caseythereader's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
📚 Whew, meet the book that's going to be the most-banned book in no time! A SHOT AT NORMAL looks antivaxxers in the eye and doesn't back down.
📚 I loved Juniper and how curious and smart she was - she took her parents' "think for yourself" ethos to heart.
📚 I'm having a hard time articulating it at the moment, but this book walks a fine line between not turning the parents into cartoon villains while also not taking a "let's hear both sides" approach.
📚 Though, sometimes, when Juniper is arguing with her parents, she does so in paragraphs of talking points that don't sound like the real words of a teenager.Â
📚 I loved Juniper and how curious and smart she was - she took her parents' "think for yourself" ethos to heart.
📚 I'm having a hard time articulating it at the moment, but this book walks a fine line between not turning the parents into cartoon villains while also not taking a "let's hear both sides" approach.
📚 Though, sometimes, when Juniper is arguing with her parents, she does so in paragraphs of talking points that don't sound like the real words of a teenager.Â
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Miscarriage
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