to Pieces is a wonderful realistic fiction book, The main character, Anne Cadwell, lives on a large estate with only her mother and cat, here grandparents live a few minutes down the road.
Everything is normal for Anne, even though her mother is hardly home because of her travel schedule, Until one day her mother doesn't come home from the trip, and from there Anne finds out many things about herself, her mother, her friends and her grandparents.
I really enjoyed this book because it made you think, at first you thought a character was bad but then it turned out they were good or vice versa.
People who liked Shine, by Lauren Myracle or The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore would enjoy this because the bad guys all have complicated well thought out tactics.
What a book.
This is the kind of books that make me feel all of the emotions that the characters felt throughout the chapters.
Sometimes I got startled from my own gasps,
And the plot, oh my, it's a plot you'd ceratainly find in tv shows, or at least that's what I wish it became.
And really, it's not even that long, but it's the way it unfolds smoothly, not in any way confusing you, not for long intervals, and how it keeps you craving the words, making you want to try and guess who, what, why.
This is one of the best plots I've ever read, and I'd definitely recommend the book, except I want Torn to Pieces to end up in tv, so I'll want everyone watching it instead.
The whole thing unwrapped the way snobby grandmas unwrap gifts, carefully and slowly so they could reuse the wrapping paper, except there is nothing in the book that is reused, haha.
Anyway, the twists can either leave you with your mouth wide open or tightly closed, because throughout the book, and I say this because it happened to me, I kept telling myself the possible outcomes, so that everyhting ended up like I wanted it to.
Don't get me wrong, it ended espectacularly,
Whenever you think you've figured everything out, well, you're not, I got it the hard way,
good book with a lot of twists Very slow beginning, but once the mystery unfolded it was beautiful.
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I grabbed this book originally because I thought this cover was amazing, The book synopsis is also very intriguing and made me want to read this book even more, Torn to Pieces was a mystery in a mystery mixed in with a bit of thriller, I did like the idea of this novel but it just felt like it was a bit slow throughout.
Also I wasn't sure how "realistic" these events would be, saying that I know that this is a fictional novel lol.
The characters in this book were okay, I think Anne's mom was the biggest and best character even though she was there in presence only, I feel like Anne did somethings that were unrealistic, How would she know to do some of the things she did I did admire her for how she handled things at the end of the book.
Overall, this novel was pretty good, It kept me interested but it was a bit slow for a mystery thriller, Despite my feelings, I would still recommend this to readers looking for a YA contemporary mystery, ed by Breanna F. for TeensReadToo. com
Anne is ayearold girl who lives with her quirky mother, Ever since Anne was little, she and her mother and her grandparents would move around every once in a while.
Anne's mom is a writer so she does a lot of traveling, and Anne is by herself, She often stays with her grandparents just down the street, because it's creepy being alone in that big house.
Anne has always found her mother to be a bit strange by the furniture that she buys and the long business trips that she takes.
But her mother has always been a stable figure, and Anne hasn't minded her mother's long trips because she always comes back and is always there for her.
But when her mother misses Anne's birthday, she knows that something is up, Not once has her mother ever missed her birthday, no matter what, Immediately, Anne starts to investigate, starting off with asking her grandparents questions, When that doesn't work so well she starts to dig further, Who knows what she may find out, . .
This book was so addicting, I read it in two days, It really was a pageturner, It seemed kind of like a mystery to me, I had to keep guessing what was going to happen, Anne was such a determined character, She would stop at nothing to find out what was going on with her mother and I loved that about her.
The secondary characters were pretty awesome, as well,
All in all, TORN TO PIECES was just a really good book, The writing was great and the suspense was awesome, I'd check this one out if you're in for some mystery and suspense, Read this in theth grade with no problem at all, I absolutely loved it. To this day, I still think about it, and remember most of the plot, Very well written and easy to comprehend, I chose this book because I am interested in dramatic and suspenseful novels, as soon as I read the blurb I was immeadiatley intrigued.
Novels like this one never get boring and action is continuous from begginning to end, Yes, i loved it, normally i get sick and tired of reading the same book for a long period of time, but I was happy that i took the time to grasp every aspect of the novel.
No, i cannot relate to the novel because my life is not nearly as dramatic as the characters in the novel.
i would say that everything the characters experience are way too over exagerated, i would definetly reccomend this book to a friend, in fact i have already, i think this book is enjoyable for everryone with different favorable book genres, Anne is used to her single mothers being away on extended business trips, But when her mom is a few days late coming home and her hotel phone has been disconnected, Anne knows something is wrong.
Then a strange man starts leaving messages on their answering machine, threatening a woman Anne has never heard of.
Frightened and worried, Anne confides in her grandparents, who give Anne a sealed envelope containing a letter that her mother wrote before she left.
With each page, the fabric of Annes relatively normal life is torn to pieces, Not only does her mother explain why she disappeared, but she reveals other dark secrets that put Anne in grave danger.
Now Anne doesnt know whom to trust, . . especially since those closest to her are not who they claim to be, A fast paced book. Easy read. It was hard getting into because there was some backstory I didn't care for, but once it picked up it really went.
What I didn't like was the writing style, Short, choppy sentences are effective to build suspense but, Not when it goes on, For the entire book. She did not use the word "and", To transition. She only used periods, and a few commas,
Anyway, it felt jerky because the entire book was like that,
What bothered me were the extremes measures that were taken to keep Anne protected, She had a top notch security alarm that "not even a wizard could defeat", an unmarked patrol outside her house, a U.
