Told from their own viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Jill, in grief over the loss of her father, and Mandy, nearly nineteen, are thrown together when Jill's mother agrees to adopt Mandy's unborn child, but nothing turns out as they had anticipated.
Monday, April 29, 2013
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This book was not something I normally something I would read, but it is very interesting. Jill just lost her father, and now her mother wants a baby in the house. Mandy is a pregnant high schooler, and she is going to be giving her baby away to Jill's mother. The way this book works is kind of confusing, but also different. This book is very good, so read it!
In this book, it was very touching to my opinion. You have a troubled girl who has had troubles since her dad passed away almost a year ago, and she pushes herself away from her friends and her boyfriend, making her more distant from her mother, who decides to make a rational decision, open "adopting" a baby. 18 year old Amanda, who goes by Mandy, has to get away from her parents, and her mom more than anything. She has her unborn child she is bearing, and she wants best for her daughter.
HOW TO SAVE A LIFE is truly a great book. It’s about two girls named Jill and Mandy and how their lives become intertwined. Mandy, whom is pregnant at the time and has come to the decision to give the baby up to Jill’s mom Robin, who is still grieving over the death of her husband. The agreement Robin and Mandy came to slowly starts to fall apart as the story continues. The lies Mandy once told become clear and Jill who strongly disliked Mandy at the time comes to develop a bond with her. They even shared a secret together about the watch. That watch holds so many memories and it even holds the hope that Mandy might be able to keep the baby, her baby. The night of Mandy’s birthday-baby shower party the truth comes out. The only problem is Dylan, her former boyfriend. He however, creates a lot of problems when he drives Mandy to the train station so she can try and go see the baby’s father. Christopher. Jill comes up with a wonderful idea that changes everybody’s life including herself. It brings the once broken family to a whole one once again.
Okay, I really didn't like this book, it was just really slow and boring for me, but I know other people who would like it. Here's the lay down: Jill's dad has died, and her mother attempts to fill the void with an adopted child, which is being provided by the pregnant teen Mandy. Mandy talks them into letting her stay with them for the three weeks preceding the child's birth, but then comes the plot twist: the baby isn't coming until another four weeks after that. Mandy starts thinking about keeping the baby for herself, she wants to see the baby-daddy, Christopher, blah-blah-blah. Dylan, Jill's on-again-off-again boyfriend takes her to the train station to go see Christopher, etc. etc. Drama unfolds, Jill comes up with the "amazing" yet predictable solution and everybody lives happily ever after. Kind of. Again, not anywhere near my kind of reading material, but other people would like it. I just want to point out how creepy it is that Mandy sends letters to some guy she talked to for like 10 minutes on the train, and gets his address by taking the sticker off of his magazine. That is really stalker-esque.
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