Just Another Hero

Jericho #3

by Sharon M. Draper

This group of friends has been through so much after a deadly hazing ritual left friendships broken, hearts aching, and November pregnant with Josh’s baby. But senior year is going well, and when the fire alarm goes off, everyone assumes that crazy Jack is trying to get out of a quiz or a test. Then he shows up at the science lab wielding an AK-47, sputtering about the need to finally be taken seriously. There’s only a matter of seconds to stop a tragedy, and all eyes are searching for someone—anyone—to step up to be the hero.

Genres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Fiction, Abuse, African American, Teen, Romance

252 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 29, 2000

About the author

Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Reviews

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The third book in the Battle of Jericho trilogy, this book follows November Blues. The plotline is definitely more engaging if the first two books were read. The book is marketed as a school shooting book, but really there is a lot more going on. One of the students is battling an addiction to painkillers, all of the students are trying to figure out college plans, there is a theft spree going on and the school is trying to catch the criminal, and Arielle is struggling at home due to a controlling stepfather. A good read to remind teens of the power of friendship and the power of isolation.

[Jennifer Wardrip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

JUST ANOTHER HERO is the final book in Sharon M. Draper's trilogy that began with THE BATTLE OF JERICHO and NOVEMBER BLUES. It takes readers inside a Cincinnati high school to follow the lives of a group of students who are now seniors finishing their high school careers and heading on to whatever their futures may hold.

This group of friends has experienced a lot over the years. They have watched out for each other, fallen in love, and had disagreements that changed the course of their relationships. Now in their final year together, they are dealing with personal challenges, family issues, and the usual academic hassles of high school.

Arielle, having realized the error of her ways, is making her way back into her old circle of friends. November is returning to school after the premature birth of her daughter, Sunshine. Kofi receives a letter of acceptance to MIT but now must worry about how to pay for the privilege of attending the prestigious school. Jericho and Olivia have a strong relationship and are the envy of everyone.

Running alongside the stories of this group of friends are some potentially explosive situations. Osrick continues to be the target for practical jokes and harassment. Crazy Jack creates chaos in the halls and classrooms and is no doubt the reason for all the fake fire drills disrupting the school day. Eddie has returned from juvenile detention, causing more unwanted tension. And everyone is completely frustrated by a rash of thefts plaguing students and teachers alike.

Author Sharon M. Draper is an expert at capturing the high school spirit and making her characters come alive. Her ability to create entertaining and believable high school scenarios makes her books popular with many teens.

[allison m. ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

mehhh idk what specifically i didn't like about it but i was just never hooked on it, if it weren't for school, i'd prob dnf it

[J-Lynn Van Pelt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Narrated by two of the side characters from book one and book two in the trilogy, Just Another Hero focuses on teens getting there life back together. Kofi has a full ride to MIT but becomes hooked on drugs and Arielle finds herself isolated by her controlling step-father as well as her own mean legacy from the first two books.

While the book is entertaining and is written in the ease of teen vernacular, the two main characters are the weakest so far. I don't believe them. Kofi's descent into drug dependancy (because he can't handle his flaky parents anymore) and his miraculous (and somewhat unbelievable) sobering seems forced. And Arielle's inner voice is nothing like her character from the last two books. Gone are the snide remarks, sexual innuendos, and self-absorption (which is supposed to be explained away when we learn about her home life) replaced with a generic girl who we are supposed to feel sorry for because she lost all her friends.

The ending of the book which centers around a school shooting seems tacked on since we are not able to get to know the shooter throughout the book or understand his obvious mental illness. While this definitely wrapped up the trilogy and I am glad all of the characters are heading off to outstanding colleges, it didn't have the heart of the second book, November Blues.

[Martha Nkangabwa · Rating 3 out of 5]

In “Just Another Hero” Sharon M. Draper captures the prominent issues in the teen community today including, bullying, violence, substance abuse, domestic abuse, and early parenthood. The main characters in this book are a group of high school seniors from Douglas High School who throughout the book evolve and overcome different hardships in their lives.

