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My Name Is Venus Black
by Heather Lloyd
**This book was provided to me as an advanced reader copy from Netgalley. All views contained within this review are my own.
My Name Is Venus Black is an intriguing story with well written characters. Venus, a thirteen year old girl has committed an atrocious crime, and is now facing the consequences. Leo, an autistic child, and Venus' brother has gone missing only a few days into Venus' incarceration.
Okay, folks...I'm having a hard time writing this review because I really enjoyed this book, I did. My problems come in somewhere around Venus' detective stint.
I feel like the ending was rushed and pretty inconceivable, Oakland is a HUGE place, and I highly doubt all the coincidences. With that being said, I'm happy with the ending, and the overall book.
I'm not sure how appropriate the book actually is for YA readers.
*Venus' revenge on Raymond seemed....extreme. The book also glossed over all the other things she could have done, and the other resources there are for children that are being sexually abused. Yes, I do believe that peeping can constitute sexual abuse, but that is a whole different argument.
*The number of crimes committed by adults, that are completely glossed over, with no real world consequences is astounding. There is never any closure with Tinker's character. He abducted and subsequently abandoned a child, and we never see any action against him.
*Inez knows that Venus doesn't have a valid driver's license and yet allows her to drive across state lines in her vehicle after only hours of driving instruction? Not only a crime, but also incredibly implausible.
Despite all the issues, and the too tidy ending of the book, I did greatly enjoy it. It evoked a few tears, and sniffles.
My Name Is Venus Black is an intriguing story with well written characters. Venus, a thirteen year old girl has committed an atrocious crime, and is now facing the consequences. Leo, an autistic child, and Venus' brother has gone missing only a few days into Venus' incarceration.
Okay, folks...I'm having a hard time writing this review because I really enjoyed this book, I did. My problems come in somewhere around Venus' detective stint.
I feel like the ending was rushed and pretty inconceivable, Oakland is a HUGE place, and I highly doubt all the coincidences. With that being said, I'm happy with the ending, and the overall book.
I'm not sure how appropriate the book actually is for YA readers.
*Venus' revenge on Raymond seemed....extreme. The book also glossed over all the other things she could have done, and the other resources there are for children that are being sexually abused. Yes, I do believe that peeping can constitute sexual abuse, but that is a whole different argument.
*The number of crimes committed by adults, that are completely glossed over, with no real world consequences is astounding. There is never any closure with Tinker's character. He abducted and subsequently abandoned a child, and we never see any action against him.
*Inez knows that Venus doesn't have a valid driver's license and yet allows her to drive across state lines in her vehicle after only hours of driving instruction? Not only a crime, but also incredibly implausible.
Despite all the issues, and the too tidy ending of the book, I did greatly enjoy it. It evoked a few tears, and sniffles.