Breaking Her Fall-2

This week I found myself really enjoying reading my book. I last week I read about the difficult situation Tucker had gotten himself into after losing his temper while at Jed's house. Jed was rushed to the hospital. All of this week I've been reading about the aftermath of Tucker's situation. I began to feel really bad for Tucker because he was just scared that his daughter was in a bad situation and he believed it was all the boy's fault. It was hard for me to read about his ex-wife coming into town and basically blaming him for the whole situation. Her intentions were to take her daughter back with her to live in New York. I thought that Tucker was just trying to be protective of his daughter and the last thing he would want to deal with is losing her. I don't think he really realizes that he is in serious trouble that could lead to him spending time in jail. Jed is from a very wealthy family and it seems like his father will not rest until he pays for what he did to his son, even though it honestly was an accident. I think Lily, mother of one of his daughter's friends, has stepped into the role of being the mother figure to Tucker's daughter because her own mother is gone. The day after Jed was brought to the hospital, Tucker learns he lost his eye. As the reader, I think this is the worst news after basically losing his daughter to New York I could not imagine feeling like my whole life was falling apart before my eyes. 

Breaking Her Fall-1

So, for the past week, I've been reading my book, Breaking Her Fall, and I've really been enjoying it. The main character, Tucker Jones is a single father of two children. After receiving an alarming phone call about his fourteen year old daughter, he finds himself in a terrible situation. He becomes extremely worried about his daughter and jumps to conclusions. As I read further into the novel, I felt a strange because these events seem entirely possible. Its scary to see some one's life unravel within just minutes after making one mistake. Tucker talks about how when his wife left him it took him a long time to find happiness again and that he has worked very hard to provide a good life for his kids. As the reader, I was like, "NOOOO!" when I read about him hurting the young boy because I knew that his decision would really cost him. Tucker seems like he very much acts upon his reactions without really thinking them through... and this really bothers me. Also, his fourteen year old daughter bugs me because she has a really big attitude towards her father and it makes me not like her... at all. 

Breaking Her Fall

For this reading assignment, I chose to start reading the novel called Breaking Her Fall, written by Stephen Goodwin. I chose to read this because both my mom and my dad read it and loved it. They both said that I would really enjoy it. My mom told me about the story line and I thought it sounded interesting. She said that I would really be able to relate to the characters, who are in high school, and to the events. In the past, books I have enjoyed the most are the ones with dramatic stories and a sense of reality. Hopefully, Breaking Her Fall will become one of my favorite books.