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A review by rleibrock
The Latte Rebellion by Sarah Jamila Stevenson
5.0
Smart, engaging and sometimes funny story about one girl's journey from marketing a good idea for mostly selfish reasons to self-awareness and maturity.
I really liked that Asha is far from perfect. Here, we have an excellent student who is pretty but not a knockout and just a little bit socially awkward. Indeed there are moments that we get to glimpse Asha through other people's eyes and those are some of the best moments. She's not aware of her own power until it gets out of control. On a personal note, I could relate to the disintegration of her friendship with Carey--I remember my own senior year in high school being a period during which so many previously held ideas and convictions suddenly crumbled and drifted away.
Loved it.
I really liked that Asha is far from perfect. Here, we have an excellent student who is pretty but not a knockout and just a little bit socially awkward. Indeed there are moments that we get to glimpse Asha through other people's eyes and those are some of the best moments. She's not aware of her own power until it gets out of control. On a personal note, I could relate to the disintegration of her friendship with Carey--I remember my own senior year in high school being a period during which so many previously held ideas and convictions suddenly crumbled and drifted away.
Loved it.