Arielle Gresham was one of the two narrators throughout the book who started off as an outcast with no one to really talk to. She had given up her friendships for boyfriends who weren’t worth it, and she lost everything. He closest friends November, Dana, and Olivia acted as if she never existed in the cafeteria and in the classes they had together until one day when they invited her to their lunch table. Arielle once again had her girl circle of friends when it mattered most because of her controlling step father. Arielle’s mother married Chad because he was a rich stockbroker and she was an attractive young woman in dire need for money security. The down side was that Chad was an egotistic control freak who gave both Arielle and her mother weekly allowances and required them at the end of the week to present him with a collection of receipts for their purchases of the week. He would sit there with a calculator to make sure the numbers added correctly and if not they were punished. The mother stood up to the control freak and the next day he had removed all items from the house forcing Arielle and her mother r to check into a homeless shelter. The mother was upset because after everything she was back to point A where they had been before Chad. Arielle was happy to live in the shelter because she would rather have nothing than be under the thumb of her stepfather Chad.

Osrick Wardley was the one kid in school who was always picked upon. There were videos posted online of him being dragged out near the pool in his bare underwear and his clothes swimming in the pool. He was always the one to sit crouched down, hood over his head, and sat in the farthest corner of the room away from everyone else. According to the school he wasn’t Osrick, but he was nicknamed “Weird Osrick” and a laughingstock. Little did anyone know he was a computer tech genius who was able to rise above and come out his shell with Arielle. By the end of the book he wasn’t thinking about his new hiding spot to be invisible but how he would ask Susan to the prom. He was the hero who had caught the thief Ms. Pringle the kleptomaniac.
Jericho was the school jock who couldn’t decided between football or the arts when choosing a college and so he chose both.

November was pregnant junior year and kept up with her work during her absences determined to graduate with her class. She was able to have a baby, take care of her sick daughter who was 3 months premature, and keep her grades up. It was hard for November because her mother placed all responsibilities on her but she was able to overcome it and persevere with her daughter Sunshine along the way.
Kofi was second narrator of the story and the 2nd best computer tech in the school behind Osrick who got accepted into MIT, one of the most prestigious schools in the world. The issue was that he didn’t know how to pay for it because his family was low income and his father barley work and a hooked gambler who would win $1000 but loose $2000 in the process. Kofi was the adult in the house who had made things work in making sure the power didn’t turn off because of a late payment with his small weekly paycheck from McDonalds. Luckily Kofi was a proud recipient of the Freedom Achievers Association Scholarship which gave him a free ride to any school of his choosing. Through this time Kofi had become hooked on his arm prescription Oxy pain killers. His girlfriend had caught him and forbade him to take them and since Dana was the love of his life he dumped the pills down the drain. It was tough for Kofi once he got off the pills because he suffered major side effects like extreme chills, itchiness, and pounding headaches.
Eddie Mahoney retuned to school senior year from juvenile detention.
Jack Krasinski was most commonly known as Crazy Jack because he was always the one pulling the fire alarms to get out of class and walked up and down the halls making noise. One day, Jack shocked everyone in Douglass High School and people around the area.

All characters within this book face individual hardships until the day came when they were in it together when Jack entered the chemistry class with a gun. He demanded that everyone get against the wall and he began shooting up the place and all students were scared, even Eddie the boy straight out of juvy. Jack shot windows, computers and lights. The school had been evacuated because there was a fire drill and they were the only class unaccounted for. The school was then surrounded by numerous police cars, scared parents, and S.W.A.T. The students teamed up and tackled the situation together and then soon enough Jack was being escorted out and student ran to hug their families.
In my opinion this book was a really good book but not great. It wasn’t great in the sense that the suspense wasn’t as great as I thought it would be. I will say that Sharon M. Draper does a great job in addressing all issues in the lives of teens in 330 pages. I was able to build a relationship with the characters because I could relate because of the issues I see in high school everyday. I would recommend this to a friend who likes reading about ten conflicts and hardships and the correct way in overcoming them.

[Heather McC · Rating 3 out of 5]

The third book in the 'Jericho' series turned out to be my favorite of the three and I believe it was the plot line of school dynamics (everything from the past two books coming to a head) that made it this way. While the dialogue is still 'unnatural' in certain spots, there was the big payoff that I was looking for in terms of character development and pacing. Loose ends were tied and while the ending was rushed in certain areas (specifically regarding teaching staff), the ending is satisfying enough to put a good button on the end of the series.

