The Diary by author Vikki Patis hooked me and kept me reading without stopping!. Lauren comes back to her childhood home for the ten year memorial for her 'sister/best friend, Hannah. Terrible events have happened in Hitchin to Lauren and Hannah during their young years and continued on through school. The main theme of the story has bullying as the core, but it is also much more intense than the conflicts among school friends. After Hannah commits suicide, Lauren fell apart and struggled to come back to the reality of life without Hannah. The mystery part of the story is interesting. It seems Hannah is haunting and sending threatening messages to the five girls within the group of broken friends. Lauren knows it can not possibly be Hannah, but who knew the deepest and darkest secret for each of the girls? I enjoyed the book very much, but it is sad as you learn the secret terror of each girl. Also, I really appreciated how Lauren learns that acceptance and forgiveness is the key to getting on with life, even when you have experienced a traumatic event in your past. Now, there are questions I still have regarding some of the things about Hannah. Overall it is very good reading, with a mystery, and a trip back into the lives of complex friends. Some of the scenes broke my heart, which means the author was very successful in conveying such emotions through the written word.
Publication Date: November 26, 2018
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