Title: Bugs
Author: Whiti Hereaka
Genre: New Zealand Literature
Book: 17/20
This book followed the life of Bugs. Your average 16 year old girl without her drivers license. For years it had been Bugs and Jez. Jez and Bugs. That was until the new girl, Stone Cold, arrived and they became wild friends. Their lives were literally trial and error. They did drugs, got drunk (despite underage), egged the house of Jez's mum's boyfriend, contemplated dropping out of school and got fed up with the teachers reminding them that every little thing they did could affect their future. They just wanted to live in the moment. Careless. So that's what they did.
I really liked this book. It was down to earth and original. It was interesting to see the outcomes of their actions. Disappointingly though, the book ended rather abruptly leaving me hanging with half of my gaping mouth still driving away in Stone Cold's beat up red car like they did at the end of the book. I rate it a 9/10. I recommend it to anyone who likes young people discovering their true self.
So annoying if a book doesn't end well!
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