A review by elegantfantasy_blogs
Fighting For You by Monica Murphy
4.0
"What if everything they said about you was a lie?"
From this line itself, (when the teaser dropped) I knew Diego would be a really different character than what he was portrayed to be in the last books. I really loved the realistic portrayal of teenagers in this book. They didn't suddenly act like some really old mature characters just because they were about to face teen pregnancy. Their reactions were completely irrational and unpredictable just as teens these days do.
Diego was not perfect but he was trying really hard to be the responsible parent that his child deserved. Admittedly, Diego didn't have an easy childhood unlike Jocelyn. I loved his efforts to be responsible and prove himself to be a good man and a responsible father to his child.
Jocelyn was a great girl. She acted on impulse without knowing the whole truth, but anyone her age would have reacted the same way when she constantly heard people talking about her boyfriend cheating on her. She was headstrong, fierce and knew exactly what she wanted from life. I liked how she thought so much about not only herself and her baby but also cared about Diego.
The book was realistic and that made it much more enjoyable for me. I'm also excited about Tony's book, "The Freshman", it's little snippet has caught my attention and I'm waiting for that! Overall, meeting all the main characters from the previous books (the Callahans) was a cherry on the top. I liked the book and I would definitely recommend reading this.
From this line itself, (when the teaser dropped) I knew Diego would be a really different character than what he was portrayed to be in the last books. I really loved the realistic portrayal of teenagers in this book. They didn't suddenly act like some really old mature characters just because they were about to face teen pregnancy. Their reactions were completely irrational and unpredictable just as teens these days do.
Diego was not perfect but he was trying really hard to be the responsible parent that his child deserved. Admittedly, Diego didn't have an easy childhood unlike Jocelyn. I loved his efforts to be responsible and prove himself to be a good man and a responsible father to his child.
Jocelyn was a great girl. She acted on impulse without knowing the whole truth, but anyone her age would have reacted the same way when she constantly heard people talking about her boyfriend cheating on her. She was headstrong, fierce and knew exactly what she wanted from life. I liked how she thought so much about not only herself and her baby but also cared about Diego.
The book was realistic and that made it much more enjoyable for me. I'm also excited about Tony's book, "The Freshman", it's little snippet has caught my attention and I'm waiting for that! Overall, meeting all the main characters from the previous books (the Callahans) was a cherry on the top. I liked the book and I would definitely recommend reading this.