LitPick Review
Before I Go is a sad love story that brings tears to a reader's eyes. The skater and coach were also mother and daughter who have a very deep relationship. At the age of six years-old, Madison meets Jackson Wellington III, who becomes her best and only companion in life. All of her life, Madison had never belonged anywhere because she was a lone wolf, an outcast in other words. Skating was her only passion and reason to live. But things in her life change.
Opinion:
I would enjoy this book forever. Madison seems like a spoiled girl but she was actually under a lot of stress. Madison's relationship with her best pal is really sweet and romantic. The author did leave me wondering what happened to Jackson and Annie in the end. I really enjoyed the last chapter. The last chapter was sad. I was crying so much that my tissue was all wet. I really encourage teens and young adults to read this novel. I learned that you should enjoy life as much as you can. I cannot wait until "Before I Go" comes out so everyone can experience the emotions in this wonderful and tearful novel!
From the publisher: CAMPFIRE PRESS
Before I Go is a touching story of family, love and the will of the human spirit. It centers on the relationship of Annie, an ice skating coach who gave up on her dream long ago, and young Olympic hopeful, Madison Henry. What makes this team different from the rest is.Annie and Madison also happen to be mother and daughter.
Madison Henry has been skating almost as long as she's been walking. She is living her dream and on her way to the Olympics. She's had only one friend since she was six years old, Jack. Now at sixteen, she is completely oblivious to his deep feelings for her. There has been no time for anything but skating for as long as she can remember. When tragedy strikes unexpectedly, Madison is forced to look at her life in a different way.and accept one without skating. Only after Madison opens her heart entirely does she understand the magnitude of the sacrifices Annie made, realize the depth of Jack's love and know in her heart that she was blessed in every way.
Before I Go spotlights the thrill of women's ice skating, the unbreakable bond a mother and daughter share and the one true love every person hopes to experience in their lifetime.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Riley Weston
RILEY WESTON started her writing career on the television drama, Felicity. While writing, she guest starred as Story Zimmer in the critically acclaimed episode, Drawing the Line. She quickly grabbed the attention of Touchstone Pictures and Television brass who signed Riley to an acting and writing development deal. In the fall of 2000, Riley sold the feature film Damaged to Artisan Entertainment.
In 2004, Riley wrote and co-starred in the highly rated ABC holiday television movie, Christmas at Waters Edge. She recently sold the family comedy script Summer at Dad's to Revolution Studios.
Riley's debut novel, Before I Go, will be published in September, 2006. Her next 2 novels, the teen comedy Like Me Louie and the Christmas story, Believe, will be published in 2007.
Email Riley Weston at riley@rileyweston.com
and visit her website at www.rileyweston.com
