This book was definitely an eye-opening book for me. I knew about juvenile detention centers, but I never really thought about them until this book. Violetta and her friends experience in the detention center show me that not every child deserve to have 2 years of their life wasted because of a mistake they made. Telling a person that they did something wrong over and over is not very useful if the person already realizes they did something wrong.
I think this book also did a good job portraying forgiveness in families. Violetta’s family had a hard decision to make about whether they should let her come home or do the trials so she could really think about the consequences of her actions. While I did really enjoy Violetta’s POVs, there were many times when her brother Vince’s POVs fell a little flat to me. I wish I got to read a little more about Violetta than Vince, but overall it was still a solid book to me.
I think this book also did a good job portraying forgiveness in families. Violetta’s family had a hard decision to make about whether they should let her come home or do the trials so she could really think about the consequences of her actions. While I did really enjoy Violetta’s POVs, there were many times when her brother Vince’s POVs fell a little flat to me. I wish I got to read a little more about Violetta than Vince, but overall it was still a solid book to me.