Hold Still

Reader: Mollie W
Age: 15
Title: Hold Still
Author: Nina LaCour
Publisher: Dutton Books
Pub Date: Oct. 2009
Galley: Yes
Nominate for Teens’ Top 10: No
Annotation: When Caitlin's best friend commits suicide, she must find a way to cope and keep up with the world around her.
Recommend: Yes
Convince to read book: This book felt very real world and though it did have its sad moments, LaCour manages to integrate small victories along the way that manage to keep the book from being a
complete downer.
Compelling Aspect of the Book: The best part of the book for me, was how LaCour manages to keep the world around Caitlin moving. So even when Caitlin is struggling, you can see that things around her are still going which contributes a lot to how realistic this book feels.
Did the cover tempt you and/or reflect the contents of the book: The cover is so ugly. I really wish it could just be a blank page that said Hold Still, because seriously, that would be so much better. The girl on the front looks disgusting and looks nothing the way I pictured Caitlin. In other words, ew.
Did you finish: Yes
Age Range: 14-15, 16-17, 18 up
Quality: 3Q Readable
Popularity: 3P Some teen appeal