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The Year I Stopped Trying
by Katie Heaney
Mary is kind of an overachiever. She has good grades, never gets in trouble, always listens to her parents and looks for the meaning of life. Until she accidentally forgets to hand in homework. The worst of all is that she gets away without punishment, while any other student would have had to do some additional work. Then it hits her, why did she try so hard in the past? How about she just stops now? Because in the end, there are no consequences for bad behaviour? Or will there be some after a while?
I absolutely adored “The Year I Stopped Trying” and felt like some parts Mary had to endure were snippets of my life as a high school student. This is why I could totally relate with our main character, and it’s also one of the main reasons I loved this book so much.
The short chapters were amazing, and it made it so much easy for me to continue reading the book during my breaks at work, which was immensely helpful. This is my first book written by Heaney, and it will certainly not be my last, as I enjoyed her writing a lot.
I liked it how the author tackled the rebellion of our dear Mary and how she’s grown during the story.
This is a book I can recommend without any doubts! You will enjoy this one, and maybe you’ll also be able to identify yourself with Mary.
I absolutely adored “The Year I Stopped Trying” and felt like some parts Mary had to endure were snippets of my life as a high school student. This is why I could totally relate with our main character, and it’s also one of the main reasons I loved this book so much.
The short chapters were amazing, and it made it so much easy for me to continue reading the book during my breaks at work, which was immensely helpful. This is my first book written by Heaney, and it will certainly not be my last, as I enjoyed her writing a lot.
I liked it how the author tackled the rebellion of our dear Mary and how she’s grown during the story.
This is a book I can recommend without any doubts! You will enjoy this one, and maybe you’ll also be able to identify yourself with Mary.