A review by petrifypdx
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

5.0

Such a Fun Age is your classic journey and return story archetype. Emira travels to Karen world and returns a stronger, more independent women that is getting closer to knowing what she wants in life. It’s clear, from her strong plot and heroine’s journey, that Kiley Reid has spent a lot of time in writing workshops. She has built her story on a strong foundation and I was impressed by her use of classic methods of story telling to tell such a modern story. The only part I felt myself wanting was in the confrontation. I really wanted Ms. Chamberline to get called out on TV for doing what she did, but we got Zara acting a fool instead. I suspect there were some undertones there that I did not grasp and it might take me a reread to decipher. Overall, it’s a five star novel and I would highly recommend it.