5/19/2023 0 Comments Slice by Steven Herrick![]() ![]() 'Is that where someone says a word and I say "sex" back?' 'Have you ever played "word association"? You'd be an expert.' ![]() 'You say like to say the first thing that comes into your head, don't you, Darcy?' I loved the conversations that Darcy had in this book with various characters but especially Audrey. However, the slight lack of emotion is made up for by the dialogue that is full of humor. ![]() Don't get me wrong this book was still warm and touching just not as powerful. Personally, I prefer his verse books because they get across more emotion. It was actually his first YA prose novel. Unlike the previous books of Herrick's that I have read this one wasn't written in verse. It was awesome to read a book where parents were a positive and entertaining part of the story. There is also plenty of impressive and slightly off beat secondary characters like Audrey, Noah and Darcy's parents. It was interesting to see what guys really think. ![]() Herrick really did an amazing job of writing the character Darcy and he offers a brilliant and honest insight into the world of a teenage boy. Slice is the story of 16 year old boy Darcy, who's mouth is constantly getting him into trouble. I love books that make you laugh and leave you feeling good and that sums up Slice perfectly. I mean what I say, I just shouldn'st say it aloud." Our friend Pete would describe it as - ahem - premature enunciation. My favourite quote: "I'm sixteeen years old and my mouth runs ahead of my brain. ![]()
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