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This Is Not a Personal Statement by Tracy Badua
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A big thanks to Harper Collins for sending me a proof!
Perla, at the age of sixteen, is graduating as a senior the hypercompetitive Monte Verde High - her life as all been planned out, from courses and what to wear, Perla knows that it will be all worth it when she gets into Delmont University - except she doesn't. Worried about her parents reaction and her future slipping away, she fakes an acceptance letter and is now staying in another students room, working for extra money, avoiding her parents questions while trying to work on her way to actually get accepted. But will her plan succeed?
From the summary of this book I was very intrigued in the story and how it would go, I was hooked by the first page and finished it in a day! I just couldn't put it down and just needed to know what was happening next.
I really felt for Perla, her parents planning her whole life, even to what she wears, and she feels like she owned them because her family worked hard to make in America, She feels like she owes them and panics when she doesn't get accepted into Delmont, even going to far to fake it all that she did get in. Following her journey, I was proud of her getting her own job and slowly speaking up against her parents. I felt anxious of when and how her secret would come out and how her parents would react.
While the story was very interesting, the ending to me was mixed. I'm glad that she fully spoke to her parents and not letting them blame her for what happened, that it was the pressure they put on her (and it was a lot!) that made her who she is, but getting banned from the university and staying at home at the end was just empty to me. I was hoping for a little epilogue where she got accepted into a different university, maybe one in another state or country to show she worked hard and made it.
Overall I really liked this book and would recommend it.
Perla, at the age of sixteen, is graduating as a senior the hypercompetitive Monte Verde High - her life as all been planned out, from courses and what to wear, Perla knows that it will be all worth it when she gets into Delmont University - except she doesn't. Worried about her parents reaction and her future slipping away, she fakes an acceptance letter and is now staying in another students room, working for extra money, avoiding her parents questions while trying to work on her way to actually get accepted. But will her plan succeed?
From the summary of this book I was very intrigued in the story and how it would go, I was hooked by the first page and finished it in a day! I just couldn't put it down and just needed to know what was happening next.
I really felt for Perla, her parents planning her whole life, even to what she wears, and she feels like she owned them because her family worked hard to make in America, She feels like she owes them and panics when she doesn't get accepted into Delmont, even going to far to fake it all that she did get in. Following her journey, I was proud of her getting her own job and slowly speaking up against her parents. I felt anxious of when and how her secret would come out and how her parents would react.
While the story was very interesting, the ending to me was mixed. I'm glad that she fully spoke to her parents and not letting them blame her for what happened, that it was the pressure they put on her (and it was a lot!) that made her who she is, but getting banned from the university and staying at home at the end was just empty to me. I was hoping for a little epilogue where she got accepted into a different university, maybe one in another state or country to show she worked hard and made it.
Overall I really liked this book and would recommend it.