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A review by nisanre
Pinned by Sharon G. Flake
5.0
I am not sure I have fully settled into Sharon G. Flake's writing style, but I really love the diversity of her characters. There are so few books that make it into mainstream that have characters with disabilities at their forefront. This one has not one but two major characters and several minor characters that are both visibly and invisibly disabled. Her portrayal of Autumn, who has a reading disability (or at least is significantly behind in reading, she does not have an IEP) reminded me so much of the students I work with. There were even things that she or other characters said that I read to my class and said "tell me this is not you," and they all laughed and said "yeah, that's about right."
*Spoilers start here*
My only wish for this novel is that the transformation of Adonis was given more time to develop. While there were hints that it was going to happen, I feel like he made almost too sudden of a shift. Although, there are points at the end of the novel that show that he hasn't made a complete change and that he still needs some work, so it doesn't bother me THAT much.
Overall, this is the "quick read" book that I recommend above all others this year!
*Spoilers start here*
My only wish for this novel is that the transformation of Adonis was given more time to develop. While there were hints that it was going to happen, I feel like he made almost too sudden of a shift. Although, there are points at the end of the novel that show that he hasn't made a complete change and that he still needs some work, so it doesn't bother me THAT much.
Overall, this is the "quick read" book that I recommend above all others this year!