Review: Not Strictly Romance Driven
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2013
The thing I loved best about this story is that it did not focus on romance like so many stories do these days. this focused on Genna's struggle as she sees her entire life change in an instant. It was nice following her along her journey and it was easy to do so. I do wish there was more focus on how she felt while taking Vicodin since that is a part of being addicted. It only barely touches on how it makes it easier for her to deal with things, not much more. As well, I wish there was more about the withdrawal process.Genna is a basketball player that has a chance for a scholarship to play in college. At one of the biggest games in her career, she gets injured really bad. As a result she will never be able to competitively play basketball again. As a result, she has an identity crisis since that's what she's been doing her entire life. At the same time, there is of course family and friend drama. I liked Genna. While she falls into the same traps most girls do, with needed a boy to be happy, she eventually "womans" up and get strong again. She is definitely a fighter which is good to see, especially with a situation as tough as overcoming drug addiction.Her friends, including Jake, really stick by her despite all her dumb moments. That's definitely a sign of good friends. Normally there's at least one side character I just don't like, but I actually really liked all of them. I was rooting for all of them to get what they wanted. Even Genna's family was pretty helpful with everything, especially her father. It was a great supporting cast all around.Overall it was really good. I do wish there was more-about the addiction itself and of course the recovery process. I would say this would be great for teenagers to read simply because it's a valid look at what many may be facing these days-with drugs becoming more and more present in society. I really enjoyed this despite its (minor) downfalls and I look forward to more by the author.