Book response #2

     The author of the book Don't Turn Around, is Michelle Gagnon. Gagnon is a fairly new novelist and has a reputation for crime fiction books. She has published multiple thrillers and murder mystery's ranging from college campus murder to abductions by Mexican drug cartels. Each of her stories, except for Don't Turn Around can be based off of terrifying true stories, and many of them are based off of corrupt government involvement. Gagnon caters her books towards young adults and more specifically- mystery enthusiasts, and her writing can most likely be compared to that of David Belbin and his trilogy; Point Crime.

        In Don't Turn Around, Michelle Gagnon uses 'text talk' and instant message font to keep the reader interested. Sometimes, it is hard to focus on the text when it is all one uniform type, filling page, after page. The im'ing and texts break up the story and give it a casual, more relatable feel, which I really like.  

      Don't Turn Around, is full of suspense and has a huge plot line, so it makes sense that it was split up into multiple books. There are 2 other books relating to 'Project PERSEF0NE', making for a trilogy. The book is still really interesting and shocking, and I think it takes a great writer to keep a reader on their toes up until the very end of the book. I look forward to reading the other two books in the trilogy and hope they are as enjoyable as this one was.

Book response

       In the beginning of Don't Turn Around, two characters are introduced; Noa and Peter. Noa wakes up and is in a strange warehouse with an incision on her chest, and she doesn't know how she got there, it tells the story of how she escapes. Meanwhile, Peter hacks into his dad's computer and finds a file labeled "Project Persephone." He tries to hack into the website but then something terrifying happens. "The  question was, could anything Bob was involved with possibly be worth the time commitment?   
Probably not, Peter decided. With a yawn, he powered down the laptop.
 A minute later, his front door was kicked in."

       Noa escapes the warehouse and makes her way back into her neighborhood in Boston, where she tries to piece together what happened. She gets an anonymous email with a coded message about meeting somewhere to discuss 'a paper'. Ironically the email is from Peter and the characters are apparently soon going to meet face to face.

      As the story goes on, Noa continues to run from the men dressed as security guards and finally rents an apartment for a night where she hacks into the same website Peter did, to see what she could find. The files end up being about her, like I had suspected.                                                                                                    The Sci-Fi aspect of the book makes it difficult to relate to the characters. Noa is fostered and Peter is ignored by his parents, so the characters themselves can connect. For someone who has lived their entire life with both parents in the picture I can't  relate to the 'abandoned' or 'independent' aspects of the book.

101 Things About Me

1.) I am terrified of heights and rollercoasters, although I force myself to ride them.


2.) Centipedes are the thing I hate most in this life.


3.) I've played every (female) sport except for softball.


4.) I love to travel, I'm going to Europe this coming spring break.


5.) My favorite color is turquoise, and it's the color of my bedroom.


6.) My best friend is Ellie Tate.


7.) I have to have a cup of tea every night before bed or I wont fall asleep.


8.) I am one of the most clumsy people I know.


9.) My favorite restaurant is Qdoba.


10.) I work at Chick-fil-A.


11.) I used to play the violin.


12.) I'd like to go to MSU for who knows what degree, next fall.


13.) I am a good reader, but a terrible writer


14.) I hate onions with a passion.


15.) I love my dogs more than anything