[note note_color=”#F2943F” text_color=”#ffffff”]Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes • May 17, 2016 • Harper Teen
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From the author of The Art of Lainey and Liars, Inc. comes a fresh, contemporary story about one girl’s tragic past and a boy who convinces her that maybe her luck is about to change. Perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen or Jenny Han.
Maguire knows she’s bad luck. No matter how many charms she buys off the internet or good luck rituals she performs each morning, horrible things happen when Maguire is around. Like that time her brother, father, and uncle were all killed in a car crash—and Maguire walked away with barely a scratch. But then on her way out of her therapist’s office, she meets Jordy, an aspiring tennis star, who wants to help Maguire break her unlucky streak. Maguire knows that the best thing she can do for Jordy is to stay away, but staying away may be harder than she thought.[/note]
[note note_color=”#BFD1D1″ text_color=”#ffffff”]I received this book for free from HarperCollins for review consideration. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.[/note]
First sentence: “There’s a thing that sometimes happen in your brain when you’re the only survivor of a horrific accident.”
Maguire Kelly has been plagued with bad luck. It’s hard for her to believe that all the bad things that happen around her are mere coincidences when it’s all stacked up against each other.
- At 11 years old, her father, brother, and uncle were killed in a car crash, but Maguire came out unscathed.
- At 12 years old, a rollercoaster she was on veered off track, and everybody except Maguire had serious injuries.
- At 16 years old (before moving to Pacific Point), she accidentally left a candle burning, and the neighbors house was engulfed in flames.
Wouldn’t you start to think that you’re nothing but bad luck?
