LitPick Review
With her father dead and her mother constantly in danger in Iraq, Arden is anything but your average teen. Being a military brat, she's never lived in one place for more than two years. However, she feels like her roots lie in the little house in Sardinia. When her mother decides to sell her only home, Arden plans a trip to say goodbye to her vacation house. On the way, she meets a group of fun- loving college girls who convince her to join them on their adventure to Europe. Trying to forget the danger her mother constantly faces, she accepts and has a very eye-opening trip with her new friends. This is a fictional novel, but is based off of very real and very serious events. Arden is faced with old memories and new friendships on her mental and physical journey.
Opinion:
High Dive is a moving book based on serious issues. The emotion in the book was present, but not as strong as I had hoped for. It was a fairly slow paced read but had an interesting story line that always kept me alert. There was a huge amount of description however; it did become somewhat dull in certain passages. The story was unique and the characters were well defined and easy to connect with. Although most of the story was sad, I was very pleased with every way the author tied off the book. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to someone who wants an eye-opening book set in modern day issues.