[Sparkle Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

By examining Just another hero , it becomes clear that no matter how wealthy you are you still have the same problems as people who are unwealthy . This suggest that money overrule everything but your feelings but heart. Just another hero by Sharon M. Draper is the third book in her series of books she created following behind the second edition November Blues. Its about several students at school getting through their senior year passed the death of their friend from the previous book . There's a girl name Arielle who is wealthy because of her stepfather but the story flips and he soon leaves her and her mother with nothing and homeless . At school the school alarm always goes off , students and teachers belongings come up missing and a kid in the school decided to hold a gun holding students hostage but the schools baddest student talks the kids out of it. The plot of the story is very interesting it everything from the previous books flipped in this novel. It looks at different things that happen in schools and what can happen in schools and on how bullying can lead on to badder things. Sharon M. Draper made one book and made series of books continuing on the stories by her characters different point of views. Just another hero is a great book because it is a very similar way on how things occur around the world between , bullying , violence, respect , crimes. Sharon writes the book like a diary between to students attending a high school in the book she starts “ Arielle , Chapter 1 , Thursday, February 3 ( 1 ) “ and so on . I really like the idea of making it a dairy because it gives two narrators who are going through it who has different family types , who live different , who have different problems and are different genders because it reveals the reader how no matter what gender or race or wealth everyone has some type problems within. I also like how in the book the author uses a lot of dialogue letting the characters in the book talk more than the author just telling what's occurring for example in the book it states “ Lots. He just lets us use his stuff …… Deep (184) “ using several conversations can help a reader understand the characters feelings towards things just by the things they say and i like the fact that Sharon uses that format because not a lot of authors use it in their stories. Some authors do more telling than showing but in Just another hero theirs so showing.

[Josie Skibinski · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Book just another hero was a fabulous story about high school students. The main characters include Arielle, Kofi, Osrick, Eddie, Crazy Jack, and Olivia they go through many challenges along the way to becoming young adults.
In the beginning of the novel a kid named Eddie comes back from a Juvenile detention facility and is intimidating to everyone. Meanwhile A bunch of students electronics and other items are being stolen. During all the commotion the school fire alarm was pulled by a studnet called Crazy Jack. This student did all kinds of things to get attention he even banged symbols and drums to make people notice him. However, students in the school became immune to his foolishness. All of a sudden after the fire alarm was pulled, crazy Jack came in with a gun and shot computers and windows. Eventually Eddie ends up distracting Jack so other students can take him down. Everybody is now safe and out of harm's way.At the end of the book the students are going off to college and are ready to start new beginnings.
In conclusion, the book was an excellent story that is why I rated it with 5 stars. This book has great life lessons for teens that have to deal with finding a place to fit it in and coping with not only school related things, but also home related topics.
Overall, this story has a lot of drama and suspense that make you want to keep reading. This book wasn't one that I would normally read, that I'm glad I did! It gave me a great understanding of heroism. Sharon M. Draper is a great author and i feel like "Just Another Hero" is one of her best books.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The third in the Battle of Jericho/November Blues series, Just Another Hero shows November returning to school after having her baby, Sunshine, the boys from the Warriors of Distinction who have disbanded after Jericho's death in the first book, and the relationships between students, teachers, and life.

Arielle is living with a stepfather who controls the money and essentially their lives. This was a unique storyline, as both Arielle and her mother must turn in their receipts from the allowance he gives them, he punishes them by withholding the good things that he can provide them, so when he decides secretly to get out of it, he packs up everything (since it was all of his from his money) and leaves the mom and Arielle living in a shelter.

Meanwhile, November is trying to get back into the swing of things with a baby (born three months premature) and school.

Kofi is dealing with an immature party mom while he takes Oxy to deal with the pain, yet he can still swing awesome grades and got accepted to MIT.

Can you see why it took a lot of concentration to get through the story, and those were just a few of the characters. Throw in a kleptomaniac teacher, a psychopath student who brings a gun to school AND the "hero" Osrick who has been bullied all his life but takes action when the going gets tough.

