A review by sc104906
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis
3.0
I got this as an eARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
After her mother dies from a long battle with cancer, Tiffany is sent to California to live with a father she never knew about. Tiffany is desperate to go back to her old neighborhood and live with her elderly grandmother. However, before she can go back, she must first give her father’s house a try. New house means new rules and Tiffany’s dad is super strict. He monitors her social communications, won’t let her have a weave (which she uses to cover her alopecia), and is working to take away her anti-anxiety medications. Tiffany stays truthful and stays respectful even in the face of her ruthless father. Tiffany begins hanging with the next door neighbor, whom she is forbidden to see. While the neighbor is the weird kid at school, she finds him extremely intelligent and insightful. He is working on writing a book about his after-life experience. Can Tiffany find a way to fit with her new family and home?
Overall, I thought that this was an important narrative to add to the YA collection. It provides a character of color with issues like Alopecia and Anxiety, which is typically not found in YA books. I enjoyed many of the characters, though I could never warm up to the father. I had serious issues with the treatment of mental health. I think that the consequences and issues surrounding mental health needed more weighty language.
After her mother dies from a long battle with cancer, Tiffany is sent to California to live with a father she never knew about. Tiffany is desperate to go back to her old neighborhood and live with her elderly grandmother. However, before she can go back, she must first give her father’s house a try. New house means new rules and Tiffany’s dad is super strict. He monitors her social communications, won’t let her have a weave (which she uses to cover her alopecia), and is working to take away her anti-anxiety medications. Tiffany stays truthful and stays respectful even in the face of her ruthless father. Tiffany begins hanging with the next door neighbor, whom she is forbidden to see. While the neighbor is the weird kid at school, she finds him extremely intelligent and insightful. He is working on writing a book about his after-life experience. Can Tiffany find a way to fit with her new family and home?
Overall, I thought that this was an important narrative to add to the YA collection. It provides a character of color with issues like Alopecia and Anxiety, which is typically not found in YA books. I enjoyed many of the characters, though I could never warm up to the father. I had serious issues with the treatment of mental health. I think that the consequences and issues surrounding mental health needed more weighty language.