A review by herlifewithbooks
Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves by E. Kristin Anderson, Miranda Kenneally

2.0

Collections such as this one make me wonder who the book is really for. Is it for teens, looking for wise counsel from seasoned adults? If so, what gives 20/30-something YA writers the qualification to provide such advice? The stories are all so personal, too, I found it hard to relate to any of them and I *am* a 20/30-something.

I suspect the book is more for the authors to self-promote, or the industry to kind of bathe in everyone's success. Or perhaps for nostalgic 20/30-something YA-sympathizers who want a dash of nostalgia.

Also, I have no idea what advice I would give my teen self. Not one clue.