connieholladay's review against another edition
4.0
Cute! It was a fun, quick read. I enjoyed it. I would recommend it to teen readers or those who are young at heart!
kmc3050's review against another edition
2.0
This title of this book says it all: this is about a non-blonde cheerleader. It was an okay read, fairly predictable, and fine for the younger side of Young Adults.
j3mm4's review against another edition
3.0
This book desperately wants to be a statement about teen superficiality on both sides of the hot/weirdo schism but it mostly skips over the real depth in its POV character. I reread it because I randomly remembered the vague idea of it, did some quicky googling, and found a free online copy to read. Glad I got my first book of the year down, but I do wish it was the book it wanted to be instead of a book as shallow as the teen culture it condemns. Three stars for a tight little plot with appropriately executed stakes and foreshadowing, but for a title so much about a character, that's the thing you don't get.
smiley7245's review against another edition
4.0
Cute, fun, fast, easy read. I really enjoyed this. It made me miss cheerleading, but also made me glad that my squad wasn't that intense!
bennse2's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun read that I didn't have trouble continuing. My biggest problem is the Daniel story, which I think takes time away from her friendships and cheer leading relationships -Mindy and Bethany, especially, could be better-developed. Annisa is a complex character, all the makings of a popular kid who still has outsider new-kid status, which I appreciated. I'd recommend this for middle schoolers and up, though.
nataliesboooks's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars.
This is an early work by Kieran Scott, and while I thought it was decent, it’s nowhere near as good as her later stuff.
Part of the problem might be me as a reader. I was never a cheerleader and didn’t have any interest in cheerleading in high school. That, compounded by the fact that at my high school, cheerleaders weren’t popular at all, made it a somewhat strange reading experience for me. It was weird to read about classic stereotypical, snotty, popular cheerleaders, when the reality of my high school experience was so different.
I do like the Jersey rep - especially the dig about terrible drivers in NJ.
Overall cute, but definitely not my favorite by this author.
This is an early work by Kieran Scott, and while I thought it was decent, it’s nowhere near as good as her later stuff.
Part of the problem might be me as a reader. I was never a cheerleader and didn’t have any interest in cheerleading in high school. That, compounded by the fact that at my high school, cheerleaders weren’t popular at all, made it a somewhat strange reading experience for me. It was weird to read about classic stereotypical, snotty, popular cheerleaders, when the reality of my high school experience was so different.
I do like the Jersey rep - especially the dig about terrible drivers in NJ.
Overall cute, but definitely not my favorite by this author.
sarahblessing's review against another edition
3.0
I just wanted something fluffy and this certainly delivered 🤷🏻♀️
pagesofmilkandhoney's review against another edition
3.0
I never would have read this on my own but my best friend gave me the sequel for my birthday so I had to humor her and read the first in order to read the second. I was pleasantly surprised despite not having anything in common with the characters at all.
fatimaarif's review against another edition
wait the titles in this series r so funny... and they say girls with brown hair cant wear jeans
wear_sun_screen's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75