My Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Publication date: March 19th 2013 by Katherine Tegen Books
Blurb: Angie Chapman was
thirteen years old when she ventured into the woods alone on a Girl
Scouts camping trip. Now she's returned home…only to find that it's
three years later and she's sixteen-or at least that's what everyone
tells her.
What happened to the past three years of her life?
Angie doesn't know.
But there are people who do — people who could tell Angie every detail of her forgotten time, if only they weren't locked inside her mind. With a tremendous amount of courage, Angie embarks on a journey to discover the fragments of her personality, otherwise known as her "alters." As she unearths more and more about her past, she discovers a terrifying secret and must decide: When you remember things you wish you could forget, do you destroy the parts of yourself that are responsible?
What happened to the past three years of her life?
Angie doesn't know.
But there are people who do — people who could tell Angie every detail of her forgotten time, if only they weren't locked inside her mind. With a tremendous amount of courage, Angie embarks on a journey to discover the fragments of her personality, otherwise known as her "alters." As she unearths more and more about her past, she discovers a terrifying secret and must decide: When you remember things you wish you could forget, do you destroy the parts of yourself that are responsible?
My Review:
**A received a copy of the book from the author as part of the blog tour and in exchange for an honest review.**
Pretty Girl Thirteen is a unique and creepy YA novel,one that will stay with you for a long time.The first impression which you probably got from the title is that the book might as well be one of the usual contemporary chick-lits.But I assure you,that is not so.Pretty Girl Thirteen explores a girl's mind which was left in turmoil after being kidnapped for three years.It also turns out that the protagonist,after returning home,has no memories of the events of those past three years.
With the help of a therapist she finds out that the reason for her amnesia is due to the fact that she has developed several different personalities within her,in other words,a case which is a complex form of dissociative identity disorder.To fully recover her memory of those past three years,she starts digging deep into her memories to discover these different personalities,the only ones who can help her remember what happened.
As the mysteries behind her kidnapping get revealed one by one,the story turns out to be more and more shocking,terrifying and heart wrenching.Cleverly written,Liz Coley's insight into the world of dissociative identity disorder is one that will not fail to amaze you.This book just may be the perfect read for fans of Lucy Christopher's Stolen or Emily Murdoch's If You Find Me.
You can win a copy of this book HERE.Giveaway is international.
I knew the book sounded very intriguing, but your review has convinced that it might just be the kinda book I need to read now, a complete change from what I've been reading as of late.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pili! :) You always know how to make me smile.BTW Still haven't seen your new blog post come up on my feed yet.Is it up? :D
DeleteI've been wanting to read this one. I'm currently taking an Abnormal Psychology class so I was very intrigued when I came across this. Good to know you liked it! I'll definitely have to go pick it up.
ReplyDeleteAbnormal Psychology Class?!Cool!! Then trust me,this book will definitely come in handy!The author also included some links and info on helpful resources at the end of the book which might help you with your research as well. :)
DeleteI'm currently reading If You Find Me and I really love it! This book sounds just as awesome.
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Sapir @ Diary of a Wimpy Teen Girl
Well yeah,it is.Though it's a lot darker of the two,I'll admit that.Some of the parts gave me goosebumps! >.<
DeleteI lOVED Stolen. I may have to check this out faster than I intended :) You're right about the title sounding like a chick-lit novel, the cover is pretty dark though :)
ReplyDeleteCharlie xx
IKR?! It explains the premise of the book so well! :)
DeleteI've won a copy from this book and I can't wait to read it. This sounds very intense and I haven't read a book about several different personalities in a while :) Great review!
ReplyDeleteMel@thedailyprophecy.
Thanks Mel!Congrats on the win,BTW.You're definitely in for a treat.Just be sure to keep the lights on before you go to bed if you're reading this at night. ;)
DeleteI totally loved PG-13! I didn't like "if you find me," though.
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