Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Great read, interesting characters and plot and the pace is great. It’s a solid 4 stars except I hated the ending. Ending up with Isaac? Seriously?
Graded By: Lacey
Cover Story: Curtain Call
BFF Charm: Heck Yes
Swoonworthy Scale: 7
Talky Talk: Denouement
Bonus Factors: The Wizard of Oz, Awesome Stepdad
Relationship Status: Take Me With You
Read the full book report here.
Cover Story: Curtain Call
BFF Charm: Heck Yes
Swoonworthy Scale: 7
Talky Talk: Denouement
Bonus Factors: The Wizard of Oz, Awesome Stepdad
Relationship Status: Take Me With You
Read the full book report here.
1. Read: 2017 ~ 5 STARS
2. Read: 2020 ~ Everyone owes to themselves to read this book. It makes you think of your life and who you’re.
2. Read: 2020 ~ Everyone owes to themselves to read this book. It makes you think of your life and who you’re.
“I want to live. I want to sing, and tell stories and be connected with something larger than myself. I want to give everything I have, even if it hurts, even if it leaves me beaten down and hollowed out. I want it.”
**Trigger Warnings: attempted sexual assault & suicide**
This was such a good book!
I absolutely loved Ingrid as a character and loved following her story and watching her grow throughout the book. I also enjoyed how this book was written with alternating from the past to the present! I don't usually like it when a book does that, but I really think it added to this book and I really enjoyed the insight we got from both. Overall, I am happy that I enjoyed this book even more than I was expecting too!
If you're looking for a hard-hitting, coming-of-age contemporary book, I recommend you pick up this book!
A nice easy and captivating YA read. I enjoyed the extreme wilderness camp setting and the voice of the main character drew me in from the start.
Covers severe bullying and mental health issues. My one quibble would be that maybe the conclusion of that exploration was not sufficiently resolved or delicate. Also, I have no time for Isaac.
Covers severe bullying and mental health issues. My one quibble would be that maybe the conclusion of that exploration was not sufficiently resolved or delicate. Also, I have no time for Isaac.
“I want to live. I want to sing, and tell stories and be connected with something larger than myself. I want to give everything I have, even if it hurts, even if it leaves me beaten down and hollowed out. I want it.”
I just felt that the author tried to tackle more than she could. I'd have rather she focused on the wilderness and Ingrid's relationship with her mother, and not tried to skim over other, serious issues. She dealt with a lot of problems that, I felt, should have been discussed more in depth, but just because the author chose to try to take them all on, it ended up being kind of choppy. While I enjoyed the voice of the main character, and the sort-of-kind-of twist at the end was interesting, it just didn't make me think, and once I finished the book I found it easy to forget.
I absolutely loved this book, from start to finish. I loved the characters, esp. her step-dad. I was able to feel every emotion the main character felt. It made me laugh and cry--tears of emotion. Fabulous book and I can't wait to read more by this author! 5 stars is very rare for me to give as a rating so you know it's good!
This book was truly beautiful. It deals with some pretty tough issues though. I don’t want to spoil it but basically it’s a beautiful book about life. About growing, about facing the hard times, about finding your inner strength and healing.
Anyone who is interested in reading about complicated family dynamics, particularly the strain of a mother-daughter relationship, would like this book.
There were so many elements of this that I liked: the way Ingrid is with her mother, the wild as a place for self discovery, the way music is both loved and avoided, the way Ingrid is unwaveringly determined to articulate her own needs in an environment that doesn't encourage it. The emotions.
But there were other elements that I thought were lacking too, and almost made me rate this one lower: I felt that the other characters Ingrid is camping with weren't fleshed out at all, we know a bit of their history but it just felt like they weren't real people. I also felt like (or hoped) that certain aspects of the camp were unrealistic. Why are these camp leaders letting their charges get themselves into dangerous and potentially life threatening situations just to teach them a lesson?? Infuriating to read.
But all in all this book is very poignant, and showcases a main character who learns to live on their own terms after a life time of living on someone else's terms.
There were so many elements of this that I liked: the way Ingrid is with her mother, the wild as a place for self discovery, the way music is both loved and avoided, the way Ingrid is unwaveringly determined to articulate her own needs in an environment that doesn't encourage it. The emotions.
But there were other elements that I thought were lacking too, and almost made me rate this one lower: I felt that the other characters Ingrid is camping with weren't fleshed out at all, we know a bit of their history but it just felt like they weren't real people. I also felt like (or hoped) that certain aspects of the camp were unrealistic. Why are these camp leaders letting their charges get themselves into dangerous and potentially life threatening situations just to teach them a lesson?? Infuriating to read.
But all in all this book is very poignant, and showcases a main character who learns to live on their own terms after a life time of living on someone else's terms.