Unraveling

Unraveling was really honest, definitely not something geared towards the younger kids. I mean, I went in expecting something honest and came out with something thats not only honest but extremely real as well. Unraveling talks a lot about the problems that we teens face today sex, overbearing moms, drugs, self-image, etc.

Amanda is just like any other ordinary girl. She wants to be accepted especially with guys and she wants to find love. So when she makes this deal with Rick, the gorgeous senior, she thinks she found it all that hell love her and shell be accepted among everyone. Long behold, thats not what happened. She finds herself facing issues that goes way beyond her years and she learns to accept herself and learns that if she herself cant acknowledge herself, no one else can.

Personally, I didnt really like Amanda because of all the wrong decisions she made. For me, I thought it was obvious what was right and what was wrong so when she made the wrong choice, I really wanted to slap her and tell her that shes stupid. Yet in the same way, I kind of understood why she chose the things she chose. Amanda is not like the other typical teens I have been reading shes dumb and weak as in not having a backbone. At the same time, shes just like the other teens she faces the problems we [they] face and shes shy. So for me, Amanda was a girl I had mixed feelings about.

The plot itself was fairly entertaining. I definitely didnt grow to love this book and I personally feel that the brutal honesty of it all was too much for me. There were times where I felt sick and disgusted with what Rick and Amanda were doing. However, despite all these negative feelings, if I had to read it again, I would just because I can experience what exactly the teens face today.