Genre: Teen LitPublication Date: February 2010
One Word Review: Disappointing
Author Website: www.suzanne-young.blogspot.com
First Line: “Sigh.”
Kathy’s Review: I was actually pretty disappointed in this one. I knew the premise was about cheating boyfriends, but there was a lot of sex and really bad language throughout. I liked Tessa and thought the premise sounded cute and original, and I did enjoy parts of the book. It took a few different turns that I wasn’t expecting and since I did enjoy part of it I decided to give it a couple stars. I just didn’t like all the “hooking up” and bad language. Oh, I also didn’t like that Tessa would constantly say things like “cranberry juice” in place of a swearwords, it was pretty annoying. I also didn’t care for her boyfriend, Aiden. They’d been together for two years and he still swore around her and did other things that he knew she didn’t like; it just seemed like he didn't respecte her and was just using her for “hook ups”. Again, just disappointed, I think it had a lot of potential but went a totally different way.
Why do authors think that writing like this is okay for YA?? I myself started a book last week that was full of swearing and sex...it was awful!! Thanks for keeping it real Kath! Hugs, Deb
ReplyDeleteHey Deb- yeah, I was disappointed in this one. I kept reading because I was curious if she had a point or had some kind of moral lesson, which she didnt. Its a shame to, because it could have been really cute.
ReplyDeleteI read this last week, and while I agree that sometimes the relationship seemed to be more about hooking up than true love on Aiden's end, I LOVED the fake swearing and the way that Tessa imposed it on all her friends--I've been dropping some of her language around the house lately. Too often teens feel like the only way to express strong feeling is with trashy language, and I loved that Tessa had another way of dealing with things.
ReplyDeleteI also thought that the book was the perfect counterpart to something like Mean Girls, because it showed that a popular girl or "queen bee" can have a lot of depth and kindness of spirit. And the ending was pretty awesome, not gonna lie.