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A review by kaisamora
Call It What You Want by Brigid Kemmerer
5.0
I came into this book expecting yet another angsty YA contemporary story (that I’m shamelessly into) and yet I am kicked directly in my non-existent balls by Ms. K without warning... and I stan it!
This book raised a shit ton of social issues! A shit-ton!!
- poverty
- teen pregnancy
- sexuality
- political corruption
- a hint of racism
- bullying
And mainly the idea that there are ALWAYS two sides in every story.
We are introduced to Rob and Meg who are constantly challenged by their own personal heavy issues throughout the book with the help of confiding with eachother and with the people surrounding them. As teenagers they obviously come up with silly solutions and assumptions about certain situations and people.
But as the story progress, they provide solutions to their problems that encompasses their morality and pushes them to become very mature individuals.
But what really struck me about this book is the fact that Ms. K didn’t just focus on the 2 main characters. ALL characters in the book have their own problems and backstories that shows us that they too are people subjected to the current issue surrounding their little town like Rob and Meg. It humanizes these characters and makes you really feel for them and I admit (like Rob and Meg) some people in this book did made me feel like an asshole for having such ill thoughts towards them- one great example is Connor. He was introduced to us as your stereotypical high school bully but as we delve into his story, we realize that he is actually yet another unfortunate victim of the issue that everyone is drowning in.
I love how the side characters are unlike NPCs in a game where they exist only for the plot and this gives me the idea that maybe (just like More than we can tell- a pt.2 of Letter’s to the lost) Ms. K might one day delve into the lives of one of these characters *coughOWENcoughCONNORcough!!* and I would really love to read about this! My heart bleeds for these two characters- mainly Owen- his backstory hits home. This has become easily my second favorite of Ms. K’s books (first ofcourse is A Curse)!
But most importantly, I’m ecstatic to have the right decision to follow and support an author such as Ms. Kemmerer. One can really tell that she puts so much time and effort and heart into her books as they are gradually becoming saturated with such heavy hitting issues (started with A Curse So Dark and Lonely) and I don’t doubt that one day she will earn her place with the other NYT best sellers as she should!
Everyone who is into contemporary books should definitely read atleast one of her books- this one especially! She needs to have the recognition that she so heavily deserve! I am looking forward to see her rise to the top and I will continue to support such a brilliant author! Five stars.🌟
PS: MS. KEMMERER IF UR READING THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME THE OWEN CONTENT I DESERVE!!!😭🤤
This book raised a shit ton of social issues! A shit-ton!!
- poverty
- teen pregnancy
- sexuality
- political corruption
- a hint of racism
- bullying
And mainly the idea that there are ALWAYS two sides in every story.
We are introduced to Rob and Meg who are constantly challenged by their own personal heavy issues throughout the book with the help of confiding with eachother and with the people surrounding them. As teenagers they obviously come up with silly solutions and assumptions about certain situations and people.
But as the story progress, they provide solutions to their problems that encompasses their morality and pushes them to become very mature individuals.
But what really struck me about this book is the fact that Ms. K didn’t just focus on the 2 main characters. ALL characters in the book have their own problems and backstories that shows us that they too are people subjected to the current issue surrounding their little town like Rob and Meg. It humanizes these characters and makes you really feel for them and I admit (like Rob and Meg) some people in this book did made me feel like an asshole for having such ill thoughts towards them- one great example is Connor. He was introduced to us as your stereotypical high school bully but as we delve into his story, we realize that he is actually yet another unfortunate victim of the issue that everyone is drowning in.
I love how the side characters are unlike NPCs in a game where they exist only for the plot and this gives me the idea that maybe (just like More than we can tell- a pt.2 of Letter’s to the lost) Ms. K might one day delve into the lives of one of these characters *coughOWENcoughCONNORcough!!* and I would really love to read about this! My heart bleeds for these two characters- mainly Owen- his backstory hits home. This has become easily my second favorite of Ms. K’s books (first ofcourse is A Curse)!
But most importantly, I’m ecstatic to have the right decision to follow and support an author such as Ms. Kemmerer. One can really tell that she puts so much time and effort and heart into her books as they are gradually becoming saturated with such heavy hitting issues (started with A Curse So Dark and Lonely) and I don’t doubt that one day she will earn her place with the other NYT best sellers as she should!
Everyone who is into contemporary books should definitely read atleast one of her books- this one especially! She needs to have the recognition that she so heavily deserve! I am looking forward to see her rise to the top and I will continue to support such a brilliant author! Five stars.🌟
PS: MS. KEMMERER IF UR READING THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME THE OWEN CONTENT I DESERVE!!!😭🤤