Slingshot: A Novel

This is a rare situation for me when I'm so conflicted that I really am not sure what to say. I will say that when I saw this book and read the blurb I was very excited to read it. While reading it was when my troubles began. I mean maybe it is all my fault. I honestly feel that I went into this book with a few set ideas about everything and that could have ultimately caused my downfall as far as this book was concerned. To be frank, I expected something a bit more sweet and maybe poignant and what I got was something was harsh and had a very sharp edge. I am a self proclaimed romance junkie and I enjoy books from all across that spectrum. from sweet to erotica and from teen to books that feature more mature couples, so I don't feel that any personal preferences effected how I felt about this book. In the end though I can't say I was a big fan. While I feel the story concept had plenty of potential it never delivered what I was looking for. I thought Wade was the one true high point of this book and boy do I feel he definitely deserved a better love interest because I could not stand Gracie. This is my candid, volitional review.

I received an e-copy of this story for an honest review. Mercedes Helnwein has written the utterly perfect chaos that is Teenage Life! The emotions, angst, hormones, and complications of family. Also thrown into that mess is school, peers, boys, girls, drama, learning about love, and sex. And, on top of all that, you have to learn things like Math, Science, English, etc; you know, those things that are supposed to help you become a “Successful Adult”. Utterly. Perfect. Chaotic. Teenage. Life! I laughed, cried, snickered, hurt, rolled my eyes, and shook my head a lot while reading this. But, mostly, I thanked all the Gods and Goddesses in the known Universe that I was no longer a teenager myself.