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A review by audryt
Teenie by Christopher Grant
4.0
Note: Yet another YA in present tense. This was one of the handful that didn't drive me bonkers by being in that tense, however. I think that makes a grand total of four YA books (out of dozens) where I thought the present tense didn't get in the way of the storytelling.
Excellent story overall. Strong characters, believable behavior, and very heartfelt content. A little adult-y in its execution in that it kind of ends the way us adults/parents want to see situations like this end, rather than how they often work out, what with girls being taught to be passive and often afraid to speak up when stuff happens to them. However, Teenie's behavior rung true throughout the book and the author didn't take the easy way out to get to a satisfactory ending.
Definitely worth reading. I think I'll hang onto this one.
Excellent story overall. Strong characters, believable behavior, and very heartfelt content. A little adult-y in its execution in that it kind of ends the way us adults/parents want to see situations like this end, rather than how they often work out, what with girls being taught to be passive and often afraid to speak up when stuff happens to them. However, Teenie's behavior rung true throughout the book and the author didn't take the easy way out to get to a satisfactory ending.
Definitely worth reading. I think I'll hang onto this one.