Review: Freefall by Mindi Scott
Title: Freefall
Paperback, 315 pages
Author: Mindi Scott
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: October 5, 2010
Source: Purchased
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Book Summary:
Seth McCoy was the last person to see his best friend, Isaac, alive, and the first to find him dead. It was just another night, just another party, just another time when Isaac drank too much and passed out on the lawn. Only this time, Isaac didn’t wake up.
Convinced that his own actions led to his friend’s death, Seth is torn between turning his life around . . . or losing himself completely.
Then he meets Rosetta: so beautiful and so different from everything and everyone he’s ever known. But Rosetta has secrets of her own, and Seth soon realizes he isn’t the only one who needs saving . . .
Review:
When you read a book with a point of view opposite from the author (Freefall is a male narrator and the author is female), you automatically get a satisfaction. When it’s good, anyway. And Freefall is.
The male perspective in this book is so authentic that I easily could have been convinced it was a male author telling a story from his own life – which, BRAVO to you, Mindi Scott! Honestly. It would have been really easy to overdo any of the boy bits, since it is hard to know exactly how they feel/think. Add this in with an excellent story and you have a very good contemporary novel.
The struggle of Seth throughout the book as he tries to find himself, what he’s comfortable with, and what his emotions mean was written beautifully. Each of the characters have a specific dynamic and personality, and play into Seth’s story with meaning.
I have seen some swoon over Seth as a YA book boy, but I didn’t get swoony over him at all – maybe he’s not my type, but I also think his internal struggle and battle with those around him made me push for him more emotionally than thinking he is a cute/hot guy. Not that those can’t happen at the same time, but it’s not the feel I got from the book. Rather than think he was hot, I cared for him as a person overall – plus some of his decisions as he figured himself out definitely weren’t swoon worthy.
A very good contemporary novel, Freefall is excellent for those looking for something a little different – a boy’s perspective isn’t often done, and it’s done very well in this case. You’ll root for Seth as he spends time in his world, and will want to see how he ends up.
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I read this around Christmas time and agree, I wasn’t finding Seth swoon-worthy either. It’s a great and powerful book but I wouldn’t throw it in there as one that has the strongest romance.
The whole “hot boy” craze has been getting to me lately – I do not read a book because of a possible hot guy! I’d much rather get a recommendation about the plot or character development or something else more substantial.
Freefall has been on my radar for a while now but for some reason I still haven’t picked it up. I like how you said the female author nailed the male POV…now I seriously need to get on this!
Yes, Tara! I haven’t read many books by female authors in the male perspective, but this one is very well done.