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A review by aundie27
Nothing by Annie Barrows
3.0
Plot
If you've ever gotten annoyed by the flowery language, action-packed, romantic plots that fictional teens seem to fall into, and want to read about real teen girls with real teen problems where nothing exciting happens, then this book is for you! This book is called Nothing for a reason, and the two Sophomores who alternately narrate this book often remind the reader of this. They're best friends, and they think they're drifting apart. One's got a secret driving interest, and the other has a secret social media interest--once they bring their secrets together, they realize things might still work.
Review
I thought the inside flap was humorous, and was looking forward to reading this book, but it was soooo dull and annoying for the first several chapters while the girls discuss the nothingness that is their lives. I didn't even realize until page 80 of the audiobook that the perspective was shifting from Charlotte to 3rd person--however, in the physical book it is made clear because the chapters called Nothing are the ones that Charlotte writes, and the titled chapters are the ones that are about Frankie.
Sidenote: Lots of swearing and the girls get high.
Appropriate for 9th+
WASHYARG Sept 2017
If you've ever gotten annoyed by the flowery language, action-packed, romantic plots that fictional teens seem to fall into, and want to read about real teen girls with real teen problems where nothing exciting happens, then this book is for you! This book is called Nothing for a reason, and the two Sophomores who alternately narrate this book often remind the reader of this. They're best friends, and they think they're drifting apart. One's got a secret driving interest, and the other has a secret social media interest--once they bring their secrets together, they realize things might still work.
Review
I thought the inside flap was humorous, and was looking forward to reading this book, but it was soooo dull and annoying for the first several chapters while the girls discuss the nothingness that is their lives. I didn't even realize until page 80 of the audiobook that the perspective was shifting from Charlotte to 3rd person--however, in the physical book it is made clear because the chapters called Nothing are the ones that Charlotte writes, and the titled chapters are the ones that are about Frankie.
Sidenote: Lots of swearing and the girls get high.
Appropriate for 9th+
WASHYARG Sept 2017