S.E. Reed
Auteur van My Heart is Hurting
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The Darkness of Dying in the Light 2 exemplaren
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The dialogue could have used a touch more variety (or maybe that’s just my own pet peeve with dialogue peppered with everyone calling each other “girl”). This book veers into stereotypes at times, although it also defies stereotypes in places, too. Most importantly when it came to the writing, the author really tapped into Jinny’s emotions, you feel for this girl, you want the best for her.
I liked Jinny’s love interest (and loved his mom), I didn’t doubt that his feelings were genuine, however, I wish there had been a little more time to develop the romance, especially since this is someone who used to call Jinny by an unflattering name, I really craved a discussion about how he used to treat her and what had changed for him beyond her appearance, how he came to see her in a different light, I guess it just seemed like Jinny deserved to hear that expressed out loud and as a reader, I wanted that moment, too.
As mentioned, I loved the love interest’s mom (she’s one of the book’s stereotype defiers), she’s part of the found family vibes this novel does so well, the reason this story isn’t as much of a downer as the subject matter might suggest is this group of people, friends, moms, school faculty and some other adults who step up for Jinny, and while unfortunately a network of support like that doesn’t gather for every kid like her in real life, it is heartening to read about the possibility of it happening.… (meer)