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librariandest 's review for:
The Ethan I Was Before
by Ali Standish
Overall, I liked this, but there were a few clunky parts and when I got to the end I felt like I'd read this story before (e.g. [b:Lost in the Sun|23281891|Lost in the Sun|Lisa Graff|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1412531205s/23281891.jpg|42819798], [b:Bridge to Terabithia|2839|Bridge to Terabithia|Katherine Paterson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327880087s/2839.jpg|2237401]).
I think the first half is stronger than the second half because Standish is good at building suspense for the reader. Why does Ethan feel guilty? What happened to Kasey? It truly reads like a good mystery, even though it's pretty obvious where it's going.
The second half sort of falls into cliche-ville. Still, overall, it's a solid book with emotional depth and great plotting in the beginning to suck a reader in.
I think the first half is stronger than the second half because Standish is good at building suspense for the reader. Why does Ethan feel guilty? What happened to Kasey? It truly reads like a good mystery, even though it's pretty obvious where it's going.
The second half sort of falls into cliche-ville. Still, overall, it's a solid book with emotional depth and great plotting in the beginning to suck a reader in.