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mandyo22 's review for:
The Importance of Being Roxie
by Cori Cooper
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Cori Cooper is an amazing author that I have come to thoroughly enjoy reading. The Importance of Being Roxie introduces us to Roxie, the younger sister of Pyper, whom we met in Sage Advice. Cooper brings all the drama, angst, and vulnerability of high school to life with her world building and amazingly realistic characters. Roxie is faced with a dilemma on her first day of senior year; change herself to “accomplish" something to be remembered by or stay true to herself and her family and friends. While her older sister, Pyper, is popular and well-liked, Roxie is more of a behind-the-scenes kind of girl. I absolutely love Roxie's two closest friends, Brody and Jamie, who stick by her through all the ups and downs and Roxie running off to do another “important" thing on her list. The other characters are all realistic, believable, and mostly loveable. I connected with Roxie in her wanting to “do more" with her final year of high school, but the older version of myself reading the book had to shake my head many times at her for her need to be popular and her disregard for the true people in her life. Overall, The Importance of Being Roxie is another great read from Cori Cooper!