My thought is that these school shooting books actually outnumber the amount of school shootings that have taken place. But hey, kids will read them and it's a hot-button issue with a sensationalized topic.

[PeOplE and ThInGS change ova time....and that's wh · Rating 5 out of 5]

My teacher Mrs. LeVassuer recommended this book to several of my 8th grade classmates. I thought I should give this book a try since I've read all of her previous books. Just by the title the book seems really engaging. Sharon M.Draper is a very talented author. Since this book is the last book in her trilogy, I believe this book will be perfect for her last ending.

[Jackie Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is full with love,happyness and more on.but they are some sweat drama going on,the girl who dident like november is now lonely.if you love to read you have to read this book by sharon m.draper:)

[Zykia Gilliard]

It was a very good book

[Kevin Grimes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just Another Hero was a shocking novel with an amazing ending that will captivate the reader and provide a fitting finale to Sharon Draper's trio of novels. The main characters are teenagers, each dealing with their own issues and are examples of these people within the real world. Their characters are shown and explained with such detail that someone completely unaware of their issue, will be interested and want to help. Arielle has an abusive step father who is routinely strict and maintains an awful relationship with her mother. However, Arielle's loving mother is the complete opposite. Caring and supporting her daughter, and leaning on Arielle for help once their step father leaves. Child neglect and abuse, one of the multiple heavy topics within this tank of a novel.

This novel is named appropriately due to the theme of a hero. Many characters within the novel define being a hero differently, and some show their heroism more through their actions, rather than their words. Early in the novel Arielle's step father, while scolding her, talks about his grandfather and how he was a hero. He then says that the way he way raised was much harder, and that he's a hero to Arielle. Which is immediately proved false once he leaves them randomly taking all he owns. So then who's a hero? The teenagers. The ones who have to deal with their issues, while confronting the world with eager eyes. Such as Eddie, who despite being bullied and seeming as the first subject to the theft and crimes around the school, saves the class with his quick thinking.

But some characters are heroes, yet don't receive the accolades and credit that Eddie did. Like Jericho, Cleveland, and Roscoe, who jumped on the gunman without hesitation. If Kofi wouldn't have grabbed the gun once it clattered on the floor, all three of those boys would've been dead. Those boys risked their lives for their classmates. Making them true heroes.

[Ronald Baldwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

What would you do if a gun was five feet away from you? Would you do what the kids in an urban Cincinnati high school did when Crazy Jack brought an Ak-47 to school, or would you run? Well, you can find out what happens if you read this book. I think this book is full of awesome twists and turns and is overall a great book.
I think this book does really well on making you feel the emotions that the characters are feeling. Some examples are when Kofi doesn't get accepted for the McDonald's scholarship. You can just feel the disappointment in his voice when he talks. Or when Arielle realizes that she has to live in a homeless shelter for a week. She doesn't tell anyone, but you can tell she is upset about the situation. I could really feel how the characters felt throughout the story.
The story also did great in helping me relate to the characters. The characters are students, so I understand their struggle to get your schoolwork done. An example is when Mrs. Whitherspoon assigns the kids a project. The kids were trying to find a way out of doing it, but couldn't. I have postponed plenty of projects, so I really understood how they felt.
Lastly, the book captured my attention the whole way through. There are multiple stories to be told, like Arielle's step-dad situation, or Kofi's financial problems. I always have something to focus on and I never got bored of reading the book. The stories of the kids in the book almost makes you forget about what is really going to happen in the end. You read in the moment and focus on that character's situation, which is why I loved this aspect of the book.
I recommend this book to middle school and high school aged kids because they can relate to the story. If you're looking for a good read, give this book a try. You will never lose focus and it will have your undivided attention the whole way through.

[Carlee Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I.LOVE. Sharon. Draper.
Out of the three books I’ve read this semester of hers (Battle of Jericho and November Blues), I think this one takes the cake for me.

Kofi’s battling a new drug addiction while dealing with his crazy immature parents and trying to find a way to pay for the college he just got accepted to.
Arielle hates her crazy stepfather and the control freak that he is, but is excited to be mending friendships she had previously burned bridges with. And November is loving being Sunshine’s mother despite the difficulties that have come along with that and being in high school.

