After reading Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry,
which was my first book by her, I knew I needed to pick up something else by
her. I had already downloaded this
short story to my kindle because it was on sale recently, and so I thought now
would be the perfect time to pick it up!
Title: Red At Night
Author: Katie
McGarry
Genre: Young
Adult, Romance, Contemporary
Publisher:
Harlequin Teen
Publication
Date: April 1, 2014
Pages: 84
Out in
Paperback?: No
My Rating: 4.5/5
Review:
Goodreads Summary:
In Red at Night, Stella and Jonah
are total opposites. She's the girl with purple hair from the wrong part of
town. He's a high school senior who hangs with the cool crowd. Until a car
accident leaves him haunted by guilt, and Jonah starts spending time at
Stella's favorite refuge…the local cemetery.
Stella knows she should keep her
distance—after all, she spent her girlhood being bullied by Jonah's friends.
Once he's sorted out his tangled emotions, Jonah won't have time for her
anymore. Too bad she's already fallen for him.
Characters:
Our main
characters are Stella and Jonah, and as the Goodreads summary states, they are
total opposites. Stella is an
outsider with few friends, and she is a victim of bullying from one of Jonah’s
best friends. Jonah, on the other
hand, has a large group of popular friends that he hangs out with
everyday. However, after a tragic
accident, Jonah begins to drift from his popular friends and finds he shares
similarities with Stella. These
two characters are very well developed for the short amount of time that we
spend with them over the 80 pages.
At first, I was a little iffy when meeting these characters (because I
was so in love with Echo and Noah from Pushing
the Limits), but the characters definitely grew on me.
Plot:
Stella and Jonah
meet in a cemetery at the beginning of this short story, both brought there by
personal reasons. However, since
the two go to school together, they see each other the next day, each keeping
the others’ secret. As they
continue to meet at the cemetery and continue to ignore each other at school,
their relationship grows in a difficult way. Jonah wishes to change this as he drifts from his popular
group of friends, who continue to make fun of Stella’s monetary situation at
home. Throughout this short story,
their love grows, and it is so fun to watch!
Writing Style:
Pushing the Limits first introduced me to Katie McGarry’s
writing style, which I loved! So
it was no surprise that I continued to love her writing style in this short
story. Although I was a little
iffy on the characters because I had just finished Echo and Noah’s story, I
grew to love them and I really enjoyed the story as well. I can’t wait to continue reading her
novels!
Have you read a Katie McGarry novel? Which is your favorite?
FTC Disclaimer:
All items
mentioned were purchased by me. This is not a sponsored post. All
opinions are my own. No affiliate links were used.
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