In the book " Other word for love " the main character Ari Mitchell feels
invisible at her Brooklyn high school. Her hair is too flat, her style
too preppy, and her personality too quiet. And outside school, Ari feels
outshined by her beautiful, confident best friend, Summer. Their
friendship is as complex and confusing as Ari’s relationship with her
troubled older sister, Evelyn, a former teenage mom whose handsome
firefighter husband fills Ari’s head with guilty fantasies.
When an unexpected
inheritance enables Ari to transfer to an elite Manhattan prep school,
she makes a wealthy new friend, Leigh. Leigh introduces Ari to the
glamorous side of New York—and to her gorgeous cousin, Blake. Ari
doesn't think she stands a chance, but amazingly, Blake asks her out. As
their romance heats up, they find themselves involved in an intense,
consuming relationship. Ari's family worries that she is losing touch
with the important things in life, like family, hard work, and planning
for the future.
When misfortune befalls Blake's family, he pulls
away, and Ari's world drains of color. As she struggles to get over the
breakup, Ari must finally ask herself: were their feelings true love . .
. or something else?
zaire! i love your post! its very well written. i agree what you are saying about Ari. she is absorbed with blake in the book. she needs a life, a true one, that includes herself.
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