A review by ryannreads
Girl, Hero by Carrie Jones

4.0

I picked this book up half-heartedly on my way to lunch yesterday - and found myself eagerly wanting to finish it last night and stayed up too late reading to do just that. Told as a series of letters from high school freshman Lily to her hero, John Wayne, this is a story about a girl finding herself in high school and overcoming past and present traumas. She has an unsupportive best friend, a grown sister in an abusive relationship, and a danger that becomes apparant from her mother's newest boyfriend. I particularly like the portrayal of first love for Lily and how her boyfriend and her new friends help her through a difficult time. she also experiences a rebirth of a relationship with her possibly gay father.