The Mall by Megan McCafferty
Published by Wednesday Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub Date: 28 July 2020
Age: Teens/High School Level
Cassie Worthy has just finished high school (albeit she missed the last couple of months, prom and graduation due to the worst case of mono ever) and is stoked to start her job at the mall working right alongside her boyfriend of 2 years. Then day 1 she gets dumped and loses her job. What follows is a tale of friends, heartbreak, hope, shopping, and treasure hunting set against the backdrop of 1991.
"But there I was, with my lips on Slade's chest, and my God, I didn't know if it was the coconut oil or what but he tasted friggin' delicious."
Full of sass and some sexiness, the pacing of this book should propel teens right through from heartbreak to hope.Sometimes though, the disconnect between Cassie's character and her actions confused me. For the most part I found this book to be an easy read, but after finishing it up I couldn't help but feel that something was missing. And I'm still not entirely sure what that "something" is if I'm being honest.
Oddly enough, this was my 2nd book in a row that was set in the 90s, but I was less frustrated with the setting in this book than my last one. My big issue with this book was, while I like characters being redeemed, the sudden change in one particular character (the "fully-formed monster from the fires of the Hades, a malevolent, vengeful hell-beast forged in the underworld's furnace to make my last summer in Pineville as miserable as possible") gave me whiplash. That being said, actual teens may not take much notice of the problems I had with the storyline.
Purchase where real-world teen fiction flies off the shelves.
I received an eARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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