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A review by xangemtheelibrarian
Crash Landing by Li Charmaine Anne
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was so touching. Jay is a sweet girl with a lot of questions and a dream to do something big and teenagery before graduating high school. She loves to skateboard, cares about her family and friends, gets good grades, and she wants to go to art school, despite her parents' desire to see her in an Ivy League school. Then she meets Ash.
Ash with the red streaks in her hair, skateboarding like a pro. Ash who drops F bombs casually, does drugs, and talks about sex. The girl who doesn't do quite as well in school, but does enough to pass. Ash the mystery girl who transferred from another school.
Jay is drawn to Ash like a moth to a flame, and in the end, rather than get burned up or consumed, they teach each other how to live. It's a beautiful senior year story and it just feels so real and so grounded. Ash's story is not what it seems and Jay grows so much as she learns to see the people around her as people. I enjoyed this story so much.
Ash with the red streaks in her hair, skateboarding like a pro. Ash who drops F bombs casually, does drugs, and talks about sex. The girl who doesn't do quite as well in school, but does enough to pass. Ash the mystery girl who transferred from another school.
Jay is drawn to Ash like a moth to a flame, and in the end, rather than get burned up or consumed, they teach each other how to live. It's a beautiful senior year story and it just feels so real and so grounded. Ash's story is not what it seems and Jay grows so much as she learns to see the people around her as people. I enjoyed this story so much.