Review: Took Me A While to Finish It
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2014
There is quite a bit going on in Trailer Park Princess and if you read the blurb for the book, you pretty much see how the book is written.  It is like the eighteen-year old girl is narrating her story to you in eighteen-year old language.  At times I felt like I was probably too old to read and enjoy this book, as some sayings weren't that funny to me.Rory is considered the white trash of her school.  She is from the trailer park across the tracks where she lives with her drunk mother and brother Thax.  She doesn't expect much out of life and never did. Rory goes to school, works and takes care of her brother, that is her life at the moment, until she runs into Toby.Toby is the star of the school and is instantly mesmerized by Rory.  He pursues her and like a snap of the fingers they are in love.  Toby is the quarterback of the football team and spends as much time with Rory as he can, but never, ever at her house.  He doesn't want the trailer park stink to get on to him, however he is already vowing to take Rory away from it all when they get married.Rome, our second knight in shining armor, deserves a freaking medal for putting up with what he does.  I can't imagine any twenty-six year old man acting the way this guy does for YEARS.  Rome also lives in the trailer park and takes care of his younger siblings.  He knows of Rory, but only officially meets her after saving her life.The book has some potential, but the way it's told made it hard for me to read.  I felt like it was all over the place and scenes that seemed pretty important or you had been waiting for, were totally skipped over and moved on from.  Also, a good editing is needed.  Lots of misused words and not enough contractions for me.  I will go, I will not do that, I do not care, slows down the conversation, especially since these are seventeen and eighteen-year old kids talking, it didn't flow.I was glad I finished the book as the ending was good.  Delia Steele skipped us ahead quite a few years quickly so we didn't have to wonder how it all played out.