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Wrecked
A tragic car wreck leads to PTSD and therapeutic salvation in this novel from the author of America , which Kirkus Reviews deemed “a work of sublime humanity.”
Anna is involved in a horrific accident one night that leaves her brother’s beautiful and popular girlfriend dead. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, she begins an unusual method of therapy called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Through her therapy, dreams, memories, and experiences, we begin to see, along with Anna, the full picture of her controlling father, her lost relationship with her brother, and her overwhelming guilt about the wreck.
With a deep understanding of the minds of teenagers, and a deft hand in translating that to the page, E.R. Frank presents a story with real and challenging characters, beautifully told and filled with haunting images.
Anna is involved in a horrific accident one night that leaves her brother’s beautiful and popular girlfriend dead. Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, she begins an unusual method of therapy called EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Through her therapy, dreams, memories, and experiences, we begin to see, along with Anna, the full picture of her controlling father, her lost relationship with her brother, and her overwhelming guilt about the wreck.
With a deep understanding of the minds of teenagers, and a deft hand in translating that to the page, E.R. Frank presents a story with real and challenging characters, beautifully told and filled with haunting images.
256 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 2005
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E.R. Frank
8 books90 followersE. R. Frank is the author of two highly praised novels for Atheneum: America and Friction. Her first novel was Life Is Funny, winner of the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for YA Fiction and was also a top-ten ALA 2001 Quick Pick.
In addition to being writer, E. R. Frank is also a clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She works with adults and adolescents and specializes in trauma.
In addition to being writer, E. R. Frank is also a clinical social worker and psychotherapist. She works with adults and adolescents and specializes in trauma.
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October 19, 2010
Wilson Mather-Glass
Ms. Romaniuk
Reading l.A. Book Review 3
18 October 2010
Wrecked:
Drama Without Reason
If tragedy struck in your life, would you whine about it for eternity, or try to get past it? Wrecked, written by E.R. Frank is a slow, melodramatic realistic fiction novel. Anna is a girl whose life is shaped after a traumatic accident. She and her friend Ellen barely survive the crash that takes place in front of Wayne’s house, after leaving a party. However, the other driver wasn’t so lucky. The accident continues to haunt Anna forever, because the other driver was no other then her brother’s girlfriend, Cameron. Anna whines about “how hard her life is” the whole book, to the point where you wish that she was the one that didn’t survive the crash. I would give this book a whopping one star! Wrecked is an unpleasant book because the characters are irritating, the book finds a way to be dramatic without being enthralling, and the book is filled with flashbacks that barely connect to the story.
Wrecked is an unpleasant read because the characters (especially Anna), are quite irritating. As you might’ve guessed, it’s not very interesting listening to a character moan about her problems over and over again. It seems like everyone in the book had moved past Cameron’s death except for Anna. Anna tries to bring up the accident about two-thirds through the read. Jack simply states, “Anna you’re honestly the only who still hasn’t moved past her death.” And it’s true. It seems like almost every character had gotten over Cameron’s death, except for her.
Another way that Wrecked is an unpleasant read is that it somehow finds a way to be dramatic, without being enthralling. If you haven’t gotten the hint by now, Anna is a very dramatic character. If dramatic isn’t over-exaggerating how hard your life is, I don’t know what is. When asked what is wrong, because it is very clear that something is, Anna always resolves to, “Everything”, even if it is many months past the actual accident and her life is fine. These are the parts in the book where you are inclined to roll your eyes or even abandon the book.
One more thing that I couldn’t stand about the book was the countless number of irrelevant flashbacks. At different points in the book, Anna would flashback to something that happened involving her and her brother from earlier years. When Anna’s family goes on a trip to the ocean, Anna asks her brother if there are any riptides. She then has a flashback to a time where they went in the water and her dad almost drowned because of the riptides. This seven page side note left me very confused, for it did not relate to the story in any way.
So, as you can see, Wrecked is an unpleasant book because the characters are irritating, the book finds a way to be dramatic without being enthralling, and the book is filled with flashbacks that barely connect to the story. My only example in this my life that somehow relates to this book, is that I know people who talk about how hard their life is, even though they have it easy. This book reminds of a crappy pop song where a singer might sing about her hard life, living in Hollywood in a multi-million dollar house. Seriously, that’s how dramatic this book is. I learned from this book that when the back cover starts out by saying, “In the latest dramatic work…” I probably won’t like it.
