Review of "About a Girl" by Sarah McCarry

Page Count: 256 Pages

Publish Date: July 14, 2015

Genre: YA/Fantasy/LGBT/Supernatural/Contemporary

Synopsis: Eighteen-year-old Tally is absolutely sure of everything: her genius, the love of her adoptive family, the loyalty of her best friend, Shane, and her future career as a Nobel prize-winning astronomer. There's no room in her tidy world for heartbreak or uncertainty - or the charismatic, troubled mother who abandoned her soon after she was born. But when a sudden discovery upends her fiercely ordered world, Tally sets out on an unexpected quest to seek out the reclusive musician who may hold the key to her past - and instead finds Maddy, an enigmatic and beautiful girl who will unlock the door to her future. The deeper she falls in love with Maddy, the more Tally begins to realize that the universe is bigger - and more complicated - than she ever imagined. Can Tally face the truth about her family - and find her way home in time to save herself from its consequences?

Review: This book was a bit of a disappointment to me as far as the characters and plot went in the beginning. The first part of this book was so painfully slow that I can't rate it any higher than a 3.5 stars. The writing is absolutely beautiful, but McCarry doesn't hit her stride until well into the book. That's also when her characters really come into their own.

Initially, Tally is one of the most annoying and pretentious characters and I could not stand her. Well, I couldn't stand a lot of the first part of this book. She becomes far more interesting as the story goes on, but the other characters in the story are often far more interesting.

The writing is excellent though and that is the major redeeming quality of this novel.

Rating: 3.5 Stars