Saving Zoe

Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel is a book about love, hurt, heartbreak, and finding yourself. It's about a fifteen year old freshman named Echo. It's been a year since her sister Zoe was brutally murdered and she still hasn't recovered from the trauma. Echo is your average smart, innocent girl and has trouble living up to her late sister, Zoe's, memory. One day Zoe's former boyfriend, Marc, gives Echo an early birthday gift: Zoe's diary. Join Echo on a journey of discovering the secrets of her sister and discovering herself along the way.

This book is a fairly easy and enjoyable read. You'll love the character of Echo but I did have some problems with choices she made but under the circumstances, it made the story turn out right. The only thing that bothered me was how Zoe always talked about becoming a model or an actress but she never did anything about it! Sure she was saving up money but in this day in age, you need to start training as early as possible. I've been acting since I was five and I know plenty of people who have gotten farther than me by now. If Zoe wanted to be famous, then she needed to go out and take acting classes, be in a play, take some modeling classes, start a portfolio (without a photographer that mysteriously finds you online)!!! Other than that, I thought the story was great and the characters were easy to get to know. So be prepared to sit back for one long sitting and read Saving Zoe by Alyson Noel.