A review by tellingetienne
Alex As Well by Alyssa Brugman

1.0

I wasn't impressed with the writing. This novel had such great potential when I picked it up, but it let me down quite hard. There were some excellent parts, some clever writing, but it was all tangled up in an ill executed plot and a hasty ending that didn't actually provide any kind of closure. All of the character, aside from Alex, lacked depth and development. (Although I think the point of Alex's mother was not to develop as a character.) I didn't like Alex, but I don't think you need to like the main character to enjoy a book. I felt like she was very much a teenager who was in a really fucked up situation with no support. That was very emotionally compelling.

While I don't read YA often, I was also very confused by some of the things Alex was able to do without a consenting guardian? Like get a modeling job, register in a school on their own, etc? That was just kind of messed up to me and kept me from really being able to take the narrative seriously.