ALBATROSS eBook Josie Bloss
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“Taut and emotionally wrenching . . . I couldn’t put it down. Josie Bloss is an author to watch.”
— Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries and the Airhead series
What’s so cool about nice guys?
Everyone at Tess’s new school warns her that Micah is bad news—a heartbreaker. But she can’t ignore her attraction to this brooding, brilliant, friendless emo hottie who can turn on the charm—or heart-shredding scorn—at a moment’s notice.
Starting over in a new town after her parents’ split isn’t easy for Tess, and Micah feels like her first real connection. But what happens when their bond suddenly feels like shackles? And Micah starts to remind Tess of her freakishly controlling father?
With Albatross, Josie Bloss takes her storytelling in a new direction by exploring the dark side of relationships.
ALBATROSS eBook Josie Bloss
Have you ever fallen hard for somebody who didn't like you back? Have you ever found yourself desperately trying to win the approval of somebody who treats you like crap? Have you ever felt like, no matter what you do, you're never going to be good enough for anybody to love you?If you said yes to any of those questions, you will appreciate the truthfulness and insight in Josie Bloss's new novel, Albatross. Bloss's third young adult novel shows a depth of insight into the psychological mechanisms underlying emotionally abusive relationships that readers of all ages will appreciate. Bloss artuflly weaves together her main character Tess's troubled family life with the character's powerful obsession with a new love interest from her school. In the process, Bloss picks apart the complex psychology of obsession and offers some hopeful insights about how to overcome it.
This book is great for grown ups who have delt with unhealthy relationships in their lives, or for young people (particularly young women) who want to avoid them in the future. For a young adult novel, Albatross espouses an image of healthy relationships that is remarkably mature, while still managing to be thoroughly witty, crisp, and entertaining.
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ALBATROSS eBook Josie Bloss Reviews
Tess was trying to make it work in her new town of Grand River, Michigan. She never wanted to move from Chicago, where her old life, boyfriend, and best friend remained. However, it was best for her mom after the divorce from her father.
Part of making it work, which in turn makes her mother happy, meant doing things that Tess would normally do if she was back in Chicago, like participating in the solo and ensemble competitions. Not the best French horn player, all Tess needed was someone to accompany her, to enter the competition with her. The name Micah was given to her by her director.
Micah, the seemingly weird guy who always stayed to himself, who Tess found rather intriguing. For some reason, Tess was drawn to him, even if she did find out about his weird relationship to Daisy, the girl with the gorgeous voice but a not-so-beautiful reputation. Tess gains the courage to talk to Micah, and soon enough she develops a little crush.
The crush would turn into affection, which would then turn into wanting his attention, which would unfortunately lead to abuse. Even if people warn Tess about Micah - people like Toby, the really cute, extremely nice drummer from band - or even when Tess' own mind warns her, for some reason she just doesn't want to listen. She allows it to continue, apologizing when she shouldn't, taking on the harsh words being thrown at her when she should stand up for herself.
As the story continues, the reintroduction to her past life that involves her father connects Tess to her current situation, and how it feels unusually "normal."
ALBATROSS is a powerful, insightful novel that centers on a problem in relationships that has unfortunately become all too common. Readers will feel like the people who witness those being emotionally abused in a relationship, and want to try so hard to tell that person to get away from the abuser, but are unable to fully control the situation. Josie Bloss constructs a realistic portrayal of such frightening yet truthful experiences of abuse that will exert a passion in readers to take action when they witness or are themselves in an abusive relationship.
Reviewed by Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
I finished this book in one day, and it would have been one sitting if life didn't interfere. I connected automatically with Tess. I guess I have a depression that I can't really shake and some of her words really struck a cord with me. I feel like I've lost some of the people I'm closest with, whether from death, moving away, or just drifting apart.
...I felt like I drifted through the day without ever actually connecting with anyone, like I was a ghost of myself?
There was also another quote where she said a drummer who was always laughing made her uncomfortable because she worried he was laughing at her.... I totally get that. I feel slightly on the outside with most people and worry that other people really don't like me or are talking about me. Also the way that even when included, she felt still outside of what was going on.
Reading that really made me feel more validated... like I'm not the only one, even if its a character in a book.
Micah is hot, brooding and mysterious, so in the beginning I liked him pretty much right away, but there is a darker side of him that I didn't really know what to make of. And his relationship with Daisy--his albatross--I wasn't quite sure what to make of, just like Tess. He is candid which sometimes is charming and unique, but other times leaves him looking like an ass. (I'll stop talking about anything further since I got this impression within first few chapters, but I don't want to spoil anything.)
The story of Tess' father slowly unravels through the story too, and I feel sorry for her having to deal with that. Never knowing what you're going to get from a person, jerk, good guy or just get ignored keeps you on your toes, and its exhausting to live that way.
I really like how Laura tries to be her friend, and Toby is the kind of guy that I want in real life--he reminds me of my husband--chill, protective and friendly.
This is a pretty edgy and dark story overall, and I found myself swept up in Tess' story, and able to truly see both "voices" of her mind--the little one that we ignore way too much, and the one that is overpowered by emotion. But it has a powerful ending, and I love how much Tess grew into herself, and how she was even able to help someone that she disliked for a long time in the process.
Have you ever fallen hard for somebody who didn't like you back? Have you ever found yourself desperately trying to win the approval of somebody who treats you like crap? Have you ever felt like, no matter what you do, you're never going to be good enough for anybody to love you?
If you said yes to any of those questions, you will appreciate the truthfulness and insight in Josie Bloss's new novel, Albatross. Bloss's third young adult novel shows a depth of insight into the psychological mechanisms underlying emotionally abusive relationships that readers of all ages will appreciate. Bloss artuflly weaves together her main character Tess's troubled family life with the character's powerful obsession with a new love interest from her school. In the process, Bloss picks apart the complex psychology of obsession and offers some hopeful insights about how to overcome it.
This book is great for grown ups who have delt with unhealthy relationships in their lives, or for young people (particularly young women) who want to avoid them in the future. For a young adult novel, Albatross espouses an image of healthy relationships that is remarkably mature, while still managing to be thoroughly witty, crisp, and entertaining.
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