A review by sallenreads
Slingshot by Mercedes Helnwein

Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
I stopped reading this book about 20% in. The description of the book sounded interesting, and the setting and Gracie's voice reminded me of John Green's Looking for Alaska. However, the book opens with Gracie
confessing her love to her biology teacher (and then her not being switched out of his class, somehow?)
, and that honestly ruined the rest for me. Gracie had a very witty and distinctive voice, but she grated on me as a character. She was whiny and self-centered -- which, to be fair, is realistic for a fifteen-year-old -- but I wasn't invested enough in her character arc to keep going.

Gracie reads really young, but some of the content that I've encountered so far -- the pining for her teacher and the profanity -- would be better for older readers.

Thank you for Wednesday Books for the ARC.
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