Book Review: Bright Lights From a Hurricane by Grace McGinty

***BOOK REVIEW***

Bright Lights From a Hurricane by Grace McGinty

I don’t normally read contemporary books but this was an absolute brilliant introduction for me to the world of YA contemporary. I loved the storyline, the characters were well developed and the plot was real and emotional. I cried and laughed and really felt like this book spoke to me. One of those pieces of work that make you feel better for having read it. Grace McGinty has done an amazing job. I can’t wait to get my hands on her next novels. ★★★★★

See below for synopsis:

Olivia Jefferson has always been a good little automaton. At least, that’s what her best friend Angela had always told her. She was a dutiful daughter, straight A student, and a devoted friend. But when Angela dies at seventeen of terminal brain cancer, Olivia’s automaton life gets turned upside down. She made a promise that she would finish Angela’s bucket list for her. But number one is to go on the scariest ride at the County Fair, The Hurricane, and number two is to go on a Grand Adventure. Both seem impossible. So when a pretty, blue eyed carnie boy offers her a place on the carnival for the summer, she couldn’t possibly go, right? Deciding to abandon her well planned future, Olivia follows the carnival along the bottom States, from Florida to LA. What she learns as she works her way through Angela’s bucket list will make her reexamine her dreams, her beliefs and make her really question: Who is Olivia?