They left off in the perfect place, I absolutely need to know what she does next.
In just these few chapters the author has perfectly captured the mind-set of a post-GCSE student and the sense of earnest, determined independence yet greatly undecided and vulnerable nature of a young person realising the insignificance of these exams in hindsight.
Having left high school only three years ago myself, I relate to Gracie on such a basic level and the feelings described in just these few short chapters about how school life depicts your future in comparison to the reality is so accurate it’s staggering. I already know this is a book I want to throw at 16 year olds making themselves ill over stress and school work like it’s the end of their life and not just a stepping stone to the next stages. That, and the witty narration of the MC is so candid and sincere, even in melodrama, I was laughing from the word go.
They left off in the perfect place, I absolutely need to know what she does next.
Having left high school only three years ago myself, I relate to Gracie on such a basic level and the feelings described in just these few short chapters about how school life depicts your future in comparison to the reality is so accurate it’s staggering. I already know this is a book I want to throw at 16 year olds making themselves ill over stress and school work like it’s the end of their life and not just a stepping stone to the next stages. That, and the witty narration of the MC is so candid and sincere, even in melodrama, I was laughing from the word go.
They left off in the perfect place, I absolutely need to know what she does next.