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A review by quietkat
Elephant Shoe by J.S. Edge
5.0
I want to write a glowing review for Elephant Shoe because I loved it, but the words aren’t coming and I just want to read it again so I can find the words! Or rather, I want it on audiobook so I can listen rather than read because these kids are so real and so wonderful and so bratty and so frustrating at times that my 52 year old brain needs the kind of relief from them that an audiobook would afford. I absolutely don’t mean this as a criticism! I ADORED the characters! Their brattiness, impulsiveness, immaturity, and willfulness are well represented, warranted and understandable. Adolescence is HARD! The characters frequently reminded me of my own kids at that age. Oi, thank goodness mine are past their adolescence now!
And maybe that’s the best way to express my feelings about this story, to liken it to how I feel about my own kids. No matter how frustrating and exasperating my kids could be during their adolescence, I have always adored them! Their angst and immaturity and stubbornness was a healthy, normal part of growing up and finding their place amongst their friends and in the world. Like my own kids, the teens in Elephant Shoe are lovable and exasperating and filled my heart with happiness. J.S. Edge did a fantastic job of bringing these flawed, beautiful characters to life in a way that spoke to me and felt authentic.
4.5 stars
And maybe that’s the best way to express my feelings about this story, to liken it to how I feel about my own kids. No matter how frustrating and exasperating my kids could be during their adolescence, I have always adored them! Their angst and immaturity and stubbornness was a healthy, normal part of growing up and finding their place amongst their friends and in the world. Like my own kids, the teens in Elephant Shoe are lovable and exasperating and filled my heart with happiness. J.S. Edge did a fantastic job of bringing these flawed, beautiful characters to life in a way that spoke to me and felt authentic.
4.5 stars