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A review by margeryb
Goth Girl Rising by Barry Lyga
4.0
First thing, I think the cover does a disservice to this book. Because the cover to the book this is a sequel/follow up too is great and this one is not so much.
Second, this is the Barry Lyga I know and love. What I really like about this book is that nothing "big" happens... no demonstration before the school or one single profound moment of understanding or big speech... which is often a part of realistic teen fiction (and other realistic fiction in general). This is just about a character's journey living their life with regular hardships. And it works. That's hard to do, and it works, and I wanted to keep reading.
I also think Barry Lyga did a good job writing a female protagonist, which I believe this is his first (at least first published anyway).
If you read the book preceding this (The Astounding Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl) I would suggest reading this one too.
Second, this is the Barry Lyga I know and love. What I really like about this book is that nothing "big" happens... no demonstration before the school or one single profound moment of understanding or big speech... which is often a part of realistic teen fiction (and other realistic fiction in general). This is just about a character's journey living their life with regular hardships. And it works. That's hard to do, and it works, and I wanted to keep reading.
I also think Barry Lyga did a good job writing a female protagonist, which I believe this is his first (at least first published anyway).
If you read the book preceding this (The Astounding Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl) I would suggest reading this one too.