catherineabarrett 's review for:

Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
5.0

I'm waffling between four and five stars--I think it's a solid 4.5, so I'm rounding up. I love a YA novel that features quality writing. Meg Wolitzer did not disappoint. I knew she'd done great teenage characters in The Interestings and really shines with relationships in general so I figured this would be good, but there's always a fear of an author dumbing it down too much for a YA audience. She did not. I also appreciated that the story wasn't too predictable.