Ms. Romaniuk
Reading l.A. Book Review 3
18 October 2010
Wrecked:
Drama Without Reason
If tragedy struck in your life, would you whine about it for eternity, or try to get past it? Wrecked, written by E.R. Frank is a slow, melodramatic realistic fiction novel. Anna is a girl whose life is shaped after a traumatic accident. She and her friend Ellen barely survive the crash that takes place in front of Wayne’s house, after leaving a party. However, the other driver wasn’t so lucky. The accident continues to haunt Anna forever, because the other driver was no other then her brother’s girlfriend, Cameron. Anna whines about “how hard her life is” the whole book, to the point where you wish that she was the one that didn’t survive the crash. I would give this book a whopping one star! Wrecked is an unpleasant book because the characters are irritating, the book finds a way to be dramatic without being enthralling, and the book is filled with flashbacks that barely connect to the story.
Wrecked is an unpleasant read because the characters (especially Anna), are quite irritating. As you might’ve guessed, it’s not very interesting listening to a character moan about her problems over and over again. It seems like everyone in the book had moved past Cameron’s death except for Anna. Anna tries to bring up the accident about two-thirds through the read. Jack simply states, “Anna you’re honestly the only who still hasn’t moved past her death.” And it’s true. It seems like almost every character had gotten over Cameron’s death, except for her.
Another way that Wrecked is an unpleasant read is that it somehow finds a way to be dramatic, without being enthralling. If you haven’t gotten the hint by now, Anna is a very dramatic character. If dramatic isn’t over-exaggerating how hard your life is, I don’t know what is. When asked what is wrong, because it is very clear that something is, Anna always resolves to, “Everything”, even if it is many months past the actual accident and her life is fine. These are the parts in the book where you are inclined to roll your eyes or even abandon the book.
One more thing that I couldn’t stand about the book was the countless number of irrelevant flashbacks. At different points in the book, Anna would flashback to something that happened involving her and her brother from earlier years. When Anna’s family goes on a trip to the ocean, Anna asks her brother if there are any riptides. She then has a flashback to a time where they went in the water and her dad almost drowned because of the riptides. This seven page side note left me very confused, for it did not relate to the story in any way.
So, as you can see, Wrecked is an unpleasant book because the characters are irritating, the book finds a way to be dramatic without being enthralling, and the book is filled with flashbacks that barely connect to the story. My only example in this my life that somehow relates to this book, is that I know people who talk about how hard their life is, even though they have it easy. This book reminds of a crappy pop song where a singer might sing about her hard life, living in Hollywood in a multi-million dollar house. Seriously, that’s how dramatic this book is. I learned from this book that when the back cover starts out by saying, “In the latest dramatic work…” I probably won’t like it.
April 15, 2007
The night that continues to haunt Anna begins with a party at a friend's house. After her friend Ellen gets inebriated, Anna gets behind the wheel. A series of events lead up to a collision that injures Ellen and kills the other driver - who just happens to be the girlfriend of Anna's brother. Anna continues to hear Cameron's screams...but what affects her the most is when the screaming stops. In addition to this, she suffers from nightmares and panic attacks. Unfortunately, her father is in complete denial and believes that his daughter is perfectly fine. At last, her parents see her break down and decide to allow her to go to counseling. This book portrays the emotional effects of the choices we make, and the parts of life that are out of our control.
June 29, 2015
Grade: C-
After drinking at a party, Anna drives home with her drunk best friend Ellen in the passenger seat. Another car, with her brother in the passenger seat and his drunk (but otherwise perfect) girlfriend driving. Cameron does not survive. Ellen is badly injured. Jack, Ellen and Anna experience varying degrees of PTSD. At home, Anna's father, who has a history of OCD and rage seems to be falling apart.
Positives:
-An accurate description of PTSD and EMDR, though perhaps a bit over explaining the EMDR angle as well as the eye injury specifics and tests. None of this added to the story, but it did slow down the pace.
-ER Frank created a realistic, dysfunctional family.
Things that bothered me:
-Drinking and driving was barely addressed. Other than the accident, there were no legal consequences for having drinking and driving and not even a stern lecture from parents. Anna did have alcohol in her blood and Cameron was drunk. ER Frank, a psychologist who uses EMDR, the treatment Anna had, in her practice, seemed to ignore this part of the story in favor of concentrating on the PTSD aspect of the aftermath of the accident.
