Review may contain spoilers
What is it about?
Rosie meets Suzanne and introduces her to her best friend, Caddy. Is there room in their friendship for three? Especially when one is a beautiful broken thing.
Who is it for?
Teenagers/Young Adults
Genre?
Teenage angst.
Is it any good?
This is one of Zoe Sugg’s recommendations as part of her book club. It deals with lots of teenage issues, such as anxiety, peer pressure and coming of age. Caddy the main protagonist, has a bucket list for the year. She wants to have an inciting incident. She wants to have excitement. Enter Suzanne. A likeable wild child, introduced to her by the about to be pushed out, Rosie.
Suzanne has major anger issues and has suffered from physical abuse at the hands of her father/step-father (this is a bit unclear – but the affects remain the same). After a few iffy moments, the girls get on and Suzanne’s rebellious nature comes to the fore. This includes night trips around Brighton and a trip to her old house. This culminates in Caddy becoming a physically broken beautiful thing, as opposed to Suzanne’s mental brokenness.
Very apt.
The characters are well rounded and well researched. I understood totally what Suzanne was going through and Caddy wanting to escape the ‘boredom’ that is her life. I wanted more details about why the physical abuse happened and everything. The issues and the self-hate, Suzanne feels could have been delved into a lot further. Also I don’t mean to be a prude, but since when do swear words appear in young adults book? Does this mean Zoella swears????
Was the end satisfactory?
All is resolved at the end, Suzanne gets the help she needs, and the Caddy/Rosie friendship gets back on track. No sequel?
Would I recommend the book?
Yes, I would.
Read it if you like:
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Faceless by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
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