Scan barcode
A review by lazygal
TMI by Sarah Quigley
3.0
This is definitely one of those Message Books: Do.Not.Make.This.Mistake. ... but it's done in such a way that I think the target audience can relate to and perhaps get, message-wise. It falls into that group of books that includes [b:Good Girls|78960|Good Wives|Louisa May Alcott|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170963450s/78960.jpg|2211599], or [b:Story of a Girl|80570|Smashed Story of a Drunken Girlhood|Koren Zailckas|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170984262s/80570.jpg|275852], with less drastic issues. It also falls into the Girl Starts Blog/Diary genre. Or the G-rated version of an ABC Afterschool Special.
I liked Becca, and while her habit of TMI was (at times) cringe-worthy, her story did ring true. I was less happy about her blog, which seemed to be less about TMI and more about TMI+a strong dose of fantasy. Still, the results of her blogging are predictable, as are her attempts to change and make amends.
It'll be interesting to see how real teens (ok, pre-teens/tweens and young teens) respond to this one.
I liked Becca, and while her habit of TMI was (at times) cringe-worthy, her story did ring true. I was less happy about her blog, which seemed to be less about TMI and more about TMI+a strong dose of fantasy. Still, the results of her blogging are predictable, as are her attempts to change and make amends.
It'll be interesting to see how real teens (ok, pre-teens/tweens and young teens) respond to this one.