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When seventeen-year-old Sia wakes up on a park bench, she has
no idea who or where she is. Yet after a week of being homeless, she’s reunited
with her family. At school, she’s powerful and popular. At home, she’s wealthy
beyond her dreams. But she quickly realizes her perfect life is a lie. Her
family is falling apart and her friends are snobby, cruel and plastic. Worse
yet, she discovers she was the cruelest one. Mortified by her past, she embarks
on a journey of redemption and falls for Kyle, the “geek” she once tormented.
Yet all the time she wonders if, when her memories return, she’ll become the
bully she was before…and if she’ll lose Kyle.
My thoughts: Sia is a very interesting story. The story of the girl with amnesia, who is afraid to find help from the police because she doesn't know if she is running from the law. She wanders dressed in exercise clothing, knowing that she stands out, wanting to escape into the background, and very hungry.
The first person she talks to ends up being a creep. He seems nice, feeds her, and then propositions her. She was lucky to escape. She wanders and comes across a woman named Carol. Carol is an amazing character. Carol is homeless, but she sets aside her own concerns and takes Sia under her wing and helps her survive a week living on the streets.
The book shifts at this point when Sia is recognized by a young man volunteering at the Soup Kitchen. She flees and has an accident that lands her in the hospital. Her new world and old world collide when she is thrust back into a life that she doesn't remember. The life that she has lived is not desireable. She is popular, comes from a wealthy background, but she isn't nice. The question is how can she live her life and be the person that she wants to be in her environment? When her memories come back will it change her to who she was before?
Josh Grayson has done a wonderful job at laying out and implementing his story. The story brings out some great points at how a person can change and do something positive with their life, even with a history of mistakes.
I received a copy of this book to review. 4 Star Rating Genre: YA
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About the Author: Josh
Grayson was born in Mexico, raised in Massachusetts, and now lives in
Martinsville, Virginia. It was his move to the South that stirred his
imagination and gave him the courage to start writing. During his free time,
Josh enjoys reading, jogging, swimming, and watching YouTube videos.
Josh
currently works as a medical driver, shuttling people all over Virginia and
North Carolina. He has also worked as a machinist, film sales rep,
administrative assistant, and telemarketer (he apologizes if he called you).
Sia is his debut YA novel.
Praise for "Sia"
“A compelling read full of intrigue, romance, and lots of
surprises. I couldn’t wait to see what happened next!” - Jennifer Read Hawthorne, #1 New York Times
bestselling author
“There have been very few books that made me think they made
to someday become a movie (i.e. Warm Bodies, The Host). And I guess Sia can
join the club, because this book, I say, is perfect for it. I felt like I was
reading a script for a movie, the plot is fantastic and the characters are
great, there's a little of humor as well as tragic situations.” -Bookish Randomness
“Well I finished this book amazingly fast. This whole book
will leave you amused, intrigued, in awe, and most importantly in love with the
whole story line until the very last word. I'll have to go with 5
stars for this book.” -
Lovely Reads
“Beautifully written…this one will have you reflecting on
your current and past actions. Although a fiction, Sia inspires.” –A Starry-eyed Heart Review
Tour Giveaway
5 print copies of SIA (US only)
5 ebooks copies of SIA (INT)
Always an interesting concept basically if we could redo parts of our life and become a better person. Would love to read on my TBR shelf
ReplyDeleteLove the blurb and interested to find out what happened to her and how it resolves. Thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBonnie Hilligoss - bonnie at bonnieanddave dot com
The summary sounds interesting. I love the cover. It's very simple and pretty. Sometimes a book cover tends to draw me in without even reading what the book is about.
ReplyDelete"He apologizes if he called you"... love that! Hah!
It is scary to think of wandering a city with no memory. I'm afraid of what might happen; it's a dangerous world out there. Who's to say the right family even claims a person? I would really like to read this book. It sounds very compelling.
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