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lostinwords 's review for:
The Anti-Virginity Pact
by Katie Wismer
**Received this as an ARC from Netgalley **
It's hard to rate books using the goodreads star rating system, so I'll avoid doing it for this book as well. Overall, the book was enjoyable and the writing was pretty solid except for the overuse of some phrases/words. It would have appealed more to a younger audience. However, with that being said, there is some subject matter that is not entirely suitable. Some of the recurring themes are bullying, assault, religion - just to name a few.
Now onto what I thought about the book. First of all, I really enjoyed the writing. It flowed really well and I read the final half of the book in one sitting. The characters were all quite distinct and the dialogue seemed realistic.
I do have some points that irked me a little. I know with books like these it's hard to maintain realistic events, but some were way over the top. The bullying that occurred was not justified. I felt like there was no valid reason why the person was targeted. There was a scene towards the end involving the bully that didn't leave me satisfied. This book has a romance in its plot as well, which was fine up until one exchange that left me quite angry. The "conflict" seemed like something completely out of character.
In addition to all of that, there are scenes with an assault, animal abuse, an atheist within a religious family, reform camps and it seemed like this book was scattered in the messages that it was trying to convey.
All in all, it's a good debut (not counting the poetry book) and I'd like to see more of this author's work in the future but possibly in other genres.
It's hard to rate books using the goodreads star rating system, so I'll avoid doing it for this book as well. Overall, the book was enjoyable and the writing was pretty solid except for the overuse of some phrases/words. It would have appealed more to a younger audience. However, with that being said, there is some subject matter that is not entirely suitable. Some of the recurring themes are bullying, assault, religion - just to name a few.
Now onto what I thought about the book. First of all, I really enjoyed the writing. It flowed really well and I read the final half of the book in one sitting. The characters were all quite distinct and the dialogue seemed realistic.
I do have some points that irked me a little. I know with books like these it's hard to maintain realistic events, but some were way over the top. The bullying that occurred was not justified. I felt like there was no valid reason why the person was targeted. There was a scene towards the end involving the bully that didn't leave me satisfied. This book has a romance in its plot as well, which was fine up until one exchange that left me quite angry. The "conflict" seemed like something completely out of character.
In addition to all of that, there are scenes with an assault, animal abuse, an atheist within a religious family, reform camps and it seemed like this book was scattered in the messages that it was trying to convey.
All in all, it's a good debut (not counting the poetry book) and I'd like to see more of this author's work in the future but possibly in other genres.