COMING OF AGE
A popular form of fiction are coming of age stories; oftentimes due to the similarities we all seem to
share when growing up. Some readers look
for things they can relate to when reading about someone else’s upbringing. But there are also readers who like getting a
glimpse into someone’s life that was completely different from their own. Typically, coming of age books focus more on
the journey and the path of the main character as well as their successes and
failures along the way. But sometimes certain
events in a character’s life will manage to overshadow their overall
journey. When this happens, you end up
with a novel like Skipping Childhood: A
Novel (From Abused Foster Child to Adolescent Serial Killer).
A
Dark Side
Skipping Childhood is an urban
novel that can be classified into a number of different genres. The book definitely qualifies as a coming of age story because
it spans from the main character’s birth (Deandra Baxter), up until she becomes
an adult. But this particular coming of
age story has a serious dark side. Events
begin to unfold with more and more momentum.
Once Deandra resorts to murder as a solution to handling her problems, the
suspense starts to mount. This element
to the book makes the title worthy of qualifying in Amazon’s Kindle Store: Mystery,
Thriller & Suspense category.
Hopefully, these two categories
won’t somehow end up canceling each other out.
The two categories may seem like an odd partnership, depending on what a
person wants to read. The same can be
said about the topic of sexual and physical child abuse. Such subject matter might be more expected in
a coming of age story, but perhaps not so much with a thrilling suspense
story. Yet, despite not necessarily
being what readers might typically expect, Skipping
Childhood: A Novel has:
- All the ups and downs of a coming of age story
- All the tears and pain of an abuse story
- And all the excitement and anxiety of a suspense story
Pick up a copy today, and see for
yourself what a surprisingly enjoyable blend this book is.
