by Donna Freitas
5 starsThe Survival Kit is my best YA reads for 2014! Mixed feelings to be expected if you're decided to try this book; death, grief, sorrow, happiness, forgiveness, peace and... loads, you named it. I, for one, loved everything about this book - the main characters, minor characters, the story and ...
The Survival Kit is written for the readers who painstakingly shy away from issue novels; from the inevitable pain and hurt and pure emotion that they bring. While Freitas's novel is beautifully written, capturing the emotions of grief and heartache in a seamless manner and integrating within this s...
3.5 stars :')
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Unbelievable fricken good, and let me say saWOON!!! Cant wait to dive into Freitas other novel; this gorgeous game, which has been sitting on my shelf for a while.
Yes,yes,YES! Another good book about loss of a loved one. It wasn't earth shattering like Jellicoe Road or The Sky Is Everywhere but it had a certain charm. And the story itself was never boring. You also get a sweet and realistic romance.
Bracing yourself for an impact that never arrives is a strange sensation. When it becomes clear that the anticipated pain is not going to make an appearance, there’s a moment of confusion before the tensed muscles release, before the flinch fades, before the shielding hands come down. A suspended se...
A lot of what I liked in Survival Kit had to do with Rose and Will then only later with Rose with and her family, particularly her with her brother as they dealt with what they had to. It’s an emotional read, but not as emotional as I was thinking it was going to be. Sure, most of what I felt for t...
A picture of peonies, a crystal heart, an iPod, a paper star, a box of crayons and a tiny handmade kite made up Rose's Survival Kit - a kit made by her mother before she died in a devastating battle against cancer. Before her mother's death, Rose was a vibrant girl in the center of the school's soci...
When I picked up The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas, I knew I would enjoy it. I enjoy young adult contemporary reads that focus on loss. What I didn’t expect was to find that The Survival Kit stands out as one of the best of the genre! Y’all, Donna Freitas has written one awesome story. She should de...
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