I received this book for free from Electric Monkey in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Me and Mr J by Rachel McIntyre Published by Electric Monkey on 5th February 2015
Genres: contemporary, young adult
Pages: 309
Format: eARC
Source: Electric Monkey
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Fifteen-year-old Lara finds her soulmate. There’s just one problem – he’s her teacher.
Lara’s life is far from perfect, but being an upbeat kind of person she saves her venting for her diary. It’s the only place she can let out her true feelings about the family dramas and hideous bullying she has to face every day.
And then a shining light comes out of the darkness – the new young and MALE teacher, Mr Jagger. The one person who takes Lara seriously and notices her potential. The one person who is kind to her. The one person who she falls madly and hopelessly in love with. The one person who cannot love her back … can he?
I was so excited when I received a copy of Me and Mr J to review because I’ve loved the sound of it since it first came to my attention a few months ago.
A theme I see a lot in YA is privileged characters that come from a rich background and get whatever they want. I was pleased to read in Me and Mr J that McIntyre has decided to push this trope away and Lara, the protagonist, and her family aren’t in the most ideal financial situation. It was very refreshing to read!
The main plot point in Me and Mr J is the student-teacher relationship. It was important to me that this felt realistic because I’m in school myself and I believed it was only possible to have a certain degree of believability. I was pleasantly surprised that I became very invested in the relationship.
A major theme in the novel is bullying. Lara’s mistreatment from her peers was heart-wrenching and I just wanted to reach inside the novel and give her a hug. Whilst I wouldn’t actively seek out a book about bullying myself, I do think this is an element that will appeal to many young people. It was also good to read an original novel about bullying – many of them blur into one for me!
Written in diary extracts, Me and Mr J was a quick and easy read that got me thinking and I found it very engaging. I can see it being read by many because it’s easy to relate to whether you’re a teenager or an adult.
I enjoyed Me and Mr J and am looking forward to reading more from Rachel McIntyre in the future.
Kyra
Sounds interesting, I love contemporary novels! Great review, Lucy! 🙂
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Jesse Owen
Ooh! I haven’t come across this one before and an interesting topic to explore in the student-teacher relationship. I’ll have to look out for it! Great review 🙂
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