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Immoral Code
by Lillian Clark
The premise of this one grabbed me at once: five high school seniors plan a heist, to get money for one of their number to go to college.
The book is short on action and heavy on teen dialogue, which might make it a strong plus for its intended readership. The narrative style is broken into chapters from each of the five characters' POVs. The kids come across as extremely intelligent; the three girls' chapters came alive for me more than the two boys' chapters. Overall there was a sameness to the intense, clever talkiness to the prose, but then tight teen friendship circles can talk like each other, so I figured, fair cop.
Within their chapters, we learn that each teen has different issues, or a different perspective: there is diversity here, and one teen has moral qualms about the heist, but--as teens will do--is reluctant to speak.
I thought Clark did an excellent job with the emotional rollercoaster of senior year, and how even smart teens cannot see all the consequences of their actions, as their worlds are still revolving around them. Also in navigating the pitfalls of friendship, relationship, and communication.
Altogether a clever, absorbing read, if not exactly action-packed overall.
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The book is short on action and heavy on teen dialogue, which might make it a strong plus for its intended readership. The narrative style is broken into chapters from each of the five characters' POVs. The kids come across as extremely intelligent; the three girls' chapters came alive for me more than the two boys' chapters. Overall there was a sameness to the intense, clever talkiness to the prose, but then tight teen friendship circles can talk like each other, so I figured, fair cop.
Within their chapters, we learn that each teen has different issues, or a different perspective: there is diversity here, and one teen has moral qualms about the heist, but--as teens will do--is reluctant to speak.
I thought Clark did an excellent job with the emotional rollercoaster of senior year, and how even smart teens cannot see all the consequences of their actions, as their worlds are still revolving around them. Also in navigating the pitfalls of friendship, relationship, and communication.
Altogether a clever, absorbing read, if not exactly action-packed overall.
Copy provided by NetGalley