Review: An interesting story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2013
Jake is just an ordinary boy who wants to be liked.This sentence sums up Jake pretty well.  The story of Jake is the story of a pretty ordinary teenage boy going through his ordinary day to day life.  I think that is what makes this book interesting, the fact that Jake is just like the kid next door...or just like you.  He has a good home, a nice life, and satisfying friendships.  He is not some secret superpower waiting to be discovered - he's just Jake.The characters are well written and believable.  Jake's little brother Ben is cute.  I think it is hard to write kids and make them credible, but the author is able to do it here.Overall I enjoyed this story, though it was a bit depressing.  I guess life is sometimes, though.  The beginning was a bit slow for me, but as Jake's story continued things and people's lives started weaving together and created an interesting narrative.