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3.1 AVERAGE
3.1 AVERAGE
Wow. This book was amazing. The character was so easy to fall into, I was within her world by page 2. It was graphic at times, but it needed to be. Frankie bugged me, though. I wanted him to just totally vannish for most of the book. It was SO unfair what he did to Robin. Ugh. And the ending was unsatisfactory. I wanted Tri to come back! And what about Melissa? Ehhhh. The ending left a LOT open. And while normally I like some open-endedness to a book, this was beyond my happiness zone.
Age 14+. An "Are you there god, it's me Margaret" for freshmen in High School. Semi-explicit sexual situations, morality conundrums, racial questions.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The other reviewers seem very focused on Robin's curiosity about sex. This is perfectly normal behavior for a 15 year old. What should not be normal, is the host of ways Robin is failed by the adults in her life. Her mother has pushed her to hate her body and participate in diet culture, and she clearly has not had thorough enough sex education. If she had, perhaps she would've gone for help following Frankie's initial act of abuse. I'm disheartened that the book frames the sexual relationship between Robin (15) and Frankie (23) as anything other than assault, and that the other reviewers seem to have the same perspective. I kept reading, though, because I found Robin endearing and I was rooting for her growth and hoping she would make it out okay.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault
Moderate: Fatphobia, Racism
I found this book quite inappropriate. It was this little girl wanting sex. This book also shows cheating and lying.
This book was like a porno for kids. Seriously. That's all it was about, sex, sex, sex. I'm not even entirely sure what sort of lesson is supposed to be taken from this. I think perhaps Johnson was trying to teach kids to be themselves and not act a certain way to get attention. But honestly, the only thing I can remember from it are the extremely detailed sex scenes. It isn't an entirely bad book though. I'd just recommend you read it before you let you're kid read it.