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A review by kmkasiner
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal
3.0
I'm Not Dying With You Tonight is about two high schoolers who get trapped together in a riot. The girls seem like polar opposites but they have to work together to survive the night. This is an action-packed, fast paced story that takes place in just one night. The writing is descriptive and I could picture the chaos of the riots, and after reading the acknowledgments, I know the authors put a lot of work into making sure it was realistic.
The benefit of having two authors is that the main characters each have a very distinct voice. I think I preferred Lena's point of view. I thought Campbell was almost a little too naive to be believable (example--using the word "jerks" instead of swearing in extremely furious moments). I wished we got a little more detail on their backgrounds, but there is a decent amount of character development for such a short book.
The book manages to pack some big issues into a short amount of time. I can see this being read in high school classrooms.
The benefit of having two authors is that the main characters each have a very distinct voice. I think I preferred Lena's point of view. I thought Campbell was almost a little too naive to be believable (example--using the word "jerks" instead of swearing in extremely furious moments). I wished we got a little more detail on their backgrounds, but there is a decent amount of character development for such a short book.
The book manages to pack some big issues into a short amount of time. I can see this being read in high school classrooms.