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A review by viivacious
Skater Boy by Anthony Nerada
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
It was okay. Fine. I was definitely more excited at the start than by the end.
The relationship Wes had with his mom was very cute, I really enjoyed that. What was happening with his friends was interesting but I felt it got resolved too fast and without going too deep into it.
As the book progressed, I grew disillusioned with the love interest and how the relationship was handled. They made several comments that came off as judgemental, but by the end of the book it was as if I was meant to believe it was all in MCs head, and LI never had to examine their bias or actually apologize for anything.
It felt like the Wes had to apologize for everything to everyone, even when things weren't fully his fault, but a shared blame, and that felt off.
I also didn't much appreciate that Wes was pissed at the teacher for suggesting he find a nice girl and change his life, but what he did in the end was find a nice boy and change his life. I thought what he had a problem with was the concept, not the gender of the person.
I also had a problem with everyone knowing Bud had an abusive alcoholic father at home and still sending him over at Christmas because family time is important... it was very off putting coming from Wes' mom who had left an abusive relationship and should be aware of the dangers.
The relationship Wes had with his mom was very cute, I really enjoyed that. What was happening with his friends was interesting but I felt it got resolved too fast and without going too deep into it.
As the book progressed, I grew disillusioned with the love interest and how the relationship was handled. They made several comments that came off as judgemental, but by the end of the book it was as if I was meant to believe it was all in MCs head, and LI never had to examine their bias or actually apologize for anything.
It felt like the Wes had to apologize for everything to everyone, even when things weren't fully his fault, but a shared blame, and that felt off.
I also didn't much appreciate that Wes was pissed at the teacher for suggesting he find a nice girl and change his life, but what he did in the end was find a nice boy and change his life. I thought what he had a problem with was the concept, not the gender of the person.