So, for those of you who've never heard of Jennifer Donnelly, WHAT'RE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE? Jennifer Donnelly, is a god. I swear. I've read all of her novels so please do expect to see more of her work suggested on this blog.
Donnelly tends to write novels that take place in the 18-1900s so not only is she providing an amazing story we get a fantastic history lesson as well!
Josephine (Jo) Montfort is a 16 year old girl, living away from home to attend boarding school. She desperately wants to write but finds that most of her friends don't really care. Frustrated, one day Jo's good friends show up wearing mourning clothes. Immediately the girl assumes they're morning their father who has been ill. But, to Jo's surprise, her father is dead. So, she is whisked away back to New York.
Jo can't figure out how her father accidentally shot himself whilst cleaning his firearm. He was a sports man, he was smart enough not to clean a revolver when loaded, let alone shoot himself.
A little later Jo visits the press to deliver something to the editor. Whilst she's there she overhears reporters talking about how her father must've committed suicide. Furious, Jo accidentally ends up twining herself into the conversation.
It is not only until a little later that Jo really realizes something really is amiss. So, determined to solve her father's possible murder mystery, she starts to piece together everything she's got.
This book portrays romance between Jo and her sidekick, Eddie. But Donnelly does show just how independent Josephine is. Jo definitely changes in the novel and I believe if she were real she'd make a great role model for young girls of our generation.
There is no sequel to this book but hopefully there will be. And warning, this is a Jennifer Donnelly book. You don't get away without your heart being broken! There's a 90% chance it'll get stitched back together, but not the way you want it to.
I hope you found this review appealing and I strongly encourage you to pick out this book. If you do so, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I adored it so much I read it in a day and a half.
Remember to keep reading and be nice to others,
Scribbler On The Roof
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