Review: One Broke Girl
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
One Broke Girl started out a little iffy for me. I think it's because I had trouble liking Anna. She just seemed a little too immature for a twenty-something-year-old-almost-college-graduate. I will say, she redeemed herself for me by the end of the book. And, what's better, I feel like the way Ms. Helms wrote Anna, made it as if Anna never really WAS the shallow, immature woman that she came off as. So, while there was character growth, I also believe that Anna more so just became who she really was. The woman that she wasn't allowing herself to be for conformity's sake.With that said, I have to add that there were a few characters and instances in here that made me want to throw something. Anna's parents, for example. I don't want to spoil the story, but let's just say that they both enabled her being spoiled and then her mother punishes her for it. Now, this isn't a complaint about the story. Just an observation.Ah, her mother. No, I'm not going to say anything else about her mother. Read it, and you'll understand my frustrations.As for Anna's dad, I feel like he got better, but really?! There were so many moments when I wishing he'd put on his big-boy panties and be a man. This is good, though. Strong feelings about characters mean I was involved with the story. Immersed in it.As for the story, as a whole, I was super impressed with what Ms. Helms accomplished in a novella like this. Besides the character growth and the illiciting of strong emotions, I think this was a great beginning to what could be a pretty great series of books. She made me love the main character. And, I was REALLY impressed with the love story aspect.This was a great short story! Now, when does the next one come out?!