A review by alexisneuville
Hold Still, by Mia Nolting, Nina LaCour
3.0
Review: http://theliteraturelion.blogspot.com/2011/08/hold-still-by-nina-lacour.html
Caitlin spends her nights sitting in her car while she does her homework and has an old burned CD playing in the stereo. A few months ago, Caitlin used to be spending her time with her best friend, Ingrid, who was a natural artist- a photographer specifically. With Ingrid's recent suicide running through her veins, Caitlin doesn't know what to do besides close herself off and hate most of the things in her life. When she finds Ingrid's old journal that was left for her personally, Caitlin starts to develop and grow into her new life without her best friend.
Being left by your friend is a tough thing to go through, but when your best friend takes their own life it's even harder. Caitlin has always been a semi-dependent girl, but when the person she depends on, Ingrid, is no longer there for her, Caitlin is forced to become a bit more independent. It's nice to see that people can change, even if bad things have to happen for it to take place.
My favorite part of this book was the romance. I feel that it was the only exciting and amusing part of the story. The other portions were slow, hard to get through and lacking that richness you need in an emotional story like this. When the novel starts, it's like we're automatically supposed to feel sorry for Caitlin. Of course, I did feel sorry for her since her best friend committed suicide, but I didn't feel involved in the story at all. We did get some insights of what Caitlin and Ingrid's friendship was like in the story, but they weren't very emotion-triggering like other novels.
The story line was decent, the characters were typical, but the romance was the main asset that I liked most.
Caitlin spends her nights sitting in her car while she does her homework and has an old burned CD playing in the stereo. A few months ago, Caitlin used to be spending her time with her best friend, Ingrid, who was a natural artist- a photographer specifically. With Ingrid's recent suicide running through her veins, Caitlin doesn't know what to do besides close herself off and hate most of the things in her life. When she finds Ingrid's old journal that was left for her personally, Caitlin starts to develop and grow into her new life without her best friend.
Being left by your friend is a tough thing to go through, but when your best friend takes their own life it's even harder. Caitlin has always been a semi-dependent girl, but when the person she depends on, Ingrid, is no longer there for her, Caitlin is forced to become a bit more independent. It's nice to see that people can change, even if bad things have to happen for it to take place.
My favorite part of this book was the romance. I feel that it was the only exciting and amusing part of the story. The other portions were slow, hard to get through and lacking that richness you need in an emotional story like this. When the novel starts, it's like we're automatically supposed to feel sorry for Caitlin. Of course, I did feel sorry for her since her best friend committed suicide, but I didn't feel involved in the story at all. We did get some insights of what Caitlin and Ingrid's friendship was like in the story, but they weren't very emotion-triggering like other novels.
The story line was decent, the characters were typical, but the romance was the main asset that I liked most.