seekingnur 's review for:

Can't Look Away by Donna Cooner
2.0

Torrey was not likable to me at all. The entire book until the very few last pages show her to be incredibly shallow. All she can focus about is herself. She is willing to hurt people to become popular and she doesn't "grow" till the very last moment. Luis keeps seeming to forgive her every time she is mean. Perhaps he thought this was just her own way of grieving. That she is trying to distract herself from her sister's death by just focusing on her image. But that is not a proper way to show a character if she doesn't develop past this stage till the very last minute. There were parts of the book where it seems she actually does mourn for her sister but then it get's swept away in the fact that she is worried about how people view her. The side characters are a lot more enjoyable to read about than the main character.