Monday, December 5, 2011

There You'll Find Me by Jenny B Jones [4.5 Stars]

There You'll Find Me is about high school senior Finley Sinclair who travels to Ireland as a foreign exchange student in the wake of her brothers death. Armed with her brothers journal, she plans to see Ireland the way he saw it. All she wants is some answers and to finish her college audition piece for the Manhattan Music Conservatory.

Nothing goes as planned, when, on the plane ride to Ireland, she ends up sitting next to Beckett Rush, teen heartthrob and bad boy, who's starring in the latest vampire movie.

Although she seems to be immune to Beckett's charm, he ropes her into being his personal assistant in exchange for being her tour guide. But once in Ireland, Finley begins to loose her cool. The pressure of school, her brothers death, and finishing her audition piece begin to be too much for her. Finley takes drastic measures to try to get her life back under control. She has to learn to give her past to God and see if there's any hope for her future.

I don't read much YA anymore, but Jenny B Jones has always been a great author. I've read all of her books,(check them out here), including a kind of prequel, Save The Date, which is about Finley's older brother. 

I really liked Finley, she's smart and funny, the kind of girl you wish was your friend. But she's also got another side, where she struggles with an eating disorder and depression. 

All of the characters in this book are amazing, funny and interesting and with different layers so not everyone is quite as they seem. Such as Mrs. Sweeney, the elderly lady Finley is assigned to as a school project.

This is a GREAT book, one not just teens would enjoy. But I warn you, you will really want to visit Ireland after reading this book!

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