I’m officially a sixteen-year-old insane hermit,thanks to my best friend moving away.Until I meet Noah.Noah is my oxygen. He’s those fleeting, deep breaths keeping my world from going black, from drowning into the darkness of my past. He’s the one who helps me find my passion for swimming again, even though it’s a direct reflection of my nightmare.As my mom moves closer to the deep end, barely … nightmare.
As my mom moves closer to the deep end,
barely treading water,
Noah’s the only thing holding me afloat.
My fear is that her illness will drain her and
I’ll have nowhere to go but across the country.
Back to the darkness.
Back to my father.
Not even Noah can extinguish my demons.
When my life gets sucked in by the riptides,
I have to ask myself,
is my father truly evil or just broken?
Is Noah’s oxygen enough to save me as the muddy waters swallow me whole?
My name is Marlee, and this is my life.
My life as Marlee is a stand-alone novel in the My Life Series.
You don’t need to read book 1 or 2 before this book.
My Life as Marlee is a coming-of-age tale about finding love, finding your passion, and finding the light in the darkness. The My Life Series are stand-alone novels with interconnecting characters full of roller coaster rides, snark with a touch of humor, and heart-pounding moments.
If you love moments of teenage angst and swoon-worthy romance, then take a ride with this book and others in the My Life Series by Victoria Anders. My Life as Kelsey and My Life as Noah are also available. More books to come in 2020.
”The book gives so many messages and one of which is love conquers all. I think everyone should give this book a chance it deserves because it is an enjoyable one.” Goodreads Review
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I’m in love with this book. I was excited to be able to read about the 3rd book in the My Life Series. This isn’t the story of an ordinary teenager, this is a young women who has gone thru hell and comes out with own issues that will you read about for yourself. This book pulls at your heart, you laugh , cry , love, loss, and yet try to be strong for those that you care about. New friends, a new love ( you’ll love reading about that one)” This is Marlee” actually has several story lines through out of it but they all fit together as you keep reading. You HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK!!!!
This book is what I call a sad good book.
First off, I absolutely love the cover and it does not give away the fact that the book is a rollercoaster.
I love the character development of Marlee. How she grew from being unsure of herself to standing up for herself is just amazing.
This book discusses themes like mental health, self confidence, self love, death, friendships and healthy relationships.
I love how Marlee’s relationship with Noah proceeded. It seemed rushed at first but later in the book, I realized it was to project the intensity and absoluteness of their love and relationship.
I must also commend the author for adding Marlee’s life lessons
They come in handy.
This book is amazing and I recommend it to anyone who loves to read teenage romances and young adult books with realistic themes.
Warning: This book contains lots of cute and cheesy scenes so get ready to smile a lot. Enjoy!
I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I found this story to be very well written and enjoyable. It brought back memories from my teenager days and I can honestly say I am quite happy to be past those days.
An emotional journey that had me hooked from the first page. Full of love, loss, forgiveness and so much more. I thoroughly loved reading Marlee’s journey with her life how she discovers courage, strength, love and forgiveness. The story was full of so many great and valuable lessons. It was real and vulnerable. A fantastic ya contemporary romance!
After reading My Life as Noah (the second in My Life Series) and the book ending on a cliffhanger, I had to immediately come to read My Life as Marlee to finally get the conclusion and love story between Noah and Marlee.
From the minute Marlee laid eyes on Noah she instantly had a “teenage crush”. But that was sophomore year, Marlee is now a junior and life is once again changing for her. Before she had her best friend by her side, but now she’s moved thousands of miles away and Marlee is left to start her new school year off alone. That is until Noah finally makes his move. (In Noah’s book you learn he promised himself that his senior year he was finally going to make his move on Marlee and make her his.)
But just when things are starting to get to a point that Marlee would almost say is perfect, her mother’s illness returns with a vengeance, and the possibility of having to return to live with her father (which is her own version of hell) sends Marlee spiraling. Noah seems to be the anchor she needs to calm the storms that are coming, but what if things are out of their control? What is Marlee to do?
This was a really good book and it was nice to see Noah and Marlee finally come together and how even in high school how they can be faced with problems that many wouldn’t believe someone so young could face. If I had any kind of complaint about this one, I wish we could’ve gotten to see what happened with Delilah. She came to live with Marlee but after that she just kind of disappeared and was never mentioned again not even hanging out with the “gang”.
I was very worried at first that I wasn’t going to understand everything because I haven’t read my life as Noah, and I will say that I was okay without reading it, but i’m going to and I will hopefully make more connections to this book. At first I thought this was going to be all about struggling with a friend moving away and I thought that would be very cool to read because I haven’t read anything like that before. Then I thought the main focus was going to be Marlee and Noah and their love story, then I realized that their families were playing such a huge part in the book too. It was all of the things. This book had love, friendship, and family love. I loved Marlee’s life lessons, it brought something to the book that I really enjoyed.I do believe all around that this book is different than any other and should be a must read on many people’s list, with the such different story lines happening. I also loved the small cameos, seeing Kelsey and Stone again made me very happy, and I am beyond excited for Ellie’s and Stella’s books. Also would love to see this wedding. Victoria Anders, you have done it again. Im in love.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Marlee’s best friend has moved away and now she’s feeling a little lost at school. Sure she has friends but they’re mostly casual. Enter Noah, he definitely wants to be Marlee’s friend, and more because he’s had a thing for her for years. He comes with some ready-made friends that Marlee instantly bonds with. The connection with Noah is instant and deep, things would be really great if her mother weren’t getting sick again. Marlee is also carrying some scars of her past and she needs to find a way to get through the pain so she can move forward, which is also easier said than done.
So Noah is pretty perfect as far as Marlee is concerned (me too if we’re being honest here). He’s caring, attentive, and he’s not afraid to show how he’s feeling. Which is good and bad for Marlee because she’s scared for more. The past she has been through has made her a bit insecure, she’s not entirely trusting that when someone says something, that they mean it. She has PTSD and as a fellow sufferer, she handles it very well.
My Life as Marlee has “Marlee’s Life Lessons” which she writes to herself as a reminder. They are positive, encouraging, and probably something people might need to hear. I think my favorite one starts off by saying “We are who we are because of our past. Don’t let it drown you in shallow waters.” That couldn’t be truer.
I’ve loved reading this series to date and am so excited that Anders has more in store for her readers as I’ve grown fond of Marlee and Noah and I look forward to seeing them in future books. Readers can expect characters that are multi-dimensional and completely relatable, people you can picture hanging out with. A great storyline with excellent storytelling, very well done!