I don't even know where to start, that's how much one can say about this book! It's not something that I can put down of paper and expect anyone to ac...moreI don't even know where to start, that's how much one can say about this book! It's not something that I can put down of paper and expect anyone to actually fully grasp what I'm rambling on about. It's definitely something that you need to read yourself, and they you'll be able to get why I'm saying what I'm saying... but I guess I'll start like this:
I usually don't pick up books that seem to have a first impression of being too girly, which is a bad habit that I've been trying to shake off for awhile now (I know, I know! Never judge a book by it's cover.) My step-father-to-be's mother has been supplying me with tons of new books that I've never gotten the chance to read, and 'Diva' is one of them. This book was very surprising to me; I actually enjoyed reading it (understatement, I couldn't put it down and read it all in one setting)!
'Sometimes the only thing a girl can confide in is he blog!' This, and the fact that it is ANOTHER book about a girl "struggling" with a weight problem, made me hesitant to read it. There has been a literary overkill on these two subjects... and I wasn't looking forward to reading the same thing again. But this book was much more than the description made it out to be, and I was pleased to find out that I hadn't made a mistake in reading it!
Minus the weight issues (not saying I don't have them, but it's not something I fret upon every second of every day), I can very much relate with Caitlin McCourt, the main character, in her ambitions to be an opera singer, for I love singing! Caitlin is a character that anyone can understand; she's struggling to fit in at her high school, unable to show her true potential due to an overprotective parent, has "friends" she doesn't really like due to her fear of being friendless, and has gone through her fair share of traumatic moments in her life.
Alex Flinn did an amazing job in the making of Caitlin, as well as the other supporting characters. It's characters like these, and authors like Flinn, that make books so life-like! I can't wait to read another of their books!(less)