Emily
I found it rather heavy handed with the message, though I think that's more because I am older than the target audience than because it's actually an issue. The weird romance was totally out of place and rather counter to the rest of the message that was being so heavily beaten over our heads, so that was an odd choice. I can only conclude that someone in the publishing house said that all books aimed at teen girls have to have romance in them. On the plus side, it was very hard to put down.
I found it rather heavy handed with the message, though I think that's more because I am older than the target audience than because it's actually an issue. The weird romance was totally out of place and rather counter to the rest of the message that was being so heavily beaten over our heads, so that was an odd choice. I can only conclude that someone in the publishing house said that all books aimed at teen girls have to have romance in them. On the plus side, it was very hard to put down.