Review: The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle
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Review: The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle
I am so glad to have been given the privilege to read this book, not only in advance, but at all. Really.
Cara and her family experience this whole month of accidents. The whole thing wasn't explained until later but it was the time of the year which they called "The Accident Season" because they kept attracting accidents during that month.
While I was reading this, it was seriously giving me the creeps, especially at the beginning. I tend to read at night because that's the time that I have for now. It also gave me the feels that I had in "I'll Give You The Sun". I found it boring at the beginning, too but when I got hooked, I flew through the pages.
This is one of the books that didn't let me sleep. It's not because I was scared, but because it was so good.
I thought this was gonna be another contemporary novel I'll like, but really, I loved it so much! I never cried, no, but I felt bad and afraid and concerned for every one of them.
I loved how confusing it was in the beginning until the middle. I was thinking a lot about Cara's questions too. She had many, by the way. It was really fun to read and decipher. Another big thing in this book is "secrets". There were a lot of those from each of them. It practically ran in their family. But that was a good thing for the book. It kept the book alive and interesting. Some secrets were shown by clues and some (those big ones) were revealed at the end of the book.
I loved how it was very confusing at first and how it flowed really smoothly from chapter one until the very end. I loved how the author weaved the story and the secrets together to make a whole big picture. It was like a puzzle. You have everything scattered all around you, some pieces hidden under the other pieces, but once you put them all back together, you'll create this big picture and eventually find the hidden pieces to add to the puzzle. And then you'll be able to finish it and see the whole thing in a completely different way.
I also had some familiar feels that I had from We Were Liars and Eleanor & Park. The confusion and mind-blown feels were from We Were Liars and the fear was from E&P. When I read E&P, that certain revelation towards the end of that book, made me terrified for Eleanor and her little sister. It was something I really hate to feel. That kind of fear was the most terrifying for me. If you have read E&P, I think you know what I'm talking about. I'm afraid to give anything away but I felt the same feeling in this book towards the end too. When the secrets were finally being revealed, there's this big revelation that made me hate a character and understand many things.
There's so much I want to talk about this book but I'm afraid I'll be spoiling it so I better not talk a lot. One thing is for sure. You have to read this.
The characters were fun. I loved Cara. She was innocent in some ways and she has this bravery in her that I wouldn't be able to understand. That kind of bravery that makes you enter a haunted house alone. So yeah, I don't have that.
Also, I think Bea, her bestfriend, is cool. I already found out about her romance in this story. I just felt that about her.
Alice, her big sister, was irritating at some point but I understood her when all truths were revealed. I couldn't blame her after. She clearly had some things hidden.
Their stepbrother, Sam, was okay. I mean, He wasn't extraordinary or what but I found him really sweet. He supported Cara even though Cara thought she was going crazy. Sam was a good guy. He was confused and hurting but I loved how he got around that at the end.
After reading this book, I was constantly thanking the publisher in my mind that I have been given a copy of this. It was so beautiful and heart-warming. I literally dropped my tablet and clapped after reading. It was a "standing ovation" worthy book. I wanted to see and hug the author for creating this book. So, you have to read it. I'm getting myself a copy soon! I need it in my shelf.
Cara and her family experience this whole month of accidents. The whole thing wasn't explained until later but it was the time of the year which they called "The Accident Season" because they kept attracting accidents during that month.
While I was reading this, it was seriously giving me the creeps, especially at the beginning. I tend to read at night because that's the time that I have for now. It also gave me the feels that I had in "I'll Give You The Sun". I found it boring at the beginning, too but when I got hooked, I flew through the pages.
This is one of the books that didn't let me sleep. It's not because I was scared, but because it was so good.
I thought this was gonna be another contemporary novel I'll like, but really, I loved it so much! I never cried, no, but I felt bad and afraid and concerned for every one of them.
I loved how confusing it was in the beginning until the middle. I was thinking a lot about Cara's questions too. She had many, by the way. It was really fun to read and decipher. Another big thing in this book is "secrets". There were a lot of those from each of them. It practically ran in their family. But that was a good thing for the book. It kept the book alive and interesting. Some secrets were shown by clues and some (those big ones) were revealed at the end of the book.
I loved how it was very confusing at first and how it flowed really smoothly from chapter one until the very end. I loved how the author weaved the story and the secrets together to make a whole big picture. It was like a puzzle. You have everything scattered all around you, some pieces hidden under the other pieces, but once you put them all back together, you'll create this big picture and eventually find the hidden pieces to add to the puzzle. And then you'll be able to finish it and see the whole thing in a completely different way.
I also had some familiar feels that I had from We Were Liars and Eleanor & Park. The confusion and mind-blown feels were from We Were Liars and the fear was from E&P. When I read E&P, that certain revelation towards the end of that book, made me terrified for Eleanor and her little sister. It was something I really hate to feel. That kind of fear was the most terrifying for me. If you have read E&P, I think you know what I'm talking about. I'm afraid to give anything away but I felt the same feeling in this book towards the end too. When the secrets were finally being revealed, there's this big revelation that made me hate a character and understand many things.
There's so much I want to talk about this book but I'm afraid I'll be spoiling it so I better not talk a lot. One thing is for sure. You have to read this.
The characters were fun. I loved Cara. She was innocent in some ways and she has this bravery in her that I wouldn't be able to understand. That kind of bravery that makes you enter a haunted house alone. So yeah, I don't have that.
Also, I think Bea, her bestfriend, is cool. I already found out about her romance in this story. I just felt that about her.
Alice, her big sister, was irritating at some point but I understood her when all truths were revealed. I couldn't blame her after. She clearly had some things hidden.
Their stepbrother, Sam, was okay. I mean, He wasn't extraordinary or what but I found him really sweet. He supported Cara even though Cara thought she was going crazy. Sam was a good guy. He was confused and hurting but I loved how he got around that at the end.
After reading this book, I was constantly thanking the publisher in my mind that I have been given a copy of this. It was so beautiful and heart-warming. I literally dropped my tablet and clapped after reading. It was a "standing ovation" worthy book. I wanted to see and hug the author for creating this book. So, you have to read it. I'm getting myself a copy soon! I need it in my shelf.
