tjlcody's review against another edition
1.0
This was just...
This was just not good.
There was no coherent plot here. We're jumping back and forth constantly and unnecessarily to explain something that could have been explained in one sitting. It took so many more pages than was necessary to get to what it was that had Isabella so upset about the videos going viral. The plot bounces around so much that it's hard to keep track of what's going on.
And that's saying something, because not much is going on here.
It was just completely incoherent. Glad I didn't buy it.
This was just not good.
There was no coherent plot here. We're jumping back and forth constantly and unnecessarily to explain something that could have been explained in one sitting. It took so many more pages than was necessary to get to what it was that had Isabella so upset about the videos going viral. The plot bounces around so much that it's hard to keep track of what's going on.
And that's saying something, because not much is going on here.
It was just completely incoherent. Glad I didn't buy it.
theawkwardbookw's review against another edition
1.0
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*I recieved this book from a goodreads giveaway in exchange for my honest review*
1.5 Stars
Isabella Antonelli is caught in a big lie. The friends at her new school believe she is the daughter of a countess. When the truth about her real identity comes out after her cousin posts videos of her real self on Youtube, Isabella needs to figure out how she is going to come clean about her lies to her new friends.
The book is very fast paced and easily read in one sitting. I liked the inclusion of the comic strips and the story was funny at times. I felt the story was a bit boring and nothing really happened in it. There was a good message in the end, but this will not be a memorable book for me.
*I recieved this book from a goodreads giveaway in exchange for my honest review*
1.5 Stars
Isabella Antonelli is caught in a big lie. The friends at her new school believe she is the daughter of a countess. When the truth about her real identity comes out after her cousin posts videos of her real self on Youtube, Isabella needs to figure out how she is going to come clean about her lies to her new friends.
The book is very fast paced and easily read in one sitting. I liked the inclusion of the comic strips and the story was funny at times. I felt the story was a bit boring and nothing really happened in it. There was a good message in the end, but this will not be a memorable book for me.
tamaraniac's review against another edition
3.0
This was cute! A nice little middle grade romp intensely focused on one huge Italian-American family in New Jersey. It all starts with a ridiculous case of mistaken identity, and you meet a lot of interesting characters. It's also written sort of like a script, (with takes and scene changes) and has a couple of scenes in a comic book form.
What I Liked:
-Isabella's eccentric relatives.
-The food talk. Mmm. I want to eat it all.
-Interesting concept with unexpected internet stardom being the think to actually CAUSE the problems.
What I Didn't Like:
-Changing from the comic book parts to the written parts felt very abrupt. I enjoyed the illustrated parts the most, so I almost wanted the entire thing to be a graphic novel?
-It was very confusing at the beginning. It was a while before anything was actually explained.
-Not very exciting. The conflict was there but didn't feel like a big deal.
-It ended up being a sort of full circle situation with not much resolution.
What I Liked:
-Isabella's eccentric relatives.
-The food talk. Mmm. I want to eat it all.
-Interesting concept with unexpected internet stardom being the think to actually CAUSE the problems.
What I Didn't Like:
-Changing from the comic book parts to the written parts felt very abrupt. I enjoyed the illustrated parts the most, so I almost wanted the entire thing to be a graphic novel?
-It was very confusing at the beginning. It was a while before anything was actually explained.
-Not very exciting. The conflict was there but didn't feel like a big deal.
-It ended up being a sort of full circle situation with not much resolution.
clp412's review against another edition
4.0
Cute book for middle grade students. It is a chapter but has some pages in between chapters that read like a graphic novel that I know students will enjoy. Funny book.
kristinajean's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
An amusing and energetic book about an Italian-American family and how complicated lies can become. Hilarious and fast paced dialogue. Unfortunately, the plot dragged a bit.
An amusing and energetic book about an Italian-American family and how complicated lies can become. Hilarious and fast paced dialogue. Unfortunately, the plot dragged a bit.
erine's review against another edition
3.0
*From an Advance Reading Copy
I love LeUyen Pham's artwork, and here it appears in comic form, interspersed between a story of mistaken identity, unwanted fame, and quirky characters. The story begins in the middle and unwinds from there, introducing Isabella as a friendly girl at a new school who got caught up in a dramatic misunderstanding about her identity. All might have been well except the truth comes out in a YouTube series she created with her cousin. The rest of the story is about how Isabella lied in the first place, and how she ended up telling the truth.
The scenes and takes format serves no purpose other than to distract, but other than that I found this to be a nice, silly story about the value of being yourself.
I love LeUyen Pham's artwork, and here it appears in comic form, interspersed between a story of mistaken identity, unwanted fame, and quirky characters. The story begins in the middle and unwinds from there, introducing Isabella as a friendly girl at a new school who got caught up in a dramatic misunderstanding about her identity. All might have been well except the truth comes out in a YouTube series she created with her cousin. The rest of the story is about how Isabella lied in the first place, and how she ended up telling the truth.
The scenes and takes format serves no purpose other than to distract, but other than that I found this to be a nice, silly story about the value of being yourself.
theawkwardbookw's review against another edition
1.0
Want to see more bookish things from me? Check out my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCferU-BCL2dlFjWdD0rS75Q/videos
*I recieved this book from a goodreads giveaway in exchange for my honest review*
1.5 Stars
Isabella Antonelli is caught in a big lie. The friends at her new school believe she is the daughter of a countess. When the truth about her real identity comes out after her cousin posts videos of her real self on Youtube, Isabella needs to figure out how she is going to come clean about her lies to her new friends.
The book is very fast paced and easily read in one sitting. I liked the inclusion of the comic strips and the story was funny at times. I felt the story was a bit boring and nothing really happened in it. There was a good message in the end, but this will not be a memorable book for me.
*I recieved this book from a goodreads giveaway in exchange for my honest review*
1.5 Stars
Isabella Antonelli is caught in a big lie. The friends at her new school believe she is the daughter of a countess. When the truth about her real identity comes out after her cousin posts videos of her real self on Youtube, Isabella needs to figure out how she is going to come clean about her lies to her new friends.
The book is very fast paced and easily read in one sitting. I liked the inclusion of the comic strips and the story was funny at times. I felt the story was a bit boring and nothing really happened in it. There was a good message in the end, but this will not be a memorable book for me.
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