13 to Life

The book I read was "13 To Life" by Shannon Delany. The genre would be fiction or fantasy. I choose to read this book because it had interested me, and it was one of the only books that made me feel like I was really there. It also gave me a lot to think about. I would recommend this to anyone who liked the Twilight series.

Jessica Gillmansen had been through a lot recently, her mothers death and now weird things are happening in her home town of Junction. Everything is about to change when Jessie is called to the guidance office to escort the new student, Pietr Rusakova to all of his classes. Jessie knows something is hidden behind the good looks and russian accent.
Pietr Rusakova is more than the typical 16 year old boy. His parents were "murdered" and his oldest brother now takes care of him and his siblings. Pietr has another brother, Max, and a twin sister, Cat. But this is more than an almost orphaned family, they have much deeper, darker secrets than the town could imagine. Or is it just the helpless students and parents that don't know everything..?

Two things I liked about "13 to life" was how well connected everything was put. It had all flown perfectly together and I was never disappointed. I also liked the relationship between Jessie and Pietr. It was almost perfect, except how stubborn Jessie was. One thing I didn't like was that Jessie kept pushing Pietr away, and to her best friend Sarah. I would rate this book a ten.