Book Review

I just finished reading this book today called "Crossing The Line" by Dianna Bates. I thought I'll mention this particular book because it's quite different from all the books I've read before ( and i have read plenty just so you know *nerdy smile*). Let's start by telling you the plot. :)

The story's about this 17 year old (around that age) girl who's mum left her when she was around 5 yeard old. She was then taken in by this couple (I can't remember if they were her aunty and uncle or she sees them that way) but then one day they suddenly left her. Since then, Sophie (the girl's name) has been in and out of several foster homes and is under the tight watch of the child-care department. She've grown to not get too involve with the people around since she knows they'll eventually leave her like what her mother did. She does suffer from a lot of disappointments, loniness and hurt but she have ways of dealing with it. Things got better when the department located her to live with these two other people around her age, Matt and Amy. Sophie got along well with Matt and Amy and they've all soon became great friends. Sophie also started at a new school and is fitting in well. She's still seeing a therapist and the department have people to check on her regularly mainly because of her suicidal past. Sophie has gotten close to one of her therapist (or social worker whichever it was), Jan. Sophie had gotten attached to Jan because she feels that Jan truely cares about her and might just be that one constant person in her live. But Jan wasn't. She've left Sophie like everyone in Sophie's life had. Since then Sophie's gotten depressed and she's started cutting herself again. Somehow her therapist, Noel, found out and admitted her to the psych ward. It was in the psych ward when Sophie met Helen, her new therapist. Sophie soon discovered that Helen wasn't like any other therapists she've encountered; Helen made her feel comfortable, cared for and it seems that Helen actually listens to what she says. Sophie soon fell in love with Helen (not romantically, more like she loved her as if Helen's her mother) and Sophie's constantly thinking about her.

The way how Sophie craves Helen so much is probably why this story is different. From the books I've read, normally the troubled girl finds a guy she can confide in and then the guy helps her through all the tough times and finally the girl pulls through and lived happily ever after being trouble-free. But in this book, Sophie wanted Helen to be her motherly figure so much to a level you would say a tad disturbing. However, I don't wanna spoil the ending, but I wouldn't exactly say it had the perfectly happy ending but it created hope for Sophie. And she did found out there is and will be a constant person in her life which is Matt (her flatmate) who cares for her constantly but Sophie's fixation on Helen and wanting a motherly figure prevented her from seeing that during the novel.

Overall, instead of wanting to be with the guy, she wanted to be with the older woman due to the obsence of her mother during her childhood.
So, 'Crossing The Line', is definately worth a read. It get quite emotional and some parts can be a bit disturbing however, it's a great drama.

I rate it 4 out of 5 :D
So hurry up and get yourself a copy, people!