February 2016, Stripes Publishing, 384 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Content: teen drama
Summary from Little Tiger Press
Alba is facing one of the most important summers of her life. School is
over and while her friends want to escape their sleepy hometown, she
just wants to stay put.
But when a viral video about
the end of the world announces that Eden Valley is the only safe place
to be, thousands of people descend on the town. Amidst parties and
prayer circles, Alba feels like her world has turned upside down. At
least she’s got Cinnamon Girl — the comic-strip alter ego she’s created…
Nayu's thoughts
This book is minorly
dystopian, enough that I almost quit reading but glad I didn't! All
is not as it seems in more ways than one. It got crazy for Alba with
so many strangers descending on her home, at a tricky time when she
is still grieving for her dad and going through classic teen problems
as friends being weird. I never forgot how funny I found it when
Alba's mum banned her from the kitchen because she stress bakes.
While I didn't always agree with what Alba did, I could understand her
reactions to losing control of life. We all go through rough times
when we don't act as we normally would. It took ages for certain plot
parts to be revealed, but I promise they were worth the wait. I love
how Alba loves drawing, and how she draws is affected by her
emotional state.
Things got grim, so instead of quitting the book I
simply read something else until I could get back to Alba without
aiming the book at the bin. I'm half joking, ok? I'm not fond of doom and
gloom, and will happily reread this now I know what happens. Cinnamon
girl ia rather cool, focusing on how girls love manga as much as
guys.
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