Joni Reads
Written on Jan 1, 2012
The death of Miranda's sister has haunted her for five years. There is so much mystery surrounding what happened to her. Xanda's name is never spoken in the house and Miranda desperately wants to be able to talk about her sister.
In Kamran she finds love and a person to finally talk about Xanda with.
In Delaney Pratt. new girl and new best friend, Miranda finds confidence and popularity.
But then everything changes when Miranda's period is two months late and two lines show up on a pregnancy test.
Suddenly Miranda's world just got a whole lot more complicated. Her mother will barely look at her, Kamran runs off with Delaney and Miranda is alone, aside from the friends she makes on Babycenter.com where she is posing as a 21 year old college student, married and thrilled about her bun in the oven. Online she can be happy about the pregnancy when in real life she is scared and lost.
The end of the novel is where things really pick up. Its heartbreaking and a novel that has haunted me for years and that's why I picked it up again. I admire Miranda as she is faced with choices and experiences far more difficult than she ever imagined she would face. She has courage and heart and she is so strong.
This novel really in haunting. I read it in less than a day, could not put it down. If you haven't heard of it, or you have but you never thought to pick it up, do it now. You won't regret it.