Shrinking Violet (Paperback)

from Kskye

Interesting enough, her mother Delilah is portrayed as overly catty, vapid and malevolent and no reason is given as to why. As a reader I felt like Tere's treatment of her mother was unfair. I didn't see anything wrong with her mother wanting her daughter to make effort on herself. At least all t...

from stephxsu

The only time high school senior Tere is not painfully, paralyzingly shy is when she is in her room, pretending to be a radio DJ on her stepfather's radio station. Being shy has always been extremely inconvenient for Tere, especially with her social butterfly mother always on her case. To Tere's ...

from allureofbooks

This was a quick, fun coming-of-age story. I got through it very quickly and enjoyed it. I wouldn't say there is anything original or special about it. Actually, I would probably call it just another fluffy read. That being said, there is nothing about it that should make you not want to read it...

from MissBonjourGirl

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Shrinking Violet. I think that the cover of this book sums it up perfectly. It is, to put it simply, a heart warming story of a girl who is trying to find her voice in a sea of people where she is never noticed. This book was incredibly easy to read but perha...

from kbpup903

Teresa Adams is painfully shy. Her shyness is almost a sickness. Most people assume that there is something wrong with her because she can speak yet she won't. The only time she can really open up is when she is alone in her bedroom doing fake broadcasts along with the radio. Tere knows that she ...