All the while the fire alarms keep getting set off at school and EVERYTHING seems to be disappearing beneath everyone’s noses. Who is setting off the alarms and taking everything and what do they want?

This book kept me in suspense the whole time as I’ve grown so attached to the character’s throughout the past three books. I felt for them so deeply for each of them in all the issues they were battling. I also love how the characters have grown and matured so much since the beginning of this series.

I would recommend this book and any of the books in this series to absolutely anyone who loves realistic fiction!

[Jaspreet Grewal · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is about a girl named Arielle and one day at school someone pulled the fire alarm and it’s on purpose. They are trying to find who did it and why they did it. A boy named Kofi gets accepted into a good program but his parents don’t show him the excitement he needs. Arielle on the other hand is leaving with her third stepfather and mom and her step father bosses her around and basically keeps charge of her. This book wasn’t as interesting as I thought it would be it talks from 2 people’s perspective Arielle and Kofis but it just doesn’t have much of a mystery theme in it as it looks like it does. I’ve been a fan of mystery books but this one just got me bored and I couldn’t finish till the end. It talks about unnecessary things like the characters life’s at home n stuff which to me seems unnecessary since it’s a mystery they are trying to solve which is finding the person who pulled the false alarm and why I believe. They bore the reader by unnecessary information or boring information I would say. I don’t recommend this book to mystery lovers as for how much I’ve read isn’t mystery yet but if ur up for this mystery than read the book!!!

[Kiyami Zimmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was overall a really good book. The author dived in and captured the setting of things that teenagers go through in high school and everyday crime in general. The author used the book to show you the lives of 6 different teenagers. Each of the teenagers had stereotypes to themselves, which many to this day think has a negative effect on the outcome of that specific teen. Each of the stereotypes continued to push each teen and they were able to overcome many obstacles put in their way. They were able to prove the stereotypes wrong and make something of themselves, while all facing the challenges of high school. Whether that was trying to figure out who stole their belongs, to find the person who always pulled the fire alarm, searching for answers on why bullying continues to happen to themselves, or why all of a sudden crazy Jack wanted to shoot up the school. Through perseverance and drive, students were able to take down Jack and no one was hurt. Many changed themselves for the better, and now all that is left is college.

[Lauren Morris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whew! Sharon Draper did it again! This is the last book of the Battle of Jericho trilogy and I must say this book left out with a bang! Literally! This book pretty much picks up where the last book left off: Dana, Kofi, Jericho, Olivia, Ariel and November are navigating their senior year of high school. They’re trying to decide where to attend college while battling their own personal struggles. Theft and unwanted fire drills starts to become a huge issue in the school and students and faculty are determined to get down to the bottom of it. Who’s the culprit? To not give it away, another traumatic event happens. Who’s the suspect in that? Who can be trusted? This book had my heart beating fast with adrenaline with all of the events occurring. This book led up well to the climatic ending. Highly recommend for teens and young adults. This book taught me that you never know what people are going through and what could ultimately push people to the edge.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book "Just Another Hero" by published by Sharon. M Draper.

The story takes place in a high school called Urban Frederick Douglass High School, A girl named Arielle trying to pass through senior year with no drama and move past her bully past but somehow ends getting into bigger problems. Osrick is another character that gets bullied in the book and ends up doing drugs. Chad was Arielle ex (Olivia) and ended up dating her ex best friend, but ended up dead from hazing from a collage party that he was pressured that the school he was going to go to. Jack was the funny guy at school but felt really depressed and tried shooting the school but lucky no one go hurt and ended up going to jail. In all of this going Arielle got pregnant with her ex-boyfriend and her ex befriend "Olivia" found out and stopped talking to each other and Osrick was getting close with Arielle but found out her past of bullying and ended there since it is a series.

My opinion about this book is that I didn't know this was a series, so it was kind of confusing what other character did in the past book, but luckily I ended up catching on and the main character Arielle really sucks as a person if you met her in real life, but I'm glad that she is slowly changing for the better and for Osrick I really hope he gets helped and gets a happy ending in the series. For Olivia, I hoped she moves on with Arielle and start a new journey and lastly for Jack he just needs to get helped. Overall, the book was overwhelming for me because I tend to forget what happens if they don't give a preview.

