I just finished reading “Even Weirder Than Before” by Susie Taylor from Breakwater Books and it was a great read! It’s told from the perspective of the main character Daisy Radcliffe who goes through all of the ups and downs of a young teenage girl from the age of 14 to 18 years old.
Throughout the novel, Daisy explains all the difficult situations she goes through in life and in high school such as friendships, relationships, awkward emotions, parent divorce, and bullying. Daisy’s parents are divorced so she finds it difficult keeping her mother feeling happy while also dealing with her awkward encounters with her father, Donald. Her best friend Wanda helps her immensely with things like her boyfriend and parent struggles, bullying issues, but also takes her out to a few parties as well.
My favourite part of this book is when her other friend, Cora, takes Daisy out. In this section, Cora realizes that Daisy has troubles with her boyfriend and other friends and simply just wants to take Daisy out to have girl time while having fun and forgetting all the negative things.
What I love about this book is that it is extremely honest about teen struggles. It goes through the awkward stages of things like having a boyfriend, getting your period, and not having the ‘ideal’ body type without making it seem like those things are gross and shouldn’t be talked about.
This was an awesome book and I would definitely recommend reading it! I give it a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating!