This young adult story starts in chaos as Viviana gets
beaten up by a gang of girls and two of her supposed
friends Maya and Keysha get a cell phone call from her and
can't decide if they hate her or want to help her. WAY TOO
MUCH DRAMA seems like a good title. Misalo and another boy
Carlo were fighting at the time, and later Misalo comes
around to ask Viviana if she's okay.
Unfortunately when Misalo decides to console Viviana by
making love to her for the first time concealed on a
building site, he murmurs that he loves... Maya. The moment
is ruined and Viviana storms away. The girls discuss the
matter in school and can't decide whose version to
believe.
During the tale, girls get called slut, hood chick and the
Antichrist, mainly by other girls, and exchange brief
messages by text. Maybe I'm not the right age, but I found
it hard to get into the tale. The characters have many
issues to deal with such as parents who are in jail or
hooked on prescription drugs, living rough and juvenile
detention when they're caught begging; and when the local
drug dealers find out who called the police on them, they
deal with the nosey neighbour. Products of their
environment, the kids still try to grow up and cope, attend
school and take tests. The final straw for Viviana comes
when Maya shows an adult a video clip of Viviana
pickpocketing a phone. The aunt with whom she's living
tells her she has disrespected the house for the last time -
but then asks her why she did it. Another girl turns out
to be in physical danger from her foster father.
WAY TOO MUCH DRAMA is not a book for the tender, nor for the
younger end
of the teen age range. Earl Sewell has given us a
counterpoint to the tales of privileged kids whose only
worries are popularity and sports success. WAY TOO MUCH
DRAMA will appeal to those young adults wanting a slice of
reality and yes, way too much drama for any kids to have to
cope with.
The toughest lessons aren't always taught in the classroom…
Maya is ready to put the fabulous back into her life—and
that means getting her manipulative cousin, Viviana, out of
it. Bad enough that Viviana is living under the same roof
and tried to claim Maya's boyfriend, Misalo, for herself.
Now she's going to Maya's high school and she's part of the
quiz team competing on a TV show…alongside Maya, Keysha and
Misalo.
Maya has no sympathy when Viviana finally starts to feel the
pressure of fitting in to her new world. That's until her
cousin does something drastic…and dangerous. Maybe Viviana
isn't as tough as everyone thought. Maya could be the only
person who can help bring her back safely. Question is …does
she want to?
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