I really appreciated Hold Still. I think that it was an accurate and sensitive story about how to move on after your best friend dies. In the case of Caitlin, she is dealing with her grief after her best friend, Ingrid, commits suicide.
Nina LaCour did a very good job at depicting Caitlin's feelings as well as her guilt. The discovery of Ingrid's journal, left intentionally in Caitlin's room, makes it even more difficult for her to move on. She is constantly struggling between wanting to read the thoughts of her troubled friend as well as scared for what they might reveal. I felt that the included journal entries did a nice job of providing some background story on both Ingrid and her relationships with other characters in the story.
What I liked the most about Hold Still, was that it was a story of moving on - and showing readers that it is OK to do so. Caitlin was in pain for so long but she was able to start discovering things about herself as well as find creative outlets for dealing with her emotions.
Hold Still is an incredibly relatable book. Even if you haven't lost a close friend to suicide, everyone has lost someone important in their life at some point. It was uplifting and reassuring to see the main character in the story learn how to move forward in her life.
Nina LaCour did a very good job at depicting Caitlin's feelings as well as her guilt. The discovery of Ingrid's journal, left intentionally in Caitlin's room, makes it even more difficult for her to move on. She is constantly struggling between wanting to read the thoughts of her troubled friend as well as scared for what they might reveal. I felt that the included journal entries did a nice job of providing some background story on both Ingrid and her relationships with other characters in the story.
What I liked the most about Hold Still, was that it was a story of moving on - and showing readers that it is OK to do so. Caitlin was in pain for so long but she was able to start discovering things about herself as well as find creative outlets for dealing with her emotions.
Hold Still is an incredibly relatable book. Even if you haven't lost a close friend to suicide, everyone has lost someone important in their life at some point. It was uplifting and reassuring to see the main character in the story learn how to move forward in her life.