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Life in the Balance
by Jen Petro-Roy
Okay, seriously when did this book end? I was reading it all engrossed and boom I see that I was on the last page and I definitely wanted to read more. But, well, I guess all good things come to an end and what we are left with are all good memories. Look at me being all poetic lol.
To talk about this book, I don’t know how to describe it. It was like your standard Middle Grade books – the usual pattern you see in them (I am not going to give away any spoilers, I am determined) but at the same time it was so much more different. Yes, it dealt with loss but it navigated through it very nicely, especially putting forth the message that not always a person is capable of figuring stuff out just like in the case of Veronica and her family. It talked about alcoholism and what effects it has in general to the person and their family. It talked about expressing your emotions even when you feel like there is nothing going your way and you think that everything would just crumble and fall apart. More than that I guess it talked about dealing with those emotions, to accept them and work around them. I personally loved Veronica and Claudia’s friendship and the other friends that we got to see through this book. Libby was a powerful and an important aspect in Veronica’s life and I am so glad she got to meet with her. And Veronica’s parents were really amazing too because at the end of the day they communicated honestly with each other, them accepting their faults and wrongdoings and striving to work towards them.
Even though Life in the balance is a Middle Grade book, I believe everyone can read it to better understand life choices and all. Especially how sometimes you need to be firm in your decision about what YOU want. It was one of the things that made it reading so pleasant. I honestly enjoyed it a lot!
Trigger Warnings: Alcoholism, Divorce
To talk about this book, I don’t know how to describe it. It was like your standard Middle Grade books – the usual pattern you see in them (I am not going to give away any spoilers, I am determined) but at the same time it was so much more different. Yes, it dealt with loss but it navigated through it very nicely, especially putting forth the message that not always a person is capable of figuring stuff out just like in the case of Veronica and her family. It talked about alcoholism and what effects it has in general to the person and their family. It talked about expressing your emotions even when you feel like there is nothing going your way and you think that everything would just crumble and fall apart. More than that I guess it talked about dealing with those emotions, to accept them and work around them. I personally loved Veronica and Claudia’s friendship and the other friends that we got to see through this book. Libby was a powerful and an important aspect in Veronica’s life and I am so glad she got to meet with her. And Veronica’s parents were really amazing too because at the end of the day they communicated honestly with each other, them accepting their faults and wrongdoings and striving to work towards them.
Even though Life in the balance is a Middle Grade book, I believe everyone can read it to better understand life choices and all. Especially how sometimes you need to be firm in your decision about what YOU want. It was one of the things that made it reading so pleasant. I honestly enjoyed it a lot!
Trigger Warnings: Alcoholism, Divorce