Rebecca Fjelland Davis

In terms of realistic fiction, Chasing Alliecat was my first foray into this world in YA fiction. This book hooked its fingers into me and drew me into reading from the very first chapter. If this is what all realistic fiction is like, well please let me say that I'm more than happy to go find some more! I felt so invested in these characters that I loved every minute of this book. Absolutely amazing.

If you are the type of reader who wants their characters to be well developed and drive the plot, this book is for you! Sadie, Joe and Allie are all so different and yet there are similar parts in their lives that draw them together. Like a band of lovable misfits, I had a blast watching them interact. Sadie provides the sensibility, Allie the toughness and Joe the adorable awkwardness. The three of them just meshed so perfectly that I really felt like they were real people. I'd hang with them in a heartbeat.

Their love of mountain biking especially ties them together. I loved the descriptions of the way they felt as they rode. The sheer adrenaline that was described sounds amazing! Reading about how mountain bikers have such respect for nature and their bikes, it really blew me away. How much do we really hear about mountain bikers anyway? I have to say that it was refreshing to see a book about a sport like this. Mountain bikers have always impressed me, but to see younger characters who were so invested? Wow, just wow. You can definitely tell that Rebecca has a passion for this.

Story wise, Chasing Alliecat felt to me like a roller coaster. A wild ride indeed, this book starts out slow and allows you to meet the characters and get to know them. Then all of the sudden things start to happen, the characters are moving at a lightning pace and there are times when you'll forget to breathe. Trust me. The ending of this book especially just blew me away. To say that I loved Allie, Sadie and Joe's story is a bit of an understatement. I'd say more that I actually felt a part of their story. It's so true to life.

Am I being vague? Definitely. I won't give a single part of this book away for you because honestly that would be doing you a disservice my friends. Suffice it to say that this is a fantastic story! Chasing Alliecat has it all. Friendship, romance, mystery and intrigue. You want it, it's there! You'll need to go grab a copy as soon as you can to see what I'm talking about.… (lisätietoja)

Jake Riley is a kid that Lainey-Belainey is the only one that knows the truth about him. She ends up telling almost everyone that Jake was forcing to kill her if she told anyone about him when he was in her father's barn trespassing. Then in the end Lainey is in the barn feeding her calves food when Jake comes up behind her and has his dads gun ready to shoot her. When Lainey's dad comes home he shoots his shotgun right infront of Jake and Jake gives Lainey's dad his gun and finds out that there were no bullets in the gun. Jake said that he was not intending to shoot Lainey to kill her, so now Jake has to go back to Eldora again. Jake was going back to Eldora because he did manslaughter to his dad and hit him with a baseball bat when his dad was hitting him and made his ear bleed. You will find out if Jake goes back to Eldora or not.
I think this book is fairly good, because its talks about how some people are commited of doing things that are wrong.… (lisätietoja)