September 2013, MDA books, 94 pages, Ebook, Review copy
Themes: family holiday, Las Vagas, family history,
being sisters, taking risks, disappointment, theft, loss, found things
Content: Minor teen romance, tension, happy ending
Summary from MDA Books
When eighteen-year-old Miranda chases a purse snatcher on the
Las Vegas Strip, the last thing she expects is for the pursuit to turn
into an extended game of hide-and-seek. All Miranda wants are the old
black and white photographs buried at the bottom of her purse. They’re
the only things she has left of the grandmother she never knew. But how
much is she willing to put on the line to save them? And is it possible
she’s falling in love with a thief?
Nayuleska's thoughts
Squee! Michelle is a dear online friend, but
I do review her books like any others. It's not my fault she writes one with a
thief in and a spunky heroine who I rooted for even when she was being a
complete moron. I mean, what kind of teen girl chases after a thief? Miranda
does. I was having her sister's reaction, but I admired Miranda's
spontaneity. Her view on life is similar to mine, and her empathy towards
grandmother's photos kept her playing the odd games the thief makes her play.
He was courteous and played them in public places, so slowly she got what she
wanted...and a whole lot more!
It was realistic how her mother reacts to the
theft of her bag - I'm smiling because in the book the US term purse is used,
whereas in the UK a purse is a female version of a wallet. Anyway, I'd love to
see the look on both Miranda's parents and the thief's father's face when they
learn the end of the book. Sigh. Maybe a sequel will happen...it eventually did
for my favourite book of Michelle's, The Breakaway, so I'm not giving up hope
yet!
You can find out more on Michelle's website.
Suggested read
If you like the sound of this then you have
to read The Breakaway (Young Adult, 10E/10E) Somehow I don't yet have a review of it's sequel - will reread/listen to it later in the year ^o^
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