The Ending

On her very first day at the prestigious Percy Academy, Ellie bumps into another student and drops her books all over the floor. As the two of them scramble to pick them up, Ellie feels a special connection with this boy--Miah. He feels it, too, and hopes to see her again.

When Ellie and Miah end up in the same history class a month later, their feelings haven't changed. They begin to fall deeper and deeper into a relationship, and they realize that they seem to be meant for each other. Ellie and Miah are in love.

The problem with their love is the fact that Ellie is white and Miah is black. When they walk down the street together, they get dirty looks from people. Old women ask Ellie if she's okay. Everywhere are people who think they shouldn't be together. And Ellie is worried that her family may consist of people like that, people who only see Miah as black, rather than as a boy she loves.

I loved both Ellie and Miah. They were strong characters, secure in themselves and willing to stick by each other. I liked that Miah is not a black stereotype, and I liked the complexity of Ellie's relationship with her mother. However, the ending of this book ruined it for me. It allowed the author to get off the hook, to escape from explaining the ways Ellie and Miah would handle their relationship. The ending was a lousy choice to make.

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It was okay-- you should read this book

I like this book because Jeremiah and Ellie have a good relationship. The way they started having a good relationship is because at school they were holding each other hands. Then as it got further in the book they started kissing.Then they were also skipping school to go to Central Park and spend time with each other. Miah was also introducing his family to Ellie.

The reason why I don't like the book is because at the end of the book, the police thought Miah was the man they were looking for so they shot Maih and he was alive for a while. Then after he thought about Ellie and his family, he fell right out and died.

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This book is Amazing!

This book If You Come Softly is a good book for those out there that think color is something bad. It doesn't matter what color on the outside, it's about a person inside. This book is about a girl that dreams for the best about a boy and wants to be with him forever. The characters are a boy named Jeremiah who is black and a girl named Ellie who is Jewish. They both go to Percy Academy together. They met in the hallway. Something happened that Ellie never thought about a person. She cares so much about Miah and didn't care what people thought.

What I like about this book is girls at school always care about a look or the outside but not the inside. Nowadays people stay in a relationship that deals with love and passion and respect. This book is a lesson for me to know that some boys always care about having sex and getting girls pregnant. But Miah isn't like that. Miah has many feelings about Ellie and never thought that a relationship could feel this way. I really loved this book and my review of the book is good!!!

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