My Never Ending List

Twisting and turning, never knowing exactly how it all plays out until the end and then, incredible! It was fascinating how things were presented and as I sifted through the readings to grasp the details of the lives of the three girls and how they are connected, their stories I cannot get enough of. Such detail and told with such conviction, their stories grabbed at my emotions and pulled me in. There is Amber, who has spent the past three years inside a Juvenile Detention Center. Amber finds contentment in her new surroundings, and she takes great pride in her job of pushing the library cart around to her fellow inmates. Amber was a complex character for me as I thought she downplayed herself as she wrapped herself up in the happenings around her. It broke my heart to see this but her love of books gave me hope that someday, she will break free. Violet, oh the dancer, Violet. She’s going to Juilliard and can’t be more excited about this fact. Dancing consumes her life and she got on my nerves from the beginning. Her I’m-good attitude and the fact that she ditched her best friend really had me riled. How she had any friends really baffled me. Then there is Ori. Ori and Violet were best friends. My heart went out to her: her flare on life and her attitude was very optimist, what wasn’t there to love about her. Even thrown into a hostile situation, Ori remained calm and composed and she could create change if given the opportunity. There is so much to love about this book and to put my finger on one reason is hard. I loved the stories that each character lives contained, they were complex and so far-reaching. I loved the mystery element of this book and how the book never really had one direction, it twists and turned many times and it was like a puzzle. I loved the characters and what they stood for, who they were or what they wanted to be. I loved so much more too.

I received a copy from the book from NetGalley and Algonquin Books in exchange for an honest opinion.