sheereads0045's review against another edition
4.0
I finished reading with a wide smile up on my face. Clearly I am happy and satisfied with the story. A NOVEL IDEA is a young adult, rom-com novel written by Aimee Friedman. I checked this out on Goodreads and it looked promising to me so I picked it out and read.
The story opens with the main character, Norah Bloom, a 16 y/o junior high teen who hoped to get a good chance for college application aaannndd yeah, getting a nice guy for a bf. Her friends, Griffin, Scott and Audre helped her on getting her extra-curricular by forming her own BOOK GROUP. From there she met James, Neil and Francesca and her story about getting her love interest begins. The story is cute and ultra funny, it made me thought about Amy Heckerling's CLUELESS.. Yeah.. Alicia Silverstone!!! The novel was an easy read with 14 chapters, 200+ pages of Norah's hilarious quest of getting her crush to notice her.
The main character, Norah Bloom, well she's nice, I like her being simple and all despite of her being needlessly bitter about Valentine's Day and other romantic stuff as she tells on first chapter. I like her but there are 2 things that got me confused about her, and I think it rubbed me the wrong way. First, that BEING SIXTEEN AND KISSLESS! She said it was depressing and she obsessed about constantly. Girl, you're only 16 and this is what makes you stressed?? Being loveless? Being kissless? I don't get why it's being a big deal. This is what I noticed about some YA genres. The authors make their heroines depressed about getting kiss and boys at 16, like the lack of having a lovelife at such age is a bad thing. I don't think it was a good idea. A girl shouldn't be stressed out about these things. Girls shouldn't feel it that way. And another thing I read on this book that I found a bit disturbing is when Norah decides to copy the main character of the book she read. She copied ROSAMUND's schemes on how to get a guy's attention. Although it is funny in a way that Norah's tricks always kinda flopped, but on the other side of it, it is SCARY. Makes me think that we sometimes we should check what our teens were reading and make it clear to them that fiction is fiction and real life is different from fiction. There is nothing wrong about pursuing the guy you like, but be honest about it and don't do crazy schemes like Norah did in the book.
A Novel Idea although it has some parts that I don't agree to but overall the book was really entertaining. This is the kind of story that will make you feel good and remind you of your first love and your crushes. The story has a good ending for all characters, typical plot of YA's.
This is the first book that I have read from Aimee Friedman, I like her writing style. Easy to read. Not boring or dragging. Sure I will be looking out for her other works in the future. I'd give 4 stars to these novel. I would highly recommend this to rom-com fans, I'm not sure about recommending it to young teens out there. But of course it is for you to find out either it's tolerable or not. With all of that being said, I will end my review here..
Until my next book review.. bye..
The story opens with the main character, Norah Bloom, a 16 y/o junior high teen who hoped to get a good chance for college application aaannndd yeah, getting a nice guy for a bf. Her friends, Griffin, Scott and Audre helped her on getting her extra-curricular by forming her own BOOK GROUP. From there she met James, Neil and Francesca and her story about getting her love interest begins. The story is cute and ultra funny, it made me thought about Amy Heckerling's CLUELESS.. Yeah.. Alicia Silverstone!!! The novel was an easy read with 14 chapters, 200+ pages of Norah's hilarious quest of getting her crush to notice her.
The main character, Norah Bloom, well she's nice, I like her being simple and all despite of her being needlessly bitter about Valentine's Day and other romantic stuff as she tells on first chapter. I like her but there are 2 things that got me confused about her, and I think it rubbed me the wrong way. First, that BEING SIXTEEN AND KISSLESS! She said it was depressing and she obsessed about constantly. Girl, you're only 16 and this is what makes you stressed?? Being loveless? Being kissless? I don't get why it's being a big deal. This is what I noticed about some YA genres. The authors make their heroines depressed about getting kiss and boys at 16, like the lack of having a lovelife at such age is a bad thing. I don't think it was a good idea. A girl shouldn't be stressed out about these things. Girls shouldn't feel it that way. And another thing I read on this book that I found a bit disturbing is when Norah decides to copy the main character of the book she read. She copied ROSAMUND's schemes on how to get a guy's attention. Although it is funny in a way that Norah's tricks always kinda flopped, but on the other side of it, it is SCARY. Makes me think that we sometimes we should check what our teens were reading and make it clear to them that fiction is fiction and real life is different from fiction. There is nothing wrong about pursuing the guy you like, but be honest about it and don't do crazy schemes like Norah did in the book.
A Novel Idea although it has some parts that I don't agree to but overall the book was really entertaining. This is the kind of story that will make you feel good and remind you of your first love and your crushes. The story has a good ending for all characters, typical plot of YA's.
