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A review by sc104906
You Don't Live Here by Robyn Schneider
4.0
I received this as an eARC through Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
After an earthquake shakes Sasha's Californian hometown, she is left parent-less. Sasha moves in with her grandparents. Their style of living is very different from the one Sasha's mother built with her. Sasha's conservative grandparents place high values on the right friendships, degrees, and life-style. Sasha is a talented photographer, but her grandparents have decided that it is better for her to focus on going to college to become a lawyer (or "better" profession). After trying it her grandparents' way, Sasha finds a friendship with artistic Lily and her brother. Soon, Sasha realizes that she may have romantic feelings for Lily, which becomes yet another part of herself she must lie about and hide from her grandparents. Will Sasha find a way to living her truth out loud?
I have yet to read a Schneider book I didn't like and this one is just as good. The writing is superb. Schneider takes it to the next level, providing a complex writing style, without alienating her audience. I would love to spend more time with the secondary characters, especially in the beginning. I loved the beginning of the book better than the ending, but it was still a solid, highly-recommendable book. This novel brings in important contemporary issues, while also providing well developed characters.
After an earthquake shakes Sasha's Californian hometown, she is left parent-less. Sasha moves in with her grandparents. Their style of living is very different from the one Sasha's mother built with her. Sasha's conservative grandparents place high values on the right friendships, degrees, and life-style. Sasha is a talented photographer, but her grandparents have decided that it is better for her to focus on going to college to become a lawyer (or "better" profession). After trying it her grandparents' way, Sasha finds a friendship with artistic Lily and her brother. Soon, Sasha realizes that she may have romantic feelings for Lily, which becomes yet another part of herself she must lie about and hide from her grandparents. Will Sasha find a way to living her truth out loud?
I have yet to read a Schneider book I didn't like and this one is just as good. The writing is superb. Schneider takes it to the next level, providing a complex writing style, without alienating her audience. I would love to spend more time with the secondary characters, especially in the beginning. I loved the beginning of the book better than the ending, but it was still a solid, highly-recommendable book. This novel brings in important contemporary issues, while also providing well developed characters.