Nerywood reviewed The Step Back by J.T. Bushnell
Review of 'The Step Back' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Disclosure: I received this ebook for free as part of a Early Reviewers program. The publisher hoped for a review but it was not required. The author, publisher, nor the company running the program had any say in this honest review. Nor did they get to read this before it was public.
This is a book about a boy who starts out in the summer months between end of the high school and beginning of college. It touches on many things that happen to him between then and the end of that first school year. This book would be best suited for those near the end of high school who are going off to college soon, or those in the first couple of years of college.
It doesn't mean that others won't enjoy it, but it may bring back some painful memories or the book may talk about things that …
Disclosure: I received this ebook for free as part of a Early Reviewers program. The publisher hoped for a review but it was not required. The author, publisher, nor the company running the program had any say in this honest review. Nor did they get to read this before it was public.
This is a book about a boy who starts out in the summer months between end of the high school and beginning of college. It touches on many things that happen to him between then and the end of that first school year. This book would be best suited for those near the end of high school who are going off to college soon, or those in the first couple of years of college.
It doesn't mean that others won't enjoy it, but it may bring back some painful memories or the book may talk about things that they wouldn't understand if they haven't experienced it yet.
There are some great quotes in the book (which I don't think give spoilers but may):
"[the] college you attend can have a major impact on your life, and I don’t think it’s a choice that should be influenced by hobbies and diversions"
“I’m trying to show you something, all right? You don’t just throw in the towel when things get hard. You have to keep going. I’m not just talking about basketball. Do you hear me?”
"There were no stockings, no lights, no smell of pine, nothing at all to indicate what day it was except the little pile of gifts where the tree usually stood. They were wrapped poorly, except the ones [...] from our mother"
"It was the reason I kept doing such stupid things [...] And I knew that I would continue to make these mistakes until I admitted [...]. My old life was gone. I had to build a new one."
"I’d been so focused on technical distinctions that I’d never considered the more basic question of how it would feel to be in their position. I’d thought only about how they fit into my life rather than how I fit into theirs."
"I think that’s what people mean when they say they have no regrets. Everyone has regrets, but it’s a way of saying your regrets have value to you."
"But the thing about regret is that after a while, good things start to come along that wouldn’t have otherwise."