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Lessons from a dead girl is geared toward the young adult audience, keep this in mind when reading it. With that said, I enjoyed the book but wish it had a little more detail and depth. The book hinted at the sensitive subject matter of Leah and Laine’s horrible friendship and what was going on with Leah but never came right out and told you. I can sort of understand why, but I still wanted a little bit more.
The overall writing was good for the audience that the book is for and I enjoyed the story line. If you enjoy young adult books and are looking for something different then I would highly recommend this book.


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Lessons from a Dead Girl Jo Knowles Books Reviews

The exploration of the young girls seems harmless, but Knowles is able to showcase the long term effects of bad parenting and misguided friendship with the two main characters. It's a weird feeling; there isn't a heroine so to speak and young can't decide if you love the girl or hate them but regardless you are drawn to them. You won't be able to put this down
I Finished this book in one day!!! Very interesting- makes you think about life!! I would recommend this book to young adults or adults I chose the rating because the book was very well written
Lessons from a Dead Girl is a suspenseful story that kept me on edge the whole time. I never felt relaxed even after the last page was turned, and the book was tucked away on my shelf. It shows how kids that are abused at a young age can turn around and abuse other kids. The main character, Laine, has to go through her life wondering if she's as messed up as she feels. All because her best friend, Leah, abused her at a young age and continued to do so through-out high school. This isn't a happy read at all. Although there are some glimpses of Laine having moments where I thought she would pull through; these moments are usually ruined by the Leah.

This is a very emotional story that sucks you in and doesn't let you go. My heart ached for Laine's situation. I also felt anger towards Leah, even though her story is just as heart breaking as Laines. This is a great read, and I can't wait to see what Jo Knowles turns out next.
Apart from the unique albeit disturbing premise of this book, it honestly didn't stand out all that much to me. Leah is a very screwed up kid and forces that onto Laine, tormenting and ruining her childhood. Neither girl really does anything to stop it and it just keeps snowballing. I knew this book dealt with kids abusing kids but I admit, I didn't realize they meant sexual abuse- and it follows logically that Leah had to learn those things from somewhere, even in 5th grade, to do them to Laine.

Leah is the stereotypical product of rich parents who care more about public appearances, their jobs and themselves than their kids. Even when Leah really starts acting out as a teenager, the talk of the town is how it's always the rich kids that just don't have enough attention already but the truth is, things started going wrong for Leah early on. I did feel bad for her character but I would be surprised to find anyone who wouldn't, considering she was sexually abused even as a child.

Laine is the weak character that has no self esteem and just goes with it, each time and everything Leah does weakening her more. She is both a product of Leah and weak to begin with. Embarassment and fear were her main driving forces to never tell anyone- fear of liking it a little too much and being a lesbian. In that sense, this book did pull in many elements of things teenagers do face, with each one seeming to be worse for Laine. When she and Leah drift apart, the group of friends she had goes too because they tolerated her only because Leah said she should be there.

Each chapter is titled with a different lesson Laine learned, all at the hand of Leah. They are almost always relevant to the chapter and I did enjoy seeing the way Laine viewed everything. I also have to admit, the ending was a bit of a shock despite already knowing Leah Greene is dead. The book opens with that- telling you from the start- and then the story takes the reader through everything that Laine had experienced, telling the story until Leah's death. Even then, however, it was heartbreaking and surprising.

Covering a not often talked about topic, this book does rank up there in terms of originality although everything else, as I said, was pretty generic. Screwed up kid turns rebellious, fights out against those around her, screws up someone else who just lets their self esteem keep taking the hits- it is often seen in books and it played out here again. Fear, guilt and insecurities- and ultimately healing- are the main features of this book and I didn't think it really did much to make it its own. Bottom line- I give this one 3 stars because it was a quick albeit it very disturbing read with good writing but not that many unique features.
This book made me cry, but it was so good! It was amazing to read something written so clearly on such an intense topic. So often people shy away from topics that need attention and I think Jo has done an amazing job at giving attention to an unfortunate life experience. She is truly a gifted author and I'm grateful for her depth of story-telling. Highly recommend!
Lessons from a dead girl is geared toward the young adult audience, keep this in mind when reading it. With that said, I enjoyed the book but wish it had a little more detail and depth. The book hinted at the sensitive subject matter of Leah and Laine’s horrible friendship and what was going on with Leah but never came right out and told you. I can sort of understand why, but I still wanted a little bit more.
The overall writing was good for the audience that the book is for and I enjoyed the story line. If you enjoy young adult books and are looking for something different then I would highly recommend this book.