No Filter by Orlagh Collins - OPTIONAL

No Filter by Orlagh Collins, 355 pages.  Bloomsbury, 2017.  $18.  

Language: R (72+ swears; 13 “f”);  Mature Content: R (on page sex) Violence: PG  

BUYING ADVISORY:  HS -OPTIONAL  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE   

Emerald appears to have the perfect life: amazing friends, fun adventures and a great family. But the truth is that it is all one big lie. Her mother is an alcoholic and her father is always working. She is sent to live with her grandmother in Ireland for a summer while her mother is in rehab and her father is traveling around for business. At first, Emerald doubts going to stay in Ireland but soon she meets a cute local named Liam whose dream is to become a songwriter. 

I enjoyed this book, but I really wish that there had not been so much language, sex, alcohol and drugs. The setting of Ireland and the ocean were my favorite part.  I liked how the story all knit together in the end,  I think that the main characters were well developed, but the content made it hard to like them.    

Isabelle, student reviewer.