Name: Dive Smack
ISBN: 9780765396952

Demetra Brodsky

Theo Mackey only remembers one thing for certain about the fire that killed his mother: he lit the match. A school family history project causes new memories to surface that make Theo question what he really knows about his family, the night of the fire, and if he can trust anyone--including himself.

Dive Smack

Candyce Kirk

4.5 stars

Theo hasn't had an easy time. Losing both his mom and dad in a short amount of time is difficult. Add a grandfather who drinks and hides away in a room and your life gets harder. He's always had an uncle that looks out for him though, even though he's not actually family. Theo also thinks he actually lit the match that started the fire his mother was killed in. This situation is hard though, because he doesn't remember much. He's had help, medication and hypnotizing, but his brain is still blocking out everything. Slowly he starts to remember everything and that's when it gets interesting. His only problem is, the memories start appearing when he's trying to dive or even just walk down the street. The concept of this book is so intersting! At first I just though Theo was a kid who was dealing with a lot of stress after losing his parents, but come to find out there's so much more. Not only have memories started returning of things he doesn't expect, but things start happening after he sees them too. His uncle starts acting suspicious and it's not helping how he feels. I loved how even though this book goes pretty slow it stays really interesting. In the course of only a few events we learn so much about Theo and his family. I had a feeling something wasn't right, but I love that I couldn't figure it out right away. Not only is there more to his family's story, but also to some people he's grown close to. Besides an interesting book about diving, we get a book full of family secrets and mysteries. The only reason this book didn't get five stars is that I would've loved to have known just a little bit more about his family past and other events. In a standalone that can be hard and the book was still really good. I'm sad that this is only going to be a standalone. It would've been interesting to see what happens to the characters after the events that went down near the end of the book. Demetra Brodsky is an author to keep an eye on!

Dive Smack

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