Synopsis: Suicidal thoughts plague ten-year-old Max at the end of the toughest summer break of his life.
With his best friend gone for the summer, Max discovers a kid's social networking site. He makes tons of friends, the best among them, Malia. Not wanting to risk any of his new friendships, he makes a series of bad choices, pushing him to thoughts of suicide.
Malia, being an eleven-year-old victim of depression herself, tries to help Max as best she can. But with a troubled home life, she swings from being Max's protector and mentor one day to his personal bully the next.
My Thoughts: It was kinda interesting reading a story told primarily thru instant messages. I felt it gave the topic more focus and a better understanding of the minds of folks having suicidal thoughts. My heart went out to Max because on some levels I went thru some of the same feelings and stuff he did at that age just trying to fit in and all and taking everything to heart when in fact it may not have been such a big deal but at that age everything feels like a big deal so it was easy for me to sympathize with him.
Malia I felt bad for her as well but she just wasn't a likable person. I just felt like she brought Max down lower by being friends. I actually didn't even consider what they had a friendship because she was always so judgemental and mean to him.
You can get your copy from Amazon HERE
*I received a free copy from the author for an honest review.
0 comments:
Post a Comment