Recommended Read!

“…the issues Showalter presents here such as depression, bullying, and suicide is just as real now as it was back then for both teens and adults. Quite an eye-opener.” ~ Under the Covers

This is a story of two teens from opposite sides, a goth girl and the other a popular who struggles with family and high school issues. After a near miss accident, their world is turned upside down. The goths are the populars and the populars, well, are not. Both girls experience a whirlwind of struggles, but this time in another person’s shoes and this opens their eyes to a whole new world. It would take real understanding of things before they get back to the world they truly belong to.

I know there have been bad reviews on Goodreads about this book and I’ve read a few of them. Yes, at some point they make sense if they are looking for a more serious young adult book. I’m not sure what Showalter had in mind writing this book, but I assume she was targeting the younger teen readers. Readers that would enjoy movies like Freaky Friday with Lindsay Lohan or 17 Again with Zac Efron.  It’s a teens POV of her life.  It’s meant to be light and sweet yet make them think, “what if the roles were reversed” or to remind them that “there are three sides to the story; yours, theirs, and the truth.”

Oh My Goth was first published in 2006 and it is now fully revised and re-released September of this year. Despite the twelve year gap, the issues Showalter presents here such as depression, bullying, and suicide is just as real now as it was back then for both teens and adults. Quite an eye-opener.

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I am young at heart and a die hard romantic living in California. I am happily married to a man who understands my love for reading, blogging and my book boyfriends. I have two beautiful girls who are also avid readers but forbidden to any of my books. I like running, CrossFit and eat healthy but not necessarily good at it. My motto is “I have the right to choose my calories” and often, my choice of poison is a bag of Flammin’ Hot Cheetos.

I coblog and review here at Under the Covers and occasionally review for Hot Listens. I love to read PNR, UF, Contemporary, New Adult, and Romantic Suspense. Occasionally, I will venture to Erotica, BDSM reads and rarely Historical Romance. There are some sub-genres that I don’t always enjoy, but I’m open to stepping out of my comfort zone. For the most part, as long as there’s a hint of romance, I’m pretty much in.

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  2. I read a discussion post not long ago that was more a reminder to remember who the target audience is for a YA book. It’s true. I find myself forgetting and thinking how an adult would act in the situation and that isn’t really fair to the book.

    Neat that it had some timeless principles that carried through no matter when the book was written.

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