Already Gone

by Bridget E. Baker

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Lacy Shelton and her sister Hope couldn't be more different, despite being less than a year apart in age. Lacy is captain of the debate team, poised to be Valedictorian of the high school and waiting for an admission letter from Yale any day. Hope is captain of the swim team, but will be happy if she gets into community college.

Hope has taken everything Lacy ever wanted, from pacifiers to high heels. But Lacy won't let that happen again, not this time. She won't let Hope take the new guy in school, and she sure as heck won’t let Hope ruin her chances with Yale. Until a shocking death changes all of Lacy's plans. Now stuck in a court-mandated psychiatrist's office, she's forced to relive the months leading up to the tragedy to determine whether Hope will take her future, too.

Alternating between Lacy's and Hope's points of view, Already Gone pieces together a tense puzzle of sisterhood, betrayal, mistakes, and ultimately forgiving someone who can be gone in a blink.

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Book Details

Genre

Romantic Suspense/Romantic Mystery

Subgenre

Small Town, Sports

Audience

Upper YA

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

2 Mild

Violence

2 Mild

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

3 Moderate

Publication Date

January 1, 2019

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Human

Fiction Form

Novel

Sensitive Themes

Addiction or recovery themes, Depression or anxiety, Grief or loss of a loved one, Murder or attempted murder, Self-harm or suicide

Representation

LGBTQ+ characters

Suspense, sisters, and a lot of heart

Right from the get go, you are pulled into these two sister's lives as you try to piece together exactly what happened between them. It was hard to put down, but satisfying to finish. There is some romance, some sibling rivalry, some mystery, and at Already Gone's heart is the story of two young people learning who is most important to them, and how to be brave. I Highly recommend.

Captivating

When I read Bridget Baker’s books, I feel like I’m the main character. She is so witty, talented, and captivating!
I used my day off to just sit and read the whole thing because I couldn’t put it down. Bridget always surprises me (even though I’m usually pretty good at predicting endings!) I love that she uses clean language!
She understands and writes sibling rivalry and high school dilemmas without anything feeling forced. Awesome job!

Great Book!

This isn't my typical genre, but I wasn't able to set it down. Bridget Baker did an amazing job capturing the real struggles of teenage sibling rivalry. The constant battle of two teenagers trying to balance their need to be better than the other and their unconditional love for each other. Already Gone has a great story line coupled with a bit of suspense, a few twists and an important message. I loved every page!

Beautiful and Poignant

A quick read, I wish it had been longer... but you get two great stories interwoven when two sisters have to analyze and define their relationships to school, competition, and each other.

Great surprises!

It's hard to surprise me with a book. I usually figure out most of the twists before the ending (often well before). But I have to say that this one got me and I'm really pleased about it. It explored sisterhood and familyhood in a really beautiful way. And the book didn't shy away from sometimes making the characters imperfect or unlikable, which they were in a lot of ways at certain times. Even so, their good traits won out over their bad, which I really appreciate in a book--a nice balance of human failing and human goodness. Great read.