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| by Carmen Rodrigues |
ISBN: 9781442439078
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: June 11th 2013
Number of Pages: 352
Source: Local Library
Goodreads Summary: There was something about Ellie; something dangerous. Charismatic. Broken. Jake looked out for her. Sarah followed her lead. And Jess kept her distance and kept watch.
Now Ellie's dead, and Jake, Sarah, and Jess are left to pick up the pieces. All they have are thirty-four clues she left behind. Thirty-four strips of paper hidden in a box beneath her bed. Thirty-four secrets of a brief and painful life.
Jake, Sarah, and Jess all feel responsible for what happened to Ellie, and all three have secrets of their own. As they confront the past, they will discover not only the darkest truths about themselves, but also what Ellie herself had been hiding all along.
Publication Date: June 11th 2013
Number of Pages: 352
Source: Local Library
Goodreads Summary: There was something about Ellie; something dangerous. Charismatic. Broken. Jake looked out for her. Sarah followed her lead. And Jess kept her distance and kept watch.
Now Ellie's dead, and Jake, Sarah, and Jess are left to pick up the pieces. All they have are thirty-four clues she left behind. Thirty-four strips of paper hidden in a box beneath her bed. Thirty-four secrets of a brief and painful life.
Jake, Sarah, and Jess all feel responsible for what happened to Ellie, and all three have secrets of their own. As they confront the past, they will discover not only the darkest truths about themselves, but also what Ellie herself had been hiding all along.
My Rating: 
We have a teenager Ellie who overdoes and dies - no one knows if this
was truly just an accident. The only person with her
when this happens is her best friend, Sarah. After this experience, Sarah
basically falls apart and beings a shut-in. Her young sister, Jess, had a
secret relationship with Ellie. And Ellie had secrets of her own, bad
experiences as a child and some mental issues now. The summary mentions the 34
scraps of paper that Ellie wrote with her secrets on them. I found this part of
the book to be confusing and not needed. Some of the chapters have one of these
messages preceding it but they don't make sense usually and we never know who
the person she refers to in the particular note is.
We have varying points of view, which worked for me. I just never connected with any of the characters. None of them were likable and all the secrets they had and their treatment of each other was bothersome.
If you liked Zoe Letting Go by Nora Price - give this book a try as it has the same mysterious elements & is realistic with the issues presented. However, I feel like that book was better written. Or if you decide not to take a chance on 34 Pieces of You, but like this type of book, go read Zoe Letting Go.
We have varying points of view, which worked for me. I just never connected with any of the characters. None of them were likable and all the secrets they had and their treatment of each other was bothersome.
If you liked Zoe Letting Go by Nora Price - give this book a try as it has the same mysterious elements & is realistic with the issues presented. However, I feel like that book was better written. Or if you decide not to take a chance on 34 Pieces of You, but like this type of book, go read Zoe Letting Go.
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