Not a Good Look

by C.L. Tompsett, Julia Page (Illustrator)

Kim has a hot date.
But then disaster strikes!
Will Kim have to miss her hot date?

25 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Joey Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kim gets asked out by the cutest boy in her school Jack, she and her best friend Milly spend a couple days prepping for it, from clothing to her look for the date. Then she finds a spot on her nose and cancels the date, Jack still unexpectedly shows up.

This was not good, my goodness it was written so badly, literally no descriptions, it was so basically written, at one point it simply said “she tried on tops” okay so what type of tops, set the scene, share more details let the reader actually know what is happening.

The story was okay, it certainly is for a teen audience, with it being about going on an exciting first date and being so excited about it. Doing all the prep and feeling dejected by a simple thing. I did find it was a bit over the top to make such an issue about a spot but I’m sure some teens are like that.

I certainly felt like this story could have given me a lot more, it could have had so much more detail and been a sweet first date story. The writing is just unfortunately lacking and feels unfinished, a shame really.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet. Perfect for reading intervention with an older teen student.