Jellicoe Road

At age eleven, Taylor Markham was abandoned by her mother. At fourteen, she ran away from boarding school, only to be tracked down and brought back by a mysterious stranger. Now seventeen, Taylor's the reluctant leader of her school's underground community, whose annual territory war with the Townies and visiting Cadets has just begun. This year, though, the Cadets are led by Jonah Griggs, and Taylor can't avoid his intense gaze for long. To make matters worse, Hannah, the one adult Taylor trusts, has disappeared. But if Taylor can piece together the clues Hannah left behind, the truth she uncovers might not just settle her past, but also change her future. 

The first half of the book was a little slow but if it hadn't, it would be hard do keep up. There is a lot of characters and a lot of places to know about so I got really confused a few times. In the second half everything gets explained and you get a completely different feeling about the book. It's like a threshold and you just have to cross it.

Marchetta writes in a way that I really like and the story is memorable. What I felt when I was done was that if I had been Taylor had I been really pissed off at Hannah. Jonah grew a lot throughout the story and yeah, I really like most of the characters. A really good book that I obviously recommend but be patient the first half - you will be paid for it later in the book.

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 
Paperback, 422 pages
HarperTeen
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