Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick (272 Pages)

This is definitely a book that’s hard to review without giving away any huge events and plot twists that leave you asking yourself a million questions as you’re reading it. If you’re struggling with fitting in, or trying to keep it together growing up with a past that haunts you, you should pick up this book. I was interested in it from the moment I started reading it. 

Leonard Peacock is different. He doesn’t stick out in the crowd and has very few friends or interactions with anyone. On his eighteenth birthday (which his best friend and his mom forget about) Leonard plans to kill his best friend and himself. Why does he want to kill his best friend? Who can heal Leonard from all this pains?  Those are the questions that run through your mind as the truth slowly comes out throughout the book. This book is real and so different from anything else I’ve read. That’s why I liked it so much. You need to read this book.

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Living With Jackie Chan by Jo Knowles (372 Pages)

This book was AMAZING. It's about a boy named Josh who makes a thoughtless mistake and can't find it in him to forgive himself, so he decides to move in with his karate-obsessed uncle for his senior year in order to turn over a new leaf with a fresh, new, outlook. Josh's uncle is determined to help him start over, move on with his life, and help him achieve the closure that he needs.

I read this book in two days because the characters are so well-defined, and it is written with so much emotion that it keeps you hooked from beginning to end. I was invested in the outcome of the problem the entire time. Reading this book was so easy to relate to, watching Josh grow throughout the year, trying to forgive himself for hurting someone unintentionally. I recommend this to every high school student who needs a little hope in the process of forgiving themselves. A little help goes a long way.

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Pivot Point by Kasie West (343 Pages)

Pivot Point was one of those books that left me wanting more. This book is about a girl named Addison Coleman, who is a "Searcher", which means she can search the outcome of a choice she's about to make. When her parents hit her hard with the news that they are going to be getting a divorce and going their separate ways, Addie has to make the hardest decision she has ever had to make in her life. She has to choose between living with her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live amongst the "Norms", or stay and live with her mom who is going to continue to live in the paranormal compound.

In order to decide where she wants to live permanently she spends time living in both homes. In her "Norm" home she meets a boy named Trevor who is genuine, understanding, and sweet. In her paranormal life, the hottest guy in school, Duke, shows interest in her. 

Addie's father is asked to help out in a murder case which threatens the relationships she has with all the people she cares about the most. Love and loss are at battle in this book, and Addie has to choose which reality she's willing to live.

This is an extremely good book that was out of my comfort zone, but I really enjoyed reading. It was a page-turner that I refused to put down, and left me excited for the sequel!

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