Reconstructing Amelia

Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had never read a book by Kimberly McCreight until I read Reconstructing Amelia. I did enjoy this book very much, even through I'm sure there are reviews that say differently. Not everyone HAS to like a book because someone else does.

This is a story about a girl who dies and her mother wants answers, is determine to find out what exactly happened to her daughter.

No matter how close a parent thinks they are to their child, and think they know everything, there are some things you just can't tell your parents, Amelia is the same way. Her and her mother Kate, a single mother raising Amelia on her own with no father in the picture, and working as a lawyer in Manhattan.

Amelia, is alone most of the time since her mother works a lot of hours, she's an honor student at a private school in Brooklyn where she attends with her BFF Sylvia. One day Amelia, receives a message to come to the park alone. When she arrives she sees that there are a few girls there that are in the Magpie club, a secret club that was disbanded several years ago, but has came back together without the school knowing.

After Amelia's death, Kate starts searching thru her texts, emails, papers, computer, trying to piece together her daughters life and who would want to hurt her. Kate ends up working with a detective that is investigating Amelia's death. Along the way, they learn that Ameilia was being bullied by the magpies.

But did they led her to her death? You'll have to read it to find out.

The story is told from Kate, Amelia, her facebook page, and texts. You get a glimpse into both Kate and Amelia's life.

This is a good book and I would recommend it to others to read.

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