Take Me There Author: Susane Colasanti ISBN: 9780670063338
Take Me There by Susane Colasanti tells three intertwined stories: Rhiannon, Nicole and James.
Rhiannon has just been dumped by her boyfriend. She is completely devastated and will do anything (read: ANYTHING) to get him back.
Nicole is Rhiannon’s best friend. Her and her boyfriend Danny have just broken up, but he is still in love with her. However, Nicole is in love with someone else…an older man.
James is Rhiannon’s other best friend. They’ve known each other forever. James’s girlfriend just dumped him because of his close friendship with Rhiannon.
All three friends live and go to high school in New York City. The book takes place during one week of their lives and each chapter is told through each of the three main character’s viewpoints.
Like in Colasanti’s debut novel When It Happens, Take Me There is also intriguing and exciting because you get to hear the story from three unique perspectives. The timing is really interesting because the book only takes place during one week, but you hear about each day from each character which is exciting.
I loved the dynamic of three main characters because I really fell in love with Nicole, Rhiannon’s best friend. Normally, the main character’s best friend sort of takes on a secondary backseat role, but in this book, she is a main character herself. I really enjoyed her storyline.
Like I said in my last review of When It Happens, Colasanti is just so real. She writes like she really understands what is going on in a teenager’s head. She inspires me to do the kind of writing I’ve always wanted to do!
4/5
Awesome! I'll have to add this one to my TBR stack, too. 🙂