Around Midnight

Around Midnight

by Zarina Macha

Seventeen-year-old Megan's life is on the right track. A gifted jazz saxophonist, she is confident she will be accepted into the prestigious London School of Jazz. She has made some great friends at her new school, and she even finds a nice boyfriend. Except her friends hate him. And she worries he will leave her if they don't sleep together.

While it was difficult to read about this young lady trying to get out of an unhealthy relationship, I feel the story is worth telling. However, the story feels impersonal, written in the third person (with occasional lapses into the second). In my opinion, this book would have made a deeper impact if it were written in Megan's own voice.

The poor formatting for the kindle made this book very difficult to read because there were no indentations to indicate new paragraphs. This was especially irksome when encountering dialogue. It often took a moment to determine who was speaking.

Overall, I would rate this story three quills and place it on my bottom shelf.