The Mountain's Call

PG-13
It was an interesting premise, for sure. The whole “strong woman leading role” thing is starting to wear on me, though. These girls need flaws! And not sexual ones, though that may have been the author's idea of diversifying her character, but it just made me like her less. I just find it hard to believe that a girl living with her family and just coming into marriageable age (which is in the early to mid-teens) and is also a victim of an almost-rape turns into a sex-aholic. What does she even see in these guys? Any relationship development is passed over in favor of teen girl outcast trying to prove herself angst. Everything the men do is wrong and stupid, and the girl knows all. Not buying it. It was one of those books that got a good rating from me for the writing (which was beautiful), and the even more impressive story I wrote in my head while reading it.