This is the first book that I have read from Aimee Friedman, I like her writing style. Easy to read. Not boring or dragging. Sure I will be looking out for her other works in the future. I'd give 4 stars to these novel. I would highly recommend this to rom-com fans, I'm not sure about recommending it to young teens out there. But of course it is for you to find out either it's tolerable or not. With all of that being said, I will end my review here..
Until my next book review.. bye..
charmaineac's review against another edition
1.0
Was this a modernization of a Jane Austen novel? If so, I definitely missed the connection. This was total chicklit and far too juvenile for my tastes. I liked the idea of a book club romance, but the story got away from itself.
Norah's motives were somewhat petty, and her actions were eyeroll-inducing. I really disliked all the Rosamund schemes. It's obvious that James was humouring her, and she really did not need to do things like send herself flowers. Seriously, that's wasteful and a bit too extra! From that plot onwards, I felt detached from the story.
I also found our reclusive author annoying. If you make promises to people, you better deliver! A manuscript for a tight-knit group of people is unimpressive. Think about how disappointed everyone else must've been.
Fluffy, shallow, and inconsequential.
Norah's motives were somewhat petty, and her actions were eyeroll-inducing. I really disliked all the Rosamund schemes. It's obvious that James was humouring her, and she really did not need to do things like send herself flowers. Seriously, that's wasteful and a bit too extra! From that plot onwards, I felt detached from the story.
I also found our reclusive author annoying. If you make promises to people, you better deliver! A manuscript for a tight-knit group of people is unimpressive. Think about how disappointed everyone else must've been.
Fluffy, shallow, and inconsequential.
brinastewart's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up from a thrift store because it seemed like it might have been interesting..., it was cute. The main character, Norah, loves reading as well as all kinds of genres. She began a book club for extracurricular activities for college. A diverse group of kids join along with a guy that Norah crushes on. To get his attention, Norah decides to take a page from a romance novel. Funny situations ensue through her shenanigans. This was a cute story.
emitchellwrites's review against another edition
3.0
Sometimes I like to read quick fun books in between my darker books. This one was an adorable book, super cute and definitely worth a read if you have some time :)
catladyreba's review against another edition
3.0
Perfect YA summer romance. Short, light with good characters. Predictable plot but some fun literary name dropping.
iamshee's review against another edition
4.0
I finished reading with a wide smile up on my face. Clearly I am happy and satisfied with the story. A NOVEL IDEA is a young adult, rom-com novel written by Aimee Friedman. I checked this out on Goodreads and it looked promising to me so I picked it out and read.
The story opens with the main character, Norah Bloom, a 16 y/o junior high teen who hoped to get a good chance for college application aaannndd yeah, getting a nice guy for a bf. Her friends, Griffin, Scott and Audre helped her on getting her extra-curricular by forming her own BOOK GROUP. From there she met James, Neil and Francesca and her story about getting her love interest begins. The story is cute and ultra funny, it made me thought about Amy Heckerling's CLUELESS.. Yeah.. Alicia Silverstone!!! The novel was an easy read with 14 chapters, 200+ pages of Norah's hilarious quest of getting her crush to notice her.
The main character, Norah Bloom, well she's nice, I like her being simple and all despite of her being needlessly bitter about Valentine's Day and other romantic stuff as she tells on first chapter. I like her but there are 2 things that got me confused about her, and I think it rubbed me the wrong way. First, that BEING SIXTEEN AND KISSLESS! She said it was depressing and she obsessed about constantly. Girl, you're only 16 and this is what makes you stressed?? Being loveless? Being kissless? I don't get why it's being a big deal. This is what I noticed about some YA genres. The authors make their heroines depressed about getting kiss and boys at 16, like the lack of having a lovelife at such age is a bad thing. I don't think it was a good idea. A girl shouldn't be stressed out about these things. Girls shouldn't feel it that way. And another thing I read on this book that I found a bit disturbing is when Norah decides to copy the main character of the book she read. She copied ROSAMUND's schemes on how to get a guy's attention. Although it is funny in a way that Norah's tricks always kinda flopped, but on the other side of it, it is SCARY. Makes me think that we sometimes we should check what our teens were reading and make it clear to them that fiction is fiction and real life is different from fiction. There is nothing wrong about pursuing the guy you like, but be honest about it and don't do crazy schemes like Norah did in the book.
A Novel Idea although it has some parts that I don't agree to but overall the book was really entertaining. This is the kind of story that will make you feel good and remind you of your first love and your crushes. The story has a good ending for all characters, typical plot of YA's.
