Turning Point: Review

Turning Point by Paula Chase

Rating: 4/5 stars

Review: This book was an enjoyable read. It's about two best friends who have to spend their summers apart. Mo is going to camp and has to deal with racism and body image and Sheeda is religious but falls in love with Mo's older brother. The beginning of this book was a little slow and I wasn't interested in the story until page 50. After that, the story got really interesting. I did enjoy the author's writing and plot story. The author added frequent text messages which were perfect for this book.

The characters in this book were really interesting and easy to connect to. I loved both Mo and Sheeda but was mostly interested in Sheeda's story. I did enjoy the supporting characters also which helped develop the main characters. The main characters developed a lot in this story but mostly Mo in this book. She felt left out being only 1/2 other skinned toned girl at ballet camp. Both characters sent out important messages to readers from this book.

This book was good and a must-read book to learn about racism, body image, religion, and money issue. This book was fresh and was complex. Though the problem I had with this book was that the main characters were in middle school but felt like they were in high school also it was hard to get into the story in the beginning. Other than that I enjoyed this book and recommend this read. 

Criteria:

Plot- ⭐⭐⭐⭐★

Main Character- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Other Characters- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Writing Style- ⭐⭐⭐⭐★

Pacing- ⭐⭐⭐⭐★

Ending- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Romance: kissing

Book Cover- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

*This book was sent to me by the author to give an honest review in return*