Maria Scrivan

Representation: Black characters
Trigger warnings: Bullying
Score: Seven points out of ten.
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This was a book that was part of the library reading challenge of the month. The goals were to read a poetry book, a graphic novel and a horror book. This meets the second goal.
I picked this up only because I had to and also I read the third and fourth books in the series, the second one was nowhere to be found at the time I read this and the fifth one is coming soon, and guess what, I enjoyed it like the other instalments in the series. It starts with the main character Natalie or Nat for short and she before moving to another school in book four she arrives at her then-new school which I will call Midway from this point onward and here's the most significant aspect about Nat: at first she doesn't feel like enough, hence the title, and she keeps telling me that she isn't athletic enough, cool enough, you get the idea. Did I mention her friend abandoned her for another one (that sounds familiar) and I felt sympathetic towards Nat. The middle part of the novel is slightly more intriguing when Nat tries to do things but that doesn't work out too well but eventually Nat starts making friendships with new characters, unfortunately I struggled to remember them due to character soup and them not being well written I suppose. The end was enjoyable to read, the theatre part was okay but the creative writing part is where Nat shines as an artist and now she feels like enough. Oh and that jelly frog scene, so entertaining! That's it. The only book I haven't read is the second one so I'll get it if it's there.… (lisätietoja)

Representation: Black characters
Trigger warnings: Bullying
Score: Seven points out of ten.
Find this review on The StoryGraph.

The entire series is now complete. For now. Surprisingly, I read the series out of order, first the third one, then the fourth, then the first and now the second one. I haven't read from this author for a while but I know she writes enjoyable books. When I closed the final page of Forget Me Nat, it was delightful, but flawed.

It starts (more like continues) with the first person I see, Nat, recounting her life at her school after the events of Nat Enough. Nat believes Derek has a crush on her until a revelation hits her: Derek likes Nat, but only as a friend. The rest of Forget Me Nat revolves around Nat attempting to regain her self-confidence after that event. I spend so much time on her character development it grew stale. Forget Me Nat is around the same length as the other three instalments but it feels much longer. At least I could like the characters but I disconnected myself from them. The conclusion is heartwarming, finishing the fictional composition on a high note.… (lisätietoja)