Vicki Grant pulls off a neat trick in this novel. She tells quite a sophisticated and provocative story, keeps it believably ambiguous and messy, moves it along at a dramatic pace, and does all of this with language and structure that make it accessible to readers with a variety of reading levels. ( )

Canadian author Vicki Grant‘s latest novel from the Orca Soundings imprint fast establishes a problem for protagonist Ria Patterson: her parents are divorcing and Ria’s life is going in the exact opposite of a direction she’d choose for herself. Her rich investmant-banker dad has been kicked out and her mom won’t take any of his money. Ria’s mom insists on living on cheap frozen pizzas and when the final bomb drops — Ria, her little brother Elliott, and her mom will all be moving to another town to start a new life — Ria can’t help but freak out. She is in no way ready to leave her ritzy neighborhood, her bffs, or her hot boyfriend Colin for, well, anything.

Ria’s priorities change quickly, though, when her dad goes missing in a plane crash. She’s sure her dad is still alive, but family friends are already talking about him like he’s gone for good. Dead. And the media has started circling in. Soon Ria is confronted with rumors that her father wasn’t the person she thought he was, and it affected almost everyone in town, including Colin. Alone and scared, Ria knows she has to do something to take matters into her own hands. She just doesn’t know how.

With twists and turns around ever corner, COMEBACK is a great pick for reluctant teen readers. Considering its short length, Vicki Grant does a fabulous job of capturing Ria’s voice straight away, developing real, relateable characters, and pacing an unexpected thrill-ride. I’m looking forward to seeing what Ms. Grant is working on next! ( )

This book is amazing! I like the plot and it has a good interest in the main story.

Vicki Grant's Comeback fasinated me with the interest of the story. A young teen-age girl, Ria, has lost her father, how did this happen? She goes through all the stuggles in life without her father and tries to accomplish them. The police and everyone try helping look for her dad, but it's no use because no one knows where he went. How does this fathers daughter fell? Not so good. She tries to continue on in life at school, at home, and with her boyfriend. This is an excelent story to read and has a very good plot!

Part of the Orca Soundings series for reluctant readers, this novel folds drama and suspense into a story that carries echoes of our country's current marital and financial woes. Rich pretty popular high-school senior Ria has led a charmed life, but now her parent's seemingly perfect marriage has broken up and, before she has a chance to absorb the blow, her father disappears in a plane crash. Rumors begin to surface that her dad has scammed his clients, including Ria's boyfriend's parents , out of millions of dollars of savings. Disillusionment and split-second bad decision-making lead Ria to run away from home with her five-tear-old brother in tow, but the realities of being on her own soon sink in. The premise of the story will quickly grab readers who will emphasize with Ria and her crisis. ( )

To me, this book "come back" is better than the other one that i read, "house party." I say that because this one focus more on the characters emotion. The other book did too, but in my opinion, the other one didn't seem as touching. It's another one of those books that has scenarios of what can or is happening to certain teens now a days. Overall, this is a great book and i would recommand it to people who like to read a shorter book that has not as much pages. ( )