The Reading Nook

I feel this novel definitely qualifies as a YA book. First of all the story is told by a teenager who goes to a place in which everyone has been abused, gotten raped, done drugs, tried to commit suicide, or been a prostitute. Abigail, the main character, thinks of herself as more grown up and capable than she is and tries to take all matters into her own hands. Throughout the book she fights for control of her life but because of her situation the result ends up involving restraints and confinement. When Abigail returns home she finds herself more mature and looking at life through different eyes. I thought this book was neither good or bad, it was ok. I believe it would have been better if her reports weren’t included because I felt they were boring and tended to skip over them. I also would have liked the book to be written with more interesting language, it was very simple. However I thought it was interesting how the author had dyslexia and wrote this book to prove herself to others. The author also mentioned how a lot of the situations came from people she knew or herself. Overall this YA book was an easy quick read but bored me with the writing.