Howdy Dowdy Readers!

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and are full and rested. My mom wasn’t feeling well, so it was just me and the boyfriend, but we always have a great time together.

Anywho, I finished reading another book! This time I read Happy Birthday, Dear Amy (Replica #16) by Marilyn Kaye.

I didn’t love #15, but still had high hopes for this one. Alright, on to the review!

Series Review Links

Book Review: Amy, Number Seven (Replica #1)

Book Review: Pursuing Amy (Replica #2)

Book Review: Another Amy (Replica #3)

Book Review: Perfect Girls (Replica #4)

Book Review: Secret Clique (Replica #5)

Book Review: And the Two Shall Meet (Replica #6)

Book Review: The Best of the Best (Replica #7)

Book Review: Mystery Mother (Replica #8)

Book Review: The Fever (Replica #9)

Book Review: Ice Cold (Replica #10)

Book Review: Lucky Thirteen (Replica #11)

Book Review: In Search of Andy (Replica #12)

Book Review: The Substitute (Replica #13)

Book Review: The Beginning (Replica #14)

Book Review: Transformation (Replica #15)

Blurb

It’s a day like no other!

Amy’s birthday is coming up. She’s turning 13. Now she’ll be an official teenager — and she wants to celebrate with a real blow-out. But on the big day, Amy wakes up and is definitely not ready to party. Her appearance is somewhat unexpected. Her growing pains have taken on . . . well, unusual proportions. Her family and friends don’t know what to do. Amy may be an extraordinary girl, but can she ever be just a normal teenager?

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The Review

Aw man, another stinker! This one seemed promising, but it just didn’t pan out.

This time around, Amy is celebrating her 13th birthday! However, she soon discovers that something very wrong has happened to her, something that she has to figure out fast or risk losing the everyday life she’s come to enjoy. Can she, Nancy, and Dr. Dave figure out how to reverse this?

What really worked with this book was the underlying message. The theme is youth homelessness, which is actually still a huge problem in the states. The message was presented in a way that made a lot of sense given Amy’s situation, and it really pulled at the heartstrings.

I also liked Amy’s mindset. Despite the changes she’s gone through, she soon adjusts and comes to terms with what happened, accepting it as her fate if Nancy and Dr. Dave can’t figure it out. She puts her worries aside when the youth homeless theme really presents itself and devotes herself to the cause. That was really admirable of her.

Where things fell apart for me was the science fiction element. I’m doing my best not to spoil this, but what has happened to her is something that science simply can’t cure. Magic might, but not science, so I really didn’t enjoy the way things resolved because it didn’t make any sense to me. This was also an opportunity to take the series in a new exciting direction and that wasn’t taken. It just felt lackluster overall, so I’m really hoping the next book comes through. Fingers crossed!

That’s A Wrap!

Well that’s it for this book review. I hope you enjoyed it!

Have you read this book? Are there other similar books you’ve read that you simply have to gush about? Feel free to leave a comment. I’d love to start a conversation!

Have a great day!

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