Review: Being Kalli
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
Being Kalli is a story of triumph and learning to let go of the past in order to have a future. Nothing has been easy for Kalli. Her mom has made it pretty clear from the time she was born that she doesn’t want to be a mom. She even insists that Kalli call her Mary. Mary is careless and is more worried about having a good time than making sure her boyfriend stays out of Kalli’s room. Because of this Kalli thinks she is ruined and she is destined to live a life like Mary. From the very beginning we learn that Kalli literally thinks of herself as a dirty whore, which is heartbreaking for any girl to think that. She doesn’t think that she deserves love and also she refuses to be alone with a guy so she’s gotten quite the reputation of embracing PDA (to put it nicely). Nate and Scout are her best friends. Together they go through a lot, but they always stick by each other’s sides.Nate was my favorite character because he is just a good guy. He is able to look past all of Kalli’s flaws and love her for her.Kalli was a good main character, even though there were times you just wanted to scream at her for the decisions she made!Overall, I enjoyed the story and I appreciate Rebecca Berto for giving me the opportunity to review it!