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A review by theengineerisreading
We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan
4.0
A story about an overachiever teen who looks forward to taking the next big step to college life only to found out the that her future is somehow ruined by someone she's completely clueless who, We Regret to Inform You is a novel that deals on how to overcome the pressure with applications and rejections for college and what's in between.
The main character, Mischa Abramavicius, is the image of an A+ student who works hard to get excellent grades in all her subjects at Blanchard High, an exclusive school for elite students where she was given a chance to study under the financial aid program of the school. As her senior year slowly comes to conclude, Mischa, together with all the Blanchard graduating students, put all the effort to file their own application letters to their selected schools. With Mischa being a consistent top student who easily breezed past every AP tests and got a remarkable mark in the SATs, her future school for college will surely be not a big of a problem to ponder on. However, the tables turned as the Admissions day came and Mischa started receiving rejection letters not just from the Ivy schools, but from all the seven schools she applied including a safety community college in her hometown. With this, our MC starts gaining help from her few friends who are determined to aid her in unravelling the mystery of Mischa's case. The catch is how far will they go as soon as the truth are exposed to their own faces?
What I liked about this book is how real and believable MC Mischa is. Being able to give justice to such a unique character with a pretty specific characteristics and attributes is not an easy task and for that, praises are up for A.E. Kaplan.
I also like the build-up this book has because the twist at the end was totally unprecedented (in my own opinion) and I absolutely love how the characters made their decisions at the end. The moral of the story is to fight and be firm in making the stand if you are certain that you're fighting for what is right.
I'll admit that this is not a too-relatable read because the setting's educational system was way too different with the country's academic system but it is still a good read worthy of being recommended to every student who are always put under pressure--be it by their family, or parents or by the society.
Anyway, I think I enjoyed this book because I finished it in a day considering that I also made a lot of personal errands today so overall, We Regret to Inform You by A.E. Kaplan is a good second read of the year.
RATING: 3.5 stars
The main character, Mischa Abramavicius, is the image of an A+ student who works hard to get excellent grades in all her subjects at Blanchard High, an exclusive school for elite students where she was given a chance to study under the financial aid program of the school. As her senior year slowly comes to conclude, Mischa, together with all the Blanchard graduating students, put all the effort to file their own application letters to their selected schools. With Mischa being a consistent top student who easily breezed past every AP tests and got a remarkable mark in the SATs, her future school for college will surely be not a big of a problem to ponder on. However, the tables turned as the Admissions day came and Mischa started receiving rejection letters not just from the Ivy schools, but from all the seven schools she applied including a safety community college in her hometown. With this, our MC starts gaining help from her few friends who are determined to aid her in unravelling the mystery of Mischa's case. The catch is how far will they go as soon as the truth are exposed to their own faces?
What I liked about this book is how real and believable MC Mischa is. Being able to give justice to such a unique character with a pretty specific characteristics and attributes is not an easy task and for that, praises are up for A.E. Kaplan.
I also like the build-up this book has because the twist at the end was totally unprecedented (in my own opinion) and I absolutely love how the characters made their decisions at the end. The moral of the story is to fight and be firm in making the stand if you are certain that you're fighting for what is right.
I'll admit that this is not a too-relatable read because the setting's educational system was way too different with the country's academic system but it is still a good read worthy of being recommended to every student who are always put under pressure--be it by their family, or parents or by the society.
Anyway, I think I enjoyed this book because I finished it in a day considering that I also made a lot of personal errands today so overall, We Regret to Inform You by A.E. Kaplan is a good second read of the year.
RATING: 3.5 stars