A review by joymargot
Think Again by Jacqueline Wilson

3.0

I didn’t realise this was a continuation of the “Girls” series when I picked it up. I read the first couple as a tween and barely remembered them, but a quick google confirmed they weren’t a prerequisite!

The writing style instantly took me back and in all honesty, if it wasn’t for the F bombs, the frequent references to googling things and the more explicit sex scenes, I would’ve completely forgotten I wasn’t reading a JW novel from my childhood.

While I enjoyed being back in Wilson’s world, this didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I guess it was kind of the point but the encounters with

Gary

made me incredibly uncomfortable and some of the heavier topics felt a bit plopped in and abandoned.

The most interesting part of the story was the final few pages and I wish we could’ve spent more time exploring this

new relationship.

All in all, a quick and mostly enjoyable read that’s made me want to re-read some childhood favs: Double Act and The Suitcase Kid.