My Life Next Door

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Although the centre of the book, Jase and Samantha’s relationship isn’t all that interesting – both of them are just too perfect to be real.

Due to her mother's commitment to her career, Samantha and her sister Tracy are often pressured to be perfect.But when a mortar blast outside the hospital where he worked as an orthopedic surgeon sent him home from Afghanistan with devastating injuries, the dilapidated cabin he'd inherited from his grandfather seemed as good a place to regroup as any. Now she laughs with and eavesdrops on her six children who provide her with perspective and material. I hated how Grace, Samantha's mom, was constantly looking down on the Garret's, just because they were a big family. The theme of loyalty is present in this novel as the protagonist (Sam) has to choose between her mother who is guilty and her boyfriend who is struggling to support his family as a result of her mother's actions. Samantha couldn’t be happier – until that is, her senator mother makes a grave mistake that could destroy her newfound happiness and love.

Made up of eight totally individual children and two adoring parents, the Garretts are my dream family.I've read so many bad books lately and those autors didn't have the excuse of first attempt in their writing carieers. I love paranormal books way more than my realistic ones; worlds that don't really exist enthrall me way more than real ones do. I couldn't believe the way the mom acted when a certain accident occurred, it made me feel sick, and to think Samantha has to live with that woman.

This introduces the idea of loyalty as it asks the question of where a person's natural loyalties should lie. The Garrett's are everything Samantha's mother is not: unorganized, noisy, messy, and genuinely unconcerned with the opinions of others. There isn't author's eulogy about them on five pages or constant describing of every single chlothing choice.

She thinks they’re too big and she despises that since her own unreliable husband came from a family just like theirs. We need to part ways now though, at 35%, but don't worry, I'll compile here every amazing moment we shared together.