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shhchar 's review for:
Just One Day
by Gayle Forman
I didn't know I could love Gayle Forman's writing anymore than I already did; then this book came along! Just One Day was more than just a contemporary romance, it was magical and compelling. I had trouble putting it down, which was a problem when I read it during school.
The realistic-fic romance genre has been foreign to me lately, since I read more paranormal than normal nowadays. The past few realistic-fic books I've read have nearly all been busts. Except this one, and part of what made this book so great was the fact that I could really relate to Allyson. She was just an honest, good protagonist. There was nothing extraordinary about her, she was just an average girl who struggled to maintain an image of being the 'perfect daughter'. I think most high school students, including me, can relate to that plight.
Forman is a goddess at writing scenery. I felt like I was running down Paris streets, bicycling through Holland, and crisscrossing along Europe. Not only did I feel like I was there, but I also really wanted to be. This book makes me want to set off on a one-woman trip across Europe, which is pretty unreasonable since I'm 16 and don't even have my license. But the fact that the writing can take me to that place is magical on its own.
I need the sequel now. I think I'll even preorder it, which I rarely do with books. If you haven't read Just One Day, or any of Forman's other books, PLEASE DO!
The realistic-fic romance genre has been foreign to me lately, since I read more paranormal than normal nowadays. The past few realistic-fic books I've read have nearly all been busts. Except this one, and part of what made this book so great was the fact that I could really relate to Allyson. She was just an honest, good protagonist. There was nothing extraordinary about her, she was just an average girl who struggled to maintain an image of being the 'perfect daughter'. I think most high school students, including me, can relate to that plight.
Forman is a goddess at writing scenery. I felt like I was running down Paris streets, bicycling through Holland, and crisscrossing along Europe. Not only did I feel like I was there, but I also really wanted to be. This book makes me want to set off on a one-woman trip across Europe, which is pretty unreasonable since I'm 16 and don't even have my license. But the fact that the writing can take me to that place is magical on its own.
I need the sequel now. I think I'll even preorder it, which I rarely do with books. If you haven't read Just One Day, or any of Forman's other books, PLEASE DO!