A review by lumos_libros
Far from You by Lisa Schroeder
5.0
Before I really knew what was happening I was done with this book. It draws you in so quick, and is such a breeze to read it's hard not to gobble it up in one sitting. I had thought to read it again before I did a review, but I felt like I had to write one now.
It's in verse so at first that gets some getting use to. No worries there is a sufficient amount of dialogue, so it never feels too "poemy". You'd think with the length of this book you wouldn't feel attached to the characters or that they wouldn't be three dimensional, but they totally are. Each one had a unique quality to bring to the book.
The book begins innocently enough. Alice is dealing with the death of her mother, getting used to a new sister, new mom, her wonderful boyfriend, and the rocky relationship with her friend Claire. Things change drastically when Alice, Ivy (her new born half sister), and Vic (her new stepmom) get stuck in a snowstorm. This forces all involved to see each other in a different light. I was shocked to realize I liked this so much. It was so short and to the point, but never felt like something was missing. It gives you the message that things bigger than us are at play in helping us. Something we need to hear every once in awhile.
Oh I have to mention how symbolic the whole thing that happens to the guitar (can't say what happens, kind of would be a little spoiler). I also found that her boyfriend's name being Blaze was kind of fitting. You know her being in all that cold and her "Blaze" was part of what kept her going.
It's in verse so at first that gets some getting use to. No worries there is a sufficient amount of dialogue, so it never feels too "poemy". You'd think with the length of this book you wouldn't feel attached to the characters or that they wouldn't be three dimensional, but they totally are. Each one had a unique quality to bring to the book.
The book begins innocently enough. Alice is dealing with the death of her mother, getting used to a new sister, new mom, her wonderful boyfriend, and the rocky relationship with her friend Claire. Things change drastically when Alice, Ivy (her new born half sister), and Vic (her new stepmom) get stuck in a snowstorm. This forces all involved to see each other in a different light. I was shocked to realize I liked this so much. It was so short and to the point, but never felt like something was missing. It gives you the message that things bigger than us are at play in helping us. Something we need to hear every once in awhile.
Oh I have to mention how symbolic the whole thing that happens to the guitar (can't say what happens, kind of would be a little spoiler). I also found that her boyfriend's name being Blaze was kind of fitting. You know her being in all that cold and her "Blaze" was part of what kept her going.