Friday, September 11, 2015

Review When We Were by Alexandra Diaz


When We Were by Alexandra Diaz 

About 
Tara is an aspiring marathon runner whose boyfriend might be cheating on her with a guy. Whitney Blair, rich and polished to perfection, is essentially living by herself due to her parents’ busy lives. And Pinkie is the naive mother hen who tries to keep the peace. Friends since childhood, these seniors are friends more by virtue of their shared past than common interests, though all three suffer feelings of abandonment. They discover whether their history is enough to keep them together in the present when Whitney makes the accusation about Tara’s boyfriend, Tara finds herself drawn to beautiful gymnast Riley, and Pinkie’s dedication to Tara is challenged by homophobic feelings. This first novel nicely captures the way friends assume and challenge their roles in a group while sensitively addressing a range of topics, including same-sex attraction and coming out. Tara’s mother is an especially appealing adult character who accepts and gracefully supports her daughter’s new relationship. Grades 9-11.
Review
When We Were tells the story and the struggle of three friends : Whitney, Tara and Pinkie.
I never thought that I would like this book because of one of the genres 
of the book but I REALLY LIKE IT AND IT CATCH MY ATTENTION AND WANTING 
FOR MORE. The only thing that I didn't like about this book it was the 
ending, I felt like incomplete about it and have several questions about
 it. 
This book it's different from everything I have read and I REALLY LIKE IT. 
I had my struggles in the beginning because it was kinda of slowly but 
when certain character appears, the book gets better and the pace 
changes. 
Characters: LOVE THEM
Setting: High School, US, 2015.
Plot: original and it's different in the POVs (but certain similarities between the three POVs.)
Narration: third person, between Tara, Pinkie and Whitney. 
Conclusion: pick up THIS BOOK. 

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