Cyclone

AUTHOR- Doreen Cronin

RATING-⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Riding the Cyclone, the world famous Coney Island roller coaster, was supposed to be the highlight of Nora’s summer. But right after they disembark, Nora’s cousin Riley falls to the ground…and doesn’t get up. Nora had begged and dragged Riley onto the ride, and no matter what the doctors say, that she had a heart condition, that it could have happened at any time, Nora knows it was her fault. Then, as Riley comes out of her coma, she’s not really Riley at all. The cousin who used to be loud and funny and unafraid now can’t talk, let alone go to the bathroom by herself. No, she’s only 10% Riley. Nora, guilt eating her up on the inside worse than a Coney Island hot dog, thinks she knows how to help. How to get 100% Riley back. But what Nora doesn’t realize is that the guilt will only get worse as that percentage rises.

 WHAT I THOUGHT

It was pretty good. When I got to the last about 100 pages I just had to keep reading. That was when Nora could not hold in her emotions anymore. She was sad, angry, embarrassed, and full of regret. I really liked how Riley communicated when she was starting to talk again and it made me laugh out loud. If you liked this book you might also like The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin.