Changes

I usually try and leave it a day or two between finishing a book and writing a review to give me time to gather my thoughts on it. Sometimes, I jot down particular bits I want to reference when I first finish, but this is the first time I've written a review within half an hour of getting to the last page – for the simple reason I'm not one hundred per cent sure that I'll actually remember it by the time I wake up tomorrow morning.

Teen fiction of recent years includes, in my mind at least, some of the greatest books ever written for young adults. Books that can move people, like [[Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson]] or [[The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson]]. Books that hit you like a punch to the gut, like ''Bruised'' by Sarah Skilton, or [[Before I Die by Jenny Downham]].

That's not to say that every book written needs to aspire to that – it doesn't. Sometimes, a light read can be perfect as well. I'm thinking about [[The Anti-Prom by Abby McDonald]], or [[Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley]], amongst dozens of others. But there has to be something there to make it stand out, and this just doesn't have anything. If you want a light teen tale of forbidden love, check out Cecily Von Ziegesar's ''Gossip Girl'' series or [[Flawless: Pretty Little Liars 2 by Sara Shepard]], which may not be without their faults but are at least both written with an engaging enough style that they're ten times better than this is.

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