17. Good Girls

This book is about a "good" girl who does something "bad." Audrey has never done anything wrong, she gets good grades, her parents trust her, etc. And then a picture is taken of her at a party in a compromising position with a boy. And that picture causes her a ton of trouble, as one would expect. Everything resolves itself, culminating in an annoyingly happy and perfect ending.


I liked the book because it was a quick read. Audrey's group of friends was likable; they had very authentic voices and were described so perfectly that I could imagine the group sitting at a lunch table. However, the syntax of the book was very simple; just, easy writing. This normally wouldn't phase me, but I think it created a problem in this book. It felt like the writing was aimed at a younger group than the subject matter. And to me, that just felt weird. I liked the use of flashback. I think Ruby worked it into the 


While I didn't immensely enjoy this book, I didn't hate it either. I don't think I'd read it again and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially with all the other amazing YA books out there.


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