Miracle
Megan survived the plane crash—but can she survive the aftermath? An intense, emotional novel from the author of The Unwritten Rule and Between Here and Forever.
Megan is a miracle. At least, that’s what everyone says. Having survived a plane crash that killed everyone else on board, Megan knows she should be grateful just to be alive. But the truth is, she doesn’t feel like a miracle. In fact, she doesn’t feel anything at all. Then memories from the crash start coming back.
Scared and alone, Megan doesn’t know whom to turn to. Her entire community seems unable—or maybe unwilling—to see her as anything but Miracle Megan. Everyone except for Joe, the beautiful boy next door with a tragic past and secrets of his own. All Megan wants is for her life to get back to normal, but the harder she tries to live up to everyone’s expectations, the worse she feels. And this time, she may be falling too fast to be saved...
Megan is a miracle. At least, that’s what everyone says. Having survived a plane crash that killed everyone else on board, Megan knows she should be grateful just to be alive. But the truth is, she doesn’t feel like a miracle. In fact, she doesn’t feel anything at all. Then memories from the crash start coming back.
Scared and alone, Megan doesn’t know whom to turn to. Her entire community seems unable—or maybe unwilling—to see her as anything but Miracle Megan. Everyone except for Joe, the beautiful boy next door with a tragic past and secrets of his own. All Megan wants is for her life to get back to normal, but the harder she tries to live up to everyone’s expectations, the worse she feels. And this time, she may be falling too fast to be saved...
(summary from goodreads.com)
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Yet another heart wrenching,
the-main-character-is-an-emotional-wreck kind of book - and again, not what I
would call an easy read but I still enjoyed it a lot. I read this around the same time I read Fracture - as I mentioned in an earlier post, it was fascinating to compare the two books, to see how the
different girls reacted to their individual traumas, how their parents
helped or hurt the process, who they were able to confide in. Both books made me want to take notes, or write a small pamphlet called "What To Do if Your Child/Friend/Loved One Suffers A Traumatic Event". Or more appropriately, what NOT to do. I felt for Megan's pain, for her frustrations, for her guilt. The relationships were real and raw, from her dwindling relationship with her friends to her hesitant relationship with Joe to her fraught relationship with her parents. This is a powerfully written book.
Mom note: As
a mother of readers, I also
want to make a note to myself (and others if they care) why I would or
would not have my children read this book, because honestly, sometimes I
forget. This is a YA book, so everything is within YA strictures. Violence: memories of a brutal plane crash. Profanity: yes.
Sex: no
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