
I thought the author did a good job making sure that all the characters were flawed, even the ‘good guys’. Of course the topic of integrity is always applicable to any situation, and I like the way the characters in the story wrestle with it. Even though it’s set about seven years into the future I think a lot of the issues that are addressed in this book are relevant today, or at least are on their way to becoming so. The Beginner’s Guide to Winning an Election is an interesting look into high school politics. Thanks to TLC Book Tours for sending me a copy of The Beginner’s Guide to Winning an Election for review. This post contains affiliate links, which means I might make some extra coffee money at no extra expense to you if you buy something through one of my links. But what happens when you find out what’s really going on? What do you do with secrets no one but you wants to hold up to the light? Inflation is out of control and the educational system is in crisis. Politics isn’t black-and-white, it’s not even gray anymore. The story is set in a world six years ahead of our time. When Brit is accused of sabotaging the team, she realizes that Hawthorn High has its secrets, and someone needs to shed some light on them. By orchestrating brilliant campaigns one after the other, TM has made Matthew a national young star and promising politician who could even run for higher office in Washington. Now he’s going for the big one-student body president. Brit Kitridge’s plan was just to get her high school diploma and head to college and med school, but nobody can escape from fate, or is it history? The Beginner’s Guide To Winning an Election reveals our main character’s love for history, and after a summer reading books that fuel her passion for politics, Brit decides to join TM (Team Mathew), a fourteen-member group that has helped Mathew Boltanski win every election he’s ever entered.
