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One Small Thing
by Erin Watt
I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
Receiving One small thing was kind of a surprise for me since I requested it way back in February I think and I pretty much given up on the hope of getting it when it showed up. It was a welcomed surprise right up until I started to read it. I really struggled with getting into the story mostly because of the overly immature voice of the narration which just drove me up the walls. Admittedly it gets better as the story progresses but it still bothered me enough to struggle with the book.
This is an emotional story about forgiveness from the point of view of a misunderstood and confused teenage girl. There were a lot of amazing points to the plot which is the main reason why I enjoyed the book so much in the end. I felt for Beth because the way her parents and her friend treaded her frustrated even me, an outsider so I don’t know what I would have done in her place. On the other hand I also think she made a lot mistakes along the way but you know what in her mind set it was not so surprising. Still I really liked the way how she looks at Chase, she understood him and his side of the events. One thing thou, she should have voiced her feelings and view of things, instead of letting others dictate her life. Anyway she matured a lot in the cures of the plot.
Chase was punishing himself; he made a stupid mistake, one bad decision which will overshadow the rest of his life. And while technically he paid the price he still thinks deep down that he need to suffer. I liked his character a lot, especially the graceful and calm way he handled the bulling and prejudice directed his way.
The story was beautifully written but I think the author duo went a bit overboard with the way the other people treated Chase. I just don’t want to believe that even teacher would treat a student the way he was treated. I personally don’t want to believe that 17-18 years old kids can’t understand the difference between an accident and murder but we all know that some kids are capable of horrible things just because of fame, popularity and crowd mentality. It is just a horrible thing and unfortunately happens every day sometimes with serious consequences. Still it was a bit too much for my taste; it didn’t make any sense for me.
There is an overabundance of teenage angst and drama in this book and if you like those kind of YA book then this is for you. It is not my fave thing in the world yet I still enjoyed it a lot. So I definitely recommend it.
Receiving One small thing was kind of a surprise for me since I requested it way back in February I think and I pretty much given up on the hope of getting it when it showed up. It was a welcomed surprise right up until I started to read it. I really struggled with getting into the story mostly because of the overly immature voice of the narration which just drove me up the walls. Admittedly it gets better as the story progresses but it still bothered me enough to struggle with the book.
This is an emotional story about forgiveness from the point of view of a misunderstood and confused teenage girl. There were a lot of amazing points to the plot which is the main reason why I enjoyed the book so much in the end. I felt for Beth because the way her parents and her friend treaded her frustrated even me, an outsider so I don’t know what I would have done in her place. On the other hand I also think she made a lot mistakes along the way but you know what in her mind set it was not so surprising. Still I really liked the way how she looks at Chase, she understood him and his side of the events. One thing thou, she should have voiced her feelings and view of things, instead of letting others dictate her life. Anyway she matured a lot in the cures of the plot.
Chase was punishing himself; he made a stupid mistake, one bad decision which will overshadow the rest of his life. And while technically he paid the price he still thinks deep down that he need to suffer. I liked his character a lot, especially the graceful and calm way he handled the bulling and prejudice directed his way.
The story was beautifully written but I think the author duo went a bit overboard with the way the other people treated Chase. I just don’t want to believe that even teacher would treat a student the way he was treated. I personally don’t want to believe that 17-18 years old kids can’t understand the difference between an accident and murder but we all know that some kids are capable of horrible things just because of fame, popularity and crowd mentality. It is just a horrible thing and unfortunately happens every day sometimes with serious consequences. Still it was a bit too much for my taste; it didn’t make any sense for me.
There is an overabundance of teenage angst and drama in this book and if you like those kind of YA book then this is for you. It is not my fave thing in the world yet I still enjoyed it a lot. So I definitely recommend it.