every modern convenience and the abundance that we live in. Thought-provoking when you think of refugees from other countries coming to America to find a place of such luxuries. A great discussion book, despite the chilling details of their captivity-topics such as mental illness, drug abuse, family dynamics, human trafficking. Great for a parent-student discussion!
I absolutely loved this book.
I found it in a local free little library and thought I’d give it a try. Though I was skeptical at first, I was thoroughly drawn in within the first few pages. The story unfolds in such a driven way that I could barely put it down and when I did, I found myself itching to get back to Carey’s and Nessa’s journey.
Emily Murdoch’s character looks at the world in such a unique way that I greatly appreciated and enjoyed. Thanks for the incredible read!
I found it in a local free little library and thought I’d give it a try. Though I was skeptical at first, I was thoroughly drawn in within the first few pages. The story unfolds in such a driven way that I could barely put it down and when I did, I found myself itching to get back to Carey’s and Nessa’s journey.
Emily Murdoch’s character looks at the world in such a unique way that I greatly appreciated and enjoyed. Thanks for the incredible read!
Perfectly crafted together and answered all of the questions you had in the epilogue. Overall a beautiful book.
This book is really powerful because it could as well be a real-life story. I absolutely admire the strength Carey found in herself to survive and take care of her little sister, and I'm beyond happy she's finally got what she deserves.
I cannot give this book more stars because I had a few problems with the writing style at first, and got a little confused at the beginning, but except for these tiny things, this books is really great.
I cannot give this book more stars because I had a few problems with the writing style at first, and got a little confused at the beginning, but except for these tiny things, this books is really great.
Ended up skimming in the middle, annoyed by flaws/conveniences that took this out of the running for lit merit. Carey is beautiful and smart and her dad is rich and her stepmom wants Carey AND Nessa, who isn't even the dad's? It's all so pat and frankly way too easy. Also there are timeline issues -- the grandma memories, how the mom managed to give birth to Jenessa without social services, etc.
And where did the accent come from?
So many things that fall apart once you think about it. Bleh.
And where did the accent come from?
So many things that fall apart once you think about it. Bleh.
Carey and her little sister, Nessa, have been living in a camper in the Tennessee wilderness for years. Only, their mother hasn't come back in a month after a supply run and they're running out of food.
Into their clearing walks a woman and a man-- and unlike most men Carey has reason to fear-- this is a man who only wants to give her a home.
Can Carey overcome the past few years and allow herself to believe she's really wanted? Will the terrible secret she's kept break open her only chance for a real home?
If You Find Me is about the aftermath of abuse. Only Carey's voice is so real, so authentic switching between backwoods Tennessee and quoting poems (her only consolation--books) that you find yourself emotionally bound up in what she's experiencing that it's difficult to put the story down. Even when you put the story down, Carey stays with you.
Because what she's experiencing is painful, and tangled up, and its so very very hard to stop hoping fiercely that she'll open herself up to the possibility that she is loved, and that she could possibly deserve to be loved after everything she's been through.
If You Find Me is not an easy book. But its one that gives you hope.
This Book's Snack Rating: Bitter, dark chocolate for the difficult-to-swallow depiction of abuse coupled with a painful sweetness of Carey's tentative hope
Into their clearing walks a woman and a man-- and unlike most men Carey has reason to fear-- this is a man who only wants to give her a home.
Can Carey overcome the past few years and allow herself to believe she's really wanted? Will the terrible secret she's kept break open her only chance for a real home?
If You Find Me is about the aftermath of abuse. Only Carey's voice is so real, so authentic switching between backwoods Tennessee and quoting poems (her only consolation--books) that you find yourself emotionally bound up in what she's experiencing that it's difficult to put the story down. Even when you put the story down, Carey stays with you.
Because what she's experiencing is painful, and tangled up, and its so very very hard to stop hoping fiercely that she'll open herself up to the possibility that she is loved, and that she could possibly deserve to be loved after everything she's been through.
If You Find Me is not an easy book. But its one that gives you hope.
This Book's Snack Rating: Bitter, dark chocolate for the difficult-to-swallow depiction of abuse coupled with a painful sweetness of Carey's tentative hope
This book is everything I had wished 'Where the Crawdads Sing' was. If You Find Me is a story about two young children who have been wronged by every adult in their lives and how they grapple with their new lives and the world when a family shows them the love that everyone should have.