-I didn't feel attached to Anna or the story. The writing lacked a certain emotional connection. I should have picked up on some of Anna's feelings, but I never did.
-Failure to address the father's OCD tyranny and rage episodes as emotionally abusive or the mother's lack of assertiveness in making headway with him. Frank should have toned him down, or named his treatment of his children as a use
-The ending felt flat, like a shrug instead of a period, question or exclamation mark.
BOTTOM LINE: WRECKED is a slow paced story of a teenager dealing with PTSD after an accident. Teens with PTSD will probably appreciate the story, and I'd recommend it to clients suffering from trauma. I wouldn't recommend WRECKED to other clients, but I wouldn't dissuade them from reading the book either.
After drinking at a party, Anna drives home with her drunk best friend Ellen in the passenger seat. Another car, with her brother in the passenger seat and his drunk (but otherwise perfect) girlfriend driving. Cameron does not survive. Ellen is badly injured. Jack, Ellen and Anna experience varying degrees of PTSD. At home, Anna's father, who has a history of OCD and rage seems to be falling apart.
Positives:
-An accurate description of PTSD and EMDR, though perhaps a bit over explaining the EMDR angle as well as the eye injury specifics and tests. None of this added to the story, but it did slow down the pace.
-ER Frank created a realistic, dysfunctional family.
Things that bothered me:
-Drinking and driving was barely addressed. Other than the accident, there were no legal consequences for having drinking and driving and not even a stern lecture from parents. Anna did have alcohol in her blood and Cameron was drunk. ER Frank, a psychologist who uses EMDR, the treatment Anna had, in her practice, seemed to ignore this part of the story in favor of concentrating on the PTSD aspect of the aftermath of the accident.
-I didn't feel attached to Anna or the story. The writing lacked a certain emotional connection. I should have picked up on some of Anna's feelings, but I never did.
-Failure to address the father's OCD tyranny and rage episodes as emotionally abusive or the mother's lack of assertiveness in making headway with him. Frank should have toned him down, or named his treatment of his children as a use
-The ending felt flat, like a shrug instead of a period, question or exclamation mark.
BOTTOM LINE: WRECKED is a slow paced story of a teenager dealing with PTSD after an accident. Teens with PTSD will probably appreciate the story, and I'd recommend it to clients suffering from trauma. I wouldn't recommend WRECKED to other clients, but I wouldn't dissuade them from reading the book either.
November 5, 2022
I think that this book can be A movie but they have to get the casting right or else it’ll just be a movie, also I think I won’t forget this book, also there’s a thing or two that stopped it from being a five star book but it’s good, really good 4.25 stars
June 28, 2015
Not great.
October 12, 2017
I really enjoyed reading this book. I picked it up at a library sale for a dollar because I liked the cover. I am really glad I bought it. This book was great. The story was amazing. I have never read a book about a car accident before. The charters are unforgettable. They are also relatable. I found myself finding something about every character I could relate to. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for a short read with a great story. I will be rereading this book in the future.
January 24, 2018
This book is definitely for someone who likes a good action book. The beginning of this book automatically pulled me in from the drama, mystery, and results of accidents. The characters can be very relatable and typically that's what most people like while reading a book. E.R. Frank is an amazing book writer and i look forward to reading more of her books. If you like intriguing incidents that captivate your attention, here is a book for you.
November 4, 2022
gripping story about ptsd. enjoyed reading start to finish. sad but manageable. well written
January 17, 2013
1. Wrecked
2. E.R. Frank
3. Fiction
4. This book is about an ordinary girl hiding behind the shadows of her popular well-known brother. She had always been the one no one really notice until one night of drinking and driving where she killed her brothers girlfriend Cameron. The whole town and her parents convince people that she didn't kill her when she knows herself that she did. She now lives her life with flashbacks of the accident and the griefs of her family members.
5. One of the key motifs is grief because throughout the book she still gets flashbacks of what she did and regrets it. She still cant get passed the fact that she killed Cameron. Another motif is lack of self confidence because ever since the accident she questions herself and her life.
6. Grief-“Mostly you realize you can handle it. You’d rather turn it upside down and dump it out…You’d rather do that, because you don’t want to have to handle it…But you do handle it. Because the thing you learn is that you can.” page 175.
Poor self confidence- ""Cowards can be judged only from an unbiased point of view" page 194
7. Quote one helped me understand this theme because it goes deep into the meaning of grief when she says, "You’d rather turn it upside down and dump it out…You’d rather do that, because you don’t want to have to handle it…But you do handle it"
Quote two explains how she is always insecure of being judge which shows her lack of self confidence.
