Sweet 15

SWEET 15

By:  Emily Adler & Alex Echevarria

FIRST SENTENCE

“Here’s how it went down, the beginning of The End.”

SUMMARY

from goodreads

Shortly before her fifteenth birthday, Destiny Lozada’s traditional Puerto Rican mother and feminist older sister hijack her quinceanera, each pushing her own agenda and ignoring the possibility that Destiny, a skateboarding tomboy, might have her own ideas about the coming-of-age ritual she is about to participate in.

REVIEW

When I started this book, I knew very little about a traditional quinceanera and I was surprised by how elaborate they can be.  It’s sort of like a sweet sixteen party on steroids!

Sweet 15 is a book about family dynamics and growing from a girl to a young lady.  Destiny’s family-life was rather crazy, and I am sure it was a family situation that may be very real for some girls.  Destiny’s mother was very controlling and her sister, America, was all about women’s rights.  Destiny was more of a tomboy than anything, and she was uncomfortable with all the girlie-ness of a quinceanera.  I couldn’t really relate to any of the family members or the other characters.

The actual quinceanera was spectacular and I liked the creative ways that Destiny’s family finally worked things out.  Unfortunately, the book had pretty much lost my attention by the time I got to the party. 

RATING

3        Plot

3        Characters

3        Attention Grabbing

3        Girlie Meter

3        Ending

15      TOTAL

3        STARS