A review by aengh
The Pants Project by Cat Clarke

2.0

I'm sad to say that I found this book to be a bit of a let-down. The writing was fine, and there was a plot. Where the book fell short for me was in its conveyance of emotion. Liv is a passionate youth; he's got a lot of emotion going on, but the narrative, even though it's narrated by Liv, focuses on plot points, more telling rather than showing. Not to mention, scenes with dialogue are cut short, entire conversations and emotional responses summarized into 'I said this, and they were upset.' Sure, it gets diversity points--trans* kid raised by lesbians and has physically disabled friend. It's not a bad book, but I didn't find it captivating. It didn't keep me engaged. I can't say I'd recommend it, really.