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A review by theartolater
17 First Kisses by Rachael Allen
2.0
I really don't know how to describe this book in any coherent way. A number of years ago, I read and reviewed a book called The International Kissing Club, a book that seemingly existed without any real redeeming qualities. 17 First Kisses was reminiscent of that one in many ways, although it's not completely irredeemable.
The story is basically about Claire, who comes from a home that's been troubled as of late, but really just has a goal regarding boys in high school while also navigating the perils of her home life and of the social craziness that goes along with high school.
Unfortunately, the message I got from the bulk of this is that most teenage girls are really just preoccupied with kissing boys, and most boys are pretty much eager to get those kisses and perhaps more than that, and not much else. Caricatures upon caricatures with no end in sight, really unfortunate.
That Claire and company do show some growth and that there are some messages of friendship and redemption that are worthy of note here do not balance out the really significant negatives that the teen romance genre has clearly shown itself able to minimize. There's room for candy, but this isn't really it. Skip it.
The story is basically about Claire, who comes from a home that's been troubled as of late, but really just has a goal regarding boys in high school while also navigating the perils of her home life and of the social craziness that goes along with high school.
Unfortunately, the message I got from the bulk of this is that most teenage girls are really just preoccupied with kissing boys, and most boys are pretty much eager to get those kisses and perhaps more than that, and not much else. Caricatures upon caricatures with no end in sight, really unfortunate.
That Claire and company do show some growth and that there are some messages of friendship and redemption that are worthy of note here do not balance out the really significant negatives that the teen romance genre has clearly shown itself able to minimize. There's room for candy, but this isn't really it. Skip it.