Till It Stops Beating
by
Hannah R. Goodman
Book Description
Seventeen year old Maddie Hickman's senior year begins with the good (the reemergence of The One That Got Away) , the bad (a cancer diagnosis, not hers but might as well be) and the WTF (an anxiety attack that renders her writhing on the floor upside down like a crab).
Adding to the spiralling anxiety is senior project, in the form of I've decided to write a book about The Other One That Got Away (and crushed my heart). Compounding it all is applying for college and keeping up with her friends. The ever mounting stress eventually rips her tight grip on all she hold dear.
Her breakdown leads to an unexpected road trip where she is forced to listen to her wildly beating heart. It is only in the back of a convertible with pop music blasting, that she discovers she must risk everything in order to really live.
My review
This is the first book I have read by this author and I did struggle to get into this at first. however once I got used to the way it was written I read this very quickly. Once I started reading I also discovered that this was part of a series and not a standalone book. I think I may have understood the reading style and the storyline a little better had I read the others in the series however I feel it could also be read as a standalone read. This book does a good job of showing the ups and downs of teenage life life. It is full of emotion and laugh out loud moments. I highlights some of the highs and lows experienced by Maddie as she goes through her teenage years and how she deals with all that life can throw at her as she goes from her teens to adulthood, including heartbreak and loss. Maddie has a great team of friends around her that her her along the way and they all have their own difficulties heading into adulthood too.
This book is written in such a way that you feel like you could be experiencing all the emotions and heartache these teens are feeling with them. Hannah R Goodman has obviously been experienced a lot of the emotions the teens will have felt as the advice given in the book is fantastic for teenagers everywhere. This wasn't my favourite book to read however it wouldn't put me off trying more by this author.
Purchase Links
Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1684330807/
Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/dp/1684330807/
Author Bio
Often referred to as “the teenage whisperer”, Hannah R. Goodman’s twenty-year career working with teenagers includes the titles teacher, tutor, coach, and, more recently, mental health counselor. Hannah has written essays about mental health for various online publications. Her work has appeared on MindBodyGreen, OC87 Recovery Diaries, Zencare.co, and The Mighty. Though she has previously earned the title author with her first three books, the last was released in 2009 and all were self-published. This time around, indie publisher Black Rose Writing released her novel Till It Stops Beating this summer.
Hannah's first YA novel, My Sister’s Wedding, won the first place award for The Writer’s Digest International Self-Publishing Contest, 2004, children’s book division. She published the follow-up, My Summer Vacation, in May 2006, which went on to win a bronze IPPY in 2007. The third Maddie
book, Fear of Falling, was released in the fall of 2009 and was praised by teachers and readers for tackling subjects like homophobia and coming out. She’s published young adult short stories on Amazon’s Shorts, in an anthology entitled Bound Is The Bewitching Lilith, and in the journalBalancing The Tides. She also has written columns for The Jewish Voice & Herald. Recent, previous projects include Sucker Literary, which features emerging YA authors and All The Way YA, a group blog of writers telling the real deal about writing and publishing YA fiction.
Hannah is a member of ARIA (Association of Rhode Island Authors) as well as a graduate of Pine Manor College's Solstice Program in Creative Writing where she earned an MFA in Writing For Young People. She resides in Bristol, RI with her husband, two daughters, and black and white cat named Zoe.
Hannah's first YA novel, My Sister’s Wedding, won the first place award for The Writer’s Digest International Self-Publishing Contest, 2004, children’s book division. She published the follow-up, My Summer Vacation, in May 2006, which went on to win a bronze IPPY in 2007. The third Maddie
book, Fear of Falling, was released in the fall of 2009 and was praised by teachers and readers for tackling subjects like homophobia and coming out. She’s published young adult short stories on Amazon’s Shorts, in an anthology entitled Bound Is The Bewitching Lilith, and in the journalBalancing The Tides. She also has written columns for The Jewish Voice & Herald. Recent, previous projects include Sucker Literary, which features emerging YA authors and All The Way YA, a group blog of writers telling the real deal about writing and publishing YA fiction.
Hannah is a member of ARIA (Association of Rhode Island Authors) as well as a graduate of Pine Manor College's Solstice Program in Creative Writing where she earned an MFA in Writing For Young People. She resides in Bristol, RI with her husband, two daughters, and black and white cat named Zoe.
Social Media Links
Twitter @hannahrgoodman
Website https://www.hannahrgoodman.com
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