If I had known on September 5th, 1990 that a Care Bears backpack would determine who my friends were for the next 12 years, I could have opted to pick my own bag instead of begging for my sister’s hand me downs. Then maybe I wouldn’t be a friendless, boyfriend less loser today.
Thus begins Stage Kiss.
I really enjoyed this author's style of writing and I'm grateful to author Judy Corry for suggesting this book in a recent newsletter.
Written entirely from Erin's point of view, this coming of age story was humorous and touching. Having not been pressured by my parents to be anything I didn't want to be, I can't relate to Erin's need to be Homecoming Queen. However, without that, the need for her recruiting Peter's help would have been gone and the entire premise of the story would have fallen apart. So yay for family expectations!
I was a little disappointed that the whole freshman year thing with Peter was never explained. It was a big enough deal in the book, that somewhere there should have been a conversation about why things turned out the way they did. It seemed like a significant omission. But don't let this stop you from reading and enjoying this story because the rest of it was great.
This review was originally posted on Among the Reads