Review: This story would make a good teen flick!!!!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 10, 2013
If you've ever watched a teen coming of age romance movie and found yourself grinning, "squeeing, and "oohing" at the "romantic parts", then this book may be for you. Ms. Tee captures the drama and teen filled angst of high school well, complete with the non stop gossip train, the locker confrontations, the hallway scenes, and the slutty girl who will do just about anything for a boy's attention. Our heroine is a sexually repressed 17- year -old, with raging hormones and a longing to fill her sexual appetite. But she can't, you see, because she's the "nice girl" who attends parochial school, gets good grades and stays out of trouble. Besides, if she even thought about "doing it", her Daddy would kill her since he's a theology professor and a bit of a religious fanatic. Once our hunky heart throb hero enters the picture though, all "Senpai's" common sense flies out the window and she allows herself to be used by this boy as his "toy" until her father finds out. I hated that she let herself be used like that. But I did like that her father got involved and made the connection to his daughter's promiscuous behaviour with his treatment of her. I liked that her father pointed out that to her that he loved her, did everything he could to show her that love, and told her that she had to value herself more and not settle for some boy who really didn't really love her like she deserved. Our hero, however, didn't have positive parental role models or intervention. It only goes to show that people are often the product of their home environment unless they make a conscious decision to change. Although I liked this story, I only gave it 3 stars because I felt there was too much focus on the Japanese anime "manga art", I didn't care for the constant references to the boy being referred to as "the Jap", the book needed some editing, and I felt the story was a bit too drawn out. With that being said though, I still think the story would make a good teen movie.