Review: A Place In This Life by Julie Rieman Duck

Title: A place in this life

Author: Julie Rieman Duck

Category: Young Adult 

Pub. Date: 4/17/2012 

Publisher: Self pub  

Format: paperback 

Pages: 268 

ISBN#: 9781475081



Synopsis:  
For Natalie Miller, it’s just another family vacation. For someone else, it’s the opportunity he’s been waiting for.
With only a single peck from a guy named Frank, Natalie’s anything but experienced with boys. But when Todd pops out of the water, says hi, and tells Natalie he has leukemia, all of that changes.
She’s never had attention like this from a boy, let alone one who’s a real charmer with sex on the brain and the experience to match. Drawn to Todd like a magnet, Natalie gives him her friendship, her love, and her body. Even when she’s tempted by gorgeous, healthy schoolmate Alex, Natalie’s desire to love and care for Todd pushes her to see how far love can go in spite of the potential for death of the relationship — and death of the one she loves.


My Review:  
This will not be a long review but while starting to read this book it took me back to some vacations that I went on with my family. There was a couple of ones that I loved going on every summer then a few that we went on once or twice that I was just as happy not ever going on again. 

Natalie makes some choices that changes not only her life but others. She is not strong character but she does make you think "What if". 

There is love, confusion, some choices that should not have been made, regrets, but all together a picture of what real life is about. Choices!

So for the reasons above I will be giving this book a Breath of Life rating of:

Three Clock Rating!!  


Disclosure: I did receive the above book in exchange for my honest opinion and or review. But the Opinions are my own and yours may differ.

About the Authors:

Born in Los Angeles and raised in San Clemente, California, Julie Rieman Duck wrote her way through school on an old-fashioned typewriter. Somewhere along the line, she was sidetracked by careers in magazine publishing and copywriting. While Julie honed her skills at writing print ads and articles, the stories that moved her heart and soul were bubbling underneath, waiting to escape.

It took a medical scare and the loss of her job — on the same day and within 30 minutes of each other — to finally allow her stories to free themselves and be put to paper. First came A Place In This Life, an edgy young adult story about a girl who falls for a boy with leukemia. Next there was SWELL, the story of an art prodigy who loves the most popular boy in school... and becomes addicted to the alcohol they both can't live without.

Julie looks forward to writing more stories that hit where the heart beats fastest, and the soul reaches out for more.