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A review by misswitch
Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Nicole Goux, Dave Baker
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Four girls on a mission to get some bootleg anime DVDs end up instead with a bootleg of an X-rated anime called Superlove XL. They decide to make some money by making copies of the DVD and selling them at their Christian boarding school.
This book started off solid and I thought for sure it was going to be a fun rollercoaster ride as these girls became the center of an underground DVD ring.
Nope. Instead we got the chronicles of how friendships and relationships fall apart due to insecurity, jealousy and greed. Side plots were introduced out of no where and disappeared just as quickly. Characters were introduced while surrounded by info bubbles, but much of the information was pointless to the story and EVERY character got this treatment, including ones who were only in the background and our characters never interacted with. It was a clever device at first that became overwhelming as you were trying to read the story because the flow was constantly interrupted by these info dumps that had no impact on the overall story. The ending was abrupt and depressing with no real closure.
This book started off solid and I thought for sure it was going to be a fun rollercoaster ride as these girls became the center of an underground DVD ring.
Nope. Instead we got the chronicles of how friendships and relationships fall apart due to insecurity, jealousy and greed. Side plots were introduced out of no where and disappeared just as quickly. Characters were introduced while surrounded by info bubbles, but much of the information was pointless to the story and EVERY character got this treatment, including ones who were only in the background and our characters never interacted with. It was a clever device at first that became overwhelming as you were trying to read the story because the flow was constantly interrupted by these info dumps that had no impact on the overall story. The ending was abrupt and depressing with no real closure.