aprilslibrary 's review for:

Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman

3.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I liked this one! I enjoyed the characters and Christa was very relatable. I enjoy Abbi’s ability to write a story like the character is talking directly to the reader. She writes very conversationally or like you are reading the character’s journal. I thought the storyline was a little far fetched, but it was creative. I went in knowing there were going to be open door moments, so I just skipped those. Some of the more obvious innuendos that were thrown in were awkward, but that comes with romance if you aren’t specially reading a closed door book so I can’t complain about that. I thought the ending was well written and I liked the way they brought the family back together.