Language: PG13 (12 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Having spent the last eight years in an asylum, Ava yearns for her freedom -- freedom to go outside, freedom to go to high school, freedom to make friends. Dylan Albright just wants someone to see him for him and not because he is the brother of Alec the soccer star. When Ava and Dylan connect online, it seems like everything they want is within reach; if only their secrets weren’t blocking the way.
As a clever retelling of Beauty and the Beast, I enjoyed reading this book; I like how there isn’t one beast and one beauty, and, instead, Chen highlights how we can all be a little bit of both. On the technical side, I had a hard time following some of the point of view shifts that would happen randomly -- sometimes within a paragraph. Furthermore, while the ending neatly and cheesy-ly wrapped up all the loose ends, I also got the impression that Chen didn’t really know how to write an ending, which made for a lackluster conclusion to a fun story.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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