By Denise Grover Swank
Paperback, 350 pages
Published November 11th 2011
By CreateSpace
Sixteen year old Julia Phillips buries herself in guilt after killing her best friend Monica in a car accident. Julia awoke in the hospital with a broken leg, a new talent for drawing and false memories of the accident, in which she dies and Monica lives. The doctors attribute this to her head injury, but no one can explain how a bracelet engraved with her name ended up at the scene of the accident. A bracelet no one has ever seen before.
Classmate Evan Whittaker paid Julia no attention before the accident, let alone after. Now suddenly he’s volunteering to tutor her and offering to drive her home. She can't ignore that his new obsession started after his two-day disappearance last week and that he wears a pendant she’s been drawing for months. When the police show up one night looking for Evan, he begs Julia to run with him, convincing her that Monica is still alive. Julia agrees to go, never guessing where he’s really from.
My Thoughts
Can I just say how much I love this cover? It's so mysterious and kind of creepy. I love book covers that are amazing like this one. This book is about a teenage girl who is consumed with grief over killing her best friend in an car accident, and simply seems like she's going down a spiral turn at a rapid pace. What once was an easy job of keeping her grades up is now something she needs help with. It was really sad to see how much grief she has consumed and to see how much the accident changed her. Swank wrote her grief really well. I had no problems feeling it along with her.
Swank created a world that I must say it's pretty much a first for me. I completely didn't expect the twist she threw her readers. That twist made the book so much more intriguing and mind boggling. The relationship between Julia and Evan was interesting. Further along the story Swank grips you and takes you through a heck of a ride. So sit back and enjoy!
If you're looking for a book that's unpredictable and reads at a great pace, then this book is for you. I'll definitely be following through this series. I give this book a 3.5 stars! A Good Choice for Reading.
I've never heard of this book. It looks interesting. I'll put it on my TBR list. I hope it's not scary. I hate scary books lol
ReplyDeleteI love scary books. But this book isn't scary. It just makes you think.
DeleteThis sounds..different, in a good way. I love unpredictable books, and I agree, the cover is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the review! I'll definitely check out Here.
I've never heard of this book either but it sounds so intriguing! I'm really curious about the twist in it as well.
ReplyDeleteAnd that cover is beautiful!
I've never heard of this book but it sounds really interesting! I'll have to look into it, and I agree with you the cover is great.
ReplyDeleteGreat review, Wanda! I've been curious about this book for a while now :-) Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeletePick it up. it's a really fast read.
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DeleteI've never heard of this book before. It sounds like something I would read.Great review.
ReplyDeleteOh my! I couldn't imagine how to live a life after killing your friend. This book sounds like a great read. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't imagine either. I love my best friend like a sister. I would carry that guilt with me for the rest of my life. It really is a good read.
DeleteThe cover is pretty creepy. Great review, I am defiantly intrigued to unravel the mystery
ReplyDeleteI love this cover!
ReplyDeleteAnd the twists make it really cool:)
Ooh, this one sounds intriguing. I love stories that unravel as you go.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your review!
I always love an unpredictable book! This sounds lovely. I'll be adding this to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read this book but I have read Chosen and really enjoyed it. This is an author I'm going to read from again. The pacing was what I liked about Chosen and it's great to hear it's good in "Here" as well.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Chosen. But I am looking into it. Hope you give "Here" a chance.
DeleteI haven't seen this before but I will pick it up. Fast pace books are definitely for me.
ReplyDeleteI have seen this book numerous times while browsing Amazon and it sounds very interesting. I have to say, I really do enjoy when a book can make me feel ... whether it makes me laugh, or cry, or just want to scream. LOL So I think this is definitely one I will check into getting. Thank you for the review!!
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Why is this the first time I've even SEEN this cover?? I must get it right away and read it and OMG! you just made me want to get it! Sounds and Looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteThe cover is really creepy. At first I wanted to scroll past this post, but then I thought I should just read it. I'm glad I did, your review has made me want to read this. Going on my TBR list. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a suspenseful read. The cover seems to match the description of the book.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover!
DeleteSounds like one of those books that you grip tightly to when reading and never want to lay down.
ReplyDeleteAhh, fantastic review! I love books that are unpredictable:) Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I cannot wait to read this book!
ReplyDeleteWow, the cover is awesome! It's so creepy, I love it! I haven't read the book yet, but sounds great. Thank you for the review.
ReplyDeleteLove love love this cover. If I saw this one in a library I would pick this up and take it home with me without even reading the synopsis! I am a sucker for gorgeous covers! As far as the book itself, it sounds fantastic. I can't wait to get my hands on this one. I love when an author has the ability to throw out a huge twist and never give the reader any clue thats its coming. Thanks so much for your review! Made me even more antsy to read it!
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that caught my eye was cover, creepy and intriguing. And then I read about the storya nd review and I think I should give this book a try. Looks interesting!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds awesome! I'm going to add it to my "to read" list!
ReplyDeleteIt's really a wonderful coverĄ And the book sounds quite unpredictable too, and that's a bid plus for me.
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