Genre: Young
Adult/Romance/Coming of Age
Description:
“After a notorious school shooting leaves her a shadow of the girl she
once was, seventeen-year-old Lizzie Beringer moves to Nantucket Island. There,
Lizzie vows to hide her identity as the shooter’s sister. All her efforts to
fly under the radar, however, are complicated by her P.T.S.D. and the attention
she receives from two competing boys. While fending off the not-so-subtle
advances of popular athlete Michael Wickersham, she must also deal with her
growing feelings for her shy lab partner Gage Pike. Gage may act like he’s all
wrong for her, but the pull between them is undeniable.
Under the threat of discovery and the possibility of testifying in a
televised trial, Lizzie fights to keep her secrets and start her life over.”
Author:
“Melissa was born and mostly raised on Nantucket Island, and she
currently lives there with her husband and two teenage children. When not being
a wife and mother and teaching writing to seventh graders, she enjoys binge
watching shows like Big Little Lies, House of Cards, and Outlander. Despite the rumors to the contrary, she does not
actually wish she was a teenager again.”
Appraisal:
High school student Lizzie is living in a new place, Nantucket Island,
and going to a new school where things are much different than California where
she came from. The attention of two boys, one the popular athlete and the other
a quiet, more cerebral type complicates her life immediately. Lizzie also has a
secret past that she wants to keep under wraps, which means doing her best not
to call attention to herself. Of course, the world has a way of upsetting the
best laid plans.
How Lizzie juggles her conflicting wants and needs makes for an
entertaining and thought-provoking read. In the process, she learns a lot about
dealing with people and makes peace with her past.
FYI:
A small amount of adult language.
Format/Typo
Issues:
More proofreading issues than I like to see, but not enough to impact
the book’s overall rating. Mostly minor issues, either missing or wrong words.
Rating:
**** Four Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 70-75,000 words
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