![]() ![]() It was unbelievable and cut too short, and yet I was left thinking that nothing had happened throughout the whole thing. ![]() The last two pages of the book wrap everything up in a nice tidy bow as characters completely act contrary to how they are in the rest of the story. His brutal honesty quickly went from refreshing to irritating and whiny when he did absolutely nothing to help himself or work on anything or talk to people around him. Not a lot of plot, not a lot of growth in Davis' character. My main problem in this book is that nothing really. I think Sayre does a great job at capturing the voice and the worries of adolescents at the cusp of teenager-hood. I definitely saw a lot of myself (at age 14) in his character and it felt really good to sympathize with him. I LOVED the character of Davis at the beginning: he's refreshingly honest and his voice is so convincing. It has a lot of promise, but didn't really use its potential. This book started out for me at about 4 stars, and I was quite excited about it, but it just plummeted as it went on. On top of everything, his mom is acting mysterious, and Davis suspects she might be dating someone new. He would rather listen to opera music on repeat than go to a party, and his two best (and only) friends - both girls - are drifting away as they discover other exciting people. Davis is weeks away from starting high school and, as the "husky" kid in his grade, is not very excited. ![]()
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