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queenslovebooks's review against another edition
3.0
It's predictable. But it's fun and worth a read.
langeletta's review
3.0
This book wasn't much of a thinker, nor did it make me laugh out loud like it seems to have done for a lot of people, but it made me smile.
barrymeinbooks's review
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
lorilaws's review
5.0
Do you like books about intelligent girls and out of the norm love stories? Of course you do, what a silly question! Love and Other Foreign Words fits that description perfectly and I think you need to pick it up right away.
I looooved Erin McCahan’s first novel, I Now Pronounce You Someone Else. Really, I recommend it all.the.time. It goes without saying that I’ve been looking forward to her next book for some time. I’m so thrilled to say that it was just as fun and endearing as I wanted it to be.
Josie isn’t just a smart girl, no, she’s a gifted girl. IQ off the charts kind of smart. Her love for her family and friends makes her easy to relate to and it’s easy to join forces with her in hating Geoffrey. Ugh, what a annoying, infuriating guy. There’s lots of characters in the book and McCahan does such a wonderful job of bringing them all to life. I really felt connected to each one. Josie was one of those characters that I wish I could get an update on in 10 years. Just because I know she’d be up to something amazing and fascinating.
Like I mentioned before, this isn’t your typical YA love story. Josie is a little naive when it comes to boys but I enjoyed watching her chart this unknown territory so much. One of the things I loved most about her was her honesty. She never beat around the bush. She told just about everyone exactly how she felt all the time. It was refreshing.
Love and Other Foreign Words was a great start to my summer reading list. It definitely needs to be on your list as well. You can’t go wrong with this one!
I looooved Erin McCahan’s first novel, I Now Pronounce You Someone Else. Really, I recommend it all.the.time. It goes without saying that I’ve been looking forward to her next book for some time. I’m so thrilled to say that it was just as fun and endearing as I wanted it to be.
Josie isn’t just a smart girl, no, she’s a gifted girl. IQ off the charts kind of smart. Her love for her family and friends makes her easy to relate to and it’s easy to join forces with her in hating Geoffrey. Ugh, what a annoying, infuriating guy. There’s lots of characters in the book and McCahan does such a wonderful job of bringing them all to life. I really felt connected to each one. Josie was one of those characters that I wish I could get an update on in 10 years. Just because I know she’d be up to something amazing and fascinating.
Like I mentioned before, this isn’t your typical YA love story. Josie is a little naive when it comes to boys but I enjoyed watching her chart this unknown territory so much. One of the things I loved most about her was her honesty. She never beat around the bush. She told just about everyone exactly how she felt all the time. It was refreshing.
Love and Other Foreign Words was a great start to my summer reading list. It definitely needs to be on your list as well. You can’t go wrong with this one!
kathydubs10's review
5.0
I randomly picked this up at my local library because I thought the cover looked interesting (I know, I know).
I have to say though, that this is the best book that I have read in a long, long time. Even though I think the description of how Josie thinks may be too descriptive at times, it really helps with the understanding of her character. Overall, Josie is so very, very relateable. All of the characters in this book were great, and I thought it was all really well connected by the end of the book. A+!
I have to say though, that this is the best book that I have read in a long, long time. Even though I think the description of how Josie thinks may be too descriptive at times, it really helps with the understanding of her character. Overall, Josie is so very, very relateable. All of the characters in this book were great, and I thought it was all really well connected by the end of the book. A+!
paug's review against another edition
2.0
Creo que desde que comente ayer, cuando puse lo que opinaba de la mitad del libro, me sentí bastante fastidiada con nuestra protagonista.
A partir de unas paginas más adelante, estaba el esperado giro, conoce a lo que podría ser un posible enamorado y eso cambia mucho las cosas para ella.
Cambia su verborragia insoportable, por pensamientos mas reflexivos y por silencios mas pensados.
Pero ahora la que entra a ser un fastidio es su hermana Kate, que se comporta como si tuviera 5 años.
La verdad es que empiezan una guerra bantate boba, donde se rebaja a pelear con una persona 10 años más chica.
Un libro que lo único que me dejo fue la reflexión de que el amor es un termino ambiguo que hay que aprender a interpretar, porque no siempre lo hacemos de la forma correcta.
Dejando eso de lado, me pareció un libro pasativo, no me dejo gran cosa.
A partir de unas paginas más adelante, estaba el esperado giro, conoce a lo que podría ser un posible enamorado y eso cambia mucho las cosas para ella.
Cambia su verborragia insoportable, por pensamientos mas reflexivos y por silencios mas pensados.
Pero ahora la que entra a ser un fastidio es su hermana Kate, que se comporta como si tuviera 5 años.
La verdad es que empiezan una guerra bantate boba, donde se rebaja a pelear con una persona 10 años más chica.
Un libro que lo único que me dejo fue la reflexión de que el amor es un termino ambiguo que hay que aprender a interpretar, porque no siempre lo hacemos de la forma correcta.
