Review: Extremely Heartfelt
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2013
Most are saying this is the book of two young girls, Melanie and Jordan.  While I do agree, because the book does alternate between both girls' POVs, I would also have to say this is the story of families, friends, boyfriends/girlfriends, and schools.  You really see how an incident like a rape really affects everyone from the people closest to the victim and the rapist all the way to people who were associated with both, like members in a town and school.This is the story of how two completely opposite girls, one the good girl and star of the basketball team and the other the bad girl with an equally bad reputation, are thrown together when Coach T, the girl's basketball coach is accused of being a rapist to both Melanie and Jordan.  One accusation true and one false, but both girls living with a lie.The emotion in this novel is extremely heartfelt and real.  Even if you have never experienced something like this it hits you hard, square in the chest.  There were several times I was brimming with tears.This is very different than Katie's other two novels, but equally as great.  I would definitely recommend this to fans of her work, along with those who are new to her work (when you're done, pick up The Proposition & The Proposal!), as well people who didn't like her last novels because you will see a different side to her writing.Overall, this is a great, quick read.  I was very pleased with the ending and it left me with a smile, something I was very grateful for after the grim events of the novel.