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A review by theawkwardbookw
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
3.0
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Andi blames herself for her little brother's death almost 2 years ago. Her mother is grieving his death and Andi is at risk of being expelled from her high school due to poor grades. Her absent father swoops in and admits her mother to a mental hospital and demands Andi come with him to Paris for 2 weeks to work on her thesis. While in Paris, Andi finds an old diary in a hidden compartment of a guitar case. The diary belonged to a woman named Alex from the 18th century during the French Revolution.
First, this book is FULL of suicide attempts and pill popping, so if that is something you're concerned with, maybe don't pick up this book. The book does seem to drag on in my opinion, although I did find the information on the French Revolution interesting, it got to the point where it just felt like information overload. My favourite part of the book was Virgil, the love interest. He was such a precious cinnamon roll and I loved how much he cared for Andi. Andi drove me crazy at times with how she treated some people in her life, granted, she is hurting from the loss of her brother... but it came to the point where she was just plain rude for the sake of being rude. Overall, the story was entertaining and I'd recommend it if you like historical fiction books!
Andi blames herself for her little brother's death almost 2 years ago. Her mother is grieving his death and Andi is at risk of being expelled from her high school due to poor grades. Her absent father swoops in and admits her mother to a mental hospital and demands Andi come with him to Paris for 2 weeks to work on her thesis. While in Paris, Andi finds an old diary in a hidden compartment of a guitar case. The diary belonged to a woman named Alex from the 18th century during the French Revolution.
First, this book is FULL of suicide attempts and pill popping, so if that is something you're concerned with, maybe don't pick up this book. The book does seem to drag on in my opinion, although I did find the information on the French Revolution interesting, it got to the point where it just felt like information overload. My favourite part of the book was Virgil, the love interest. He was such a precious cinnamon roll and I loved how much he cared for Andi. Andi drove me crazy at times with how she treated some people in her life, granted, she is hurting from the loss of her brother... but it came to the point where she was just plain rude for the sake of being rude. Overall, the story was entertaining and I'd recommend it if you like historical fiction books!