Often, I am the voyeur
of a story. I perch on the perimeter and watch everything unfold. There’s
nothing wrong with that. It’s quite fun actually. But once in a while a story
is so seamless, a character so realistic, I am drawn in deeply and forget that
it’s a work of someone’s imagination. I become fully immersed— breathing,
sighing, crying alongside the character. Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone is one of those novels. Stone has thoughtfully captured a young girl’s
struggle with high school life, made all the more complicated and anxiety
ridden by her OCD. This sense of authenticity, combined with a few twists and
turns, made this one unputdownable for me.
Nice review. I just finished a MG book with a character suffering from OCD, also good...Finding Perfect by Elly Swartz. Publishers appear to like book characters with unique physical problems. Must be a trend.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great book. She has a new one coming out, Click'd. I look forward to reading it. Thanks for dropping by and commenting. :0)
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