Ratings

Content Ratings based on a 0-5 scale where
0 = no objectionable content and
5 = an excessive or disturbing level of content

Guide to Rating System

LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL CONTENT

ADULT THEMES

Rating Explanation

Language: Quite a lot of swearing, more than 40 instances including three F-words, and some profanity

Sexual Content: The main character, Kate, and a guy from school make out all through the book, but it is never graphic. Some sexual language like “a girl to feel up,” Kate’s brother “doing it” with a girl in his room, kids in high school “hooking up”

Adult Themes: Kate’s father quits his job to pursue his own business, but it never takes off. Her parents have marital problems because of the financial choices he makes and they eventually separate. Kate’s family loses their home because of their money problems.

Synopsis

Kate is having a really bad year. Her father quit his job to sell Perfect You vitamins at the mall and her family is having major financial problems. Her best friend becomes popular and seems to have completely forgotten that they were ever friends. And there’s also Will. Does he really like her? Or is he just using her? It’s easy to be mad and only think of all the bad things. Could it be that she is missing some of the good things?

When I first started this book I was drawn in because Kate was experiencing so many things that most teenagers do. But I thought it went on a little long and felt like the story could have been told in about half the pages. I was also distracted by some of the language.

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