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Fans of the Impossible Life

Kate Scelsa

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Jul 20, 2015 Bethany Miller rated it really liked it

Shelves: royal, overdrive-audiobooks-downloadable, 1st-choice-books

Student Review by Lydia J (12th grade)

Grade Range: High School & above
Genre: Young Adult, LGBTQ+
Literary Merit: Excellent
Characterization: Excellent

Review: It isn’t always easy to make friends in high school, especially for those that society has outcasted. Mira, recovering from depression, is starting with a clean slate at St. Francis Prep School. Sebby, her gay best friend, lives in a religious foster home, and is always in some sort of trouble. Jeremy, a student at St. Francis Prep meets Mi ...more

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Jun 02, 2016 Ellie rated it really liked it

Shelves: teen, 2016-hub-challenge

I am so glad that I read this book! It made me think of Perks of Being a Wallflower in the way that this band of misfits is so relatable. The strength of the friendships in the book help to balance out the struggles that the teens face, which meant it was never too angsty or too fluffy for me. Definitely a book that I'll recommend. ...more

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Jan 29, 2016 Elisabeth rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, ya, 2016

I'm not sure what happened in Fans of the Impossible Life. I enjoyed Part I, truly, I did. There was some great character development, the use of three different points of view was interesting, and I was excited to find out what happened next. For me, though, it all went downhill from there. I'm not sure it was possible to give each character the attention s/he deserved without turning this into a 900 page book, and there were things Scelsa touched on that really needed to be explored further. ( ...more

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Jan 25, 2016 Anna Chappell rated it really liked it

I really enjoyed this, the look at three different characters (and three different styles of viewpoints!) and how they interact. I do wish the end had been more fleshed out.

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Feb 04, 2016 Julie Trapp rated it it was ok

2 1/2 actually. Depending on which character related each chapter, it was 1st, 2nd or 3rd person - confusing. Story of 3 mixed-up teens trying to make it one day at a time. Dark theme and some crudeness in it also.

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