{"id":5097,"date":"2019-08-10T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=5097"},"modified":"2019-08-07T19:37:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T02:37:43","slug":"the-voice-in-my-head-teen-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/the-voice-in-my-head-teen-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Voice in My Head — Teen Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review by Jasmine Sov, 13<\/p>\n

The Voice in My Head\u00a0<\/i>By\u00a0Dana L. Davis<\/h3>\n
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Dana L. Davis\u2019s The Voice in My Head<\/em> tells the story of Indigo Phillips, a girl who\u2019s always been known as \u201cViolet\u2019s twin sister\u201d. Violet is everything she\u2019s not: popular, pretty, and sweet-tempered. But when Violet suddenly becomes terminally ill and plans to exercise her right to die, Indigo begins to despair and even has harmful thoughts. That\u2019s when a strange voice begins to speak inside her head, claiming to be God. The voice informs her that if she takes Violet to a rock formation in the Arizona desert, Violet will live. Somehow, Violet agrees to go- but only if their big, crazy family comes too. Throughout the whole unforgettable trip, Indigo must learn to deal with her family, her sister\u2019s condition, and the voice in her head.<\/div>\n
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Wholesome, funny, and tragic, this book contains such memorable quotes as \u201cYou forked his tires?!\u201d and heartwarming moments right when the whole Phillips family needs them. Each of the nine members of the family have their own moment to shine. They\u2019re also all very developed characters, each with their own unique personalities and backstories that we discover throughout the road trip. To top it all off, Indigo\u2019s head voice provides just the right amount of sarcastic input.<\/div>\n
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I especially enjoyed the fact that the author portrayed Violet in a \u201cstrong, independent woman\u201d light, despite the fact that she still has to be wheeled around in her wheelchair because of her condition. It is Violet\u2019s own decision to prepare to exercise her right to die, thus showing the reader how Violet can be just as independent as her perfectly healthy family members. Violet is also somewhat rebellious, and thus shows similarities to Indigo\u2019s personality traits. That added a nice touch to really tie the whole \u201cidentical twins\u201d thing together.<\/div>\n
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Though each of the individual characters\u2019 backstories added needed depth to the characters, I felt that a few of the transitions between some of the backstories were a bit too abrupt. For me, it was a bit too sudden that one of the backstories happened almost immediately after the other. The author could have let some other events happen before letting the backstories ensue, but otherwise, it was a lovely comfort read.<\/div>\n
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I\u2019d rate this book at 4 stars.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Catalog Number:\u00a0YA FIC DAVIS, D<\/p>\n

304 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Review by Jasmine Sov, 13 The Voice in My Head\u00a0By\u00a0Dana L. Davis Dana L. Davis\u2019s The Voice in My Head tells the story of Indigo Phillips, a girl who\u2019s always been known as \u201cViolet\u2019s twin sister\u201d. Violet is everything she\u2019s not: popular, pretty, and sweet-tempered. 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