Genre:
Young Adult, Realistic Fiction
Source: I
received a copy to facilitate my review. The opinions expressed here are my
own.
This was such an emotional read. Robin and Emily have been
best friends. One day Robin’s adventurous friend Emily decide to climb to the
top of a theme park ride. Robin doesn’t really like heights. The next thing Robin remembers is waking up
in a hospital. She is told that she and Emily were found beside a Waffle House.
Unfortunately her best friend has not awakened.
Imagine not knowing exactly what happened. Then you go back to school
where you are tormented and teased and blamed for your friend’s condition. You
can’t do anything about it because you don’t really remember what happened.
Robin starts writing notes to herself as she remembers things. Through this story line we see the same teen
angst we would see in teens today. That
is what makes this story so believable and makes those connections to the
reader. This is so much more than a book
about an accident. It is a book about finding answers. Yes we know Robin needs
to know what happened that night and why
it happened. One of the messages that
came across reminded me of a time in my senior year in high school. I was
admiring a student’s car. He had three vehicles. I told him I would love to
have just one. His response was that he would love to have parents that he knew
loved him. Robin realizes that even
though she has always seen Emily as so lucky and outgoing, she learns through
her flashbacks that she and Emily really aren’t so different. This is definitely a book I recommend. Once
you pick it up you won’t be able to put it down.
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