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Literally by Lucy Keating

kaytemi's review

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3.0

I went into this book with my hopes so high, I was expecting a fun ā€œStranger Than Fictionā€ YA type thing. It was close, but I felt like it was just missing some of the things that could have made it great.

Iā€™m not sure I understand why the author chose to insert herself into the story rather than creating a fictional author to be in her place. It felt confusing and wishfulfilmenty.

Overall, it was a fun read.

maria70's review against another edition

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3.0

I bought this at the thrift store after reading the jacket and without noticing it was a YA novel. I've read other YA before this one skews more tween to me.
This ended up being a quick read but not really my cup of tea. I debated not finishing but it's a quick read so I powered through. For me there wasn't a lot of dimension to the characters and in my own experience teens don't sound the way these ones do.

gabydeppe's review against another edition

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3.0

The plot twists and overall idea I really liked, it was something new. I could relate to both Annabelle and Lucy. Being a writer, the characters I come up with often decide their own path to get to my endings and some minor characters even surprise me by taking a bigger role. Thatā€™s how I could relate to this. But in the end, this didnā€™t strike me with a lot of emotion or left me wondering what happens next. Either way, it was easy and quick to read, I finished it in 4 days. It was a fun young adult story.

itsmytuberculosis's review against another edition

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1.0

DNF: wow who will i choose from???? This one guy who mildly bullies me (but hes just so REAL ya know) or this other guy who does nothing but try to understand me!!! Never mind the fact that I should really be worrying about overthrowing the pretentious writer lady and make my own destiny!!!!!

burstnwithbooks's review against another edition

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5.0

The idea for this book was so unique and I loved the way it played out! I was especially happy with who she ended up with and how it happened. Fantastic read!

alexperc_92's review against another edition

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4.0

Funny and sweet! If you loved Dreamology, you'll enjoy this one too!

iggyebab's review against another edition

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2.0

Really cute concept. An author and a main character battle for control of the story. Many authors talk about characters taking over stories so it was interesting to see one authors battle written out.
I enjoyed the story and the characters but it fell a bit flat for me.

picsnbooks18's review

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3.0

Love triangle romance that the main character knows she is a character in the book!! Like 3/4 of the book the final quarter I did not like.

lauraelena28's review against another edition

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5.0

Random, funny, real awesome read.

emjrasmussen's review against another edition

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Literally disappointed me a bit. :( The meta-ness is pretty interesting, but underneath that, the plot is just your basic love triangle that doesn't have much going for it. The characters feel a little flat (which was maybe the point, but it didn't work well for me), and I'd probably have lost interest if the book wasn't so short. Overall a quick, light read, but not one that really captivated me.