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Confessions from the Realm of the Underworld
"Write what you know."
Persephone "Sephie" Benson scoffs when her creative writing teacher throws that little gem out there. Maybe this advice would work for a professional skydiver or a baseball star or a ninja princess. It's not so great for a high school student who doesn't even know what to do with the rest of her life. Add in being the oldest of six girls, having Responsibilities with a capital R, and living in a town the size of a tick, and you've got a recipe for boring soup.
At least, that's what Sephie thinks until her senior year. Now, her grandfather is losing his house. One of her sisters plays a starring role in the local high school scandal. Even things with her best friend Joey aren't the same. As Sephie deals with the changes in her life, she finds that nothing is quite what she expects--and that sometimes, the most extraordinary life can be the one that seems the most ordinary.
Persephone "Sephie" Benson scoffs when her creative writing teacher throws that little gem out there. Maybe this advice would work for a professional skydiver or a baseball star or a ninja princess. It's not so great for a high school student who doesn't even know what to do with the rest of her life. Add in being the oldest of six girls, having Responsibilities with a capital R, and living in a town the size of a tick, and you've got a recipe for boring soup.
At least, that's what Sephie thinks until her senior year. Now, her grandfather is losing his house. One of her sisters plays a starring role in the local high school scandal. Even things with her best friend Joey aren't the same. As Sephie deals with the changes in her life, she finds that nothing is quite what she expects--and that sometimes, the most extraordinary life can be the one that seems the most ordinary.
- GenresYoung Adult
194 pages, Paperback
First published July 20, 2011
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April 6, 2013
I was offered a chance to read this book and I'm happy I took that chance. It was a wonderful book of Sephie and her five sisters. The writing style is fun and you quickly fall in love with the characters.
Persephone—or Sephie, as she likes to be called—is a senior in high school and thinks her life is pretty boring. Her feistiness and quick humor make her anything but boring. I knew I would enjoy the book from the first couple of pages, by the way she went into the description of her favorite high school teacher, Mr. Hinkley.
Her best friend, Joey, is always right there when she needs him. He's the type of friend that everyone needs more of. Her sisters are great and even when they're fighting, they're willing to stick up for each other.
Things start to change drastically throughout the year, and she has to hold on tight to her family and friends. This is a great book to share with your teens.
Persephone—or Sephie, as she likes to be called—is a senior in high school and thinks her life is pretty boring. Her feistiness and quick humor make her anything but boring. I knew I would enjoy the book from the first couple of pages, by the way she went into the description of her favorite high school teacher, Mr. Hinkley.
Her best friend, Joey, is always right there when she needs him. He's the type of friend that everyone needs more of. Her sisters are great and even when they're fighting, they're willing to stick up for each other.
Things start to change drastically throughout the year, and she has to hold on tight to her family and friends. This is a great book to share with your teens.
September 23, 2011
Confessions from the Realm of the Underworld (Also Known as High School), was so fun to read that I finished it in one afternoon. :D
Sephie (short for Persephone) is in high school. *cringes* And as the oldest of six girls, she's got a huge weight on her shoulders: being the role model. Up until now, she hasn't been that concerned about it. They may bicker and fight and home life might resemble a mini-maelstrom, but at the end of the day, they would do anything for each other. (And Laura's got you loving them so much, you'd do anything for them, too!)
But Sephie's world begins to change, and we watch her take on hard challenges and grow stronger because of them.
Confessions contains a myriad of timeless themes we deal/dealt with in adolescence (and adulthood); it's about family and friendship and unconditional love and forgiveness and finding the strength inside yourself. Full of humor, love, and struggle, Confessions is a great reminder of what matters most in this life.
This is the first story I've read of Laura's, and I'll definitely be reading more of her work. She's got talent for writing engaging characters and for creating many laugh out loud moments - which I love. Thanks, Laura, for a great read!
Sephie (short for Persephone) is in high school. *cringes* And as the oldest of six girls, she's got a huge weight on her shoulders: being the role model. Up until now, she hasn't been that concerned about it. They may bicker and fight and home life might resemble a mini-maelstrom, but at the end of the day, they would do anything for each other. (And Laura's got you loving them so much, you'd do anything for them, too!)
But Sephie's world begins to change, and we watch her take on hard challenges and grow stronger because of them.
Confessions contains a myriad of timeless themes we deal/dealt with in adolescence (and adulthood); it's about family and friendship and unconditional love and forgiveness and finding the strength inside yourself. Full of humor, love, and struggle, Confessions is a great reminder of what matters most in this life.
This is the first story I've read of Laura's, and I'll definitely be reading more of her work. She's got talent for writing engaging characters and for creating many laugh out loud moments - which I love. Thanks, Laura, for a great read!
July 25, 2011
What can I say about this book? Gushing alert here. I love the premise, for one thing, of a book written about writing cliches. I thoroughly enjoyed the quirky, sarcastic humor of the main character, Sephie and the journey she had to go through to find out how that mouth affected other people. I love that she had a large, intact, loving family to support her and each other through the trials they experienced in the story. The best friend/romantic interest is a wonderful, endearing guy fighting his own demons, and I loved how he and Sephie worked through things. I loved the growth the characters experienced.
Josephsen made me laugh and cringe and tear up. She made me fall in love with the people in the story. I want to meet them. I think we could be friends.
Josephsen made me laugh and cringe and tear up. She made me fall in love with the people in the story. I want to meet them. I think we could be friends.
January 9, 2020
While this book is geared towards young adults, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The author has a great writing style and the story is filled with humor and heart. I loved how she used all the clichés and still wrote a story that didn't feel cliché at all. I'd highly recommend this book for young girls. It's a great, clean read.
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