{"id":5677,"date":"2013-11-14T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5677"},"modified":"2020-05-07T18:15:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:15:55","slug":"first-love-by-c-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=5677","title":{"rendered":"First Love by C. Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"Publisher\/Date:<\/b>\u00a0 Penny Publishing, LLC, June 2011
\nGenre(s):\u00a0<\/strong> Romance, Coming Out, Young Adult
\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a0 181
\nWebsite:\u00a0<\/strong> http:\/\/www.bflyctruth.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"☆\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/p>\n

As much as I want to, I can never tell a book character what to do. And not just because she’s not a live, breathing person, but because when it comes to a teenager like Savannah in FIRST LOVE<\/i><\/b> by C. Truth, she wouldn\u2019t listen to me anyway.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s 17, a high school senior and falling in love with best friend Bree. She can\u2019t talk to her by-the-Bible mom, who wants a better friend for her daughter than the openly-gay Bree. And she can\u2019t tell Bree she likes her, because she has a girlfriend. She has virtually no one to turn to with her feelings.<\/p>\n

I wish she would listen to me. But what could I tell a book-smart, hard-working girl like Savannah, coming from someone older?<\/p>\n

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  1. Don\u2019t get a boyfriend just to please your mother.<\/b> When handsome football player Marco approaches and asks you out, say no. Just because he\u2019s 5\u20197\u2019\u2019 with chocolate skin and deep waves in his hair, and he\u2019s the guy all the girls want, doesn’t mean you really want to go out with him and you shouldn\u2019t get him caught up in your confusion about your sexuality. It can only lead to heartache for both you. Especially when you kiss him and you\u2019re thinking about Bree.<\/li>\n
  2. Be honest with yourself.<\/b> Savannah, you spend a lot of time in your room pondering your sexuality, and that\u2019s good. But you also beat yourself about liking girls when that\u2019s truly where your heart is. Stop it, be who you are. There\u2019s nothing wrong with liking girls. I spent my own high school years denying whom I was, only to feel like I should have just owned up to my feelings.<\/li>\n
  3. Tell Bree how you feel.<\/b> Girl, it\u2019s hard, I know. Telling someone how you feel is never easy. But this is Bree, your homie. You\u2019ve known her since elementary school. She\u2019s told you all about her girlfriends, and you know she would do anything for you. I find it hard to believe she would abandon you after you told her the truth. And don\u2019t worry about that girlfriend of hers; she\u2019ll reveal her true colors \u2013 and whom do you think she\u2019ll coming running to advice and comfort?<\/li>\n
  4. Don\u2019t make such a big deal about sex.<\/b> I know at 17 it seems like sex is the best thing on earth. Don\u2019t get me wrong; it\u2019s amazing. But you know what, Savannah? It\u2019s better with the right person. Feel me. Don\u2019t be in such a hurry to give what\u2019s your most precious gift. Cause when it\u2019s right, ooh wee!<\/li>\n
  5. Get your mother a boyfriend.<\/b> Your mother is a piece of work. These praying rants y\u2019all do to save you from lesbianism aren\u2019t going to work. Since your mother is forever beating down the church doors, find her a deacon to work out her own issues with.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now that I\u2019ve taken care of Savannah, let\u2019s move on to C. Truth. First Love<\/i> is a dramatic book for sure, but the both the story and the writing needed work. There are more than a few grammatical issues, and some of the situations Savannah found herself in seemed too far-fetched, like her first college visit which went swimmingly considering how complicated her life became by that point. I read so many 5-star reviews for First Love<\/i>, and while I was reading, I was a little disappointed in how the story unravelled.<\/p>\n

    Full of youthful decisions and text messages, First Love<\/i> is good for the drama and the angst of beginning love. Some girls could identify with the identity and parental issues Savannah faces. Teens can read it also for C. Truth\u2019s 8 Love Lessons she provides at the end of the book. Too bad she didn\u2019t make Savannah follow any of them.<\/p>\n

    Reviewed November 2013<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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