Book Review 3 - One by Sarah Crossan

∞One by Sarah Crossan∞

❄Grace and Tippi are twins - conjoined twins. And their lives are about to change. No longer able to be homeschooled, they must venture into the world - a world of stares, sneers and cruelty. Will they find more than that at school? Can they find real friends? And what about love? 

But what neither Grace or Tippi realises is that a heart-wrenching decision lies ahead. A decision that could tear them apart. One that will change their lives even more than they ever imagined.❄

~I was actually intrigued by the book cover when I first saw this book on the library shelf. I usually tend to read books with nice covers as I like pretty things. People always say to never judge a book with a cover but I'm glad this book attracted me for it had led me to other titles written by Sarah Crossan. I was actually going to read this book first but decided to read Sarah Crossan's books chronologically so that I could get used to the author's style.

This book, like "The Weight of Water" is written in poem style and it's written in first person perspective. It can never be better if it was written in third person perspective as the feelings felt would be different and it would come across as sympathy. 

Reading this makes you feel like a conjoined twin and it lets you open your eyes to the cold hard truth of reality where everyone gets judged on how they look. The author's note at the back of the story is actually quite saddening to read as the author did a lot of research just to get an idea on how to write the book. I actually cried reading the book especially the part with the plot twist. It was like a drama scene moment just that it is being depicted with words instead of acting.

Grace and Tippi actually taught me to live life bravely and do not care about the world as much. People tend to mind a lot what others say and change themselves to suit the world. We should be ourselves as we would only feel happier that way.

I actually wished the ending would be something different but with a different ending, One wouldn't be One. And although, this book is for growing up teenagers, I would still recommend anyone to read this. I would definitely spend my money on all Sarah Crossan's books and I would not regret it.

                                                                                                                   ~28 October 2016