SuitabookTales from a NOT-SO-Secret Crush Catastrophe
Rachel Renée Russell
- Reading
- Try reading a little at a time and pause when Nikki faces a choice; invite your reader to weigh possible responses before continuing.
- Themes
- A decision about feelings: A visiting student's interest in Nikki creates a dilemma because she does not want to hurt Brandon. The situation centres on managing feelings and considering their effect on someone else.
- Diary framing: The story is presented as Nikki’s diary, following her summer planning and relationship dilemma. The diary framing places Nikki’s own experiences at the centre of the story.
- Worth knowing
- Crush-related feelings and the possibility of hurting someone's feelings are part of the dilemma; consider whether that kind of relationship-focused tension suits your reader.