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Myers, Jason
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Jaime's life revolves around indie music, drugs, and his mom. But after her attempted suicide, he ends up temporarily living with his estranged father in San Francisco where he makes new friends, meets a girl, delves into the art scene, and confronts his parents' dark past. The story is often engaging (and sexually explicit) but is bogged down with superfluous events and tedious hipster-culture references.
Reviewer: Randy Ribay
(4)
YA
Falling in love with fourteen-year-old prostitute Patti disrupts Alexander's (ostentatiously) carefree life of sex, drugs, and making music. Their relationship causes problems with his friends, and Alexander puts his life on the line when he refuses the local crime lord's command to dump Patti. Although the gratuitous profanity, sex, and drug use quickly become tiresome, the plot is intense and well paced.
Reviewer: Randy Ribay
2 reviews
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