This summer, I recently finished reading a novel that really changed my outlook on life in general. So, here it is:
A seventeen-year-old girl named Ruby Cooper had been abandoned by her mother a few months before graduation, forcing her older sister to take her in and live with her family. This sister was the same one that had disappeared 10 years before, and Ruby has to find ways to adapt to her drastically improved lifestyle. Over the course of the story, she learns from the people surrounding her, finally realizing that in life, we have to accept help, as well as give it back. This realization, then, is put to the test when she unearths a dark secret about Nate, her next door neighbour.
I found myself drawn to the novel instantly when browsed it, and the more I read, the more hooked I got. In my opinion, it is a well-crafted, beautiful, and
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ReplyDeleteinspiring story that makes you appreciate everything around you, and teaches you not to take things for granted. The author's writing technique made the chapters fit and flow together, and the characters were given very realistic traits. Also, the plot had many unexpected twists woven in, and the storyline was very original and relatable for me. Overall, Lock and Key is a read that I would recommend to everyone, girls and boys alike. I could not find any faults with it.
My Rating: 9.5/10