Andrea

this book was my altime fav! (this one and Carrie). it was writen sooooo well. it was so touching - i cried. the storyline follows Andrea's boyfriends death. she gets saved soon after but is still crying out for help... and doesn't know where to get it. then she starts falling in love with her boyfriend's lil brother - but only cuz he reminds her of Neil. her "friends" put pressure on her and make it hard for her to keep her faith. the only thing - at the end i was like "....yeah, and...?". but otherwise it was AwEsOmE!!READ IT!!!!!!!!

The book starts out with a mood of pure sadness. Andrea's boyfriend, Neil, dies in an accident. Andrea begins to fall for his brother, Grady, but not because of love, but because she sees so much of Neil in him. She even says that she only loves him because he is the next best thing. Andrea has to learn to get through her tough times and depend on God for everthing because he is the only thing that truly matters. I thought that this book was a great, inspiring book that teens should read. It reminds us that God should be the center of our lives. This book portrays the reality of love in good times as well as in bad. It shows that though it isn't perfect, love has beauty in itself.