Dejando eso de lado, me pareció un libro pasativo, no me dejo gran cosa.
bluebeereads's review
4.0
Quite The Novel Idea ~ Words from the Clouds
Well, this was a nice surprise! Why aren't more people talking about this book?? I would've read it much sooner, which means I would've been able to gush about it sooner too. Honestly, you're all letting me down. Let me pause this review to shake my head in disappointed and tut at all of you. Because Love & Other Foreign Words is absolutely adorable and sweet and heartfelt and funny and you should read it. Let me tell you why in more detail so you really get the message, okay? Okay.
♦ It has nice writing that's easy to read and will keep you hooked the whole time. Yes, this is in the writing-style that I so adore that seems easy to write but actually is not at all. It's very realistic with great dialogue and gives you feels. What more do you want, honestly?
♦ It's FUNNY. Yes, it is! I love funny books! And this one was very funny to me. Josie's voice and her humor were SO my style and I loved it and I laughed and I love it when a book can make me laugh like this.
♦ The family dynamics in this book are golden. There's sister-love and awesome parents and I love it. I love awesome parents in YA! Josie's dad was the best and I loved him. I also loved her sisters and all their bonds and just YASSSS. Give me all the family love.
♦ All the characters! So much love for them. I loved Stu and Sophie and Jen and Stefan and even Geoff grew on me after a while. All the side-characters were great, honestly. I loved their friendship with Josie and each other and while Geoff annoyed me at first, he grew on me too as I got to know him.
♦ Josie is a fantastic main character. She's just so amazing really. I adore her. She's supersmart, which makes her a bit different from other people and she thinks differently. But she's also very funny and sweet and kind of quirky and I related to her in a lot of ways. I really felt for her and rooted for her all the way.
♦ I love how it accurately portrays someone that's above average intelligence. Because life is different for them. They think differently and sometimes they can come across as autistic to some people and I love how this book handled all of that stuff.
♦ I also loved that this book didn't have the straight-forward romance between two people while also not going all love-triangle on us. It's hard to explain but ultimately the romance was very well done and it was very cute and I ship it a lot.
Yes, you should check this book out. It's funny, heartfelt, cute, very focused on family and friendship, but also on growing up and all that stuff. You know, like a lot of books. But this one does it in a very very nice way. If you are a YA Contemporary fan, you should absolutely read it. Please and thank you.
Well, this was a nice surprise! Why aren't more people talking about this book?? I would've read it much sooner, which means I would've been able to gush about it sooner too. Honestly, you're all letting me down. Let me pause this review to shake my head in disappointed and tut at all of you. Because Love & Other Foreign Words is absolutely adorable and sweet and heartfelt and funny and you should read it. Let me tell you why in more detail so you really get the message, okay? Okay.
♦ It has nice writing that's easy to read and will keep you hooked the whole time. Yes, this is in the writing-style that I so adore that seems easy to write but actually is not at all. It's very realistic with great dialogue and gives you feels. What more do you want, honestly?
♦ It's FUNNY. Yes, it is! I love funny books! And this one was very funny to me. Josie's voice and her humor were SO my style and I loved it and I laughed and I love it when a book can make me laugh like this.
♦ The family dynamics in this book are golden. There's sister-love and awesome parents and I love it. I love awesome parents in YA! Josie's dad was the best and I loved him. I also loved her sisters and all their bonds and just YASSSS. Give me all the family love.
♦ All the characters! So much love for them. I loved Stu and Sophie and Jen and Stefan and even Geoff grew on me after a while. All the side-characters were great, honestly. I loved their friendship with Josie and each other and while Geoff annoyed me at first, he grew on me too as I got to know him.
♦ Josie is a fantastic main character. She's just so amazing really. I adore her. She's supersmart, which makes her a bit different from other people and she thinks differently. But she's also very funny and sweet and kind of quirky and I related to her in a lot of ways. I really felt for her and rooted for her all the way.
♦ I love how it accurately portrays someone that's above average intelligence. Because life is different for them. They think differently and sometimes they can come across as autistic to some people and I love how this book handled all of that stuff.
♦ I also loved that this book didn't have the straight-forward romance between two people while also not going all love-triangle on us. It's hard to explain but ultimately the romance was very well done and it was very cute and I ship it a lot.
Yes, you should check this book out. It's funny, heartfelt, cute, very focused on family and friendship, but also on growing up and all that stuff. You know, like a lot of books. But this one does it in a very very nice way. If you are a YA Contemporary fan, you should absolutely read it. Please and thank you.
jinginsg's review
4.0
It was good, well written. Didnt like that it was too PG though and seemed church-ish. Made me learn about lds fiction. So i guess this is it. Otherwise, enjoyed the story immensely. I also wish she and Stu got together faster. The main character felt like Celeste from Flat Out Love, but Flat Out Love this ain't.