A review by kleonard
Roam by C. H. Armstrong

1.0

This novel about a homeless high school student and her family is, unfortunately, badly uninformed, under-researched, oozing with unsubtle pro-Christian propaganda, and so full of brand names the author could have just put ads right into the pages. One of the most egregious thing the book does is paint the Salvation Army in a positive light, when the SA is a homophobic and abusive organization; having a single gay character in the book doesn't even begin to make up for the pro-SA message. From a literary POV, the characters are one-dimensional stereotypes, and the author's use and understanding of To Kill a Mockingbird is sophomoric and problematic.