ammaarah
Written on Jul 30, 2018
"Famous for something I'll never be able to remember. Immortalized for one very unfortunate lapse in judgement." (Brooklyn Pierce)
In My Life Undecided, Brooklyn Pierce is known for her bad decision-making skills. It started when she fell down an abandoned mine shaft when she was 2 and rescue workers rescued her on national television earning her the name, "Baby Brooklyn". Since then, it's been a downward spiral of bad decisions until Brooklyn sets a model home on fire. After a slap on the wrist and community service, Brooklyn decides to start a blog and leave all her decisions in the hands of her blog readers.
In the beginning of My Life Undecided Brooklyn is self absorbed, materialistic and whiny, but she has such a fantastic voice and personality. She's hilarious and relatable and she's a 15 year old who acts and sounds like a 15 year old. Her growth and character development is extremely satisfying.
The secondary characters are quite stereotypical. There's the popular and mean queen bee, the charming and wealthy bad boy and the sweet debate nerd. However, there's Mrs Moody, a grumpy, angry and cranky old lady, who although stereotypical, stands out in a sea of even more stereotypical characters. I also wasn't a fan of the girl-on-girl hate. Brooklyn doesn't have any female friendships, except for Shayne, and looks down on most of the female characters. Brooklyn also has two love interests, the charming and wealthy bad boy, Hunter, and the sweet debate nerd, Brian. I prefer Brian over Hunter because we get to spend more time with Brian and find out more about him and also because I'm more partial to the sweet and smart nerdy love interests.
The plot of My Life Undecided is quite unique. I'm an indecisive person and a terrible decision maker so the idea of putting one's life decisions in the hands of blog readers is intriguing. It's easy to make decisions for other people, but when it comes to oneself, it's an entirely different matter.
My Life Undecided is a cute, fun and entertaining read. While I really liked My Life Undecided, it is on the younger side of the YA spectrum. I'm sure that if I had read My Life Undecided when I was younger, I would have loved it.
"Mistakes can be fixed. Bad decisions can be undone. Model homes can be rebuilt. And perfection is only a word that makes you feel bad about yourself." (Brooklyn Pierce)