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The Inconceivable Life of Quinn
by Marianna Baer
I received a free copy of this book from Amulet/Abrams&Chronicle in exchange for an honest review.
Quinn Cutler is 16 years old when she discovers that she is pregnant. The thing is, Quinn has never had sex or done anything close to it so has to try and figure out the missing pieces of her virgin pregnancy. As the story breaks, Quinn is soon inundated with crazed fans who think she is carrying the next Messiah. Quinn has to figure out if she is blocking out something terrible that happened to her, resulting in a pregnancy, or if she could have actually had an immaculate conception.
This book is quite sweet and fun, despite the rather heavy topic of Quinn's pregnancy. The story starts more or less straight away with Quinn finding out about the pregnancy within the first few chapters and I liked that there wasn't a big build up to the story. I liked Quinn's family for the most part, especially her mom who immediately becomes very present in her life when the pregnancy is revealed. I also really enjoyed reading about Quinn's boyfriend Jesse and how supportive he is of her, even when some things are revealed that make him upset.
I liked the theme of the magical realism in this book though it was hard to figure out if it was magic or if Quinn was a bit messed up. Because she definitely seemed a bit odd at times. Even though Quinn is quite sweet, after a while I felt a dark undertone of the book that made me uneasy. I wasn't sure if the book would end up being magical or if it would turn out that Quinn had been hurt and blocked it out which was just such an upsetting thought. So that definitely made me feel uneasy for a lot of the second half of the book.
Overall, I did like the story but I was missing a connection to it and the characters so I gave it a three star rather than a four star.
Quinn Cutler is 16 years old when she discovers that she is pregnant. The thing is, Quinn has never had sex or done anything close to it so has to try and figure out the missing pieces of her virgin pregnancy. As the story breaks, Quinn is soon inundated with crazed fans who think she is carrying the next Messiah. Quinn has to figure out if she is blocking out something terrible that happened to her, resulting in a pregnancy, or if she could have actually had an immaculate conception.
This book is quite sweet and fun, despite the rather heavy topic of Quinn's pregnancy. The story starts more or less straight away with Quinn finding out about the pregnancy within the first few chapters and I liked that there wasn't a big build up to the story. I liked Quinn's family for the most part, especially her mom who immediately becomes very present in her life when the pregnancy is revealed. I also really enjoyed reading about Quinn's boyfriend Jesse and how supportive he is of her, even when some things are revealed that make him upset.
I liked the theme of the magical realism in this book though it was hard to figure out if it was magic or if Quinn was a bit messed up. Because she definitely seemed a bit odd at times. Even though Quinn is quite sweet, after a while I felt a dark undertone of the book that made me uneasy. I wasn't sure if the book would end up being magical or if it would turn out that Quinn had been hurt and blocked it out which was just such an upsetting thought. So that definitely made me feel uneasy for a lot of the second half of the book.
Overall, I did like the story but I was missing a connection to it and the characters so I gave it a three star rather than a four star.