Miracle by Elizabeth Scott

When Megan wakes up in hospital, she is told by all those around her that she’s a miracle. With both her mum and dad grateful that’s she alive, they can’t stop staring at her, but Megan has no idea why she’s in hospital – the last thing she remembers is being at soccer camp.

With no visible injuries, it’s not until Megan learns she was in a plane crash that she understands why everyone is upset, but when she learns that she was the only survivor she’s shocked.

As her parents and a counsellor try to get her talking about what happens, she struggles to admit she has no memory of the crash or even the journey before it, so plays along by telling everyone she’s fine.

After her release from hospital, Megan is welcomed back into the community with open arms and is surrounded by people desperate to know how she survived, but as time goes on, Megan wonders how long she can keep up being a ‘miracle’ as her memory starts to return and she’s haunted by people she knows are now dead.

Seeing her parents relieved that she seemingly suffered no lasting damage and is getting back to being her old-self, Megan knows she can’t ruin their happiness and finds herself opening up to Joe, the boy next door who has had his own share of trauma but who before now she’s never noticed.

Isolating herself from her friends, but keeping a smile on her face for family, Joe is the only person Megan feels she can be herself with, but when a lady from church, Margaret, starts to recognise what Megan is going through, she informs her that she’s not alone and the way to get back to normal is to let people in.

From reading the blurb on the back of this book, I was intrigued to read it as I wanted to know how the story would unfold, but I have to admit I was slightly disappointed. Although it was a great plot, I found it kind of gave up at the end and didn’t deliver the ending I was hoping for.

Despite this, I still enjoyed it and wouldn’t hesitate to read another of Elizabeth’s novels.