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Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now
by Dana L. Davis
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Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now is an intense read and is full of complex emotions. The main theme of this book was family, and oh boy, I loved it so much. While reading this book I felt so many emotions at once. For a few pages, I was happy and then for others, I was sad. For some other pages I was furious and then again I was happy. It was a full circle going on and I think I haven’t felt a rush of so many emotions at once while reading a book.
This story is about Tiffany Sly who is going to live with her father, Anthony, whose existence was unknown to her until the death of her mother. When she arrives at his home, she suddenly realized that her world is not just her anymore. She had no idea that she has four siblings. This was a huge deal for her as she was not ready to tackle this whole new world. On the other hand, another man claimed to be her father and gave her seven days to prove that he is her father by matching DNA. These seven days were emotionally straining for Tiffany as she hadn’t known anymore what is the truth.
I absolutely loved Tiffany. She was quiet and polite. She had anxiety and OCD and I was perfectly able to relate that. I have never suffered from anxiety, but well, sometimes I find myself over-stressed. So one way or another, it was like I was in her head. For a person who has just lost her mother, it was very difficult to adjust in a new family and that too with so many people. But Tiffany was nice and kind-hearted and she tries her best to adjust in that family and behave as if she is a part of that family. She liked her new sisters and her step-mother.
But I hated her dad, Anthony! I hated him so much. He was so strict and was actually blind because of his Jehovah beliefs. He was too strict for his children. He had set specific rules for all of his children and tries to impose the same rules on Tiffany too. He is super rich and all, but has no time for his family. He believes that he is a good father but in the real, he was a controlling and abusive one. He hadn’t even spared her 2 years old daughter, who was actually autistic! It really made me furious.
I liked side characters very much. All the three step-sisters of Tiffany were quite good. London didn’t like her in the beginning and it was really nice to see the transformation in their relationship. Also, I loved Tiffany’s step-mother, though I doubted in the starting that she was being good only because of Anthony. But I was really happy to see how she opens herself in front of Tiffany.
Then there was Marcus. I am so so happy that there was no romance. Seriously. It was a great friendship rep and I enjoyed how their friendship evolved over the time. Marcus was Tiffany’s neighbor. He was a black boy and used to paint his face white. This was really weird and the whole reason behind this was weird too. Also, he was way more philosophical according to his age. I had some hard time reading a few pages where he was demonstrating Tiffany about all the energy transformation, meditation, and stuff. Those pages were hard for me to understand, but despite that I liked Marcus. He was adorable.
About that autism rep, I don’t think that it was necessary for the book and it would have affected the story in any way if it wasn’t there. I guess it was only there to show that how horrible Anthony was and how he had no role in raising that autistic daughter and it was his wife who was struggling daily with her. I felt really bad about the way Anthony treated her. Even that 2 years old autistic child was not free from his sick rules book 🙁
This book has a huge portion based on religion and beliefs, that too of Jehovah Witnesses. Honestly, I had no idea what Jehovah witnesses were but this book made me not want to search for them. I felt that their belief system is so restricted. Also, I am not a kind of spiritual or philosophical reader, so this topic was not of my interest.
As I said earlier, the main overall theme of this book was family. I believe that a family is something which is very important for a person. It is our family which makes us how we are. The family is an important part of being. Tiffany believed that her mother had her by the sperm donation. But when she knows about the existence of her father, she was shaking. She was nervous but at the same time she happy because of the prospect of meeting and knowing her father. When she found out about her step-sisters and step-mother, she tried to adjust in that family.
This book was also about how the parents raise their children. I don’t believe in the strict guidelines and rules that Anthony imposed on his children. Because of Jehovah views or whatever, those rules only push the children to do what is restricted and London ends up doing one of those things. I really like how [a:Dana L. Davis|16148438|Dana L. Davis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1507491523p2/16148438.jpg] has raised this topic.
Though this is the debut book of [a:Dana L. Davis|16148438|Dana L. Davis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1507491523p2/16148438.jpg], I absolutely loved her writing. It was really a fast read and I never felt bored. The anxiety representation of Tiffany was so well done, that I was able to connect with her. Because of this wonderful writing, she was able to pull-off multiple themes in this single book and yet, they didn’t seem to fall apart. It was like a whole big theme. Also, I really like how she kept the subplot of another guy being a probable dad, till the end. That mystery was done really well but at the same time, it doesn’t divert the readers from the main plot.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to every book lover, whether you like YA or not. This is such an important read. With all the diversity and #ownvoices rep, this is something you should add to your TBR for sure. Tiffany is a great character with whom you would be able to relate emotionally. I rooted for Marcus. I hated Anthony. Basically, I felt exactly the way the author wanted to 🙂 This book has a good story, well-implemented characters and great voice representation and this book definitely needs more audience!
