Freefall by Mindi Scott

"I've never liked moving or having to make all new friends. But I'm noticing that people who go from elementary school to middle school to high school with the same kids never get a chance to start over. Like, maybe a certain guy will always be seen as a troublemaker, while some new girl can move to town and be accepted because no one knows her."


Seth McCoy is a sixteen year-old boy with debilitating stage fright who happens to be a musician and is dealing with the recent death of his best friend, Isaac. After finding Isaac dead in his front lawn after a night of partying, Seth blames himself.

Then he meets Rosetta. Rosetta is somewhat new in school and she throws him for a loop. It's not long before he's stumbling head over heels for her. But Rosetta has her own fears and regrets, secrets that haunt her in very much the same way as Seth's do.

The two of them falling in love sounds crazy. It would come with so many challenges, so many issues they would have to push through. But maybe it's worth it. And maybe the other is exactly the push they need to deal with the problems they've bottled up for so long.

Freefall by Mindi Scott sounded good when I saw the cover and read the summary, but it exceeded my expectations by a long shot. Freefall is more than a teenage love story. It's about choosing who you want to be, learning from your past, and overcoming your fears. Scott's writing is well-done and her characters are so believable that I could see them walking off the page and commencing life as planned. Each character, as in real life, has their own set of problems and issues that they need to work through. Not all do, but some are able to come through this sequence of events for the better.

The pacing was perfect and the situations written exactly how they ought to be. Nothing was rushed or confusing. Overall, it was a lovely journey that I enjoyed getting the chance to join. I definitely suggest picking this one up for a good read.

Oh, and a fun detail I didn't notice until after I finished the book and was flipping through pages: the page numbers on the side start at the top of the page and slowly move downward as if they're free falling throughout the story. I love it when there are little gems like that in the design of a book. Very cool.

Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥


"That's why bungee jumping is such a rush," she said, seeming not to notice what she was doing to me here. "Because you know the jump should kill you. They say the people with the most fear of jumping are the ones who end up loving it the most. So I went for it."