Underwater
“Forgiving you will allow me to forgive myself.”
Morgan didn’t mean to do anything wrong that day. Actually, she meant to do something right. But her kind act inadvertently played a role in a deadly tragedy. In order to move on, Morgan must learn toMore “Forgiving you will allow me to forgive myself.”
Morgan didn’t mean to do anything wrong that day. Actually, she meant to do something right. But her kind act inadvertently played a role in a deadly tragedy. In order to move on, Morgan must learn to forgive—first someone who did something that might be unforgivable, and then herself.
But Morgan can’t move on. She can’t even move beyond the front door of the apartment she shares with her mother and little brother. Morgan feels like she’s underwater, unable to surface. Unable to see her friends. Unable to go to school.
When it seems Morgan can’t hold her breath any longer, a new boy moves in next door. Evan reminds her of the salty ocean air and the rush she used to get from swimming. He might be just what she needs to help her reconnect with the world outside. Less
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Brooks Benjamin rated it it was amazing
almost 2 years ago
I talk about voice a lot. I tell students and aspiring writers that making theirs unique and personal to them is absolutely essential. I tell myself that I have to keep pushing to improve the one I've already developed in my own stories.
Because voice. it's the blanket we. Read full review
Kelly (and the Book Boar) rated it really liked it
over 1 year ago
On October 15th Morgan’s life changed forever. What she thought was a random act of kindness ended up being anything but and Morgan can’t live with the aftermath.
Cait (Paper Fury) rated it it was ok
about 1 year ago
Oh look, I get to be the black sheep with the grumbly opinion. AGAIN. (I swear this is becoming a bad habit. heeeelp meeeeee.) I honestly found this book very problematic in themes and kind of boring in placing but. butbutbut there was several parts I found SO CHILLING. Read full review
Paula M. of Her Book Thoughts! rated it really liked it
over 1 year ago
'It turned out I wasn't dying on the outside. I was only dying on the inside, where nobody could see.'
Wow. Underwater stunned me! This is the first 2016 book that I read for this year and boy what a good choice! This debut novel deserves to be in your to read list peop. Read full review
Chelsea ❤Peril Please❤ (of BADGER and Snake) rated it really liked it
over 1 year ago
Recommended to Chelsea ❤Peril Please❤ (of BADGER and Snake) by: Laurie Flynn
1. Breathe
2. You are okay.
3. You are not dying.
Probably my newest and most shocking addiction, book genre wise, is realistic fiction. It might be a surprise to some people who don’t know how neurotic I am (cough, everyone knows, cough) that there was a time before GR. Read full review
Sarah rated it liked it
over 1 year ago
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley.)
“I wish you thought about me more than a little,” he says. “I think about you more than a little.”
This was an interesting story about a girl deal. Read full review
April (Aprilius Maximus) rated it liked it
Thank you to Pan Macmillan Australia for sending me a copy of this book!
I loved this book because I could relate so much to the main character, not the traumatic experience, but the anxiety and agoraphobia that she developed. So many things had me nodding my head in agree. Read full review
Milka rated it it was amazing
over 1 year ago
Oh man, this is one of those books that's really hard to review for two reasons. One, I did not want to give away any of the mystery of the book and thus spoil it for someone. Two, I ABSOLUTELY FREAKING LOVED IT AND WRITING REVIEWS FOR BOOKS THAT I JUST WANT TO SHOUT LOVI. Read full review
S.M. Parker rated it it was amazing
over 2 years ago
I was lucky enough to get my hands on this stunning debut and I cannot say enough about the power of this novel. The MC deals with anxiety and PTSD and this trauma-induced illness forces her to shut herself inside a small California apartment. But there is nothing gloomy. Read full review
Janet rated it it was amazing
almost 2 years ago
LYRICAL, SPARE, AND RICH, all at the same time.
Debut author Marisa Reichardt has written a beautiful, honest, heart-ripping novel.
It's been a long time since I a book pulled me back into what it truly feels like to be sixteen. This novel did that.