Review: We Are the Wildcats

We Are the Wildcats
by Siobhan Vivian

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: March 31st, 2020

For every gal out there looking for her next girl-power novel, your search is over! Everything you desire can be found in Siobhan Vivian’s We are the Wildcats. This story, told from six unique perspectives, unfolds over the course of one night, following the trials and truths of an all-girls field hockey team. Siobhan Vivian takes the best aspects of every book you’ve ever read- the drama, the friendships, the secrets, the complex backstories created for numerous interesting characters- and combines them into one amazing novel. This story proved itself incapable of ever being boring, as I was constantly flipping eagerly to the next page, dying to see what would come next. Once you start reading, you won’t regret it, I promise                                                                      

Review: The Last Boy and Girl In The World

The Last Boy and Girl In The World 

by Siobhan Vivian 

Publisher: Simon and Shuster 

Publication Date: April 26, 2016 

In THE LAST BOY AND GIRL IN THE WORLD, Keeley Hewitt lives in a net of carefully structured relationships with her friends, parents, and school. When her home town of Aberdeen begins to flood, it feels like the end of the world for everyone. Then Jesse, Keeley’s long time crush, begins to take an interest in her. Drastic times may call for drastic measures, but Keeley decides that rather than wait for the ending, she would make a new one. When pieces begin to click together, and fall apart, Keeley rapidly loses her grip on what is true, and what’s just for show.

This book starts innocently enough. Keeley hangs out with her friends, flirts with a boy, and fusses over dresses for the formal, but as the story evolves, Keeley’s world begins to collapse around her. Although this book seems like a simple, coming-of-age story, around three quarters of the way through, the tone darkens, and the reader can see the full-blown damage of Keeley’s mistakes. This book is definitely more than meets the eye. It also has many sweet components to it. Keeley is able to maintain a light, cheery disposition, and cracks more than a few jokes throughout the novel. Overall, this book is a page turner and I enjoyed it immensely, and I would recommend it.