A review by alexamidala
The Brittanys by Brittany Ackerman

2.0

The Brittanys really missed the mark for me. From the title, cover, and synopsis, I thought this was going to be an interesting coming-of-age novel set in the 90s, which sounds like it would be right up my alley. I guess it was a coming-of-age novel set in the 90s, but it was not interesting in any way. This felt like a story that did not need to be told. It was just a bunch of privileged, unlikeable white teenagers who do nothing but date boys and wonder when they will get their periods. I understand that the narrator was a high school student, but I hate that this novel portrays teen girls as nothing but boy crazy high schoolers with absolutely no emotional depth. By the end of the book, the only character development that the Brittanys experience is that they start having sex and smoking weed. The narrator truly believes shopping at Sephora and dating is what it means to be mature and she never grows past that. It's pointless and kind of infuriating. If you want an interesting slice-of-life novel about girls growing up, skip this one and read Dogs of Summer by Andrea Abreu.