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Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Sarah Dessen is really good about writing about difficult family dynamics.
I really enjoyed reading this, I enjoyed Sydney. She was a very passive but looking at the family dynamics she was raised in her brothers shadow and said many times she felt invisible, so I think she was written very well even if I didn't always agree with what she decided to do. I Loved the Chathams, I wish we got a bit more with Mac because he was lovely.
My biggest issue with this book is the scene changes, they felt abrupt. She would set up a scene give us a small bit of what was going on and then flash forward, skipping over the drama (or at the ending the resolution) to put us in a new scene then flash back to what just happened to finish off the details. It was very difficult trying to keep up with it.
I really enjoyed reading this, I enjoyed Sydney. She was a very passive but looking at the family dynamics she was raised in her brothers shadow and said many times she felt invisible, so I think she was written very well even if I didn't always agree with what she decided to do. I Loved the Chathams, I wish we got a bit more with Mac because he was lovely.
My biggest issue with this book is the scene changes, they felt abrupt. She would set up a scene give us a small bit of what was going on and then flash forward, skipping over the drama (or at the ending the resolution) to put us in a new scene then flash back to what just happened to finish off the details. It was very difficult trying to keep up with it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail
Parkland by Dave Cullen
dark
emotional
informative
slow-paced
4.5
This was wonderfully put together.
Its starts with the Tragedy that happened to these kids on February 14th, but it becomes so much more.
It touches on a few groups and projects that started as a result of the tragedy but a big focus was on March For Our Lives, since it was created and lead by the students of MSD. It also goes into how they were able to network with other communities and amplify voices that get looked over. It ended with the general election that happened that year and how the kids tried to make a difference, how they felt and their thoughts with some of the progress they were able to make.
I'm so in awe of those kids and all they were able to accomplish after everything they went through. It proves that hope can come from the darkest places.
Its starts with the Tragedy that happened to these kids on February 14th, but it becomes so much more.
It touches on a few groups and projects that started as a result of the tragedy but a big focus was on March For Our Lives, since it was created and lead by the students of MSD. It also goes into how they were able to network with other communities and amplify voices that get looked over. It ended with the general election that happened that year and how the kids tried to make a difference, how they felt and their thoughts with some of the progress they were able to make.
I'm so in awe of those kids and all they were able to accomplish after everything they went through. It proves that hope can come from the darkest places.