Orangeboy

This book is actually written quite well and you can believe that it’s meant to be from the perspective of a 16-year old. The book also references things that are recognisable for most British people (I don’t know maybe Americans too) like Cornettos. I liked that this book talks about the dangers that teens/young people face when it comes to drugs. Overall not a bad storyline.

I’m really confused about how I feel about this book. I don’t know why, but try as I might, I just couldn’t get into it. There were times when I felt like dropping it because it felt so boring even though there was a lot of action happening. I have no idea why I felt like this, maybe it was just me.

It could be because (for some of the characters) there wasn’t a lot of character development. After a while it doesn’t matter how many Gangstas you have in a story if they all act and speak the same. I didn’t really root for Marlon. Also, I wasn’t very fond of Tish (Marlon’s best friend) especially nearer the beginning as she often seemed to put down other girls.

Overall, this book was meh. For most of it, I wanted it to end because I was bored. Maybe I just don’t like the author’s writing style, maybe she has loads of better pieces, but not this one for me sorry.