Not My Problem

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The FRIEND GROUP. The friendship between Aideen, Kavi, and Maebh made my heart warm. It was hands-down my favorite part of this book.

This book was a rude-awakening for me, very much cementing the fact that YA rarely seems to be something I enjoy (or...maybe the book was shit? Both things?).It is rude to say “that’s not my problem.” It’s a very dismissive statement showing you do not care about someone or their problem. The newly formed friendship between Ravi, Meabh, and Aideen was amazing, I learned so many cute lessons from them! Ravi was an icon, I liked his talkative, energetic, and supportive characteristics. I adored Meabh as well, she was compassionate and a bit relatable.

Aideen is a heroine you love almost immediately - her narrative voice gripped me with it's humorous tone and compelled me to finish the book in under 24 hours. And the story itself is really heartwarming, with her going from an almost-loner to amassing a group of assorted friends through her little troubleshooter/favour-for-favour system. She's witty and sarcastic, but she also has a lot of heart and is always willing to help - even people she doesn't know. She's a really good egg. I don’t see how this affects me” is a decent alternative. It shows that you are not interested in someone’s problem. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part Reinforcing boundaries while still collaborating and equipping your team to do the right thing is vital. But there is a difference between healthy boundaries and skirting responsibility. Lashing out is the “lazy way out” of responsibilitiesThe plot, though it may sound a tad ridiculous at first, was really so much fun! I loved reading all the hilarious hijinks that Aideen got up to as well as seeing how all the characters’ plotlines all ended up mixing together at the end. Though this is a really funny book there are some more serious topics in here too, such as living with alcoholic parents and being poor. Though I can’t speak for either representation, I do think in general that they were handled very sensitively. Though I wish that no-one ever needed to use them, I think the inclusion of a main character going to a foodbank was something that is sadly very necessary to see in young adult, and also very realistic, and once again Ciara Smyth has managed to find the perfect balance between hilarious writing, sweet sapphic romance, and hard-hitting plotlines.