{"id":6777,"date":"2022-01-22T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/?p=6777"},"modified":"2022-01-20T15:11:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T23:11:17","slug":"with-you-all-the-way-teen-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/teens\/2022\/with-you-all-the-way-teen-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"With You All the Way — Teen Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review by Giselle Carlos, 17<\/p>\n

With You All the Way <\/em>By Cynthia Hand<\/h3>\n

*For mature audiences only* 16-year old Ada is finally satisfied at the utter teenage-ness of her life. Her boyfriend, Leo, is an utter dream- kind–courteous and hot. She\u2019s never been more inspired to create art, and her family is picture-perfect, cut out from the squares of a feel-good family film. Just as she grows adjusted to her near-perfect life, one night sets off the dominos holding her life together, ripping the stability from her life and sending her tumbling. Her boyfriend? A douchebag. Her family? Ripping at the seams. Her house? Gone for a while, as her family travels to Hawaii for a week for another of her mom\u2019s yearly surgeon conferences. Even worse, her dad isn\u2019t coming along for the first time in years, making Ada wonder if perhaps there\u2019s something worse lurking behind her parents\u2019 marriage than she thought. Determinedly, Ada sets her mind to enjoying herself in Hawaii, restoring peace with herself and in her life. But this might be more difficult than she thought, as Ada begins to uncover secrets about her family that she feels could tear her and them apart.<\/p>\n

With You All the Way<\/em> is a pleasurable and fun experience, worthy of it\u2019s vacation-esque setting. While it\u2019s not a story for anyone seeking out the deeper meanings of life, it is, much to the homage of the YA genre, a soft, feel-good story about a teenage girl looking to prove that she\u2019s no longer a child. Ultimately however, it\u2019s a story about learning to come at peace with the moment, with age, and learning that sometimes it\u2019s better to go along for the ride rather than constantly look for a way to go faster. Though a pleasurable, relaxed, and fairly fast paced read, the book falls flat in its shallowness. At times, the dialogue is cliche and Ada\u2019s character development lacks slightly. The message of the book gets convoluted at times, and though the book does have some wonderful messages, it can be a bit difficult to discover what exactly those messages are. The book is a fun and casual read- especially for hot summer days lazing around by the pool, but shouldn\u2019t be expected as anything more. It does, however, remind the reader that growing up isn\u2019t something that should be rushed, but instead relished. Recommended for readers 16 and up, as the novel does have sexual content and profanity.<\/p>\n

3.5 stars.<\/div>\n
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Find this book in our catalog: Title<\/a><\/p>\n

Catalog Number: YA FIC HAND,C<\/p>\n

323 pages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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