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Crissa-Jean Chappell

Autor(a) de Total Constant Order

5+ Works 160 Membros 9 Reviews

Obras de Crissa-Jean Chappell

Total Constant Order (2007) 97 cópias
Narc (2012) 29 cópias
More Than Good Enough (2014) 29 cópias
Sun Don't Shine (2024) 3 cópias
Sun Don't Shine (2024) 2 cópias

Associated Works

Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories (2011) — Contribuinte — 319 cópias

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1974-12-19
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Miami, Florida, USA

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All of the concern, protectiveness, and twisted reasonings behind love weave into a grabbing tale with bite.

Reece has been running away from the 'bad' men with her father for almost as long as she can remember. From tents to vans, her homes last only as long as her father feels its safe. Their current residence, a cheap hotel in Florida, has offered a real bed and steady schooling for a couple of years...until she breaks her father's rules and begins to have a friend. Questions arise, and as she seeks the answers, the weave of secrets unravels.

This story had me engaged from beginning to end. Reece's living situation comes across naturally while carrying the required rawness to make the difficulties clear. She sympathetic despite her razor-sharp edges. The relationship with her father stays on edge, making her views of him understandable while still carrying a sense of wrongness to build tension and suspicion. There is violence, hints of drug abuse, hints of child abuse and more, but none of it tiptoes past what even upper middle graders can handle. Still, it keeps the reader at the edge of their seat and plays along the edge of a true thriller without completely crossing that line. In that sense, it isn't a true thriller but more of an edgy contemporary with a dash of mystery and plenty of dark secrets.

It was no problem to get caught up in this story and root for Reece as she untangles her life to discover the lies underneath. The writing is smooth, keeps the pacing high, and brings the scenes across in all the right ways. There are more than a few logic hiccups, but these fade under the well-paced plot and desire for Reece to discover the truth. The end loosened on this end and didn't quite pull through with as much finesse, but the end pulls most threads together to leave the needed hope and satisfaction after the storm. And, of course, a bit of food for thought.
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tdrecker | Jan 4, 2024 |
Aaron--flipped to be an informant after being picked up for drugs.

Morgan--emo/goth girl, dancer who cuts herself; Aaron is interested.

I am buying this for my Ellen Hopkins kids. It's not poetry, but the same type of drama they love. The dialogue and characters feel real. I have met these kids before.
 
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readingbeader | Oct 29, 2020 |
I enjoyed reading this book and getting a look into the mind of a girl with OCD. I liked her journey and felt sympathetic to her. I had a harder time with Thayer, as he seemed to distant, and I never really got attached to him. But I loved the main character, who is the most important anyway. A solid debut!
 
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lilrongal | outras 6 resenhas | Nov 20, 2017 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
5
Also by
2
Membros
160
Popularidade
#131,702
Avaliação
3.9
Resenhas
9
ISBNs
9

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