Monday 27 January 2014

BEFORE I FALL by Lauren Oliver

What if you only had one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life?

Samantha Kingston has it all: looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it turns out to be her last.

The catch: Samantha still wakes up the next morning. Living the last day of her life seven times during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death—and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.

This book was in the adult collection at Paraparaumu Library but I had read some reviews about it being a great young adult book. So I found it, read it, really liked it and changed its home at the library to the teen section. Why does it belong there? Well, obviously because it is about a teenager. But more importantly because the main theme of how we relate to the people around us is set firmly in a teen context and I think teens may get more out of the story more than adults.   

Reviewed by Carolyn

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