The First Time She Drowned, (Paperback)

from cfullerton3

The First Time She Drowned is crowned with one of the better book titles I've come across in recent memory. It opens with a poetically metered prologue that sets the book's searching tone, and progressively leads the reader through a story that could have been maudlin in the hands of a lesser wri...

from acargile

This realistic novel took me a while to get into. By the end of the novel, I loved the message and the story. There are many famous, terrible parents in literature. Cassie's mom's selfishness made her incapable of loving. She sends Cassie to a mental institution because Cassie isn't what she want...

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This book wrecked me multiple times on multiple levels. Tears filled my eyes and butterflies danced in my stomach... It pulled me in with it's lyrical prose and kept me hooked with the tragic details... It's a story about an unloved girl trying to survive in her own world. Cass has survived famil...

from mcintorino

The story of Cassie O'Malley is realistic and heart-rending. We journey with Cassie as she tries to cope on her own in college and come to terms with her relationship with her mother. We are with Cassie as she begins to accept help and friendship. We are with Cassie as she struggles to become who...

from skstiles612

This is actually a reread for me. I purchased this book when it first came out. A friend at school told me about it because the author was a friend and she knew I reviewed books. I absolutely loved it. However, I somehow forgot to write my review. To do it justice I reread the book. It was just a...