A review by terangbulan
Gingerbread, by Rachel Cohn
2.0
I knew Rachel Cohn because of her collaboration with David Levithan. Not really that impressive but still enjoyable.
I don't know if it's me, but I didn't know the main character/narrator was a teenager until I got to the 3rd chapter, when she starts talking about boarding school or something like that. There was no character development and no clear backstory, but I guess that's why the author decided to make it into a series.
I feel like the book didn't have a really strong plot and storyline to make the readers care about what is actually happening. At times, Cyd Charisse is just being a hormonal teenager trying make decisions about which guy she likes more and hangs out with strange individuals.
I guess the only thing that I enjoyed was the dynamic relationship between Cyd Charisse and her step brother and step sister. I am interested to know more about Cyd's family story, but not sure whether the entire series is worth the read.
I don't know if it's me, but I didn't know the main character/narrator was a teenager until I got to the 3rd chapter, when she starts talking about boarding school or something like that. There was no character development and no clear backstory, but I guess that's why the author decided to make it into a series.
I feel like the book didn't have a really strong plot and storyline to make the readers care about what is actually happening. At times, Cyd Charisse is just being a hormonal teenager trying make decisions about which guy she likes more and hangs out with strange individuals.
I guess the only thing that I enjoyed was the dynamic relationship between Cyd Charisse and her step brother and step sister. I am interested to know more about Cyd's family story, but not sure whether the entire series is worth the read.