Life as We Knew It - Susan Pfeffer

This book I fully enjoyed, it was so intense that I couldn't wait to finish the book, then I noticed there was a sequel and I seriously couldn't believe it and I had no option apart from buying that book I now officially have 4 favourite authors, these are: Meg Cabot, Stephenie Meyer, Darren Shan, and this book's author Susan Pfeffer. To be totally honest I don't know how to pronounce her last name, I've been saying it as Pfeiffer as in "Michelle Pfeiffer" and I thought they could have been related, how more wrong could I have been? Susan is such a great author that puts in a lot of detail and really emphasises on character's feelings and emotions, this really ...  Read the complete review

I can't believe how great this book is. I wish I'd had more time to read it as it's a book to be devoured. I found myself wondering from the outset how I might've managed in similar circumstances and to be honest, I couldn't. Our narrator is Miranda, a sixteen year old from Pennsylvania. She lives with her mother, older brother Matt and younger brother Jonny. Her father has left home and lives with his partner, Lisa whom we find out on the first page is pregnant. The novel is written as a diary within sections - which are the seasons. Although, there are chapters usually ended at a significant point. It is narrated in the present tense and there are no clues ...  Read the complete review