Reviews

At the Crossroads by Travis Hunter

mheinlein's review

1.0

Disclaimer: I was chosen to receive a copy of this book by the librarything s early reviewers program. This book was in the December 2010 batch, and as of the date of this review I have not received this book. I did request a copy of this story though my library s Inter Library Loan (ILL) office, and I thank The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for sending it.[return][return]Franky has gone though so much in his short life, he is an orphan, he is a Hurricane Katrina survivor, and he is living with his well meaning but derelict cousins in harsh conditions. After the storm, and his move to Atlanta, Franky did not return to school for three years. Thankfully Franky decides it is time to return to school, and on his first day back he meets Khadija. Khadija and Franky immediately hit it off, and a romance begins. Throughout the story Franky has to make the difficult choices so often made in an impoverished urban setting, but he faces a major choice when it comes to dealing with a person that caused harm to his beloved Khadija. [return][return]This story needs an editor. Story lines are out of order, chapter 9 starts off with a repeated sentence, and some passages are awkward and difficult to follow. These mistakes severely corrode the quality of this story, and make it difficult for me to recommend this book. The important message trying to find its way to the reader is a redeeming quality, but the distractions take away from this message and make this book one that can be passed over.

bettyboop25's review

2.0

I finished this book in a day (technically). I liked the story but it felt a little ... old. The dialogue seemed like it was taken from the 90's. I've never heard anyone say "shawty" as much as one of the characters in this book. Also, the use of the word "whoadie". It was cool in the beginning of the book but then it began to really irritate me.

The story was a good one, it wasn't really great. There was nothing majorly important about it, but I did like it which is why it got two stars. This book was short which resulted in a quick read.