girlrunsultras's review against another edition
4.0
I will not cry sad tears...I will not cry happy tears...I will not cry...I will not cry. I loved the characters in this book and the sisterly bond Carey and Nessa have is beautiful. This is such a haunting book full of pain, mental illness, and drugs but shows that even in the darkest of darks there can be an ending full of hope. Great book!
addyreadsitall's review against another edition
5.0
If You Find Me messed me up more than I can even express, but not in a horrible way. Well, wait. YES, it was horrible. No story about child abuse, abandonment, or any of the like will ever be less than horrible. But the story itself was so well written.
I never felt like this book was a work of fiction and that’s what made it so good and so hard to ever put down.
This book gave me chills, it made my heart hurt, it made me shiver, it made me hate so many people and because of that I loved it.
I never felt like this book was a work of fiction and that’s what made it so good and so hard to ever put down.
This book gave me chills, it made my heart hurt, it made me shiver, it made me hate so many people and because of that I loved it.
heb51700's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
jadegrace's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nimily's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked this book a lot up until the ending, it felt like the story dragged on without explaining much at the ending. I did get a little bit upset and emotional throughout the book. c; I would definitely read a follow up book! :)
kchristy8990's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kmj98's review against another edition
5.0
This book was a tour de force. I could not put it down. There is an amazing ending, great character and extraordinarily well written. I hope it is not a Young Adult read, if it is, I would recommend this to the 15 plus set of young adults because of drug use and sexual situations. I am so thrilled there are voices out there like Murdoch's and that the young adult/new adult genres are really getting great writers, stories, and characters. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I could not put it down, and craved it when I did.
thanks, k
thanks, k
girlreading's review against another edition
4.0
4.25* Heart wrenching, disturbing, dark and strangely beautiful. An unforgettable story of family, survival and how the two intertwine. If You Find Me had me totally gripped from page one. I couldn't put it down. Brilliant.
sjj169's review against another edition
5.0
"A book is a living, breathing thing. It spends the first chapters of it's life curled up in the mind, symbiotic with its creator as it grows fat and round." Emily Murdoch
I'm so very glad that this book grew into being. I picked up this small book when I saw it on my friend Jenny's favorite's list. I didn't really imagine what a punch these 245 pages could begin to deliver.
Carey is fourteen and taking care of her sister Jenessa in a camper. Not just any camper-these girls have no running water, no heat other than campfires. Their mother stashes them in the woods and brings them some food when she remembers it or brings another form of abuse when she needs money for her meth fix. She took Carey when she was young because her husband had been awarded sole custody. Hid her in the woods and birthed Jenessa as a "trick baby".
This book is about horrible unimaginable abuse-BUT and a very big but it is-this book is about Carey's strength. I loved this character. She is amazing beyond my piddly little words can even begin to describe.
This book makes me cry but this book also made me smile from my whole heart. Carey's story should be read.
I'm so very glad that this book grew into being. I picked up this small book when I saw it on my friend Jenny's favorite's list. I didn't really imagine what a punch these 245 pages could begin to deliver.
Carey is fourteen and taking care of her sister Jenessa in a camper. Not just any camper-these girls have no running water, no heat other than campfires. Their mother stashes them in the woods and brings them some food when she remembers it or brings another form of abuse when she needs money for her meth fix. She took Carey when she was young because her husband had been awarded sole custody. Hid her in the woods and birthed Jenessa as a "trick baby".
This book is about horrible unimaginable abuse-BUT and a very big but it is-this book is about Carey's strength. I loved this character. She is amazing beyond my piddly little words can even begin to describe.
This book makes me cry but this book also made me smile from my whole heart. Carey's story should be read.
puggers13's review against another edition
4.0
I flew through this book. It's such a heartbreaking story but it also shows the resilience of the human spirit and hope after a story of tragedy.