S. Marshall who had been watching over her for the past year, and YET, . . Anne was still assaulted many times in her own home, So that was unbelievable. And all the assaults got tiring, She kept going back to the house and getting assaulted,
The suspense was good as well as all the twists, "Torn To Pieces" was a REALLY well written realistic fiction book, There were so many twists in the story line, that it made it hard for me to put the book down! "Torn To Pieces" was about a girl, Anne, who was used to her mother being away on business trips.
But when her mother is a few days late coming home, and misses Anne's birthday, which she has never done before, and misses Thanksgiving which is also unusual, Anne knows her mother must be in some sort of trouble.
In "Torn to Pieces", Anne must face many scary and frightening situations in order to find out important things about her mother.
I would recommend this book to people who like scary, and suspenseful stories, and stories about brave, strong, and smart girls.
In Margot Mcdonnells TORN TO PIECES, seventeenyearold Anne has gotten used to her moms frequent business trips, But then her mom doesnt return, When Anne confides in her grandparents, they give her a letter that her mother wrote before her last trip.
Anne discovers that nothing about her mothers life, or for that matter her own, that shes always believed, is true.
And now shes getting threatening phone calls,
Full of twists and turns, this novel will keep you guessing, And reading.
Torn to Pieces by Margot McDonnell, is one of those YA books that blends plot twist after plot twist in a most skilled way.
As each one reaches a solution, the answer builds your anticipation as well as the suspense,year old Anne is used to her mother's quirky and unpredictable ways, Mom is often absent, supposedly off on an assignment, interviewing someone famous so she can do their biography, Anne, her mom and her grandparents who live down the street, have also moved numerous times, even with almost notice once or twice.
This town, small as it might be, is more like home than Anne has ever known, She's got a close friend, she's in the band, some of the boys are finally starting to notice her.
The hot new guy in school seems extremely interested in her and she's trying to figure out the quiet, loner boy, Evan.
Then everything starts to change, Mom is overdue, the hot guy acts funny, strange things begin happening while Anne's alone, Evan starts talking to her.
Before long, Anne starts finding clues in a long letter her mom left for her to read, I really like the way one page from the letter is read by Anne after each chapter to help explain what's happening.
Is her mother the person who she is called to identify in the morgue Who is the blonde her friend Bianca keeps seeing the hot guy meeting at the mall What isn't Evan telling her about his abusive dad What is the secret her grandparents are hiding from her Why is the big estate her mom left her suddenly frozen and by whom Who were the two guys who assaulted her when she caught them ransacking her house and what, exactly
were they looking for
By the end of the book, the author has done one heck of a nice job answering these and a bunch more questions, leaving the reader wrung out, but oh, so satisfied.
Imagine that one day your mom said she was going on a business trip for three days and didn't come back for almost three months.
Wouldn't you worry about where your mom was and when she would be coming back home Wouldn't you even start to think that something wrong may have happened to her This is how Anne felt when her mom suddenly disappeared on one of her business trips.
One day late from the scheduled time her mom was suppose to come home turned into several weeks, She knew something was wrong but she didn't know what, Anne even tries the hotel number that her mom left her, and it's disconnected, Anne doesn't know what to think at this point and she looks to her grandparents for help,
What's even weirder to Anne is that this strange guys keeps leaving messages on her answering machine asking for someone who doesn't even live with her.
Anne thinks that maybe it has to do with her mother but is just freaked out by the guy.
When Anne's house is then robbed by two men she starts to look for clues in the house that may lead her to finding out about her mothers whereabouts.
The letter that she finds in the house from her mom describes to her why she disappeared and from then on her life is torn to Pieces.
Anne struggles to cope with the truth about her mom leaving her,
This book is very interesting and it's constant surprises keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.
The whole time I was reading this book I wanted to know why Anne's mom left her and why strange things were happening in her house.
I was really surprised to read that the reason for Anne's mom traveling was because her job consisted of smuggling illegal things across to different countries.
I also liked that Anne had to read the mysterious letter to find out what was going on with her mom.
Themes of love, loss, and friendship were very important in this novel and I loved how they were all interrelated with each other.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes suspense novels, The suspense lasts for almost three quarters of the book and it's sure to have you guessing about what comes next.
Torn to Pieces by Margot McDonnell is wonderful and it's fascinating storyline is relateable to the reader.
Definitely read this book because if you don't you'll be torn to pieces!!!! The writing was a little choppy for me and the story line sort of confusing.
I don't read many thrillers but this one didn't really get exciting until over half way through the book.
I can't really seeing a teen sticking with it, I'll recommend it to teens who like Caroline Cooney, Some drug use pot and underage drinking, I haven't read a teen thriller in awhile, so I wasn't sure what to expect, This book was OK, but I didn't love it, However, I think reluctant adolescent readers will find it interesting and satisfying, There are many, many plot twists which is probably which turned me off to the book it got less and less believable, there's a little bit of romance, and really interesting characters.
It's easy to get hooked on this one, so I'll keep it in mind for kids who think books are boring.
It's definitely in the Caroline Cooney category,
One small gripe: the author is a former English teacher, and I felt that she was being a tad selfindulgent in the many side references the main character makes to what her English teacher would do or think.
If the English teacher were a major character, go for it, but the little witticisms didn't work for me in this plot.
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