Review: Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley

Aug 1, 2011 by shanyn

Title: Where I Belong
Paperback, 289 pages
Author: Gwendolyn Heasley
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: February 8, 2011
Source: Purchased
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Book Summary (from Goodreads.com):
Meet Corrinne. She’s living every girl’s dream in New York City—shopping sprees at Barneys, open access to the best clubs and parties, and her own horse at the country club. Her perfect life is perfectly on track. At least it was. . . .

When Corrinne’s father is laid off, her world suddenly falls apart. Instead of heading to boarding school, she’s stripped of her credit cards and shipped off to the boonies of Texas to live with her grandparents. On her own in a big public school and forced to take a job shoveling manure, Corrinne is determined to get back to the life she’s supposed to be living. She doesn’t care who she stomps on in the process. But when Corrinne makes an unlikely friend and discovers a total hottie at work, she begins to wonder if her life B.R.—before the recession—was as perfect as it seemed.

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Review:
Dear Corrinne,

You annoyed me from the first page, but I carried on because I’ve wanted to read this book for months. Your incessant talk about how rich you were, how poor you are now, and how expensive your outfit is always managed to grate on my nerves. I do realize that you had quite the lifestyle change, moving from a posh New York City lifestyle to a small town in Texas, but you certainly crossed the line into brat territory one too many times for my liking.

Your friend Kitsy, though? Love her. She embraced you and your attitude, though you certainly didn’t much deserve it. She’s the main reason I was able to finish your story, in fact – any scene with Kitsy got me to smile a little, as she was genuine and polite.

You had love interests, of course. One I thought was silly and neither developed much, though I guess you hadn’t been in your new Texas home very long.

By the end you seemed to have learned a few things, but I was not convinced those ideals would stick with you. You’re probably better off hanging around the people that like Gossip Girl and The Clique, as that is more your scene. If I had been able to ask you personally before hearing your story if I’d get along with you, you would have been able to tell me I would be better listening to someone else, but alas.

For what it’s worth, I wish Kitsy and your brother well.

Sincerely,
Shanyn

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