Even secondary characters are well-rounded, with their own histories and motivations. Autumn’s coming-of-age is sensitively chronicled, with a wide range of experiences and events shaping her character. But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is “quirky and odd,” while Finny is “sweet and shy and everyone like him.” But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends.

Less successful as a mystery than as a subtle look at family tensions and entitlement, at which it excels. The adults are well drawn, and the impact of their unresolved issues intriguing.

Told as it is through the voices of both Neily and Audrey, readers get to know as much about the troubled girl they both loved as they do the principals. This is a sophisticated teen mystery, more introspective than action-oriented. What had appeared to be a family tragedy triggered by a dispute over money now threatens to expose the darker side of an upscale and privileged clique. Gradually, the two find clues in Carly’s diary that make someone else a plausible suspect. When Carly’s cousin Audrey suggests the real killer is still at large, he thinks she is just trying to clear her father, who is serving time for the crime. Their breakup had been especially painful and embarrassing for Neily. Urn:oclc:869483428 Republisher_date 20160924141328 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 1017 Scandate 20160923153359 Scanner Monroe is struggling to adjust to life following the murder of his ex-girlfriend Carly and the guilt he feels for not responding to her final attempts to reach him. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 19:02:15.854328 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA1144209 City New York Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st Ember ed.

All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab