Deeper Than Blue
Amy is a thirteen-year-old champion swimmer who has just broken the 800m freestyle record for her county. However, when a terrible accident happens and she loses her best friend and a leg, her life takes a turn for the worst. Deeper Than Blue tells Amy's story through her eyes after the accident to coming to terms with what has happened and realising that she can still fulfil her dreams.
The writing style in this book is quite simple and natural, as it was told from Amy's point of view. It is also humorous at times which lightened the heavy and more serious plot of the story. Many readers of Amy’s age will be able to relate her feelings and attitudes, especially those that are about her best friend, Sophie.
I really admire the character of Harry, Amy’s little brother, because he always made her laugh when she was in hospital. It gradually changed her way of thinking. Their texts to each other were particularly amusing.
I believe there is someone that everyone can relate to in the book, whether it’s Amy, Harry, her older sister Caz going through the normal teenage girl problems, her Dad who became depressed for a while or her mum who gave up her dreams of becoming an artist to have her family. Each character went on a journey throughout the book and I was absorbed in finding what happened to them in the end and how they changed. I was turning the pages very quickly.
On the whole, Deeper Than Blue is a very emotional but inspiring and relatable book. I recommend it to all tweens and teens – they would definitely find the story appealing.
