Achieve Heat Illustrated By Michael Cadnum Listed As Paper Copy

reason I read Young Adult novels is because I have written one myself and am working on another one, I tend to stick to ones similar to mine more realistic stories of daily life rather than fantasy or supernatural, I think also being a writer affects my reviews, so your reading experience may not be the same, There is my disclaimer out of the way,

I liked this book, I tend not to finish books I don't like but I was never tempted to give up on this one, This was written by a man and this review is by a man but I think it holds an accurate portrayal from the point of view of the lead female character.
That is good, because it stays very close to her as we are privy at all times to her thoughts and feelings,

There are two main threads to the story: the aftermath of an accident Bonnie suffers while high diving, and problems that develop for her father, There are subplots as well, but not too many as it is a fairly short novel, as YA often is, There is Bonnie's relationship with her divorced parents, a friendship that goes slightly sour, and a unique close friend with a guy, That last relationship seems complex, I think it is deliberately kept vague, because this would be an entirely different book with a romance in it and would perhaps detract from the main plot.
The relationship with Rowan is therefore open to interpretation, In my opinion, he is half in love with her while she needs him just as a close friend and keeps him sort of at arm's length, perhaps for her own protection.
She seems to think his parents like her but not as a potential girlfriend for their son, Well, that's my take on it, but you may see it differently,

There aren't too many of what you'd call twists in the story so I won't give my more details of the plot, I think a couple other reviews perhaps say too much along those lines, It doesn't have as much humor in it as I try to put in my books, but where it does pop up it is subtle and welldone, usually in Bonnie's thoughts.
I think realistic dialogue is critical in fiction, and this book measures up in that respect also, "You had an accident, Miss P, was saying, her hands on my shoulders so I couldn I liked this book, It wasn't too long and it was easy to follow, The author made me visualize a lot through his word choice of describing things, This epic drama has bin a very powerful book for me, I find this author's style of writing interesting because there is barely any dialogue, Michael Cadnum has had a number of jobs over the course of his life, including pick and shoveler for the York Archaeological Trust, in York, England, and substitute teacher in Oakland, California, but his true calling is writing.
He is the author of thirty five books, including the National Book Award finalist The Book of the Lion, His Calling Home and Breaking the Fall were both nominated for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award, He is a former Creative Writing Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts, Also a poet, he has received several awards, including Poetry Northwests Helen Bullis Prize and the Owl Creek Book Award, Michael lives in Albany, California, with his wife Sherina, Michael Cadnum has had a number of jobs over the course of his life, including pick and shoveler for the York Archaeological Trust, in York, England, and substitute teacher in Oakland, California, but his true calling is writing.
He is the author of thirty five books, including the National Book Award finalist The Book of the Lion, His Calling Home and Breaking the Fall were both nominated for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award, He is a former Creative Writing Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts, Also a poet, he has received several awards, including Poetry Northwest's Helen Bullis Prize and the Owl Creek Book Award, Michael lives in Albany, California, with his wife Sherina, sitelink.