The Famoux by Kassandra Tate, 400 pages. Wattpad Books, 2021. $11.
Language: PG (6 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Two years of being blamed for everything at home on top of the bullying she has suffered for years at school motivates 16yo Emilee to join the Famoux, leaving her hometown far behind. With a name change and more, Emeray is introduced to a new way of life with the promise that it will be happier now. But her life is less her own than it has ever been as Emeray discovers the secrets hidden in this exclusive group.
Despite the rough start, I eventually started to anticipate picking up Emeray’s story instead of dreading it. Tate starts the book with more telling than showing, which makes the necessary background information uninteresting to get through before the real story takes over. Twists and turns pull Emeray -- and readers -- in every direction, until finally ending with half the pieces put together. I did start to enjoy reading the book after several chapters, but I don’t love it enough to pick up the sequel. The violence rating is for blood, assault, battery, and murder.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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