Headshot is brimming with energy and is a propulsive debut. What first got my attention was the subject matter. It’s about teenaged girls competing for the championship title in a boxing league. I saw this making the rounds earlier in Bookstagram.
One thing I liked is how simple it was to read. Each chapter is dedicated to one fight. We start at the round of four fights between eight girls and slowly make our way to the book’s conclusion, the final fight.
Throughout, you get little flashbacks of each girl’s life and even flash forwards. The writing was engaging, and I was curious to see who would win. At times, I did feel like the distinction between the girls wasn’t deep enough, so some characters stood out more than others.
In the end, I think this is a wonderful little book about the power and tenacity of teenage girlhood. Told in quite literal terms, but I really enjoyed my time with it. It will definitely stand out due to the uniqueness of its subject matter. An impressive debut. Have you read #Headshot? What did you think?
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