The Wrong Side of Right
Author: Jenn Marie Thorne
Series: None
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Publisher: Dial
Summary:
Joining the family she never knew she had on the presidential campaign trail, Kate tries to find her place in both. Sticking to the script seems safe at first, until she meets, and falls for, rebellious Andy, who just happens to work for the rival campaign. In fact, he’s the incumbent president’s son. Can she trust him, or is he just trying to cause a scandal? To make matters more complicated, when her best friend’s family is threatened with deportation, Kate learns that falling in line with her new family’s politics might not be a compromise she’s willing to make. Under a level of scrutiny she never thought possible, Kate must figure out what she really wants, and how to get it, especially when she finds herself on the wrong side of right. Set against a backdrop of politics, family, and first love, The Wrong Side of Right is equal parts My Life Next Door and The Princess Diaries — with a dash of Aaron Sorkin for good measure.
First Sentence: The moment my horrible yearbook photo first appeared on millions of televisions, sending jaws dropping, phones ringing, and joggers tumbling off their treadmills across America, I was in the middle of my AP US history final.
My Review:
Ever since I saw the words “Fans of…Huntley Fitzpatrick will enjoy this smart debut” on goodreads and “For fans of Huntley Fitzpatrick” on the back of the ARC of The Wrong Side of Right, I absolutely knew, without a doubt, that I had to get my hands on The Wrong Side of Right. I am obsessed with Huntley Fitzpatrick’s debut, My Life Next Door and The Wrong Side of Right being compared to Huntley Fitzpatrick’s work is the highest compliment anyone could ever give. In the end, The Wrong Side of Right was an enjoyable read, but it didn’t quite live up to Huntley Fitzpatrick’s books.
I collapsed onto the sofa. “How do they know so much about me?”
Louis shrugged affably. “Most of it was in the New York Times article.” (ARC 22)
I love how strong Kate Quinn was. If I was put in her situation, I would be hiding in my house all day like a hermit, constantly in denial, never mind going out and helping my dad campaign for presidency. If I was part of the campaign, I would be stuttering, messing things up, and never know when to be meek and shut up about my opinion unlike Kate. Basically, I would be the worst political daughter ever, the opposite of how Kate was. The best part is, Kate’s personality feels so real. Her personality wasn’t fake nor was it overdone.
I was worried that The Wrong Side of Right and I wouldn’t get along since 1. It is a contemporary book and contemporary books and I rarely get along and 2. It is a book about politics, which I don’t understand and get on my nerves. Even though The Wrong Side of Right casually mentions the Republican party and what their values are (is “values” even the right word for it?), I found myself not feeling annoyed or bored with all that information.
Although the romance in The Wrong Side of Right had its cute moments, I do wish that the romance had more time to develop. We get to watch Kate slowly fall for the love interest since The Wrong Side of Right is told from Kate’s point of view, but we don’t get to know the love interest’s side of things, which makes the romance part of the book not work for me. I really want to know why the love interest would pay so much attention to Kate when he can get any other girl out there. What makes Kate so special that he had to pay attention to her, besides the fact that she understands him? I want to go more in depth with their relationship.
“I don’t think so. I’ve known you for five days, Kate Quinn, but I can tell you right now – you’re a lot less of a squirmer than you think you are.” (ARC 67)
The Wrong Side of Right was also a little too long for me. It was a perfectly great read until I reached around the two-thirds mark. From there, the book slowed down and eventually picked up again at around the three-fourths mark. From then on, everything went smoothly.
Overall, The Wrong Side of Right was an enjoyable read. I’ll definitely recommend The Wrong Side of Right to people looking to read a contemporary political book that won’t annoy them or turn them off in any way.
I’m not usually a reader of Contemporary YA but I may have to pick this one up!
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I’m so sorry, I’m reading it now and loving it so much!
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This is good news for me. This one is on my tbr and I haven’t read other ARC review of this yet. I still have quite a number of books in my March list to finished. I am also kinda picky with the contemporary books esp. YA so I normally consult with the bloggers i follow on this one.
Great review Kelly. <3 And aw. I'm glad you enjoyed this book :D Despite some issues with it :\ And ugh. I do not like romances where to boy just fall for the girl for no "real" reason. It annoys me, hah. But still glad you thought it was cute :) I'm curious about this book. Thank you for sharing about it sweetie. <3
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Well, political stuff is boring to me, but if it has some awesome contemporary moments than I’m in. And I’m glad to know that Huntley Fitzpatrick’s books are really good. I own both My Life Next Door and What I Though Was True but haven’t read them yet. And I think people comparing a new author to a an author who has made a name for themselves is extremely a high honor. Though sometimes what someone says isn’t always true. Will you read future books from Jenn Marie Thorne though?
This book looks really good… Thanks for the review!
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I love contemporary YA books, so I’ll definitely be reading this! :D
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Great review. I rarely read contemporary but this one stood out to me, perhaps because of the politics. I’m glad it wasn’t the annoying sort though. I’ll definitely have to try it.
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This is one that I recently put on my list. I’m not a big fan of contemporary and I tend to stay away from them with a few exceptions but this one looked cute. I’m glad the politics don’t get in the way of the story. I have a hard time reading books that focus on that because I tend to find ones that always have the B****y advisor who always has a problem with the kid. Great review I can’t wait to read this one!
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I’m currently reading it, seems good so far but i really can’t bring myself to like the main character :|
meh, maybe i’ll change opinion later, hopefully!
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Huntley Fitzpatrick is a hard one to live up to me, in my mind. She is just so good, and that is coming from a finnicky contemp reader. The Wrong Side of Right sounds good, so I might give it a shot..
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Good review. I think I will recommend this to my cousin because she likes political contemporary books. :)
I find it hard to search for a book with antonyms in the title since I wanted to complete the 2015 book bingo and glad I saw your review on this beautiful book. Finally added this on my tbr