Kate went through such a great characterization during the story that it was so remarkable to think about who she started the story as compared to how she ended. Amelia was not the only great character, though.

It was heart-wrenching to read how awful she was being treated by her peers, but really this is just a compliment to McCreight’s ability to craft such a great story with real characters experiencing real emotions. With this usage of Amelia’s point-of-view, readers truly got to understand her desperation and how miserable she was beginning to feel with her life. While this type of writing is not new or groundbreaking, it is still fairly rare and a breath of fresh air when reading a story to experience something so different from the norm. I especially enjoyed the varied storytelling techniques that McCreight used, between Kate’s narrative and Amelia’s different peer-to-peer interactions (via text messages, e-mail chains, or Facebook posts). Review: I loved working with Kate to uncover the truths behind Amelia’s death. Amelia couldn’t have done something like that, so Kate sets out to piece together the past few weeks of Amelia’s life through texts, e-mails, and Facebook posts in order to uncover the truth of what really happened on the roof that day.

Well, that’s what the school is telling Kate, but she doesn’t believe it. When she gets there, though, she quickly discovers that Amelia has done something much worse - she has jumped from the school’s roof to her death. Summary: After getting a call from Grace Hall explaining that her daughter, Amelia, was caught cheating, Kate Baron goes to the school to investigate.

Reconstructing amelia book review