A review by mcfaul
Sunkissed by Kasie West

2.0

I wish the protagonist would have been more aware of the women that surrounded her and allowed real relationships help get her through and grow, rather than relying on a boy. I know that isn't the genre, but I would have loved a stronger relationship among sisters and girl friends. I appreciate the author's note at the end--it made some of the issues more palatable for me, but it wasn't enough to overcome the ultimate weaknesses and shortfalls of this text. I don't know of any student I can recommend this book to. I don't know why I would even try. The overall deeper message of needing a boy to make things happen for oneself isn't one that I want to proliferate in my students.