As Simple As It Seems

After liking So B. It so much, I was excited when I was given an ARC of As Simple As It Seems.  Although I didn't like this book quite as much as So B. It, I still thought it was good.  Verbie's story was nice and it was realistic, if those things happened to a girl in real life, she would probably react in the same way that Verbeana did.  The author's style made me feel as though I was right with Verbie throughout the story and I didn't want to put the book down.  The ending did seem a little too sweet and abrupt, like there could be more.  Maybe there will be a sequel...

Rating:  ****

So B. It

So B. It is the story of Heidi’s very complicated family and her journey to find out who she is and where she came from. So Be It (Heidi’s mom) has an intellectual disability and it adds to the interest of the story, but I was uncomfortable about some of the language used in this book to describe people with disabilities. I hate the term handicapped and in this book Bernadette, the responsible adult role model, used it. I liked that in this story the journey Heidi took to find out who she was really was a journey and the reader gets to go along. I am looking forward to reading As Simple as It Seems (I got the ARC today!).


Rating: *****