A review by cgreens
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L. Davis
5.0
This was such a well-done and satisfying read!
I was honestly a little concerned when I started and first read that the author is originally an actress without a writing background, but this book is SO engaging and thought-provoking. I loved Tiffany as a character--one of the best YA heroines I've read in a long time. She is sweet, brave, flawed, and so funny ("You a white boy.").
I really appreciated the commentary on "passing" and Tiffany's yearning to have "good hair." I loved that the characters were all interesting and believable, especially her struggle to like Anthony as a person. The portrayal of Marcus and Jehovah's Witnesses was such a great twist that was woven through without coming across as odd.
This book seemed natural and like it could really happen while still staying engaging and interesting.
I hate LA/Ventura so rolled my eyes at how much of the plot was spent driving around and describing McMansion-sounding places, but I also enjoyed the easy flow of the plot. I came to believe in Tiffany so much that I almost didn't care about the actual plot points--she had already been through so much that it didn't seem to matter who ended up being her dad, if she lost Marcus, what happened to London, etc. because the book did such a good job being an engaging character study with wonderful development and growth.
I was honestly a little concerned when I started and first read that the author is originally an actress without a writing background, but this book is SO engaging and thought-provoking. I loved Tiffany as a character--one of the best YA heroines I've read in a long time. She is sweet, brave, flawed, and so funny ("You a white boy.").
I really appreciated the commentary on "passing" and Tiffany's yearning to have "good hair." I loved that the characters were all interesting and believable, especially her struggle to like Anthony as a person. The portrayal of Marcus and Jehovah's Witnesses was such a great twist that was woven through without coming across as odd.
This book seemed natural and like it could really happen while still staying engaging and interesting.
I hate LA/Ventura so rolled my eyes at how much of the plot was spent driving around and describing McMansion-sounding places, but I also enjoyed the easy flow of the plot. I came to believe in Tiffany so much that I almost didn't care about the actual plot points--she had already been through so much that it didn't seem to matter who ended up being her dad, if she lost Marcus, what happened to London, etc. because the book did such a good job being an engaging character study with wonderful development and growth.