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Friday, June 29, 2012

Miracle by Elizabeth Scott


Miracle by Elizabeth Scott
"Megan is a miracle. At least, that’s what everyone says. Having survived a plane crash that killed everyone else on board, Megan knows she should be grateful just to be alive. But the truth is, she doesn’t feel like a miracle. In fact, she doesn’t feel anything at all. Then memories from the crash start coming back.

Scared and alone, Megan doesn’t know whom to turn to. Her entire community seems unable—or maybe unwilling—to see her as anything but Miracle Megan. Everyone except for Joe, the beautiful boy next door with a tragic past and secrets of his own. All Megan wants is for her life to get back to normal, but the harder she tries to live up to everyone’s expectations, the worse she feels. And this time, she may be falling too fast to be saved...."- summary from Amazon

Elizabeth Scott is such a good author; I love that she can switch between romantic comedies and darker, heavy material. Miracle is the latter and is fantastically written.

I was riveted to Megan's story- it was just so well-written and realistic. I really felt for Megan and whenever I read one of Scott's stories like this (Living Dead Girl, Grace), I get so involved in the story, like I'm actually there. I know nothing about the situations these girls are in, yet reading these books, Scott does a great job showing the reader these situations and how the girls are coping (or not coping).

I really enjoyed the relationship between Megan and Joe and how it grew steadily throughout the book. It's a short book yet Scott did a good job of showing the chemistry and depth between these two.

Overall, another winner for Scott. I can't wait to read what she has coming out next!

FTC: Received ARC from publisher. Link above is an Amazon Associate link; any profit goes toward funding contests.

5 comments:

  1. It's good to hear that this one is good! Elizabeth Scott is kind of hit-or-miss for me, but her hits are amazing. I'm looking forward to reading this one!

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  2. I loved this one too. It's amazing how much she packed into a slender volume.

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  3. Great review, James. I love Elizabeth Scott's darker stuff so I will definitely have to get my hands on a copy of this one. I also really like that it's a short book. Means I can probably read it in one sitting. =)

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  4. I'm looking forward to reading this, despite it sounding like a bit of a darker read. The story is very intriguing.

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  5. I agree with Alexa! I'm really loving the fun summer reads right now, but I, too, am anxious for the darker read. I need to mix things up a bit and this sounds amazing!

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