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A review by patchworkbunny
Remix by Non Pratt
4.0
Remix is told through the dual narratives of Kaz and Ruby over a weekend at a music festival. Ruby’s the outspoken bold half and Kaz is smart but quieter. They have always told each other everything but Kaz hasn’t quite been honest with her. She knows Tom will be at Remix and she’s determined to make him realise how much he misses her. Ruby is determined to protect her best friend from further hurt, but as the weekend progresses the secrets and lies multiply.
It’s so lovely to have a book that focuses on platonic love as the central thread. Yes the girls have both recently finished relationships and aren’t quite over them, but it’s the friendship that shines through. What happens when you stop sharing with your best friend, when you don’t feel you can talk to the one person who would understand?
One thing Non Pratt doesn’t shy away from is teenage sex. It isn’t something that’s treated as sacred. The characters have varying experiences but most importantly none of them are portrayed as bad girls for having sex. They are just teenagers discovering their sexuality and making mistakes along the way. Something that so many will do as they grow up (and some will carry on doing so even then).
The music festival is a useful setting to allow these teenage mistakes to play out without intervention of parents or teachers. Books so often rely on the house party for this so it was a refreshing change of location. However there’s not a huge amount about music, which the cover might imply otherwise. This didn’t bother me as I don’t particularly like reading about people’s musical tastes but I have seen a few reviews where this disappointed readers.
It’s so lovely to have a book that focuses on platonic love as the central thread. Yes the girls have both recently finished relationships and aren’t quite over them, but it’s the friendship that shines through. What happens when you stop sharing with your best friend, when you don’t feel you can talk to the one person who would understand?
One thing Non Pratt doesn’t shy away from is teenage sex. It isn’t something that’s treated as sacred. The characters have varying experiences but most importantly none of them are portrayed as bad girls for having sex. They are just teenagers discovering their sexuality and making mistakes along the way. Something that so many will do as they grow up (and some will carry on doing so even then).
The music festival is a useful setting to allow these teenage mistakes to play out without intervention of parents or teachers. Books so often rely on the house party for this so it was a refreshing change of location. However there’s not a huge amount about music, which the cover might imply otherwise. This didn’t bother me as I don’t particularly like reading about people’s musical tastes but I have seen a few reviews where this disappointed readers.