Review: Spot the Difference by Juno Dawson
- JR
- Mar 12, 2016
- 2 min read
My Thoughts:
A huge breath of fresh air into the YA genre.
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Synopsis:
Avery has always suffered at the hands of the bullies, so when she’s given a seemingly-miraculous opportunity to join the ‘A-list’ she grabs at it with both hands. But appearances can be deceiving, and soon Avery’s not so sure she likes this new version of herself. And it’s only by overcoming her fears that she can learn the true meaning of being comfortable in your own skin.
My Review:
Spot the difference is a novella, is one of those books that popped up on my radar and I added it to my TBR without even really knowing what to expect from it and it was written especially for World Book Day. I can’t tell you how many times I related to our girl Avery with her severe acne problem, and who she deal with all the bullied around her. I know what’s to try everything to get that clean skin look but the finally there’s an available drug and her skin clears up – and her social life BAAM blooms.
Suddenly she is the Kylie Jenner of her school with a hot bf and things going awesome except the fact that she forgot who really where her friends her real ones, those who were with her no matter what! I don’t know if that made any difference on my feelings for the book but either way, I devoured it.
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book which tackles the very common affliction that is teenage acne, since all the characters in many YA are flawless, with perfect skin, weight or physical illness or disabilities. This book gives us a few of those perfectly imperfect characters and of course the Cool kids. Avery’s friend Lois is probably one of my favorites even with her underdeveloped arm she takes things from who come.
Overall, even tho it’s a super short read and I found the walk to fame/popularity once Avery’s face was clear and flawless a little unrealistic. In reality, if one of your ‘flaws’ ceases to be, it’s much more likely the most popular girl is going to do anything in her hands to keep making bullies about something else so you can’t take her spotlight.
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