Darkness Before Dawn

How would you feel if the one person you truly loved killed themselfs? Well if you want to come close to knowing how that feels i think you should read Darkness Before Dawn By: Walter dean Myers. Once you start reading this book you will not want to put it down. This book will leave everyone sad and emotional. This is one of the best books of the decade in my opinion.
When 18 year old Keisha Montgomery first found out that her ex-boyfriend Andy had committed suicide she couldnt believe it. Keisha didnt think that she could even go on with her life because the love she had for Andy was so strong. Keisha thinks that she can never get over Andy until she meets Jonathan the good looking son of her school principal. And that is when things start going downhill for keisha. All of the things that she had ever feared will slowly creep up on her.
Once you read this book it will leave you wondering who you can and cant trust. Some will find out the easy way and some like Keisha will have to find out the hard way. Even though teens have a hard time listening to what their parents say they should try once i a while because just when you least think it they might have the answers to all the questions you have. Like when Keisha"s parents told her not to go out with Jonathan because he was 5 years older then her she didnt listen. The only thing she got out of it was heartache and misery.
Just because you are 18 years old does not mean that you know everything in life. Even if you want to be the kind of person that doesnt want to live by your parents words at least try. Never Keisha thinks just because Jonathan looks nice that he is a gentlemen but all that is about to change when she gets a little closer to him. Keishas Parents tell her " we dont think that you should be out with someone who is 5 years older then you." Even hey friend tells her " Girl there is something about that boy that i just cant get." But keisha is very hard headed and doesnt listen.
After reading this book I found out that you can never trust someone just because of the way that they look. First you need to get to know them on the inside then you can judge them. I think that listening to your friends and parents once in a while is not so bad. They can save you from a lot of harm. So if you want to know all the things I know now I think you should read this book.

Darkness Before Dawn > Customer Review #3:

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DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN

The book tath Iam reading is called Darkness Before Dawn and its about a girl named Keisha and her friends.Keisha seems to be very confused because her old boyfriend Andy killed himself,and she starts to date a 23year o;d named Johnathan hathaway the principals son.Keisha attendends Halzewood High in Cincinatti,Ohio and shes 18years old.The 23yearold that keishas dating is a rapist but she dosent know it.He tries to attack Keisha but she fights back. The reason why I like this book is because of the realism, things that happened in this book also happens everyday in real life.Ialso liked this book because of the characters.I can relate to some of them and they seem like people I would like to be my friends.Another reason thst I liked this book is because of the fast pace.It wasnt boring at all.This book made me express my anger when someone did something wrong and sad when Keisha got attacked.Irecommed this book to everybody to read.This was a good book especially for young people.

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