The Quiet Girl

Note: I received a free copy and chose to leave a review voluntarily. Thank you BookSirens and the author for this opportunity. I enjoyed this book. It kept my attention with the short chapters and fast pacing. However, I realize this book was not meant for someone my age. It irritated me that the main character Violet's time line was broken into "before she met boy" and "after she met boy". If it weren't for that I might have rated it higher. It had all the hard topics that every teenager deals with: crushes, bullying, popularity etc. I felt for Violet as she struggled to adapt to her new surroundings. I felt her excitement when she finally found some new friends. However, I'm not sure I understand the turning point in the book. I believed that was not explained well. Yes, everyone wants revenge at times for people who hurt them, however; I just don't see how that 180 happened. Some parts of the book just seem too unreal even for a fictional story. I also question how certain situations would come up with little to no consequences. I also know that absent parents are a real issue for some teenagers, but even that seemed a bit stretched for fiction. However, I will admit I did enjoy watching Violet and Kayla become really good friends. The character development of Violet was set up in a way that made me root for her. My favorite scene was when her little sister comes into her room and all that's described is her head bobbing around the bed. I loved the relationship between the sisters even though it was strained at times. I would recommend this book for teenagers with the disclaimer that the real world does not work like the way it is described in the book. I also think adults might like it too for the fact we get to watch teenagers go through the horror of growing up and thanking whoever we think created the universe that we NEVER have to go back to being a teenager again.