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A review by mountie9
Not That Kind of Girl by Siobhan Vivian
4.0
The Good Stuff
* Very realistic and true to life, so I think teens will really gravitate towards it, especially teens that are a little mature for their age like Natalie
* Author understands the whole high school experience and the drama involved
* Lots of thinly veiled moral situations that could start some great discussions about sexuality
* Made me really think about sexuality and teens and having the power to portray your sexuality without being judged for it
* Nice character development of ALL of the main characters, especially for Natalie
* Adults are also portrayed a little more realistically (less of the stereotypical adults are morons theme in many YA Books -- but again I am a Mom so I'm sensitive about that)
* It was nice reading the book and remembering the fire that burned through us when we were that young
* Great first chapter, gets you interested right away
The Not so Good Stuff
* I found Natalie really self involved and irritating a lot of the time (But lets remember I am a 40 yr old women) and she really was a crappy friend at times
* Irritated that school would think of suspending Spenser for her sexuality but not the guy
Favorite Quotes/Passages
"Probably because I was one of a rare few at Ross Academy to see guys like Mike for who they really were -- power drunk meatheads who'd do anything to get a laugh. High School was the best Mike Domski's life would ever get."
"Part of me thought Spencer was a smart girl. And the other part of me thought she was a fourteen-year-old Rosstitute who knew even less than I did."
"Time had taught her. And now she was teaching me."
What I Learned
* If you are a straight A student than you think too much -- no never mind I learned that from Billy Joel
* High school sucks (again never mind - I lived through high school already and it does suck)
Who should/shouldn't read
* Teens will love it, because they will totally understand the actions and feelings of the characters
* Not really for adults unless they are like me and never really completely grew up (and still remember what it was like to be that age)
* There is some sexual content so probably not suited for the less mature YA reader. It is tastefully done though
4 Dewey's
I received this from Scholastic in exchange for an honest review
* Very realistic and true to life, so I think teens will really gravitate towards it, especially teens that are a little mature for their age like Natalie
* Author understands the whole high school experience and the drama involved
* Lots of thinly veiled moral situations that could start some great discussions about sexuality
* Made me really think about sexuality and teens and having the power to portray your sexuality without being judged for it
* Nice character development of ALL of the main characters, especially for Natalie
* Adults are also portrayed a little more realistically (less of the stereotypical adults are morons theme in many YA Books -- but again I am a Mom so I'm sensitive about that)
* It was nice reading the book and remembering the fire that burned through us when we were that young
* Great first chapter, gets you interested right away
The Not so Good Stuff
* I found Natalie really self involved and irritating a lot of the time (But lets remember I am a 40 yr old women) and she really was a crappy friend at times
* Irritated that school would think of suspending Spenser for her sexuality but not the guy
Favorite Quotes/Passages
"Probably because I was one of a rare few at Ross Academy to see guys like Mike for who they really were -- power drunk meatheads who'd do anything to get a laugh. High School was the best Mike Domski's life would ever get."
"Part of me thought Spencer was a smart girl. And the other part of me thought she was a fourteen-year-old Rosstitute who knew even less than I did."
"Time had taught her. And now she was teaching me."
What I Learned
* If you are a straight A student than you think too much -- no never mind I learned that from Billy Joel
* High school sucks (again never mind - I lived through high school already and it does suck)
Who should/shouldn't read
* Teens will love it, because they will totally understand the actions and feelings of the characters
* Not really for adults unless they are like me and never really completely grew up (and still remember what it was like to be that age)
* There is some sexual content so probably not suited for the less mature YA reader. It is tastefully done though
4 Dewey's
I received this from Scholastic in exchange for an honest review