8. I believe 65% of the population might enjoy this book because of the difficult courses she faces throughout this book that other people can relate to with grief, self confidence, regret, disgrace.
2. E.R. Frank
3. Fiction
4. This book is about an ordinary girl hiding behind the shadows of her popular well-known brother. She had always been the one no one really notice until one night of drinking and driving where she killed her brothers girlfriend Cameron. The whole town and her parents convince people that she didn't kill her when she knows herself that she did. She now lives her life with flashbacks of the accident and the griefs of her family members.
5. One of the key motifs is grief because throughout the book she still gets flashbacks of what she did and regrets it. She still cant get passed the fact that she killed Cameron. Another motif is lack of self confidence because ever since the accident she questions herself and her life.
6. Grief-“Mostly you realize you can handle it. You’d rather turn it upside down and dump it out…You’d rather do that, because you don’t want to have to handle it…But you do handle it. Because the thing you learn is that you can.” page 175.
Poor self confidence- ""Cowards can be judged only from an unbiased point of view" page 194
7. Quote one helped me understand this theme because it goes deep into the meaning of grief when she says, "You’d rather turn it upside down and dump it out…You’d rather do that, because you don’t want to have to handle it…But you do handle it"
Quote two explains how she is always insecure of being judge which shows her lack of self confidence.
8. I believe 65% of the population might enjoy this book because of the difficult courses she faces throughout this book that other people can relate to with grief, self confidence, regret, disgrace.
May 16, 2009
"Wrecked" is about Anna, who unfortunately gets in a car accident with her best friend after a night of fun and drinking. She and her friend Ellen survive while her brother's boyfriend Cameron gets killed. After the incident Anna is suffering from panic attacks, nightmares, has a problem with her right eye, and can't even get close to her car. Her friend Ellen broke her leg and a few of her ribs. While the car accident barely left a physical mark on Anna, it did a whole lot of mental damage to her, and this book is about her recovering from being the "other" driver.
This was a good book. Not horrible, not great. The story was good and the central message was important, but the author seemed to get distracted from the main plot and even ramble a bit. The characters were okay - a few I related with, most of them I didn't really care for. Overall I would only reccomend this book to people who are heavily interested about people who go through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
This was a good book. Not horrible, not great. The story was good and the central message was important, but the author seemed to get distracted from the main plot and even ramble a bit. The characters were okay - a few I related with, most of them I didn't really care for. Overall I would only reccomend this book to people who are heavily interested about people who go through Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
August 7, 2012
I expected better from this book. Great storyline, Anna is driving the car that severely injures her best friend and kills another young girl, coincidentally her brothers girlfriend. Although it was not her fault, this story is her journey of how Anna comes to terms with the accident and all that involves.
This was not a can't put the book down type of book. It was an effort to finish it. It's repetitive, jumps all over the place and quite frankly isn't that interesting.
This was not a can't put the book down type of book. It was an effort to finish it. It's repetitive, jumps all over the place and quite frankly isn't that interesting.
April 29, 2016
I was on the fence about this one for a couple of chapters but then the accident happened and I was hooked. It's been a while since I've read a "normal" book where there are no aliens, space travel, sword fights, angels, demons, etc. It was a nice change of pace. There were so many times that I wanted to slap Anna's father and ask him what was wrong with him, and her brother too. Anyway, I don't want to say too much, but this one was a good, quick read in-between series.
May 15, 2010
Death at a young age affects everyone and even though the accident wasn't Anna's fault, people still assume it was still somehow her fault.
May 11, 2015
This was a good book, it was not what i expected.
November 8, 2019
Wrecked, a dramatic, sad and heartwarming, yet realistic story about a girl who was with a drunk friend and got into a tragic, horrific event that will change her life forever. This story by E.R. Frank is now one of my favorite books. It’s a YA realistic fiction book and it keeps you with the main character that is believable and her feelings are relatable. Anna, the main character, has friends that stick by her side, while she tries to apologize to and try to fix her lifetime rocky relationship with her brother. Being able to see with two eyes for your whole life, could you imagine living for some time with a “spaghetti strainer” over one eye?
