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A review by saidtheraina
Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson
3.0
I think the main the I liked about this story was the voice of the narrator. Sylvie is an late-bloomer, so that she looks far younger than her 14 years. She's enamored of Carl, her neighbor and best friend for most of her life, and alternately impressed with and horrified by Miranda, a new student at her school. Carl and Sylvie have an imaginary world they've created, called Glassworld, which they write about in a book. And now that they are teenagers, the question of whether they are boyfriend and girlfriend is coming up, new friends are encroaching on their private world, and grownup concerns are looming.
I liked it, and I did finish it, but I didn't find myself looking forward to reading it. The character development feels inevitable and there are few surprises, so the whole thing reads as a cringefest. You really feel the awkwardness of early high school and coming of age. I liked it, but not enough to booktalk it.
I liked it, and I did finish it, but I didn't find myself looking forward to reading it. The character development feels inevitable and there are few surprises, so the whole thing reads as a cringefest. You really feel the awkwardness of early high school and coming of age. I liked it, but not enough to booktalk it.