Review of Not So Innocent
Posted: 28 Sep 2021, 13:07
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Not So Innocent" by Lynette Heywood.]
Not So Innocent by Lynette Heywood is the story of three young girls that grew up in a poor neighborhood in the North of England.
Nessa, Ella, and Bess were all born into poverty, but that did not stop them from becoming best friends. If it were not for their circumstances they probably would never have met. Their home lives are vastly different. Ella came from a big family. Her dad was a hard-working man and her mom ensured that her children never went hungry like she did when she grew up. Bess was an only child. She had a loving father, but he was also an alcoholic. Her mom deserted them when she was still quite young. Nessa came from an even bigger family than Ella, but the children were split up, and she and her older sister ended up in foster care. Their friendship started at a young age and grew stronger over the years through hardship, puberty, boys, and trouble.
As I followed these girls and read about how they grew into young women despite their circumstances, I felt a sense of nostalgia. As a young girl, I never wanted for anything, but my family also endured some tough times. My friendships were what got me through these times and helped me to become the well-rounded woman I am today. I also grew up in the 80s and 90s, so the story was even more relevant than I could have guessed it would be.
The writing style was from a first-person perspective, each chapter was either from one of the girls and later on, short chapters were inserted from the perspective of Peter (the creepy boy next door). The switch between characters allowed for a comprehensive view of the lives these girls lived. It also allowed a pause to create suspense in some parts of the story.
Due to the numerous explicit sexual encounters and profanity throughout the text, I would not recommend this book to readers younger than sixteen years of age. If you are sensitive to subject matter that contains alcoholism, rape, child molestation, murder, drug abuse, and poverty, I would recommend that you steer clear of this book altogether.
This book highlights the importance of friendship. If you are looking for a dramatic, fun, suspenseful, and occasionally raunchy read, then I would highly recommend this novel to you. There was nothing I disliked. Heywood knows how to keep an audience captivated.
I believe this book was professionally edited, as I could hardly find any errors worth mentioning. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and can enthusiastically award this book a solid rating of 4 out of 4 stars.
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Not So Innocent
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Not So Innocent by Lynette Heywood is the story of three young girls that grew up in a poor neighborhood in the North of England.
Nessa, Ella, and Bess were all born into poverty, but that did not stop them from becoming best friends. If it were not for their circumstances they probably would never have met. Their home lives are vastly different. Ella came from a big family. Her dad was a hard-working man and her mom ensured that her children never went hungry like she did when she grew up. Bess was an only child. She had a loving father, but he was also an alcoholic. Her mom deserted them when she was still quite young. Nessa came from an even bigger family than Ella, but the children were split up, and she and her older sister ended up in foster care. Their friendship started at a young age and grew stronger over the years through hardship, puberty, boys, and trouble.
As I followed these girls and read about how they grew into young women despite their circumstances, I felt a sense of nostalgia. As a young girl, I never wanted for anything, but my family also endured some tough times. My friendships were what got me through these times and helped me to become the well-rounded woman I am today. I also grew up in the 80s and 90s, so the story was even more relevant than I could have guessed it would be.
The writing style was from a first-person perspective, each chapter was either from one of the girls and later on, short chapters were inserted from the perspective of Peter (the creepy boy next door). The switch between characters allowed for a comprehensive view of the lives these girls lived. It also allowed a pause to create suspense in some parts of the story.
Due to the numerous explicit sexual encounters and profanity throughout the text, I would not recommend this book to readers younger than sixteen years of age. If you are sensitive to subject matter that contains alcoholism, rape, child molestation, murder, drug abuse, and poverty, I would recommend that you steer clear of this book altogether.
This book highlights the importance of friendship. If you are looking for a dramatic, fun, suspenseful, and occasionally raunchy read, then I would highly recommend this novel to you. There was nothing I disliked. Heywood knows how to keep an audience captivated.
I believe this book was professionally edited, as I could hardly find any errors worth mentioning. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and can enthusiastically award this book a solid rating of 4 out of 4 stars.
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Not So Innocent
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon