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“One of YA’s most original voices takes on a fascinating character study
of a fictional young artist and her tragically short life.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)
“Compelling and tragic from the very first page…Readers will be
fascinated with the novel and caught up in the drama right up to the
end.” School Library Journal (starred review)
“A terrific experiment, something fresh and hard to
put down. It gives a sense of both the artistic temperament and the
nature of madness—and the sometimes thin line in between.” Booklist (starred review)
“In a faux biography of a deceased teenage rising star in the art world, Griffin builds a novel around interviews from people involved in Addison’s life before she died…Griffin offers incisive commentary on mental illness and the frenzy
around (and pressures induced by) celebrity, especially surrounding
young women.” Publishers Weekly
“The vignettes are vivid because of the cast of talented actors
who take on a multitude of characters and their visions, which sometimes define
the storyteller better than Addison…Their portrayals are distinct and diverse
in tone, accents, and attitudes. Together, the cast creates a strong picture of
the complex heroine.” AudioFile
“As readers learn more about Addison’s life,
struggles, and the night she died, they will be pulled in by her story and be
left with the sense that maybe the biggest question isn’t what happened the
night Addison died…but who Addison really was. A moving story of art, fame, and
tragedy.” Mystery Scene
“Adele Griffin takes the concept of
epistolary fiction and turns it upside down…a unique and captivating
fictional documentary. The strong cautionary message about mental health,
medication, and obsession is quite powerful. I can’t recommend The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone
highly enough!” Fresh Fiction
“A fast-paced, engaging read. Tormented by mental illness or possibly the
supernatural, Addison is an unpredictable and compelling central
figure.” VOYA
“What could feel disjointed and removed
works instead to provide an intimate and cohesive portrait of a complex
girl….The whirlwind pace will have readers in its grip.” Horn Book magazine
“Dazzling faux bio of a rising
teenage star…Griffin presents readers with overlapping perspectives on
Addison’s frenetic life of gallery openings, parties and performance art…and
the doubt and self-destructive tendencies lurking beneath her fierce creativity…Multifaceted
and thoroughly postmodern, The Unfinished
Life of Addison Stone will appeal to teens and twenty-somethings who love
art, celebrity, and forming their own conclusions.” BookPage