This book kept me reading and reading. I was always excited to pick it up and read it again. This is the first book I read by E.R. Frank and I’m thrilled to read more by them. It was a fast read for me but, it kept my attention. When the book ended, I did not want it to end. The dialogue was one of my favorite parts of this book. It wasn’t predictable and made you feel emotions. How does your dad treat you? Anna's dad is controlling and overreacts about little things, like what about the leaves in Anna’s front yard? I always knew what Anna was thinking because this book let me inside of her head. She is a complete character and is readable and understandable.
I LOVED this book, it is a must-read and you should go out and get a copy NOW.
This book kept me reading and reading. I was always excited to pick it up and read it again. This is the first book I read by E.R. Frank and I’m thrilled to read more by them. It was a fast read for me but, it kept my attention. When the book ended, I did not want it to end. The dialogue was one of my favorite parts of this book. It wasn’t predictable and made you feel emotions. How does your dad treat you? Anna's dad is controlling and overreacts about little things, like what about the leaves in Anna’s front yard? I always knew what Anna was thinking because this book let me inside of her head. She is a complete character and is readable and understandable.
I LOVED this book, it is a must-read and you should go out and get a copy NOW.
October 11, 2018
The book that I am going to be reviewing for the book review is the book Wrecked by E.R Frank. This book is about a teen named Anna. She is the main character and the narrator of the book. The book starts off by having Anna and her best friend Ellen getting in a car accident. This car accident was with Anna’s brothers girlfriend, the crash ending up killing her. As the book goes on you will find out how Anna deals with her post traumatic stress disorder after the accident, how she manages to come out of this tragic incident, and how the accident affected the people around her especially her brother Jack.
One thing that I thought that was very interesting that the author did was she would have flashbacks of Anna’s life before the accident. When the author did this it made reading the book more enjoyable and it made me as a reader think about how that one moment in time changed her whole life. I think that this book is probably for more mature reading because there is a lot of sadness and emotion that comes from the accident, and if you weren’t old enough then you might not understand what’s really happening. There is a lot of lessons that can be learned in this book. A lesson that was portrayed throughout this book is learning to have forgiveness. Overall I think that this was a very well written book, and I did really enjoy this read.
One thing that I thought that was very interesting that the author did was she would have flashbacks of Anna’s life before the accident. When the author did this it made reading the book more enjoyable and it made me as a reader think about how that one moment in time changed her whole life. I think that this book is probably for more mature reading because there is a lot of sadness and emotion that comes from the accident, and if you weren’t old enough then you might not understand what’s really happening. There is a lot of lessons that can be learned in this book. A lesson that was portrayed throughout this book is learning to have forgiveness. Overall I think that this was a very well written book, and I did really enjoy this read.
December 16, 2019
This book is about about a girl named Anna who's life flashes before her eyes. They were leaving a party, not intoxicated and perfectly fine to drive home. They get into a car accident, and the driver of the other car gets killed. This so happens to be Annas brothers girlfriend. Her and her friend Ellen survive the crash, but barely. You learn through the book that Anna has PTSD from the crash, and struggles with little things such as getting in a car.
I really enjoyed the beginning of this book. The description of the accident was well written. When reading the scene from the hospital I could clearly see and feel the pain Anna and her friend was in. Then it started to go down hill. One thing I thought she would talk about is how thankful she is to be alive, but she just kept complaining about her eye. After the accident, the story didn't seem to get anymore interesting. It seemed to just be some flashbacks, and her trying to get over the death of Cameron.
I gave this book one star for many reasons. The biggest reason was that it was very difficult for me to follow this book. The characters all started to get jumbled together, and the way the book was set up makes it harder for the reader to follow. They have random flash backs that really don't go along with the story, or don't mean anything. This makes it hard to know what is present time and what is a memory. For example, she had a flashback about her dad getting caught in a riptide. This was in the middle of the story, and seemed to just distract me.
I really enjoyed the beginning of this book. The description of the accident was well written. When reading the scene from the hospital I could clearly see and feel the pain Anna and her friend was in. Then it started to go down hill. One thing I thought she would talk about is how thankful she is to be alive, but she just kept complaining about her eye. After the accident, the story didn't seem to get anymore interesting. It seemed to just be some flashbacks, and her trying to get over the death of Cameron.
I gave this book one star for many reasons. The biggest reason was that it was very difficult for me to follow this book. The characters all started to get jumbled together, and the way the book was set up makes it harder for the reader to follow. They have random flash backs that really don't go along with the story, or don't mean anything. This makes it hard to know what is present time and what is a memory. For example, she had a flashback about her dad getting caught in a riptide. This was in the middle of the story, and seemed to just distract me.
