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A review by miyeko7183
The Upside of Falling Down by Rebekah Crane
5.0
I'd like to thank Skyscape and Two Lions, NetGalley, and Rebekah Crane for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
Excerpt:
PROLOGUE
I was born twice. The first time was on July 9 to Paul and Mimi Haas in Cleveland, Ohio. My mother died six years later. My parents hadn't conceived another child, and my father never remarried. I was born with brown eyes and brown hair, and for eighteen years, I was, for the most part, healthy.
I was delivered again on June 18, just weeks before my nineteenth birthday. The nurses said I was born unconscious with ash tangled in the burned ends of my hair. Rescue workers pulled me from the belly of an airplane, where I was stuck between two seats, like a cushioned sandwich. There was no mother to gaze down at me in amazement or cradle me if I cried, but according to my nurse, Stephen, there were a plethora of camera crews and flashing lights.
Out of the wreckage of that day, which included thirty dead bodies, I was a miracle. Amid so much death and destruction, I was born.
............................
Imagine waking up in a hospital having no idea how you got there. Even worse, having no idea who you are. This is what happens to Clementine Haas. Only, she has no idea who Clementine is supposed to be. A native of Cleveland, Ohio (just a few hours from me!) she wakes up in a hospital bed in Ireland surrounded by doctors and nurses only to learn she is the sole survivor of a plane crash. She remembers nothing about her old life. And when her father arrives to take her home, she panics and convinces a stranger, Kieran, to help her escape the hospital. She tells him her name is Jane and that she was mugged and everything was stolen from her. He takes her to where he lives in Waterville and allows her to stay with him and his twin sister, Siobhan, who seems to really hate her.
I loved all of the characters. Each one had a different personality that you couldn't help but love. Even Siobhan. I hated when it ended. I wanted more. I want to know how everything turns out in the long run for everyone. I'm really hoping Rebekah Crane will consider a sequel of sorts. Maybe in the style of "Something Borrowed" and "Something Blue" by Emily Giffin. The second book was told from the viewpoint of a different character. But you got to see how everything turned out in the end.
I highly recommend this to everyone. It was a great read.
Excerpt:
PROLOGUE
I was born twice. The first time was on July 9 to Paul and Mimi Haas in Cleveland, Ohio. My mother died six years later. My parents hadn't conceived another child, and my father never remarried. I was born with brown eyes and brown hair, and for eighteen years, I was, for the most part, healthy.
I was delivered again on June 18, just weeks before my nineteenth birthday. The nurses said I was born unconscious with ash tangled in the burned ends of my hair. Rescue workers pulled me from the belly of an airplane, where I was stuck between two seats, like a cushioned sandwich. There was no mother to gaze down at me in amazement or cradle me if I cried, but according to my nurse, Stephen, there were a plethora of camera crews and flashing lights.
Out of the wreckage of that day, which included thirty dead bodies, I was a miracle. Amid so much death and destruction, I was born.
............................
Imagine waking up in a hospital having no idea how you got there. Even worse, having no idea who you are. This is what happens to Clementine Haas. Only, she has no idea who Clementine is supposed to be. A native of Cleveland, Ohio (just a few hours from me!) she wakes up in a hospital bed in Ireland surrounded by doctors and nurses only to learn she is the sole survivor of a plane crash. She remembers nothing about her old life. And when her father arrives to take her home, she panics and convinces a stranger, Kieran, to help her escape the hospital. She tells him her name is Jane and that she was mugged and everything was stolen from her. He takes her to where he lives in Waterville and allows her to stay with him and his twin sister, Siobhan, who seems to really hate her.
I loved all of the characters. Each one had a different personality that you couldn't help but love. Even Siobhan. I hated when it ended. I wanted more. I want to know how everything turns out in the long run for everyone. I'm really hoping Rebekah Crane will consider a sequel of sorts. Maybe in the style of "Something Borrowed" and "Something Blue" by Emily Giffin. The second book was told from the viewpoint of a different character. But you got to see how everything turned out in the end.
I highly recommend this to everyone. It was a great read.