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A review by melbsreads
Triple Threat by Katy Warner
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content warnings: emotional abuse, grandparent with cancer, parent with addiction issues, gaslighting, classism
I wanted to love this because the premise sounded fantastic, and I love a theatre kid as a protagonist in a YA book. But this, for me, fell somewhat flat. It deals with a lot of serious issues, but I felt like it didn't deal with any of them with the level of care or detail that I wanted. I did like the characters, especially the protagonist. But the whole way through I felt like there was SOMETHING about this that was keeping me at arm's length. Sigh.
I wanted to love this because the premise sounded fantastic, and I love a theatre kid as a protagonist in a YA book. But this, for me, fell somewhat flat. It deals with a lot of serious issues, but I felt like it didn't deal with any of them with the level of care or detail that I wanted. I did like the characters, especially the protagonist. But the whole way through I felt like there was SOMETHING about this that was keeping me at arm's length. Sigh.