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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
blah blah blah my boyfriend is dead poor me I wonder what's going to happen blah blah blah
This book is really good if you want a quick, unsubstantial read that's fun but not stupid. It definitely sucks you in but I don't really think I took anything from it. The characters were not well developed, and their relationships were forced and unrealistic. Thus, even though the book dealt with heavy topics I didn't feel that emotional connection. Also there was so much telling rather than showing-- I still don't know what kind of person Sam is, I just know that Anna likes him for whatever reason. That being said, it was a fun read for what it was.
Best friends, secrets, tragedy. Anna and Frankie have been best friends forever. Along with Frankie's older brother, Matt, they are inseparable. One summer, things change and then a there is a terrible accident sending two of them spinning off. As they try to adjust to the new way of things as well as growing up, secrets are kept, unspoken things that eventually find a way to be heard.
It's a solid contemporary about friendship and how things shift as you get older and how you recover from hurt.
It's a solid contemporary about friendship and how things shift as you get older and how you recover from hurt.
There were many flashes of excellent writing in this book (very good for a debut novel), and overall, the plot is not bad. It's just that it could have used some editing. I understand a bit about grief, but that doesn't mean I want to read a LOT about it.
There were a couple of things I wondered about; the girls had already made a trip to Alcatraz, so why did they seem so surprised at the chaos of San Francisco? You can't get to Alcatraz without being on the wharf.
Ockler does a good job of capturing a 15/16 old girl's feelings of confusion and uncertainty; I especially liked the first chapter.
There were a couple of things I wondered about; the girls had already made a trip to Alcatraz, so why did they seem so surprised at the chaos of San Francisco? You can't get to Alcatraz without being on the wharf.
Ockler does a good job of capturing a 15/16 old girl's feelings of confusion and uncertainty; I especially liked the first chapter.
This was absolutely painful to read, and I would not have finished it if it weren't for the fact it only took 24 hours to read.
Just give me a minute while I try to compose my emotions..
Well written, believable. I really do love Real Life Fiction, especially YA fiction because unlike Real Life adult fiction it's not as ego-centric. Which is pretty bizarre considering teenagers are naturally egotistical.
This book was banned in a small town in Missouri so I decided to read it. Excellent book.
This book was banned in a small town in Missouri so I decided to read it. Excellent book.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death