A review by ccopeland28
The Fine Art of Keeping Quiet by Charity Tahmaseb
4.0
Finally a YA book where life as a teenager is relatable to how I remember it being! It seems today's more popular YA books depict teenagers living extravagant lifestyles where no one has a job and yet they all have an endless supply of money, alcohol, nice cars, and no rules to live by. I'm always screaming in my head "Where are the parents?!?!" This book is refreshing in that it is the story of high school students who have involved parents, they have to ride the bus or be picked up by a parent, they get grounded, and so many other things that I suffered through as a teenager.
The plot of the story revolves around the main character, Jolia, unwillingly joining the speech team and the struggles she faces due to deep-seated (and unmerited) self-image issues. Luckily, her friend Sam is there to help her develop her public speaking skills, but he attends a different high school and so he is actually the competition. Thus, Jolia and Sam must meet in secret to practice, sneak around at competitions, and covertly text each other. Another spoke in this wheel is Jolia's best friend, Caro, who has an overprotective mother which results in Caro having to lie to her in order to attend even the tamest of social functions - and heaven forbid that her mom find out about her new boyfriend, Jeremy. Quite a few times Jolia finds herself in situations where she has to decide between Sam or Caro. Been there - done that.
All in all, this was an enjoyable story with a sugar-coated ending. My rating: 3.5 Stars
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I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
The plot of the story revolves around the main character, Jolia, unwillingly joining the speech team and the struggles she faces due to deep-seated (and unmerited) self-image issues. Luckily, her friend Sam is there to help her develop her public speaking skills, but he attends a different high school and so he is actually the competition. Thus, Jolia and Sam must meet in secret to practice, sneak around at competitions, and covertly text each other. Another spoke in this wheel is Jolia's best friend, Caro, who has an overprotective mother which results in Caro having to lie to her in order to attend even the tamest of social functions - and heaven forbid that her mom find out about her new boyfriend, Jeremy. Quite a few times Jolia finds herself in situations where she has to decide between Sam or Caro. Been there - done that.
All in all, this was an enjoyable story with a sugar-coated ending. My rating: 3.5 Stars
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I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.