All the truth that's in me by Julie Berry

All the truth that's in me by Julie Berry 

Published by Viking Juvenile

Genre YA fiction

Pages 274

Four years ago, Judith and her best friend disappeared from their small town of Roswell Station. Two years ago, only Judith returned, permanently mutilated, reviled and ignored by those who were once her friends and family. Unable to speak, Judith lives like a ghost in her own home, silently pouring out her thoughts to the boy who’s owned her heart as long as she can remember—even if he doesn’t know it—her childhood friend, Lucas. But when Roswell Station is attacked, long-buried secrets come to light, and Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence, or recover her voice, even if it means changing her world, and the lives around her, forever. This startlingly original novel will shock and disturb you; it will fill you with Judith’s passion and longing; and its mysteries will keep you feverishly turning the pages until the very last. 

What I thought 

Even though I have read this quite a long time ago, the story is still wondering in my mind. It was absolutely amazing! Finding this book on goodreads with many mixed reviews, I became really curious about this novel. So I gave it a try. And I'm so glad I did! 

One thing about this book that absolutely blew my mind was the amazing depicture of the ages the story took place. Now the time period is actually never really revealed, but the very religious town, for me, hints at Colonial America.  Which was so interesting since this is not a common time period for YA, at least I haven't really read anything like this. The time period is very important to this story. Judith was treated so terribly, as if she were to blame for what happened to her. Due to the religious and superstitious town. If this had happened in the 21ste century I think this story would have gone differently. Everybody either ignored her or despised her. I found myself sympathize with her, since we get to know all the secrets about the crime, I just didn't understand how those blind people didn't see what actually happened. For example, I was so mad at her mother. Who had grown cold hearted towards her own daughter! Ok, Judith's father died while she was missing and her mother blames Judith for this. But that's not a reason to treat your own daughter so miserably 

I see why people don't like this book or can't really get themselves to read it. In the beginning of the book, we as readers don't really know what is going on. But Julie Berry drops subtle and sudden clues to what actually happened and what the book actually is about. I actually didn't read the back, only some reviews, so I was absolutely clueless when first reading this book. But I found that rather amusing and thrilling. 

This book was so beautifully written and the story was really amusing. This book is as thrilling in finding out what happened, as it is a beautiful and sweet love story unlike any other romance we find in YA these days. 

If you haven't read this book yet, I can definitely recommend this. Not able to put the book down at any time, I read this in literally one sitting. And I regret nothing. Absolutely an amazing book! 

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xx Zoë