Status Updates From Belly Up

Overall, just a sweet read. Middle of the road 3 star. Parts of the book were meh, but it didn’t drag too much, I can’t complain. To be fair, it was a more fairytale ending to teen pregnancy, that part I didn’t feel was totally realistic. The thing I always appreciated about 16 and pregnant is that by the end they show that it’s not easy but that didn’t quite happen in the book, but other than that.

I needed a win after struggling with my reading so much so I thought a YA would be cute. This book was sweet. A 17 year old girl falls pregnant after a one night stand and considering her mom was a teen mom it was nice seeing her mom not freak out and able to support her the way she was. Also loved Leaf (sp?) it was sweet how he came along and supported our girl even though the baby wasn’t his responsibility.

Belly Up is a good book. Although as I read it I am slowly starting to lose interest in the book. It starts off good and is exciting because you have to guess what is going to happen next. But as the book goes on its predictable and you have to wait through her whole pregnancy. Therefore if you like books that are not suspenseful and romance Belly up is for you.

A lot has happened so far in Belly Up . Sara the main character found out she was pregnant. Along with her finding out she has to move in the middle of the summer before senior year. She has a lot of things going on in her life right now. I would say she is in a dark moment of life since things are not going her way.

The further I get into the book I still like it but I don't love it. I feel like there is only so much I can read about a teenage girl being pregnant. Along with its not a great book for projects, its not the most detailed book so its hard to come up with things.