We Are the Goldens
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780385742573 (0385742576)
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
I have never read a book by Dana Reinhardt before but after reading We Are the Goldens I plan on checking out her other books. Told in the first person from Nell's point of view you get to see a young woman trying her best to step out of her older sister's shadow. Nell loves and in equal measure is ...
I have a soft spot for books featuring sisters. It's true. I typically don't have many soft spots for anything at all besides dragons, but who doesn't, these days? There's something solid and comforting about a good sister book. It reminds. It resonates. There are so, so many YA books treating t...
This book definitely wasn’t what I was expecting, but I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least. I’ve always had a stigma about books written in second-person narration, but this is the second book I’ve read that I absolutely loved because of its narration. Nell is supposed to be a freshman in hi...
Nell worships her older sister, Layla. They're one unit, intertwined: Nellayla. As Nell and her best friend, Felix, start their freshman year in high school, on Layla's turf, there's so much Nell looks forward to: Joining Layla on the varsity soccer team. Parties. Boys. Adventures. But the year take...
”I love you tons,” you said.“I know.”“And, Nell?”“Yeah, I know.”“You do?”“Of course.”“Promise?”“Don’t insult me.”I closed your door.That’s how I vowed to keep your secret. I just love that exchange. It so perfectly captures what this book is about.I probably have the least credibility in discussing ...