ckreads28 's review for:

Lyrics of a Small Town by Abbi Glines

3.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I did love the cast of characters, found family, finding yourself, and not judging others until you know the full story. That being said it did remind me why I took a pause in reading Glines, the character's hyper focus of their flaws, I heard the word pale, so many times, I was was coming up with synonyms myself. I also think it is a harmful to to have a character being the product of a teen parent, though she may not have known her other parent. The lack of protection, period, can lead to a baby. Up to the age of 21 and getting pregnant being a child of a teen parent means repeating the cycle statistically. 

Now I hope to believe that readers have their own minds to not being influenced in their own sex lives, but it is still concerning that it may perpetuate a stereotype.