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A review by willwork4airfare
Cracked Up to Be by Khristine Hvam, Courtney Summers
5.0
Is it fair to write a review for a book while you're still crying after finishing it? Probably not, but it's 3 AM so I have to do it anyway.
This is one of the best teen books I've read in a while, and trust me, I read a lot of them. The characters are likable and sympathetic, even when Parker, the main character, is being a sarcastic brat to people who obviously care for her. You instantly like her because she's confident, she knows her way around people, and she'll have you laughing with all her comebacks.
This novel reminds me a lot of Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, except that I actually liked it. The jumps back and forth through time give you more and more insight into why Parker acts the way she does and keeps you in suspense the entire time. About midway through the novel, you can kind of get the feel for how the end is going to play out, but the details are so much more vivid and startling that you feel like you didn't see it coming anyway.
I loved this book and I'm already looking up other books by this author. It takes a lot of talent to take a cliché topic and make it refreshing and compelling. Awesome book.
This is one of the best teen books I've read in a while, and trust me, I read a lot of them. The characters are likable and sympathetic, even when Parker, the main character, is being a sarcastic brat to people who obviously care for her. You instantly like her because she's confident, she knows her way around people, and she'll have you laughing with all her comebacks.
This novel reminds me a lot of Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, except that I actually liked it. The jumps back and forth through time give you more and more insight into why Parker acts the way she does and keeps you in suspense the entire time. About midway through the novel, you can kind of get the feel for how the end is going to play out, but the details are so much more vivid and startling that you feel like you didn't see it coming anyway.
I loved this book and I'm already looking up other books by this author. It takes a lot of talent to take a cliché topic and make it refreshing and compelling. Awesome book.