Review : The Day I Killed James - Catherine Ryan Hyde

-



Have you ever done something so terrible and then something worst happened and you thought that somehow it was all your fault, that your actions had lead up to this occassion ?


The Day I Killed James

Review : The Day I Killed James - Catherine Ryan Hyde - Oct 2010

Have you ever done something so bad for the one you love , that you didn't stop to think and consider the consequences and what it could do to others ?
Author Catherine Ryan Hyde is famous for the fact that all her novels tend to play a huge role in the self-realisation process. From Pay it Forward to Love in The Present Tense and my favourite "When I Found You".
Today's book "The Day I Killed James" tells the story of Theresa who had her pick of guys - one that she loved and would do anything for and the other who loved her and would do anything for her. When the one she loves tells her , he is taking another girl to the local party, Theresa is devastated and finds the best way for revenge is to turn up with another guy- James , the guy who would do anything for Theresa. After a silly party prank , James runs off and commits Suicide and what follows is the death of James and how Theresa felt responsible and has a strong sense of blame on herself. Eager to start anew and fresh life, she runs away with a new identity Annie Stewart. Here she meets Georgia aka Cathy, an eleven year old girl who in a way is just like Theresa. We read as they both discover that in order to really move forth with their lives, is to accept that they weren't too blame and to seek forgiveness from those closest to them and go from there as running away doesn't solve your problems, it just makes you go in circles.
This novel is what true love is and in places so tearful as it describes the lengths someone will go for the one they truly love.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Review: Steel Princess - Rina Kent

-
Image
Review: Steel Princess - Book #2 Royal Elite Series - Rina Kent - December 2019 At the end of Book #1, we were left on a cliffhanger of Elsa being pushed into the pool. At the beginning of book #2, she is saved by a newcomer to the school - Knox.  We can see some friendly flirting but nothing more going on between these two, but it riles up Aiden who still has this mindset of "if I can't have her, no-one can" especially since he is supposed to be engaged to Silver Queens. During Book #2 Elsa starts to recall some more memories and goes to Dr.Khan in hopes that he can open her Pandora's box and can restore her full memories of what happened before she was seven years old. We also catch a glimpse during this book of her past and why Aiden King's father blames her for his mother's death and why Aiden considered Elsa a ghost. I liked this book as it was more intense with Elsa's memories and past returning. In Book #2 it is revealed about he
Read more

Review: Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas

-
Image
  Review: Punk 57 - Penelope Douglas - October 2016 As soon as I read Bully by Penelope Douglas, I was in love with this author. So when she released a new one who had my favorite theme of penpals and that whole friend to lovers going on, I knew I had to read it. The book started out with a bit of background where we learned about how Misha and Ryen were placed together in a classroom project penpal program. The pair continues to write to each other right through the year, and then they take it to the next level and continue through the rest of their schooling. Fast forward to high school Misha is in a band and Ryen is out with her friends and they complete a scavenger hunt form. Ryen is not what Misha expected especially from her letters. Tragedy occurs, and Misha turns up at Ryen's school under a fake name. This doesn't go over too well as Ryen is nothing like her letters, in fact, she is as fake as can be and Misha aka Masen hates her, in fact, she
Read more