The Wrong side of Right follows Kate, the daughter of a now-dead mother and an unknown dad. All of a sudden Kate’s dad turns up, and Kate is thrown into the spotlight. Senator Quinn is running for president and invites Kate to come and campaign with him for the summer. As you can imagine, lots of new and exciting experiences suddenly appear for Kate!
My favourite thing about this book was how it told everything from a teenager’s perspective. Presidential campaigns, and campaigns for Prime Minister in this country, are only told through the news and so it can be confusing for teenagers what to make of it all. Although this wasn’t a real campaign, you really got to understand how it worked and how hard people have to work to obtain power.
Kate Quinn is the main character and the narrator of this book. She’s a teenage girl, just like me, and I definitely enjoyed the book more because of this. She is smart, funny and feels very out of her depth when she enters the world of politics. After all, she’s just an ordinary girl! This made the book a lot more enjoyable, because I had a better understanding of how Kate would be feeling.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has even a minor interest in politics, because it is very interesting and enjoyable. There is even some romance, so if that’s your thing then this book is for you too! I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
