LitPick Review
The Princesses of Iowa by M. Molly Backes is about a girl, Paige Sheridan, who is beginning her senior year of high school. But unlike every other year, Paige isn’t as close to her best friends, Lacey and Nikki. Last spring, they were all involved in a drunk-driving accident, changing their lives. Nikki is left with guilt, Lacey now walks with a cane, and Paige is shipped off to babysit in Paris the whole summer. When she returns, she doesn’t come back to her normal life. Her boyfriend Jake is distant, and Lacey is giving her the cold shoulder. On top of that, homecoming crowning is coming soon which Paige, Nikki and Lacey have been working towards winning since middle school. Read The Princesses of Iowa to see how Paige begins to float away from everything she’s ever known, the behavior she’s expected to have and the people she loves.
Opinion:
The Princesses of Iowa was a fantastic novel. From the very beginning I was hooked, and I found myself so engaged in Paige’s story. The word choice, figurative language and descriptive writing the author uses pulls you into Paige’s setting, feeling loss, pain and happiness when she does. The plot was well spread out, I never found myself getting bored with the content. The sentences seemed to flow together perfectly, causing me to never want to stop reading. The only negative comment I have after reading this novel is some parts could get a bit cliché and describes the stereotypical “popular girl”. This is definitely a contemporary novel. Overall, I loved this book and would highly recommend it.
