Review: A Novel that reflects true Teen Angst
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
What path would you take if your whole life can crumbling down and how far would you have to fall to realise what has happened ?For fifteen year old Meg who past life has been a happy one with her Dad, Mum and three friends. Now her parents have gotten a divorce and her father has moved in with his fiance Cheri , her mother won't come out of her room and is going in a downwards spiral and her life is at a standstill.  Whilst hanging out with her friends one night at the beach, Meg decides to stay a bit longer and runs into Aidan Westwood - a senior at her school and what the girls call a Bad Boy/ Beach Hottie. Soon Aidan and Meg start hanging around more and Meg finds herself admist a world of parties, drugs, alcohol and sex. The further she goes in , the harder she finds it to get out so she goes along and soon Meg has lost all her old friends, her grades are down and her whole attitude has changed and not for the best. When tragedy strikes her family, her Aunt Sara comes to live with Meg and soon tries to put her in line and it's at this time when Meg starts to reconnect slowly with her old friends Jada and Case in particular. How long will it take Meg to realise that she needs her friends to help her out and that the road she has been walking isn't the one for her ? When another tragedy strikes one of the girls in her "old group" -Aidan's friends and ends up near death - is this the moment of clarification that Meg needs to move on with her life ? But , is it easy to walk away from that kind of life or has being a part of it made her and those she love in danger ?If I Fall by Anna Cruise , is the second book of hers I have read. It wasn't one of my favourite stories but I wonder if that has to do with my age and where I am at. I can definitely see "If I Fall" by Anna Cruise being a popular book for those in the 15-17 bracket that are wanting to try a different path in life and going through the stages of teenage angst.