By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne PetersReleases: January 5, 2010
Publisher: Hyperion Book
Pages: 200
Rating: 4 stars
Daelyn Rice is broken beyond repair, and after a string of botched suicide attempts, she's determined to get her death right. She starts visiting a website for "completers"- www.through-the-light .com.
While she's on the site, Daelyn blogs about her life, uncovering a history of bullying that goes back to kindergarten. When she's not on the Web, Daelyn's at her private school, where she's known as the freak who doesn't talk.
Then, a boy named Santana begins to sit with her after school while she's waiting to for her parents to pick her up. Even though she's made it clear that she wants to be left alone, Santana won't give up. And it's too late for Daelyn to be letting people into her life. Isn't it?
Suicide is a serious issue and more people really should be aware of it – you never know who you might meet that is thinking about or has tried to attempt suicide. I think teens and parents both should read this. You’ll get a basis of what a suicidal person thinks like.
Daelyn has attempted suicide several times. Her latest effort left her mute and in a neck brace. She counts down what she feels will be her final days and tells her terrible stories about being bullied because of her weight by using Through the Light, a website dedicated to those who wish to commit suicide. Then one day, while waiting for her mother to pick her up from school, she meets Santana, who seems to be interested in being her friend. Each day, Santana sits with Daelyn while she waits for her mother, but there’s more to Santana than his humor and witty remarks.
This book goes to show you what repeated bulling can do to someone and I do recommend reading it. Although I enjoy the ending, others may not. You are left wondering what happens and it’s up to your imagination to create an ending. By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead had so much truth to it. Daelyn’s voice was captivating and her journey will suck you in.
Daelyn has attempted suicide several times. Her latest effort left her mute and in a neck brace. She counts down what she feels will be her final days and tells her terrible stories about being bullied because of her weight by using Through the Light, a website dedicated to those who wish to commit suicide. Then one day, while waiting for her mother to pick her up from school, she meets Santana, who seems to be interested in being her friend. Each day, Santana sits with Daelyn while she waits for her mother, but there’s more to Santana than his humor and witty remarks.
This book goes to show you what repeated bulling can do to someone and I do recommend reading it. Although I enjoy the ending, others may not. You are left wondering what happens and it’s up to your imagination to create an ending. By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead had so much truth to it. Daelyn’s voice was captivating and her journey will suck you in.
