Review: Authentic Voice and Details
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2012
A somewhat sad, but ultimately uplifting story. Kalena was an ordinary girl in high school hanging with her friends when she made met a boy who seemed to be a sweet. When she gets pregnant, she falls out with her family and moves in with her boyfriend's family. Things fall apart and Kalena returns to her parents, suffering from stress and depression. A chance meeting with a stranger fills her with the urge to turn her life around.I found Kalena's voice so authentic that it brought me back to my high school days. I don't particularly blame the boy or any of her friends. They acted exactly like teenagers would act. The author does a great job with details so much so that the reader is sunk into Kalena's skin, feeling her despair and rejection and then rooting for her to succeed. A few structural details with time sequencing tripped me, but this did not distract from the wonderful coming of age story.I received a complimentary ebook for review purposes.