Letters to nowhere
By Julie cross
Karen is an elite gymnast WhoLost her parents in a devastating car crash. She has been homeschooled for as long as she can remember. So her social skills around the opposite gender are lacking. To her surprise her gymnastic coach offers to let her stay at his place. Unbeknownst to Karen her coach has a son her age named Jordan. She must learn to overcome her grief while navigating the treacherous waters of a cute boy under the same roof. Can she overcome her pain as she grows closer to Jordan, she soon uncovers a disturbing truth about the crash. She must come To grips with her parents imperfections. Does she have what it takes? Or will she get lost in the process?
My review
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It blends teen romance and overcoming tragedy flawlessly. There was some sexual talk. However, for this books targeted Audience I don't feel it was inappropriate. I think Miss Johannes did an excellent job with cultivating the relationship it wasn't Purely driven by teenage hormones. I enjoyed that there really wasn't any romantic angst. While , that does have its place Romance novels, it was nice to read something that didn't have my emotions in an upheaval. I didn't feel as if the relationship was rushed or forced upon me. For the first third of the book the focus was mainly on the growth of the friendship of these two characters.
The subject of grief and loss was also very prevalent in this book. In the story Karen is seeing a therapist to help her through her emotions. I like the fact that you had someone she could talk to on a regular basis, and that this gave the reader a deeper look into her thought process. I also liked her letter writing. I think it was a very creative way for her to work through her emotions. In the story you got to see someone go through the stages of grief in a healthy way.
I found gymnastics aspect to be very entertaining. While I didn't necessarily always understand what they were trying to explain I found myself caught up in a world of elite athletes. There were some heavy themes, such as drinking and driving Ann the parent child relationship. However, it was handled in a way that it was easily accessed by both teams and adults.
One thing I've built could be improved upon was the ending. I don't feel as if I got the closure I was looking for. The story just sort of ended abruptly. We don't get to see what happened with Jordan and Karen. Or what happened with her gymnastics career. I feel as though this story could have used an epilogue to bring things to a closure. Overall good outweighed the bad and I really enjoyed this novel. I rated it a four out of five star .
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