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A review by kelleemoye
Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
3.0
*Some minor middle book spoilers*
This book was a very quick read for me and I went back and forth between giving it 3, 4 or 5 stars depending on where I was in the book. You meet Natalie who is such a strong young lady. At the beginning of the book, she was so in control- she controlled everything in her life including her friends. The control was what ultimately made everything fall apart. She falls apart in front of your eyes and it just happens so quickly. I wish that Natalie could have just had more emotions throughout. She was so detached (although maybe her detachment and just plain unlikeability [is that even a word?!] was the point). I understand high school love- I went through it, but Natalie seemed to just not have any emotions then all of a sudden had too many. For a senior in high school, to go from a self-proclaimed boy hater to wanting to have sex with a person she hardly knew just seemed unrealistic to me. Afterwards, the started to become more of a human to me, but it took a while.
I do think the book dealt with some important issues like objectifying oneself and I think that all young ladies will find someone in this book to relate to. It could be the perfect student Natalie, the sexually charged Spencer, or the beat down Autumn. They all represent different types of girls in high school and throughout this story, all 3 of them grow.
This book was a very quick read for me and I went back and forth between giving it 3, 4 or 5 stars depending on where I was in the book. You meet Natalie who is such a strong young lady. At the beginning of the book, she was so in control- she controlled everything in her life including her friends. The control was what ultimately made everything fall apart. She falls apart in front of your eyes and it just happens so quickly. I wish that Natalie could have just had more emotions throughout. She was so detached (although maybe her detachment and just plain unlikeability [is that even a word?!] was the point). I understand high school love- I went through it, but Natalie seemed to just not have any emotions then all of a sudden had too many. For a senior in high school, to go from a self-proclaimed boy hater to wanting to have sex with a person she hardly knew just seemed unrealistic to me. Afterwards, the started to become more of a human to me, but it took a while.
I do think the book dealt with some important issues like objectifying oneself and I think that all young ladies will find someone in this book to relate to. It could be the perfect student Natalie, the sexually charged Spencer, or the beat down Autumn. They all represent different types of girls in high school and throughout this story, all 3 of them grow.