Retro Geeks is a Short on
Time Books for Teens, fast-paced and fun novels for readers on the go.
Remember when it wasn't cool to be a geek? That's so yesterday! Retro
Geeks, chronicles the (mis)adventures of two self-proclaimed geek girls,
Molly and Ally, as they attempt to land super-hot dates for their
senior prom. The 80s obsessed BFFs attempt a variety of date-finding
schemes, including spying on the popular girls for the 411 on fitting
in, in their quest for top-tier prom dates.
Retro Geeks is a short story about two girls who have been best friends
forever and have a love of everything that is 80's.This story tells how
the two friends, Molly and Ally, attempt to get dates to escort them to
the prom. The two girls have never been asked to a prom before and this
is their last chance before leaving for college.
I had no idea what to
expect from this story and didn't have a clue about the plot.
Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it. I felt this idea would have worked
better as a full length novel as it seemed a little rushed and the
characters were very flat and unrealistic. They were meant to be 17
years old but behaved as if they were 12 years old which was in itself
off putting.
The antagonists were the stereotypical mean girls and the
Molly and Ally characters seemed a little pathetic, maybe that was the
intention? I'm not sure, but I feel the the characters needed to be more
rounded to make them more believable and realistic.
I did like that the
chapters were named after 80's songs ,but the first chapter just read
like an 80's compilation CD. I gave this book to my daughter to read to
get the perspective of an 11 year old but she too didn't really enjoy it
and to quote her directly `I just can't see two girls being that
desperate in real life, but I did like that the bullies got what they
deserved'.
This book is aimed at the young adult audience but I think it
would be more suited to an 11-13 age group. Although I didn't enjoy
this book, I would like to read a full length novel by Ms Mueller Bryson
to see how she does develop a plot and characters. I give this book 1
star: a good idea but just not enough detail, maybe a younger would
appreciate it but maybe I'm just too old for it!
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