Upside Down in a Laura Ingalls Town by Leslie Tall ManningMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I received an advance review copy for free rom Booksirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Can you imagine leaving your modern life and going back to a life in the mid 19th century?
The 16 years old Brooke and her family (father and sister) just lost her mother after a long fight against the cancer. After such a tragedy, Brooke is no more the same girl, she just wants to have fun with her friends and not taking anything seriously as she used to. That's when her father, afraid of losing her, decides to sign them up as a contestants on a reality show where they should live for four months in the North Carolina backcountry of Laura Ingalls during 1861.
This book was so touching and very fascinating due to the theme and because you just keep putting yourself in Brook's shoes. It was a good idea and I'm not sure if I could have been as strong as Brooke was. I pretty enjoyed the story and the characters, I was really surprised to like it and to lose myself in the story and the development of the events so easily.
The author's style was so good and made such a simple story/concept less boring to follow. I have to say that the idea of the book was not such a big deal but it was so well built.
I also have to point out that the part about the slaves wasn't as enjoyable to read and I shared Brooke's opinion. The idea that for money you will get back to live such an awful situation but when you think about it there are a lot of black actors who do the same.
Anyway, I loved this story and it made me think about my life now with all the modern things that I know like Brooke, it will be difficult for me to live without.
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