Book Review

When I read, Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters, by Gail Giles, I loved the story. It was exciting and upbeat. By reading the title you’d probably assume someone dies in the story. Jazz Reynolds has been claimed to be dead. Sunny Reynolds, her younger sister, is living in a world where everyone knows her as “Jazz’s sister.” The family has already been through a divorce, now dealing with depression, and also alcoholism. Sunny is left to deal with all of this and needs to take care of her mother including herself. No one has given or is giving Sunny any credit. Sunny has been taking care of her mother for awhile, and one day, out of nowhere, she finds a letter in the mail from her sister Jazz. This shocked Sunny because her sister was dead. How could Jazz write a letter and be dead at the same time? Sunny is asking herself, “Is this really my sister or is it a joke?” This book is filled with questions, emotion, and mysteries, which made me love reading it.
The plot and characters were very modern, and the author’s style was like it’s written for a teenager to enjoy. The message of the story was meaningful; it taught us that we should care for one another, and no matter what kind of family you have, they will always care for you. What I disliked about the novel was that the ending was very unclear. Besides that, this book is overall a good choice and it leaves readers wondering what happened.