Review: Great conclusion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2014
(ARC received from author in exchange for an honest review)My Skater Boy pretty much picks up where Skater boy finishes and although there is more drama in book #2 my heart is still firmly held in book #1.This is a great conclusion to Rory and Hindley’s story. The insecurities that both Rory and Hindley hold ensure that their relationship doesn’t run smoothly. As they both face their insecurities dark secrets are exposed and they are well handled by Kay. The subjects are sensitive and difficult to write about but done tastefully. These are two damaged individuals who are forced to deal with their issues, regardless of if they want to or and at times it makes for some ugly reading. Kay hasn’t gone down the dark route with this book just touches on it.Like I said earlier although everything comes to a conclusion and secrets are exposed, I preferred book #1. The comedy aspects were still in book #2, I just feel like Kay has tried to inject too much drama all in one go and some of it could have been dealt with in book #1. For me it was too much, too fast and a bit of an information overload. I loved the epilogue, normally the epilogue’s don’t really do anything for me but in My Skater Boy it fit really well and concluded the book perfectly.I feel the need to explain the rational behind my star grading. I gave Skater Boy 3.5* and although I enjoyed book #1 more than book #2 I’m giving book #2 a 4* rating. This is due to the fact that My Skater Boy has been technically written better than book #1 was. The book flowed better and you can see where Kay has improved in her formatting and writing style.