{"id":5062,"date":"2019-05-04T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=5062"},"modified":"2019-08-07T19:50:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T02:50:09","slug":"lovely-dark-and-deep-teen-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2019\/lovely-dark-and-deep-teen-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovely, Dark, and Deep — Teen Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review by Jasmine Sov, 13<\/p>\n

Lovely, Dark, and Deep<\/em>\u00a0By\u00a0Justina Chen<\/h3>\n

Lovely, Dark, and Deep<\/em> is the tale of Viola Wynne Li, a girl who\u2019s hosted bake sales for about a thousand different causes. With two best friends and ambitions for becoming a foreign correspondent, life couldn\u2019t be better. But when Viola suddenly develops a sudden and extreme case of photosensitivity\u2014 an allergy to sunlight\u2014 her world becomes anything but normal. Thanks to Lee & Li, her crisis-manager, power couple parents, Viola is subjected to a life without a single ray of sunshine\u2014 or even any light. Despite all this, she still wants to live a normal life, especially after she meets Josh, a cute and funny guy who has his own mysterious grief. Through all this, Viola must find a way to live a life she can truly live. Though somewhat predictable, Lovely, Dark, and Deep<\/em> was quite an enjoyable read. Viola is a beautifully fleshed-out protagonist, conveying emotion in a clear and at times witty way. Although Viola and Josh\u2019s relationship was clich\u00e9, the beauty of teen love knows no bounds in this book. Lovely, Dark, and Deep<\/em> is the kind of book one reads in order to get inspired. Overall, Lovely, Dark, and Deep<\/em> is a lively comfort read that left me feeling refreshed and satisfied. 5\/5 stars<\/p>\n

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Catalog Number: YA FIC CHEN, J<\/p>\n

334\u00a0pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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