This is the first book that I have read from Aimee Friedman, I like her writing style. Easy to read. Not boring or dragging. Sure I will be looking out for her other works in the future. I'd give 4 stars to these novel. I would highly recommend this to rom-com fans, I'm not sure about recommending it to young teens out there. But of course it is for you to find out either it's tolerable or not. With all of that being said, I will end my review here..
Until my next book review.. bye..
The story opens with the main character, Norah Bloom, a 16 y/o junior high teen who hoped to get a good chance for college application aaannndd yeah, getting a nice guy for a bf. Her friends, Griffin, Scott and Audre helped her on getting her extra-curricular by forming her own BOOK GROUP. From there she met James, Neil and Francesca and her story about getting her love interest begins. The story is cute and ultra funny, it made me thought about Amy Heckerling's CLUELESS.. Yeah.. Alicia Silverstone!!! The novel was an easy read with 14 chapters, 200+ pages of Norah's hilarious quest of getting her crush to notice her.
The main character, Norah Bloom, well she's nice, I like her being simple and all despite of her being needlessly bitter about Valentine's Day and other romantic stuff as she tells on first chapter. I like her but there are 2 things that got me confused about her, and I think it rubbed me the wrong way. First, that BEING SIXTEEN AND KISSLESS! She said it was depressing and she obsessed about constantly. Girl, you're only 16 and this is what makes you stressed?? Being loveless? Being kissless? I don't get why it's being a big deal. This is what I noticed about some YA genres. The authors make their heroines depressed about getting kiss and boys at 16, like the lack of having a lovelife at such age is a bad thing. I don't think it was a good idea. A girl shouldn't be stressed out about these things. Girls shouldn't feel it that way. And another thing I read on this book that I found a bit disturbing is when Norah decides to copy the main character of the book she read. She copied ROSAMUND's schemes on how to get a guy's attention. Although it is funny in a way that Norah's tricks always kinda flopped, but on the other side of it, it is SCARY. Makes me think that we sometimes we should check what our teens were reading and make it clear to them that fiction is fiction and real life is different from fiction. There is nothing wrong about pursuing the guy you like, but be honest about it and don't do crazy schemes like Norah did in the book.
A Novel Idea although it has some parts that I don't agree to but overall the book was really entertaining. This is the kind of story that will make you feel good and remind you of your first love and your crushes. The story has a good ending for all characters, typical plot of YA's.
This is the first book that I have read from Aimee Friedman, I like her writing style. Easy to read. Not boring or dragging. Sure I will be looking out for her other works in the future. I'd give 4 stars to these novel. I would highly recommend this to rom-com fans, I'm not sure about recommending it to young teens out there. But of course it is for you to find out either it's tolerable or not. With all of that being said, I will end my review here..
Until my next book review.. bye..
taylorfennerwrites's review against another edition
2.0
A Novel Idea is about a girl named Norah, who decides to start a book club to increase her chances of getting into her dream college, Vassar. The book starts out meaning well, as Norah and her best friends Scott and Audre set up the book club with the help of a "cute" barista at their favorite coffee house.
The book club amasses an odd collection of members: Francesca, the "it" girl who seems to be hiding something; Neil, your typical sci-fy geek; and James, the shy but cute guy Norah develops a crush on.
Then Norah makes the mistake of reading a cheesy romance novel... you know the kind with the ridiculous title and the victorian picture on the front? And in reading this book she devises a scheme to get James to like her. Which is really more like "four steps to drive any sane boy away". I literally cringed for the character for the second half of the book.
All in all, I was looking for a quick read while I wait for my new books to come from Barnes and Noble and I picked it up figuring that I could finish it in 1 night, which I did (in about 5 hours), but otherwise, to someone who is legitimately looking for a good read, you won't really find it here. Unless you're 14 and think that Norah's schemes are the way to hook guys. Which by the way, they aren't!
The book club amasses an odd collection of members: Francesca, the "it" girl who seems to be hiding something; Neil, your typical sci-fy geek; and James, the shy but cute guy Norah develops a crush on.
Then Norah makes the mistake of reading a cheesy romance novel... you know the kind with the ridiculous title and the victorian picture on the front? And in reading this book she devises a scheme to get James to like her. Which is really more like "four steps to drive any sane boy away". I literally cringed for the character for the second half of the book.
All in all, I was looking for a quick read while I wait for my new books to come from Barnes and Noble and I picked it up figuring that I could finish it in 1 night, which I did (in about 5 hours), but otherwise, to someone who is legitimately looking for a good read, you won't really find it here. Unless you're 14 and think that Norah's schemes are the way to hook guys. Which by the way, they aren't!