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In Leah's Wake (2011)

by Terri Giuliano Long(Favorite Author)

3.18 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

publisher

Smashwords Edition

review 1: Do you ever leave a book on your Kindle or shelf for a while because you're not sure if you'll like it? I've done that several times, and every single time, I wish I hadn't. Last year, In Leah's Wake was offered for free one day, and after seeing it all over the blogosphere and Twitter for months, I thought I'd see what the fuss was about. But I'd heard it was sad, so I kept putting it off. I really have to stop doing that.It was gritty and certainly not a fairy tale, but I didn't cry. I wish I hadn't waited so long to read it. It was so easy to empathize with the characters, while simultaneously wanting to throw something at them. You could see that they were all trying to do the best they could, but still falling short somehow.Leah and Justine are craving the love and at... moretention of their parents, who both think they're doing all they are supposed to for their children. A massive communication breakdown builds for years, and ultimately culminates in tragedy.If you like family drama, I'd definitely recommend this book, but even if you don't like drama (not my favorite genre), this is a well-written story that will make you care about the characters and leave you wanting to see more of their lives.
review 2: This was a traveling book and I was glad to have had the chance to read it. For a first novel it was well written. Well organized with many details about this family in turmoil. I felt I knew the whole family except for the teenager in trouble, All that was portrayed of her was how much trouble she caused and how it affected the family. This was a sad, emotional story but really not my kind of book. It made me feel very grateful my own teenager is not like this. less

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