For the theme of the book is heroes because they are struggling with their problems, and only they know how to save them or help each other for them to solve their problems.

[David Rough · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't realize that I was reading the third book of a trilogy until I was well into the story. I will most likely circle round and catch the first two. This YA novel is nicely done. I have read several of Sharon Draper's works and I have developed a respect for her obvious love for young people. The setting has the flavor of urban Cincinnati (complete with Skyline Chili).

Ms. Draper has a relevant way of dealing with issues (pain medication addiction, abusive parents, bullying, and school life) that I hope appeals to young adults, especially those in a more inner-city environment. If you like YA literature (and I do), I would recommend this book - but you might want to read the first two book in the series before jumping to the conclusion.

[Kayla Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book as an adult. I loved “out of my mind” by Sharon Draper. Once I realized that the author was a woman of color, I decided I wanted to read more her work. In terms of equal representation (ability, class and ethnicity) and defying stereotypes, Ms Draper is an example to be followed.

I was interested in Arielle’s story, but perhaps because I didn’t read the first two installments of Jericho, I had no desire to read about Kofe(whose background was boring to me), and I found my eyes glazing over info about November and Jericho.

I rated this book as a 2/5. I am a 28 year old career student doing a PhD in forensic psychology so I was likely not the anticipated audience but I do enjoy young adult literature. I can’t help but feel like I was left like “okay, next book”. But I would highly recommend this to young students of color ... for that purpose, I’ll change my rating to a 3/5

[Renee · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first, the book was really slow and "boring". The characters were well written, and you got an understanding of what they really went through. It deals with bullying, mental illness, teen pregnancy, death, maybe even domestic "terrorism". Each character adds to the story, even though Kofi and Arielle are the main fixed characters. As I got to chapter 30 it started getting really interesting. My favorite character is Dana and Osrick I just love the way Dana carries herself throughout the book and I love how Osrick finds himself at the end. All I will say is "Crazy Jack" took crazy a little too literally.

[Susan Ely · Rating 3 out of 5]

The hardest to read in the series - definitely the underbelly of society - powerful men getting off on power, unseen youths refusing to remain unseen, kids having to parent their parents, substance abuse, hopelessness, fear, desperation. This is not a happy book. I finished it and just felt sad. Sad because this is probably more real than I know. It probably deserves 4 stars but it just made me sad.

[Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Four senior high school students are dealing with intense personal problems, ranging from abusive parents to drug addiction. Still, they are coping and working toward graduation, until the day a bullied student brings a gun to school. Each realizes how much there is to learn about each other's pain." (Annotation created for my booklist "25 Books about Teens and Bullying)

[Jacqueline · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was recommended to me by a teen and I agree with her admiration for Sharon Draper as an author. The characters are well drawn and as a reader, I was drawn into their life stories and their problems. I enjoyed the novel's resolution, triumphant without being too pat. A few plot surprises were an added bonus. All in all, a good read.

[Toneia Douglas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alright now this is the Ms. Draper I knew and loved! I never knew there was a thirds book in the battle of Jericho series and wasn’t sure what to expect but it didn’t disappoint. It was a little predictable but still had slight suspense and a plot twist. Middle school me would’ve been pleased for sure

[Brandon Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just Another Hero is one of my personal favorite books because of all the events going on in the book. In this book, it also shows how the smallest of people can stand up against the biggest and it really made me enjoy the book.

[Reggie Malz · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m not even sure how I ended up reading this book. I never read the first two. It gave enough background information for me to piece together what was going on to understand this book. It was pretty predictable, but in general the characters are all likable and it’s an easy read.

[Alexis Johnican · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was one of the slowest book’s in the Jericho series. It was a lot of fluff Im until the end and that felt rushed. The first two books are the better of the three. This one is third and last place because of that.

[Shae · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was actually the very first novel I read and it has stuck with me (I didn't know it came from a trilogy so I read it anyways) the messages it conveys are beautiful, the characters are so easy to get attached to, and it's super easy to read and imagine the scenes.