Beautiful Cover But Too Young For Me
Well that was weird.
My Side of the Diamond is a YA book about a girl called Jazmin whose best friend walked off a tower with a boy called Icarus but whose body was never found. It's an intriguing premise and the first few chapters made me curious but it just got so weird.
In a way the writing kind of reminded me of Jacqueline Wilson but with aliens and secret organisations. Serious issues were tackled like death, grief and eating disorders but they felt like nothing. And I'm not saying that JW or Sally Gardner are bad writers for this but it makes it read like its been written for young teens. Again, not a problem, it's good to see new stuff out there for young teens but it does mean that I reckon I would have enjoyed it more had I been younger.
There are a lot of twists in this book but not much action and that led to a lot of questions and me going hmm. The good thing is that it was compelling enough to read in a single day but I didn't really enjoy it.
The best thing about this book is probably how it looks. I love the feel of the front cover and the strap that make it look like a notebook and there's illustrations inside to give you a better idea of some of the things mentioned. It's probably worry checking out just to see the pretty.
Overall this book wasn't for me but I have a feeling that for some young teens it'll be an interesting introduction to sci-fi novels.
My Side of the Diamond is a YA book about a girl called Jazmin whose best friend walked off a tower with a boy called Icarus but whose body was never found. It's an intriguing premise and the first few chapters made me curious but it just got so weird.
In a way the writing kind of reminded me of Jacqueline Wilson but with aliens and secret organisations. Serious issues were tackled like death, grief and eating disorders but they felt like nothing. And I'm not saying that JW or Sally Gardner are bad writers for this but it makes it read like its been written for young teens. Again, not a problem, it's good to see new stuff out there for young teens but it does mean that I reckon I would have enjoyed it more had I been younger.
There are a lot of twists in this book but not much action and that led to a lot of questions and me going hmm. The good thing is that it was compelling enough to read in a single day but I didn't really enjoy it.
The best thing about this book is probably how it looks. I love the feel of the front cover and the strap that make it look like a notebook and there's illustrations inside to give you a better idea of some of the things mentioned. It's probably worry checking out just to see the pretty.
Overall this book wasn't for me but I have a feeling that for some young teens it'll be an interesting introduction to sci-fi novels.