{"id":5462,"date":"2023-03-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kildarelibrariesblog.com\/?p=5462"},"modified":"2024-05-08T14:44:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:44:10","slug":"book-review-hook-line-and-sinker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/book-review-hook-line-and-sinker\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Just Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/just-listen.png?w=195\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5468\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> Sarah Dessen <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Young Adult Fiction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review by:<\/strong> Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> Annabel&#8217;s the youngest of three sisters, and has just had a bitter falling out with her best friend. Suddenly Annabel is friendless and isolated from everyone at school and even from her family. But then her world changes dramatically when she meets Owen, a loner who is passionate about music and his weekly radio show. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s an oddball determined to confess the truth always\u00e2\u20ac\u201cno matter how badly she doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to hear it. A friendship begins to bind them together. With any luck, having Owen by her side, Annabel just might be able to confess a sordid truth that cleaved her world in two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review:<\/strong> <em>Just Listen<\/em> is a phenomenal novel, enjoyable for young adults. It follows two main characters, Annabel and Owen, as they both attempt to navigate life\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ups and downs. Annabel is a struggling teenager who has a grisly truth that must be confessed, but fear holds her back. With Owen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s help she begins to feel human again and less like the girl who had her world torn to shambles one dreadful night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This novel is a nerve wracking adventure sure to make your heart race, your stomach twist, your tears pour, and your mind explode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you like the sound of this book, place a request on it on our <a href=\"https:\/\/kildare.spydus.ie\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/FULL\/WPAC\/BIBENQ\/148719938\/733071,29\"><strong>Library Catalogue<\/strong><\/a>. If you enjoy this, you can read\/listen to other books by Sarah Dessen on<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/kildare.borrowbox.com\/product\/HCU_622435\/title\/the-rest-of-the-story\">BorrowBox<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Sarah Dessen Genre: Young Adult Fiction Review by: Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ Synopsis: Annabel&#8217;s the youngest of three sisters, and has just had a bitter falling out with her best friend. Suddenly Annabel is friendless and isolated from everyone at school and even from her family. 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