B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsalcoholism / bullying / Contemporary / divorce / Little Brown / Young-Adult13 Comments
Dear Ms. Keplinger, I think you’re one of the more interesting contemporary YA authors to be published in recent years. There’s an authenticity to your narrative voice that’s difficult to match. Despite their flaws, I enjoyed your previous two novels, The DUFF and Shut Out, so I snatched up your ... more >
B- Reviewsopposites attract / sexual-encounters / Ugly heroine / Young-Adult7 Comments
Dear Ms. Keplinger, Your book has been getting some of the biggest press I’ve seen for a YA title. It’s very rare that I have people that read heavily in the romance community telling me to pick a YA title up. The Duff, however, seems to be a title that ... more >
C Reviewsbattle of the sexes / Contemporary / Hachette/Grand Central / high-school / Young-Adult1 Comments
Dear Ms. Keplinger, I read your debut novel, The DUFF, earlier this year. While I didn’t think it was as mindblowing as I was led to believe, I liked it enough to look out for your future books. When I learned your sophomore effort was a retelling of Lysistrata, my ... more >