What do you think?
Rate this book
Skid
Sometimes when you lose control, you find yourself.
It took Gabrielle ten seconds to skid on black ice.
Ten seconds to wreck her car and her back.
Ten seconds to ruin her Olympic dreams.
Ten seconds to kill her younger sister.
Eight months later, Gabrielle's haunted by guilt, dependent on drugs to numb her pain and alcohol to numb her brain. Then Erik Tennyson crashes into her. Soon Gabrielle's immersed in the ghostly legend surrounding the Tennyson orchard, convinced that her sister is linked to its mysterious origins.
If she can just discover the truth, maybe she can put her sister's spirit to rest.
But as Gabrielle grows closer to Erik, her world skids out of control once more. Instead of appeasing the dead, she starts to do the thing she fears she remembers how to live.
_____
"SKID is my favorite kind of story, one that acknowledges that life gives us pain and joy, love and sorrow in equal measure. I rooted for Ellie every step of the way!" -Jennifer Mason-Black, DEVIL AND THE BLUEBIRD
It took Gabrielle ten seconds to skid on black ice.
Ten seconds to wreck her car and her back.
Ten seconds to ruin her Olympic dreams.
Ten seconds to kill her younger sister.
Eight months later, Gabrielle's haunted by guilt, dependent on drugs to numb her pain and alcohol to numb her brain. Then Erik Tennyson crashes into her. Soon Gabrielle's immersed in the ghostly legend surrounding the Tennyson orchard, convinced that her sister is linked to its mysterious origins.
If she can just discover the truth, maybe she can put her sister's spirit to rest.
But as Gabrielle grows closer to Erik, her world skids out of control once more. Instead of appeasing the dead, she starts to do the thing she fears she remembers how to live.
_____
"SKID is my favorite kind of story, one that acknowledges that life gives us pain and joy, love and sorrow in equal measure. I rooted for Ellie every step of the way!" -Jennifer Mason-Black, DEVIL AND THE BLUEBIRD
- GenresYoung Adult
ebook
Published November 18, 2016
520 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
January 2, 2017
This is a book I am entirely thankful for. I’m currently participating in a readathon with a prompt to read a diverse book that features an issue of personal significance, and never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d actually find a book containing what I was looking for. But a simple google search presented me with this book, I read the synopsis and I knew I had to read it. My personal issue is chronic back pain and trying to find that in YA I’d basically never thought possible.
In Skid, we follow Gabrielle (Ellie) after the events of a horrific car accident that killed her younger sister Lizzie and left Ellie with a severe back injury and an overwhelming amount of guilt. Not helped by their parents entering a constant state of mourning, Ellie is left to believe it was entirely her fault and the injuries she has sustained are to be reminders of the destruction she has caused.
Although I found Skid based on it’s addressing of chronic pain, this book contains so much more including; depression, suicide, recovering from tragedy, alcohol abuse and even gender and identity issues. Martin does an excellent job balancing this book between difficult topics and creating well rounded realistic characters which I believe is due to her personal experience with some of the above issues as well as taking experience from family and friends who inspired particular aspects.
I can’t speak for the authenticity of living with guilt as Ellie does, although it felt realistic and haunting, I can say Martin was spot on with an accurate portrayal of living with chronic back pain at a young age. I’ve marked 12 separate occurrences within Skid where I went “Yes! That’s exactly how it feels” and to see my own personal issues in a book was a fantastic reading experience. To connect with a character on such a personal level I’m forever thankful for.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something slightly out of the ordinary but that addresses real issues and does them well.
Because this book contained something new to me, a character I could absolutely identify with and an engaging plot line I can’t possibly give this book any less than a perfect 5 stars.
In Skid, we follow Gabrielle (Ellie) after the events of a horrific car accident that killed her younger sister Lizzie and left Ellie with a severe back injury and an overwhelming amount of guilt. Not helped by their parents entering a constant state of mourning, Ellie is left to believe it was entirely her fault and the injuries she has sustained are to be reminders of the destruction she has caused.
Although I found Skid based on it’s addressing of chronic pain, this book contains so much more including; depression, suicide, recovering from tragedy, alcohol abuse and even gender and identity issues. Martin does an excellent job balancing this book between difficult topics and creating well rounded realistic characters which I believe is due to her personal experience with some of the above issues as well as taking experience from family and friends who inspired particular aspects.
I can’t speak for the authenticity of living with guilt as Ellie does, although it felt realistic and haunting, I can say Martin was spot on with an accurate portrayal of living with chronic back pain at a young age. I’ve marked 12 separate occurrences within Skid where I went “Yes! That’s exactly how it feels” and to see my own personal issues in a book was a fantastic reading experience. To connect with a character on such a personal level I’m forever thankful for.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something slightly out of the ordinary but that addresses real issues and does them well.
Because this book contained something new to me, a character I could absolutely identify with and an engaging plot line I can’t possibly give this book any less than a perfect 5 stars.
December 8, 2016
Skid by Tracey Martin
Gabrielle is suffering guilt from the loss of her sister. The accident affected her life in the worst way. She drowns herself in drugs and alcohol to numb the pain. She heard of the haunted orchard and is convinced her sister is a ghost. She feels her sisters spirit needs to be free. Then she meets Erik, could her life turn around?
An original story filled with emotions. Gabrielle goes through a lot, suffers guilt, remorse. She must learn how to cope and to be able to enjoy life again. Gabrielle is very likable, and it was easy to relate to her situation. Overall I found Skid to be a a heartfelt enjoyable read.
Gabrielle is suffering guilt from the loss of her sister. The accident affected her life in the worst way. She drowns herself in drugs and alcohol to numb the pain. She heard of the haunted orchard and is convinced her sister is a ghost. She feels her sisters spirit needs to be free. Then she meets Erik, could her life turn around?
An original story filled with emotions. Gabrielle goes through a lot, suffers guilt, remorse. She must learn how to cope and to be able to enjoy life again. Gabrielle is very likable, and it was easy to relate to her situation. Overall I found Skid to be a a heartfelt enjoyable read.
March 2, 2017
This was a good book. It felt slow-paced to me and I would have liked to read more about the accident that started it all. I still enjoyed it and was glad to receive a copy from Juniper Grove Book Solutions. I was not compensated in any way for a review Positive or Negative. This review is My Honest Opinions about this book.
Read
October 25, 2016Happy birthday to my book!
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews