Thursday, July 4, 2013

{Review} Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer

Publication date: March 26, 2013
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
ISBN-13: 9780061953415
Synopsis
Gigi, Bea and Neerja idolized Parad, Neerja’s older sister. Until they uncover the secret of her school life before parting to college, where Gigi bows that they will not follow Parad’s path.
Now the girls are in sophomore year and a mistake gets Gigi in trouble, which roughly translates in her and Mike working together. Mike is the guy that even if he is in Gigi’s advances classes is also a jock and he’s asked every now and again for her homework putting him on the jock that knows when to turn up the charm, hence he always gets what he wants leaving the conclusion that Mike Ipolito cannot be trusted.
This incident unchains a series of events that make the girls stop leaving their safe and guarded life and getting out there and take chances, from drama, ski to running for student rep this girls will find out that high school has more to offer if they decide to take a risk even if life presents a set back every now and then.
Review
Smart Girls Get What They Want was different from what I expected, it had some really nice surprises and little changes that made all the difference and made this book stand out from others of its kind.
If I had to pick one word to describe this story it would be “fresh” this story wasn’t fully loaded with drama, it was more like this things happen in life and it’s how you decide to deal with them that makes a difference kind of story.
The main character Gigi is naïve and is locked on preconceptions that her high school is an: us versus them world so her and her friends play it safe, stay together and study. We see her grow in what feels a natural pace and she has her friends to help her discover the things she would have otherwise discarded or taken a little longer to figure out.
Bea and Nerjaa are good secondary characters each one of them has her own personality, problems and side story. I like it that they aren’t the type of characters that are tossed aside and then when help is needed they come running. Gigi, Nerjaa and Bea are tight as thieves and they stick for one another.
Mike, Will, Henry and Justin are part of the male cast of this book, maybe Henry and Justin don’t get enough paragraphs to get to know them in a deep level but they each work their part well.
Mike and Will are part of the extra seasoning that shakes this story up and even if you know how things will end  they make you stumble and second guess about how exactly will the path to the end of the road twist and turn before you are finally able to read before you reach your destination.
For those of you looking for a fresh, high school, contemporary story I would highly sugest this one.
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