lindagreen 's review for:

Pieces of Us by Margie Gelbwasser

1.0

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There is graphic writing that aids a plot and graphic writing that’s done to shock. Unfortunately, this book is full of shock value scenes. The characters are your average messed up teens so common in the YA field but I suppose in an attempt to make it “different” their level of problems is so high it becomes completely unbelievable. Before you think of this as a summer read as it is advertised, the summer plays little part in this story. The families get together a few times and the kids meet up but it’s the in between times that the real storyline takes place. I say that but as I’m writing this I realize that’s not exactly true because it doesn’t really have a storyline. It’s more a conglomeration of bad choices and decisions that go far beyond normal teen behavior and are loosely strung together because the kids met each other once upon a time. These characters aren’t likeable from the very first page and I’m not sure why the author chose to do that – it made any concern might have had for these character evaporate. I would like to say the ending redeemed the graphic, poorly characterized story but alas it did not. Very very disappointed in this title and every teen that’s picked it up in my library has brought it back after reading only a chapter or so.

Arc Galley Proof