Review by
Cheyenne
Really Good Book That I Suggest To Any YA Reader
Ana Dominguez thinks her life has hit an all time low. Her family has just moved to a new town, her new school is extremely lenient towards jocks and cheerleaders, she has no friends, she accidentally gets herself dubbed "God Girl," her parents are really strict, Maria (who is like a second mom to Ana) has just been diagnosed with Lupus, her crush Tyler doesn't know she exists, the most popular girl in school has picked her as her #1 enemy, AND … she has just been given detention for the first time.
At least she isn't the only one, Riley and two other classmates-- Christine and Zoe-- are also in detention. When they are made to share their papers, none of them are prepared for what they discover. Ana and Zoe are now determined to befriend Riley and Christine. But these potential friends aren't making it easy…
From the beginning you liked Ana and felt bad and/or embarrassed with her from that point on. She was realistic, not too dramatic, she could feel embarrassment and shame, and she was just another human being like us.
I found myself really wishing Ana would figure out that Dave was the right guy, not Tyler. The authors made Dave a great character, who totally embraced his own quirkiness and his ability to have fun-- a completely awesome guy who I was happy to read ended up with the right girl (won't tell you which girl, you have to read the book!).
This book was a little confusing in places. Some of the sentences felt like they were written backwards, not quite making sense. And also, the book only skimmed the top layer of the thoughts, matters, and relationships instead of going in-depth with some of these really important events. I believe this book would have benefited greatly if these deep matters were dealt with, instead of ending abruptly with only the wrapper peeled off.
Even though the book could have been deeper, easier to understand, and described a little more thoroughly, I really enjoyed reading this book and I suggest it to any YA reader. 4 out of 5 stars
