Note To Self by Avery Sawyer

Two climbed up. Two fell down.

One woke up.

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Robin Saunders is a high school sophomore with an awesome best friend, a hard-working single mom, and a complicated relationship with a sweet guy named Reno. She's coasting along, trying to get through yet another tedious year of high school, when Em suggests something daring. They live in Florida-- tourist central--and Emily wants to sneak into a theme park after midnight and see what they're made of.

When things get out of control, Robin wakes up in a hospital bed and Emily doesn't wake up at all. Just getting dressed becomes an ordeal as Robin tries to heal and piece together the details of that terrible night. Racing to remember everything in the hopes of saving Emily, Robin writes a series of notes to herself to discover the truth.

This book is really original and I found it a really good and interesting read. The author has a real talent for writing and I hope she writes more in the future. It is about two best friends, Emily and Robin. They both climb up Fun Towne and both fall down - but only one wakes up. Robin tells the story of a struggling teenager not remembering her past, bullies teasing her, falling in love with the boy she didn't expect, and her best friend won't wake up from a coma.

This story is so unique, I haven't read anything like this before. It was clever how Avery Sawyer portrayed the story in the point of view of a girl with concussion. At first I thought this isn't going to work, the story is not going to be very interesting if she keeps passing out. But then, as it continued on, the problems Robin faced were really powerful and I was dying to know what happened next.

I haven't experienced any kind of concussion before, and nobody I know has, so I guess that is what also made this story even more fascinating for me. Teenagers feel misunderstood and alone already, and Robin also feels that nobody can empathise or understand what she is going through. I think a lot of people can relate to Robin even without having any medical problems, because this story is all about coping with this.

My only (minor) criticism is that sometimes it wasn't clear what was going on. For example, the chapter would start by 'he said this, he did this' for a page of two - who is 'he'?! This also happened with 'things' as well: 'We climbed it', 'he took it' and so on. However, I did understand the plot and could tell what was happening so it didn't spoil my read.

I recommend this to anyone in the mood for a light read, with a bit of drama and reality involved (if that makes sense!). There are occasional swear words so I recommend this for 11-12+. I read this in only a few days, and I am sure I will read it again!

RATE: 4.5/5

Publisher: Self

Publication date: 20th November 2011

Pages/File Size: 297 KB

Edition: E-Book

Source: For Review
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