December 30, 2019
Wrecked accurately portrays how tragedy rips apart a family that’s already broken. The flashbacks to Anna and Jack’s childhood really round out the characters, and they are important to understanding the family dynamic and some of Anna’s underlying fears and anxieties. Overall, I enjoyed this book, but it wasn’t without its faults or surprises.
Anna and Jack’s relationship didn’t end up the way I thought it would, or maybe even in a completely realistic way. I was disappointed with the sexual content, as it seems to have no purpose in the plot. It only took what could have been a powerful story of healing and turned it into something that is not appropriate for middle school readers. Anna’s mom is definitely the hero of the story, and even though I think there’s so much more to tell there, I was satisfied with how that subplot ended. As for Jack and his poker-playing dad... those stories are definitely not over. After all Anna’s vacation flashbacks, it seems strange that a character would give up trying to stop the wave.
Anna and Jack’s relationship didn’t end up the way I thought it would, or maybe even in a completely realistic way. I was disappointed with the sexual content, as it seems to have no purpose in the plot. It only took what could have been a powerful story of healing and turned it into something that is not appropriate for middle school readers. Anna’s mom is definitely the hero of the story, and even though I think there’s so much more to tell there, I was satisfied with how that subplot ended. As for Jack and his poker-playing dad... those stories are definitely not over. After all Anna’s vacation flashbacks, it seems strange that a character would give up trying to stop the wave.
June 23, 2018
I really enjoyed this even though there was a true absence of grief for Cameron. I like to cry... I like to close the book temporarily because it hurts too much to keep reading but this book doesn't offer these moments. It does, however, offer a glimpse into modern therapy and habits of young people trying to cope. It also offers a glimpse into toxic parenting... which a lot of us can relate to. It's far from perfect but it is a solid read...
I will say this... I absolutely hated the narrator and was still able to enjoy the book.
I will say this... I absolutely hated the narrator and was still able to enjoy the book.
June 15, 2020
Deals with a little bit of everything that occurs in teen years. Mainly focuses on overcoming a traumatic, life-changing event, but also mentions the struggles of family tension, friendship trials, and relationship problems. It becomes slightly repetitive, due to constantly having to remember the crash in many different therapy sessions. The stressful relationship with the father sets a bad mood throughout the book.
September 2, 2024
This book was kind of boring for me. It was mostly dialogue and thoughts. The characters were being so mean to Anna for no reason at all. What even was the scene with the huge wave? I don’t feel like any of the characters had development throughout the story, and everything just stayed the same. Meh
August 2, 2025
I read this last year during school. I just randomly got it from the library because i was bored. Well at the time i was just starting therapy because of family issues, trust issues, and panic attacks. I haven’t stopped thinking of this book. I relate so much to the main character. Not just because we both have curly hair…
October 13, 2021
I got to page 87 and I just couldn't read anymore. It's sad but I felt like something was lacking. It didn't hold my interest and I simply couldn't finish it. Too slow and a little juvenile in my opinion.
January 18, 2022
Amazing book. I'm not a big reader or anything, usually I get bored fast and cant finish it, or it takes a LONG time for me to finish it. Not this book, I couldn't put it down. I was really intrigued the whole time. The only thing I would've wanted more of was Anna and Seth together.
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December 14, 2017
Arggg.. If you are interested in the book just read the inside dust jacket. It will tell you everything with out the torture of actually reading the book.
January 30, 2018
This book was just... so boring. I probably skimmed almost the entire last half of it.
December 15, 2018
Some messed up stuff happens, but by the end everybody is in therapy and they're getting thorough it.
April 5, 2021
Not my favorite book ever, but the book was overall a decent read. It flowed very well & I loved all the metaphors the author included which helped the audience better understand Anna’s healing process after the car accident. I would have liked to see more character development within the book as most characters fell somewhat flat. The author could have tried to provoke more of an emotional response from readers. The story was sad but it didn’t really tug on my emotions like some other books I’ve read. Contrary to some of the opinion’s of others, I did like the ending. It was an honest portrayal on the effects of a tragedy. The effects of tragedy can be long lasting & they don’t just vanish after a few sessions of therapy.
September 6, 2021
Amazing! This is one of those books that, when you finish it, you sit there thinking. I loved this book.
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