For my English class I read a book called Famous Last Words by Katie Alender that was written in 2014. This fictional book has been acknowledged by the 2014 VOYA perfect ten and 2015 YALSA quick pick for reluctant readers. The title of the book really sparked my interest because it’s a murder mystery and I really enjoy books that has a lot of plot twists. I would recommend this book to someone who enjoys mysteries with a hint of drama in it. Although there were a reasonable amount of characters in the story, there were only four that were important and consistent throughout the book. The other characters did have much of an impact to the story. Willa Cresky is the main character in the book. She’s a troubled teen and she seems to be having a hard time getting over the death of her father. Because of the death of her father she has debilitating headaches and she’s become very antisocial and to add on to the problems she’s already having, her and her mother has …show more content…
The first quote, “Maybe it’s human nature to be drawn to the things that have hurt us the most”. This quote stuck with me throughout the whole book because it is very relatable. I feel like everybody loves someone or something so much that no matter how much it hurts we’ll never be able to get away from that. This quote also reminds me of another saying about how opposites attract or every good girl wants a bad boy. Another quote that stuck with me, “Ignorance may be bliss, but at the end of the day it’s still ignorance”. I thought of two things when I read this quote, the first thing I thought of especially when I read bliss ignorance is even the slightest bit of ignorance is still ignorance at the end of the day. Another thing I thought of when reading that quote is when a person is called out for their ignorant ways, they try to make it seem as it isn’t as big of deal when in reality it actually is, which some people do throughout the