Synopsis
If they're going to whisper anyway, give them something to shout!
The only thing that’s kept me from being a nobody is my red hair, but most people still get my name wrong or call me: ‘Matchstick,’ instead. You know… skinny body, big red head? I’d like to write my peers off as idiots but unfortunately, I owe a teacher for that one!
Being invisible sucks. So to get some attention, I punched my boyfriend for dumping me for my best friend in the middle of math class, broke the school captain’s leg and threw myself at the delicious new guy… right in front of the queen b-cup bi-artch Sonia, who wants Saxon too. I was shameless. Trampy… and now I’m bad news with no school spirit.
...Apparently. They call it: ‘Gossip’ and not ‘The News’ for a reason!
I swear that I only did most of that stuff. I think. I don’t know… I was pretty mad so it’s hard to remember... and Saxon Clarke is so pretty that I could cry!
Well, I’m not invisible anymore. And if that American PE teacher thinks that handing me a pair of Pom Poms is going to set me straight... then she’s onto something.
It’s time for this Matchstick to light up.
Just don’t tell anyone I said that… this is high school after all, and liking yourself or hoping for anything is just asking for it...
My Review
Honestly, when I found out that this book was about a high school student finding herself, and about cheerleading, I was sceptical. I thought it might be riddled with clichés.
And it should have been, by all rights.
But Fenn has that unique talent, not possessed by many authors, of making the reader feel like the clichés are brand new and not cliché at all.
All in all, it was engaging and actually amusing. I found Bronte to be pleasantly witty and sarcastic. However I might argue that Fenn went a little heavy on the one-liners and the sarcasm. Perhaps I only think that because I have a pretty bad sense of humour. Read it yourself, guys, and let me know how funny you found it!
It is a fantastic novel in terms of personality. It is clear to the audience that cheerleading means as much to Fenn as it did to Bronte by the end of the novel, perhaps having played a similar role in their lives.
There isn't much more to add at the moment, to be honest. It was a really enjoyable book, perhaps with a few typos or grammar mistakes but nothing to really upset my Grammar Police radar.
Thank you to Samantha for letting me read her book, which I am awarding:
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