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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
A delightful book that punches you with vivid observations, yet feels like an older sister combing your hair while reminiscing those Remember-when-we-were… stories. I love the set up of the book that follows a national boxing championship tournament for the eight best teenage girls in the US.
Each round is a back and forth between two girls, their past, current, and future. In that particular fight everything comes together, but only one can win and progress to the next round.
And so we are moving around the ring and are presented with portraits of eight teenage girls fighting each other for the first place.
I loved this unusual setting and the way the story was told. It was graphic, fast paced, and it felt somehow as if the reader participated in the ring, moving around, jumping in and out of the boxing teens’ focus and minds. Really interesting.
Each round is a back and forth between two girls, their past, current, and future. In that particular fight everything comes together, but only one can win and progress to the next round.
And so we are moving around the ring and are presented with portraits of eight teenage girls fighting each other for the first place.
I loved this unusual setting and the way the story was told. It was graphic, fast paced, and it felt somehow as if the reader participated in the ring, moving around, jumping in and out of the boxing teens’ focus and minds. Really interesting.
I was very interested in the premise and was hooked by the first chapter, but lost interest in the characters (and outcome of the tournament) soon after that.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This is a really fresh and original story with characters unlike any I’ve read before. For the right reader, this is a nearly perfect book.
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No