Lindsey: Love & Intrigue starts on the first day of Lindsey’s junior year in high school. But who is Lindsey, really? She, like all of us, is complex. This complexity shows up as confidence in some situations, and insecurity in others, strong and powerful in some circumstances and weak and timid in others. At times she is logical and mature in her choices, while at others she makes choices that might frustrate adults reading the book. Why? Because like any teenager she is driven by a complex set of motives – her thoughts are based as much on logic as they are on emotion and desire.
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Like many of us Lindsey feels most confident in the place where she has had the most success, the gym. Lindsey is a good gymnast and considers the gym to be “her turf.” Is there a place where you feel more confident? Are there some situations you know exactly how to handle, while there are others you feel less confident in? Like many high school students Lindsey feels very insecure in social situations with girlfriends and especially those with any boy she might be interested in.
Readers will relate to Lindsey’s insecurities and doubts. Many of us think that our thoughts of insecurity and doubts are unique to us, but the unspoken truth is that everyone feels insecure in some situations. Some of us are very good at hiding and concealing our insecurities, but that makes them no less real. Throughout the book you will read not only what happens to Lindsey, but also her thoughts and reactions to what is happening and many readers find a
strong connection to her inner dialogue because it expresses the raw insecurities we all have at times. There are other characters in the book that give the reader insight into Lindsey’s world, such as a group of popular girls she has dubbed the “Fab Five.” To Lindsey they are pretty, popular, have all the guys and are confident. But is that how they really feel, or just what they portray?
Lindsey also has to navigate the often tricky waters of girls that are not so nice to her, girls that live by different values. We see how she tries to avoid them, but at times she simply can’t. We also see how Lindsey navigates boys. She is faced with trying to figure out who she really likes vs. who gives her attention. Lindsey, like all of us is growing and changing, she is about progress, not perfection.
Lindsey is a relatable character because she is flawed, insecure and imperfect – all of which make her an endearing friend you will miss once you finish this view into the fall of her junior year which delivers a thriller with a page turning climax.
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
Carlos Ruiz Zafonis a Spanish novelist
“Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new after all.”
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States
After reading Lindsey: Love & Intrigue I’d love to know how you relate to Lindsey. What do you (or your friends) have in common with her? Please post your reactions in the comments.
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