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Skins: Summer Holiday (2011)

by Jess Britain(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1444903098 (ISBN13: 9781444903096)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction

publisher

Hodder Children's Books

series

Skins

review 1: The only reason I gave this book 3 stars is for Franky's story, the only redeeming thing in this poorly edited book. Grace's storyline (storylines?) were lame, while Rich's was non-existent. Nearly the whole thing is from Mini's perspective, and as she's the least likeable in the bunch, it was pretty awful, particularly her use of words "gay" and "retarded". As far as continuity, I think that if the show has a TV tie-in, the writers of said show should read the novel, especially in the case of Mini's father. Is he around sometimes? Did she ever meet him? Am I the only one who cares? And please, PLEASE, be consistent on how you spell a character's name (Maude/Maud). That's just ridiculous. I'm not the first to say it, but Ali Cronin did a better job on the first Skins nove... morel. It had page-to-screen consistency (for the most part), better storylines, and character believability.
review 2: I read reviews for this book and they were generally negative, so I had low expectations before I started. But I was pleasantly surprised! It gave a good backstory to the characters in season 5, and how they knew/met each other before starting at Roundview. Franky's story was so sad and I like her even more now. I also liked how non-main characters were given chapters (Zayne, Rhodie, Dean), but I wish Matty, who actually is a main character, got more of a mention. It definitely wasn't as good as the first book, but fun to read nonetheless. less

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