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A review by julie_reads15
One Night by Margaret Wild
3.0
Summary
One Night by Margaret Wild is a young adult novel written in verse about how one night can change everything.
One night Gabe, Helen, Bram, and Al attend a house party which leads to their lives spiralling out of control. They are faced with the consequences of their actions and have some important decisions to make about their lives.
Gabe is good looking, and all the girls fall for him. He has plenty of one night stands. One night, he fools around with Helen and she gets pregnant.
Helen was born with a facial deformity and has had plastic surgery in order to try and fit in with her peers. After a one night stand results in her getting pregnant, she has a serious decision to make.
Bram loves hosting parties at his peers' lavish houses because it allows him to escape from the caravan park where he lives.
Al gets drunk a lot and hates everything. He believes his life has no purpose.
The novel is divided into three parts: Gabe, Helen, Gabe and Helen. It focuses on Gabe, Helen, and their friends. It shifts between first person and third person point of view.
Review
I liked how the novel was written in verse. It flowed quickly and was a fast read. I liked how it was about teenagers going through realistic problems.
Gabe wasn't a very likeable character, and I found the author tried too hard to make him likeable new the end and rushed his character development.
I liked how Helen was feisty and strong, but also a little vulnerable.
Bram was an interesting character and I would have liked to have read more about him. I also would have liked to have read more about Al.
I would have liked more interaction between the characters, especially Gabe and Helen.
It annoyed me how the novel switched from first person to third person point of view. It was inconsistent and hard to follow.
For example, on one page Gabe was writing first person, and on the next page the author would be talking about Gabe in third person.
I recommend this book for anyone who's 14 years and older and wants to read a verse novel about teenagers experiencing realistic problems.
One Night by Margaret Wild is a young adult novel written in verse about how one night can change everything.
One night Gabe, Helen, Bram, and Al attend a house party which leads to their lives spiralling out of control. They are faced with the consequences of their actions and have some important decisions to make about their lives.
Gabe is good looking, and all the girls fall for him. He has plenty of one night stands. One night, he fools around with Helen and she gets pregnant.
Helen was born with a facial deformity and has had plastic surgery in order to try and fit in with her peers. After a one night stand results in her getting pregnant, she has a serious decision to make.
Bram loves hosting parties at his peers' lavish houses because it allows him to escape from the caravan park where he lives.
Al gets drunk a lot and hates everything. He believes his life has no purpose.
The novel is divided into three parts: Gabe, Helen, Gabe and Helen. It focuses on Gabe, Helen, and their friends. It shifts between first person and third person point of view.
Review
I liked how the novel was written in verse. It flowed quickly and was a fast read. I liked how it was about teenagers going through realistic problems.
Gabe wasn't a very likeable character, and I found the author tried too hard to make him likeable new the end and rushed his character development.
I liked how Helen was feisty and strong, but also a little vulnerable.
Bram was an interesting character and I would have liked to have read more about him. I also would have liked to have read more about Al.
I would have liked more interaction between the characters, especially Gabe and Helen.
It annoyed me how the novel switched from first person to third person point of view. It was inconsistent and hard to follow.
For example, on one page Gabe was writing first person, and on the next page the author would be talking about Gabe in third person.
I recommend this book for anyone who's 14 years and older and wants to read a verse novel about teenagers experiencing realistic problems.