Not That Kind of Girl

Not That Kind of Girl
By Siobhan Vivian
PUSH, 2010. 322 pgs. Young Adult

Natalie Sterling is a good girl: she studies hard and is involved in student council, and she's definitely not the type to bother with boys. She prides herself on being sensible, capable, and strong, and wants to empower other girls to feel the same way. However, as senior year starts and she gets elected student council president, she finds that more and more things seem to be spiraling out of control, and a boy she would normally never bother with seems to be taking up more and more of her time.

I have mixed feelings about this book; Natalie wasn't the best narrator ever, but she was all right. I liked her love interest, and I thought some of the lessons she learned about herself and others were good but there were others that I completely disagreed with. I think some readers will like it, others will hate it, and still others won't be quite sure what to think of it.

AE