By Melissa Jensen
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The Art of Truth and Dare follows teenager Fiorella
Moreno, who goes by Ella, at a prestigious institution, The Willing School.
Despite the common talents between her and her classmates, she still struggles
with the typical class structure of cliques, the rich and pretty on top
trickling down to invisibles. Ella and her two best friend are, naturally, at
the bottom of the food chain. But none of them seem to mind their fate, except
when Ella falls for Alex, the school’s leading man. But Ella is certain he is
out of the question even though they have a passion for art in common.
The little details in this story
are absolutely fantastic, but sometimes the descriptions can take you out of
the story line. While as a reader I was definitely given a sense of place, I
found myself waiting for the story to continue. Ella’s family dynamic is one of
the stronger aids of this story. Whether you are used to a small family, or a
large one, you will be relating to this loud Italian family a lot. They are
funny but true, and sometimes I found myself wishing I could read more about
them all together.
One of my biggest complaints about
this story is the transitions. They were honestly very bad and confusing. The story
would jump from dialogue at a mall scene to a scene at home going to bed
without so much as an extra space between paragraphs. Several times I had to go
back and re-read to make sure I hadn’t missed something. The only other flaw
was more of a misconception about genre. This book was a lot more dense than I thought
it would be. I picked it up hoping for a fun, light, “chick-flick” type read,
and instead I found myself struggling to keep track of art history facts and
characters names. Overall this was not a bad read, just not a top pick for me.
3 pearls.
XOXO
Kenna-Lee
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