I think it could easily become the next modern classic. The way we learn about the little details of everyday life in Zoe's home is really nice, as it makes the story seem much more real – otherwise I think it would seem a little far fetched. I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but this one is so lovely – I'd treasure it even if I hated the story! I especially like the red birds printed on the edges of the pages, so when you look to open it they seem to be flying along the book! It also adds a lot of perspective on our own troubles. In case you're wondering, that's not her real name. I really enjoyed it! Normally I hate books about romance and family troubles, but the darkness to this made it a chilling tale, with a definite edge.Īll the way through you're aware of what will happen, but when it comes you are still completely shocked and worried for Zoe. This is definitely not my usual type of book – not one I'd pick up in a bookshop. At the end, almost as a postscript, we get to read Dot's Diary, which, despite all its simplicity and spelling mistakes, is very telling and revealing. We learn about her life at school, and their arguments about Grandpa, who's in hospital. Along the way, we're let into her family life, with her annoying sister Sophie (no – not me!) and her cute little sister Dot, who's deaf. It is the second book by Waterstone's Children's Book Prize winning author Annabel Pitcher, and although I think My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece is slightly better in the way it is presented. Shows up again, Zoe's life gets a bit more complicated.In these letters we find out how she and Max first met and how she gradually came to discover her love for his brother, Aaron, and how this eventually caused a terrible event. So, when Max asks her to be his girlfriend and Aaron suddenly
She spends every day regretting being with To both boys until one night, at a bonfire, she discovers somethingĪbout the two boys that makes her question herself and even later,Īaron also discovers it which makes life much more difficult for Zoe.Ĭontinues to share a strictly physical attraction, but she secretly On a deep level and instantly feel a strong connection, however, theyĭo not know who each other are. Aaron is a mystery guy who Zoe meets one night who seems to get her. They connect Party one night, Max and Zoe meet and end eventually falling for each other after a few bumps along the way. He is popular and wanted by every girl in school. Stranger who she feels will understand her, even if he never writes One hand and a pen in the other, and pours her heart out to a Many months of lies and hiding she sits down, with a jam sandwich in Triangle, where she betrayed one boy, and murdered the other. Starts off casually by introducing herself with a fake alias (Zoe x)Īnd through each letter tells the story of her biggest secret. Stuart Harris, a Texas Death Row inmate and known murderer. She sneaks out to the shed in her backyard and writes letters to Mr.
The night many normal teens would be sound asleep.
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