I would like to share a super natural boo t I received called B.O.A.T. by Alexandria Pall (Author) I received in exchange for this review. Inside this post is my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage off the items you purchase.
I sat down this week to read B.O.A.T. because its the story of a 17 year old girl April. April has spent her childhood in therapy learning to get rid of her imaginary friends. Charlie turns 17 this year and his friends are having more and more mental problems I thought we could relate to the characters in the book.
The concept of three friends, Bobby, Tommy and April, coming together to solve a mission of great importance is a refreshing spin to this tale. This remined me of Charlie and his friends Tim and Bradley and all there going through as they work to navigate life. You will see B.O.A.T. is a super natural book with romance thrown in. It was neat to see how April’s imaginary voices come to life. I like how April and Tommys thoughts are shared with us which is different from each other but pulls them in together.
B.O.A.T. is for upper Elementary or High School students. I thought B.O.A.T. be hard for Charlie to read and understand but the story wasn’t. Charlie even shared the story with his dad David who has been trying to read the book. Seeing David try will lead me to read the book to him in the evenings with Charlie.
When Charlie had been #Homeschooling we would have discussed the story in our Homeschool Language Arts Class but Charlie has graduated which doesn’t stop our family from reading daily and it shouldn’t stop yours from also reading daily as we can all learn from the books we choose to read individually or as a family.
About the book:
Seventeen-year-old April has spent her childhood in therapy, learning to dismiss her imaginary friends as just that: imaginary. Now, as a college freshman, she hopes to leave behind the whispers and cruel rumors that have plagued her for years.
When April begins to embrace her newfound independence, her world is turned upside down when she crosses paths with Tommy and Bobby, two figures her therapist insisted were figments of her imagination.
Nineteen-year-old Tommy has spent his life waiting for a mission that has haunted him. April’s reappearance shatters his reality, prompting him, April and Bobby to uncover a hidden truth that will change everything.
The trio must unite to fulfill their destiny. But an ominous force is closing in on them, one that will stop at nothing to prevent them from completing their mission. The stakes grow darker, threatening not only their lives but the wellbeing of future generations.
With time running out and the world’s fate hanging in the balance, fitting in will be the least of April’s concerns. She will need to confront the demons of her past and present, fighting for what she cherishes most.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
