FICTION

Life Just Got Real

by Sadie ROBERTSON
with Cindy Coloma. 288p. (Live Original Fiction). ebook available. Howard Bks. Jun. 2016. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9781501126468.
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Gr 7–10—This title tells the stories of two teen girls in alternating points of view. One is rich; the other is not. One is new in town; the other is the established queen of the school. The one thing AJ and Kate have in common is that neither one is quite sure that she wants to be the costar of a new reality show they are being pressured to participate in. Throw in some classes, prom, and, of course, a little romance, and you get what amounts to a very typical YA book, albeit with a strong dose of Christianity. Nearly every trope is included—a goth who gets a makeover, a rich girl who learns a lesson. The thin plot is predictable, the characters are flat, and the writing is unsophisticated. The 18-year-old author, Robertson, is famous from reality television, and her fans will want to pick this up.
VERDICT Only purchase if Duck Dynasty has a large following and where her previous title is popular. Otherwise, this is one to skip.
Reviewed by Sarah Jones, Clinton-Macomb Public Library, MI , Aug 01, 2016

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