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A review by mysterious_bookshack
Accidental by Alex Richards
5.0
*** This review might have some spoilers ***
As always, I want to thank the author, Alex Richards, for sending an ARC of Accidental. I'm glad you did because this book was spectacular! I loved the message that was being sent through the pages of this novel. Alex Richards carefully raised awareness of a controversial topic such as gun violence and incorporated both sides of the argument in order to let the reader choose their side while reading how gun violence can change someone's life drastically.
This book has left me speechless like WOW! I was instantly drawn into Johanna's life from the moment that I started reading. Johanna is such an intriguing person not because of what she goes through when she finds out that she accidentally shot her mother when she was 2 but the way she acts around other people. I find her to be such a strong character because once the entire school finds out about what actually happened to Johanna's mother, Johanna is the target of intense bullying and people being afraid of her. I mean COME ON! She was only 2 years old when she found the gun, the kids were acting like she actually plotted how to kill her mom and if the in-person bullying and the trauma that Jo is facing, a person takes a loving photo of Jo and her mom and turns it into a horrible representation of Jo holding a gun and pointing it towards her mom and posts it online. Like how can someone be so rude? She's going through so much and bam, here is another thing to make Jo fall apart. What the hell?
I'm really glad that Jo had her best friends by her side throughout the entire backlash while most of them and the fact that JO was able to confide with her boyfriend and feel comfortable telling him everything she was feeling. That's what a true relationship is!
But can we talk about the huge reveals in that last 100 pages? My heart was wrenched out of my chest when I learned about Robert's true motives. The way that Gram and Jo made up and the fact that Jo was finally able to do something to raise awareness of gun violence and go to her mother's grave. The last 100 pages wrapped up this beautiful story up nicely. I can't wait to read novels by Alex Richards!
As always, I want to thank the author, Alex Richards, for sending an ARC of Accidental. I'm glad you did because this book was spectacular! I loved the message that was being sent through the pages of this novel. Alex Richards carefully raised awareness of a controversial topic such as gun violence and incorporated both sides of the argument in order to let the reader choose their side while reading how gun violence can change someone's life drastically.
This book has left me speechless like WOW! I was instantly drawn into Johanna's life from the moment that I started reading. Johanna is such an intriguing person not because of what she goes through when she finds out that she accidentally shot her mother when she was 2 but the way she acts around other people. I find her to be such a strong character because once the entire school finds out about what actually happened to Johanna's mother, Johanna is the target of intense bullying and people being afraid of her. I mean COME ON! She was only 2 years old when she found the gun, the kids were acting like she actually plotted how to kill her mom and if the in-person bullying and the trauma that Jo is facing, a person takes a loving photo of Jo and her mom and turns it into a horrible representation of Jo holding a gun and pointing it towards her mom and posts it online. Like how can someone be so rude? She's going through so much and bam, here is another thing to make Jo fall apart. What the hell?
I'm really glad that Jo had her best friends by her side throughout the entire backlash while most of them and the fact that JO was able to confide with her boyfriend and feel comfortable telling him everything she was feeling. That's what a true relationship is!
But can we talk about the huge reveals in that last 100 pages? My heart was wrenched out of my chest when I learned about Robert's true motives. The way that Gram and Jo made up and the fact that Jo was finally able to do something to raise awareness of gun violence and go to her mother's grave. The last 100 pages wrapped up this beautiful story up nicely. I can't wait to read novels by Alex Richards!