A review by akmargie
Personal Effects by E. M. Kokie

3.0

What a frustrating book. At times I loved its honest and brutal look at grief and the turmoil and rage that comes with losing someone you love. On the other hand there were times I wanted this book to just get on with it and stop with the internal monologue of the main character because he was so incredibly self-absorbed and obnoxious. Yes, the MC is a hormonal teenager with anger and dad issue, but there was just too much at times. There was also a female character introduced late in the second act that was very flat and one-dimensional and really slowed down the story when it should have been amping up to the emotional climax. She pissed me off to be honest.
Almost a 2 star but bumped up to 3 because I could see this being the perfect book for a teen going through something similar. Also Nick Podehl is a great narrator and probably the only reason I stuck to the end.