A review by ckausch
The Torn Skirt by Rebecca Godfrey

1.0

I am usually a fan of YA, and I also tend to like books that focus on characters on a downward spiral of drugs, drinking, mental health, etc. I did not enjoy this book. I never felt like I got to know the main character, and therefore never really understood some of her choices. Some of the other characters were stereotypes, although in some of the situations it could work since Sara knows some of these people for a short period of time. It was slow, and tawdry in a surprisingly boring manner. A student in my school requested that we get this book. While I have no problem with putting a book with a risque subject matter in the library if it is well written and realistic, this one will be moving on to the used book store.