I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. No judgments are passed, and hopefully parents will be able to discuss the situations with their children. Because the book is told from a young adult perspective, teens will readily relate. I am quite beholden to the author for having involved parents and actual consequences of bad decisions. There is not an incredible amount of depth to the book, but it is rather realistic. Since this novel is written in first person as diary entries, I have no doubt that teenage girls (and probably preteens too) will thoroughly delight in this novel. Thankfully, young adults and parents can generally agree on this being a suitable read for their age.

There are no bedroom scenes (but a sexual encounter is discussed, though not in detail), and there is only one instance of profanity. This is the first book I have read in the series, but it was incredibly easy to jump in and read without having read the other three. Young adult novels can be tricky for adults to review, and they can even be a bit frightening for parents of preteens to read (Yikes!). I love what Missy went through and the things she did because it showed us that teens do make mistakes but in the end if they have someone they love there to support them they will choose the right path in the end. It isn't until she spends time with Ben that she realizes she needs to change and mean it. She is sneaking around going to clubs and doing things she should not be doing.įinally Missy's parents catch on to what is going on and punish her and in her time on punishment she realizes what she is doing is wrong and decides she needs to try and get along with her family. Missy soon meets a guy that makes her feel good but she knows he is bad for her and she soon finds herself in a world of trouble. So with everyone kinda in their own worlds Missy is left in the wind and decides to start hanging back out with Layla and her boyfriend.

Then her other friend Jimmy is reeling from the loss of his girlfriend. Her best friend is spending all her time with her boyfriend because he is going back to his country and they won't be able to see each other for a while. In TTYL Missy and her friends have suffered a great loss and they are reeling from that. First off it is a very scary thing because teens are faced with bullying and the need to fit in so they do not get ridiculed. No one ever thinks about what teens are facing and feeling when they enter high school. Okay so Bethany is the bomb with this series because she explore so many issues that teens face as they are growing up.

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