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hobbes199 's review for:
Rules for Being a Girl
by Katie Cotugno, Candace Bushnell
Ye gads! Did this novel ever see an editor? Now I'll admit I'm no fan of Bushnell, but being a fair reviewer I thought I'd give this a go.
Sorry to say that I won't be giving it any more of my time and it's a DNF at 14%.
In the first four chapters alone there are over a dozen repeated phrases relating to what people are either eating or wearing (to be honest I gave up counting after the atrocious school canteen scene) and the name-dropping of brands is appalling. This may be part of her schtick, but for me, that's not writing, that's a fluff piece. If, after four chapters (in what is practically a novella on the YA world) you still get nothing of the main character other than which Uni she's chosen, then you've got issues.
Yes, you can clearly see where things are heading with the creep of a teacher, but the delivery is sloppy. When there are so many YA novels out there that tackle difficult and sensitive topics (and many that don't but are just rollicking good reads) this is one that should be left on the shelf.
Sorry to say that I won't be giving it any more of my time and it's a DNF at 14%.
In the first four chapters alone there are over a dozen repeated phrases relating to what people are either eating or wearing (to be honest I gave up counting after the atrocious school canteen scene) and the name-dropping of brands is appalling. This may be part of her schtick, but for me, that's not writing, that's a fluff piece. If, after four chapters (in what is practically a novella on the YA world) you still get nothing of the main character other than which Uni she's chosen, then you've got issues.
Yes, you can clearly see where things are heading with the creep of a teacher, but the delivery is sloppy. When there are so many YA novels out there that tackle difficult and sensitive topics (and many that don't but are just rollicking good reads) this is one that should be left on the shelf.