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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies by Sonya Sones
5.0
One Of Those Hideous Books Were The Mother Dies, written by Sonya Sones, is the story of a girl forced into moving 3,000 miles away from everything she has ever known. Ruby leaves behind her best friend, her seemingly perfect boyfriend, and her mother. Ruby’s mother death is the act that sets the whole plot in motion. Her entire life, it was just Ruby and her mother, no one else. Suddenly after losing the most important person in her life, she finds out that her father is Whip Logan, a famous actor in Hollywood, that she has seen in countless films. Ruby struggles throughout the novel to let her father into her life and faces many set backs that only seem to make life in Los Angeles impossible. Although there are major struggles, Ruby, in the end, is able to make peace and comes to terms with all of the major changes that have happened in a year that goes by rapidly.
Sonya Sones wrote this entire novel in blank verse, only broken when Ruby sends e-mails to many of the most important people in her life. This book is one that I have read numerous times, never failing to become captivated by Ruby’s humor and wit. Sones’ novel is one that reads so much like a conversation that it is extremely simple to get completely emerged in the story. Ruby’s character is one that faces difficulties from losing her mother to finding out her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend. The character development in the book is extremely realistic. There isn’t a perfect happy ending to have a happy ending. The readers learns more about the secondary characters when Ruby finally attempts to get to know them. Her father, Whip Logan, is one of the most developed characters besides Ruby in the novel. In the beginning, I personally couldn’t help by hate Whip with Ruby. He comes into her life sixteen years after she was born expecting her to be open and willing to let him in. Most of the book I wanted to scream at Whip to give Ruby space, because that is simply how immersed into the storyline Sones makes the reader feel.
This novel is one that I would highly recommend to any female ranging from ages thirteen to seventeen. The plot line and the characters personalities are so easy to relate to and to feel interested in. For anyone that has never read a novel in verse before, I would suggest starting with this book before moving onto something denser, such as a novel by Ellen Hopkins, who also writes her novels in verse, although not in blank verse. For anyone that is looking for a book that will grab at their heart strings and cause uncontrollable laughter, I would suggest picking this up at your nearest book store or library!
Sonya Sones wrote this entire novel in blank verse, only broken when Ruby sends e-mails to many of the most important people in her life. This book is one that I have read numerous times, never failing to become captivated by Ruby’s humor and wit. Sones’ novel is one that reads so much like a conversation that it is extremely simple to get completely emerged in the story. Ruby’s character is one that faces difficulties from losing her mother to finding out her boyfriend cheated on her with her best friend. The character development in the book is extremely realistic. There isn’t a perfect happy ending to have a happy ending. The readers learns more about the secondary characters when Ruby finally attempts to get to know them. Her father, Whip Logan, is one of the most developed characters besides Ruby in the novel. In the beginning, I personally couldn’t help by hate Whip with Ruby. He comes into her life sixteen years after she was born expecting her to be open and willing to let him in. Most of the book I wanted to scream at Whip to give Ruby space, because that is simply how immersed into the storyline Sones makes the reader feel.
This novel is one that I would highly recommend to any female ranging from ages thirteen to seventeen. The plot line and the characters personalities are so easy to relate to and to feel interested in. For anyone that has never read a novel in verse before, I would suggest starting with this book before moving onto something denser, such as a novel by Ellen Hopkins, who also writes her novels in verse, although not in blank verse. For anyone that is looking for a book that will grab at their heart strings and cause uncontrollable laughter, I would suggest picking this up at your nearest book store or library!