It’s a wrap for the month of May- yay!. I loved the storyline of this book, the first feeling I got was – this could be someone’s reality and it’s sad. The story is contemporary and the author did not sugarcoat anything. This book portrays an amazing story of a teenage girl, Azerica, whose foundation is practically unstable, and she is in dire need to be seen and known in her new school- the ‘attention seeking’ stage in her life. Her lustful desires crossed path with a bad-influence friend who is happy to show her the dirty habits she’s accustomed to.

Azerica’s desires are literarily what most young people, in reality, want to experience. They want to be noticed and wanted by the ‘cool’ guys. Azerica makes a terrible decision of pushing away a good friend because she was too ‘religious’ and always brought up God in all their conversation- who wouldn’t want that?. This, to Azerica, is not the kind of friend that would lead her to the popular and fun life she wants. All these erupt from an unstable home.

Azerica’s mum seemed to be a very confused person to me. She’s going back and forth in her reasonings and will most likely end up not making the right decision. One day she’s ignoring God, another day, she’s saying a little prayer and still making a wrong decision at the same time. Like mum, get yourself together and pay attention to what God wants for you.

What I didn’t like in this book was all the sexual language. It was just too much and it didn’t sit right with me. At some point in the book, I was a bit confused about what direction the author was heading in regards to faith and also regarding the character Candace (Azerica’s mum). Aside from that, I enjoyed this book and I hope to continue with future series. I would love to know the choices Azerica takes on after she falls a victim of a date-rape drug. Hope she learns her lesson from this and makes necessary changes. Her mum’s indecisiveness on the next big step to take is another I would like to know about.

One thing I took away from this book and I hope you do too is the importance of good communication/relationship between parents and children, especially teens. As we know, our children tend to follow our footstep and when we don’t serve as a good example, they follow suit. We have to live better lives for the sake of our children.

Well, I hope you enjoy the rest of the month, until next time…

 

I received a copy of this book from the author to give an honest review. This has in no way affected my opinions, all thoughts are my own.

Anne Etim writes short stories and inspirational blog. She is a wife and mother of two lovely children. When she is not working as a Master data coordinator, she brings to life the creative writing side of her. Movie production and screenplay are the goals she’s building up. Connect with Anne through her social media page.