where it began - Ann Redisch Stampler

I love the beginning, how it starts off with a teenage girl, in high school, not knowing where she is or what happened, it definitely got me hooked to read more. The line that stood out to me and kept me suspenseful was "My life, which, by the time I wake up on the ground clutching the car keys with my head bashed in, is pretty much over. Only I don't know that right away" (22,23). That quote also shows how it is written in first person, where in this case helps emphasize her feelings and thoughts going on in her head. Further throughout this part, it was really interesting to (basically) get to know what it's like after a car accident. I've never been in one and never experienced a traumatic brain injury, so it definitely has me scared if one were to happen in my life. Lastly, based on her thoughts running through her mind, I have come to the conclusion it happened at a party where someone was drunk driving and hit a tree, which further shows how dangerous parties can be and especially drunk driving. Overall, I loved the beginning and I hope she (she has been asked by doctors but does not know her name yet so I don't know it either) lives!! (Just for me - up until chapter 6)