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A Month with April-May by Edyth Bulbring
3.0
(3.7 stars)
This book is meant for a middlegrade or younger YA audience, which does mean that I am not the target demographic. However, I did enjoy the writting style it really showed April May's character, she was consitent, smart and whitty. And she was likable. And she was being portrayed completely accurately as a 14 year old girl, however, this does mean that she often can be infuriating, make really poor decisions and be a brat and sometimes cruel. She tends to be manipulative and cruel, but I can't fully fault this as it is accurate. Though I liked the unique writing style that mirrored a thought process, if you are someone that likes world building and detailed description then this isn't the book for you. In fact if she wasn't on the cover we would have no clue what she looked like. In fact, sometimes the lack of detailing does bring my rating down, because so many things are left undeveloped and we do just skip to what is relevant to the ending. Like, her mentioning she's in a covern and basic things like her classmates. And even with the consideration that it is a short novella, it is a little basic. Saying this the 'facts' section before every chapter is really enjoyable and spices up this book. My last point is that unfortunitly this stories heavy reliance on Twilight does really date it, but it doesn't ruin it. DECENT AND ENJOYABLE.
This book is meant for a middlegrade or younger YA audience, which does mean that I am not the target demographic. However, I did enjoy the writting style it really showed April May's character, she was consitent, smart and whitty. And she was likable. And she was being portrayed completely accurately as a 14 year old girl, however, this does mean that she often can be infuriating, make really poor decisions and be a brat and sometimes cruel. She tends to be manipulative and cruel, but I can't fully fault this as it is accurate. Though I liked the unique writing style that mirrored a thought process, if you are someone that likes world building and detailed description then this isn't the book for you. In fact if she wasn't on the cover we would have no clue what she looked like. In fact, sometimes the lack of detailing does bring my rating down, because so many things are left undeveloped and we do just skip to what is relevant to the ending. Like, her mentioning she's in a covern and basic things like her classmates. And even with the consideration that it is a short novella, it is a little basic. Saying this the 'facts' section before every chapter is really enjoyable and spices up this book. My last point is that unfortunitly this stories heavy reliance on Twilight does really date it, but it doesn't ruin it. DECENT AND ENJOYABLE.