The Girl Next Door (Paperback)

from brandileigh2003

This is a type of story that I love and devour. The main characters Sam and Jesse are well written, and the plot is well paced. I am able to understand where Sam is coming from and it is an adventure to watch how they deal with these life altering circumstances. Their relationship is touching and...

from lawral

Girl Next Door is the more grown-up version of those really sad books everyone reads for a while in junior high. Death is more than a possible ending for this book; it is practically the setting and a main character as well. Jesse and his mother are, of course, consumed by Jesse's sickness, but s...

from ReadingBifrost

"Is it better to be numb, to feel none of the pain we're in? Would I want to live like that, if I could? Would that be living? Or is it better to just stop walking?" Honestly, this book fell completely flat and broke its own spine, the poor dear. The story starts with Samantha already sleeping ov...

from ericajsc

There are some things in life that shake people right down to their core, forever changing the way they view life. The impending death of a loved one is certainly one of those things. In this book Sam has to learn how to be there for Jesse in the final days of his life, but must also face her fea...