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[Review] Tell Us Something True — Dana Reinhardt
Book Title: Tell Us Something True Author: Dana Reinhardt Number of pages: 208
Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old River doesn’t know what to do with himself when Penny, the girl he adores, breaks up with him. He lives in LA, where nobody walks anywhere, and Penny was his ride; he never bothered getting a license. He’s stuck. He’s desperate. Okay . . . he’s got to learn to drive.
But first, he does the unthinkable—he starts walking. He stumbles upon a support group for teens with various addictions. He fakes his way into the meetings, and begins to connect with the other kids, especially an amazing girl. River wants to tell the truth, but he can’t stop lying, and his tangle of deception may unravel before he learns how to handle the most potent drug of all: true love.
(re: Goodreads @ Tell Us Something True by Dana Reinhardt)
Should this book be picked up? the tl;dr review:
– A story about the human connection and second chances
– Marked a humour but has only sparse moments of wit
– Male protagonist is annoying AF. Half of the plot is him trying to win his girlfriend back while juggling a new Manic Pixie love interest
– The end can be seen as abrupt and unsatisfactory re: the protagonist’s overall growth
Initial Thoughts
I’ll wave my Canadian flag and say “at least I tried…”
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of True Letters from a Fictional Life from Indigo.
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