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Frankie by Shivaun Plozza
Release Date: November 7, 2017
My Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Frankie Vega is angry. Just ask the guy whose nose she broke. Or the cop investigating the burglary she witnessed, or her cheating ex-boyfriend or her aunt who's tired of giving second chances...When a kid shows up claiming to be Frankie's half brother, it opens the door to a past she doesn't want to remember. And when that kid goes missing, the only person willing to help is a boy with stupidly blue eyes … and secrets of his own. Frankie's search for the truth might change her life, or cost her everything.
I read this about two months ago, so let's see if I remember everything yikes. I'll tell you that I primarily read this because Melina Marchetta blurbed it, and she's my favorite author.
This book was pretty heartbreaking; the writing really shows you how Frankie is feeling, so you feel her anger and sadness throughout the whole book. I loved her sense of humor too, and her relationship with her aunt was really nice. However, the plot left a little to be desired, so I thought the book could have been a little longer. Also, I didn't care for the romance as much as I probably should have honestly.
If you liked Melina Marchetta's or Fiona Wood's or Cath Crowley's (all my favorite Australian authors lol) books, you'll love this one. The writing and the heartbreakingness and the FEELINGS, yeah, you'll all get that in this one. Sorry for the short review, but I've read it so long ago that I don't fully remember my thought process while I read it.
About the Author: Shivaun Plozza is the author of Frankie (Penguin, 2016), a darkly funny novel about searching for the truth, finding yourself and falling in love. She has published short fiction, flash fiction, poetry and essays, and works as an editor.
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