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Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now is an intense read and is full of complex emotions. The main theme of this book was family, and oh boy, I loved it so much. While reading this book I felt so many emotions at once. For a few pages, I was happy and then for others, I was sad. For some other pages I was furious and then again I was happy. It was a full circle going on and I think I haven’t felt a rush of so many emotions at once while reading a book.
This story is about Tiffany Sly who is going to live with her father, Anthony, whose existence was unknown to her until the death of her mother. When she arrives at his home, she suddenly realized that her world is not just her anymore. She had no idea that she has four siblings. This was a huge deal for her as she was not ready to tackle this whole new world. On the other hand, another man claimed to be her father and gave her seven days to prove that he is her father by matching DNA. These seven days were emotionally straining for Tiffany as she hadn’t known anymore what is the truth.
I absolutely loved Tiffany. She was quiet and polite. She had anxiety and OCD and I was perfectly able to relate that. I have never suffered from anxiety, but well, sometimes I find myself over-stressed. So one way or another, it was like I was in her head. For a person who has just lost her mother, it was very difficult to adjust in a new family and that too with so many people. But Tiffany was nice and kind-hearted and she tries her best to adjust in that family and behave as if she is a part of that family. She liked her new sisters and her step-mother.
But I hated her dad, Anthony! I hated him so much. He was so strict and was actually blind because of his Jehovah beliefs. He was too strict for his children. He had set specific rules for all of his children and tries to impose the same rules on Tiffany too. He is super rich and all, but has no time for his family. He believes that he is a good father but in the real, he was a controlling and abusive one. He hadn’t even spared her 2 years old daughter, who was actually autistic! It really made me furious.
I liked side characters very much. All the three step-sisters of Tiffany were quite good. London didn’t like her in the beginning and it was really nice to see the transformation in their relationship. Also, I loved Tiffany’s step-mother, though I doubted in the starting that she was being good only because of Anthony. But I was really happy to see how she opens herself in front of Tiffany.
Then there was Marcus. I am so so happy that there was no romance. Seriously. It was a great friendship rep and I enjoyed how their friendship evolved over the time. Marcus was Tiffany’s neighbor. He was a black boy and used to paint his face white. This was really weird and the whole reason behind this was weird too. Also, he was way more philosophical according to his age. I had some hard time reading a few pages where he was demonstrating Tiffany about all the energy transformation, meditation, and stuff. Those pages were hard for me to understand, but despite that I liked Marcus. He was adorable.
About that autism rep, I don’t think that it was necessary for the book and it would have affected the story in any way if it wasn’t there. I guess it was only there to show that how horrible Anthony was and how he had no role in raising that autistic daughter and it was his wife who was struggling daily with her. I felt really bad about the way Anthony treated her. Even that 2 years old autistic child was not free from his sick rules book 🙁
This book has a huge portion based on religion and beliefs, that too of Jehovah Witnesses. Honestly, I had no idea what Jehovah witnesses were but this book made me not want to search for them. I felt that their belief system is so restricted. Also, I am not a kind of spiritual or philosophical reader, so this topic was not of my interest.
As I said earlier, the main overall theme of this book was family. I believe that a family is something which is very important for a person. It is our family which makes us how we are. The family is an important part of being. Tiffany believed that her mother had her by the sperm donation. But when she knows about the existence of her father, she was shaking. She was nervous but at the same time she happy because of the prospect of meeting and knowing her father. When she found out about her step-sisters and step-mother, she tried to adjust in that family.
This book was also about how the parents raise their children. I don’t believe in the strict guidelines and rules that Anthony imposed on his children. Because of Jehovah views or whatever, those rules only push the children to do what is restricted and London ends up doing one of those things. I really like how [a:Dana L. Davis|16148438|Dana L. Davis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1507491523p2/16148438.jpg] has raised this topic.
Though this is the debut book of [a:Dana L. Davis|16148438|Dana L. Davis|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1507491523p2/16148438.jpg], I absolutely loved her writing. It was really a fast read and I never felt bored. The anxiety representation of Tiffany was so well done, that I was able to connect with her. Because of this wonderful writing, she was able to pull-off multiple themes in this single book and yet, they didn’t seem to fall apart. It was like a whole big theme. Also, I really like how she kept the subplot of another guy being a probable dad, till the end. That mystery was done really well but at the same time, it doesn’t divert the readers from the main plot.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to every book lover, whether you like YA or not. This is such an important read. With all the diversity and #ownvoices rep, this is something you should add to your TBR for sure. Tiffany is a great character with whom you would be able to relate emotionally. I rooted for Marcus. I hated Anthony. Basically, I felt exactly the way the author wanted to 🙂 This book has a good story, well-implemented characters and great voice representation and this book definitely needs more audience!
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