the_lady_reads's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
It was good. Not altogether unrealistic. I mostly just skimmed it, but it was a good book to waste time reading and pretty light-hearted.
It was good. Not altogether unrealistic. I mostly just skimmed it, but it was a good book to waste time reading and pretty light-hearted.
azrielsbookshop's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, I think it was good.
Seemed a little all over the place and I’m upset that Maggie and Luke ended up togetehr after they both felt they were like siblings.
Seemed a little all over the place and I’m upset that Maggie and Luke ended up togetehr after they both felt they were like siblings.
omgitsyelhsa's review against another edition
4.0
This book received a high rating because it gave me what I expected: a cute little fluff book about being an outsider in high school with a dash of mystery. Cammy (weird name) is 15/16 and is an odd duck. She loves The Golden Girls, knits stuffed animals, goes to wooden duck carving meetings with her grandfather (she's the note taker), and her one friend is a foreign exchange student from Denmark (who has lived here for 3+ year). She's always embarrassing herself and being picked on by the popular kids. Everybody knows or has been a Cammy. Then a secret texter helps her become popular and get the boy she's crushed on and have friends and go to parties. She ends up becoming someone she doesn't know and the secret "helper" ends up being not so nice. It's a cute and easy read. It's what I expected and I enjoyed it for what it is.
brokebybooks's review against another edition
2.0
This was free to read for a limited time on Riveted Lit. Not only is it free, but this program has me actively expanding my reading choices. Case in point…
I’d never heard of Loser/Queen before and I wasn’t planning to read it. When I first saw it, I said “meh” and was going to leave it at that. But then I forgot my book one day. Desperate, I started to read.
Cammy immediately grabbed me and I loved watching her bobble between right and wrong with the White Rabbit. I was SO happy. Then…it sank. Not enough for a screeching halt, but it was enough.
Was it me or the book? A bit of both.
The Good:
+ Character progression
+ Epilogue
+ The Start
The Bad & The Ugly:
-Everything else.
Cammy is a charming “old woman in a young body”. She knits, dresses frumpily, stays home with her grandparents and loves the Golden Girls.
Her best friend is a Danish exchange student, Geri who loves Cammy’s authentic self. The fixation on Geri’s accent made me uncomfortable at times. At first it seemed natural but Geri’s been here for years and what idioms she didn’t understand seemed convenient. I might be overthinking it and having a hyper-response. I don’t know really, since I don’t have experience in this area. But it definitely gets better with Cammy’s progression at the end.
While Cammy’s sympathetic, she’s too chicken shit to help the other outsiders like her. That is until she’s humiliated in front of her whole class in a changing fiasco. This was my first bump in the road, I found the setup and Cammy’s decisions that lead there hard to believe. That’s the only reason it wasn’t so vicariously embarrassing that I didn’t have to skip it or run away. (The fremdschämen is strong in me.)
This is what prompts the White Rabbit to assist Cammy with keen observations and strategic planning to rearrange the social pecking order.
At first it was ~glorious~. I admired what was done for the most part. It started with a bang that made me worried, but the WR’s plan is more savvy than a prank war.
I was fascinated with Cammy’s transformation. But she makes some really dumb decisions that I don’t understand. That whole misunderstanding with Dream Boy and her gramps? Ugh.
As the White Rabbit’s mischief escalates, Cammy’s increasing torn between her old and new self. I liked this question of where to draw the line and the cost of being noticed, being a someone.
Something has to give, of course. I wasn’t surprised by the hill Cammy decided to die on, but I didn’t understand why WR made the request. At least, not until the very end and even that’s a gut feeling. Or maybe a hopeful wish given WR’s final antics. Guess I’ll never really know.
This is when the book really started to decline for me. The careful planning dissolved and my connection with Cammy eroded.
Once Cammy’s luck turned, the reaction didn’t seem right. There should’ve been more backlash and outrage. And being that coordinated in her punishment? Nope, don’t buy it. It’s so tame in comparison to everything else.
I thought the most disappointing part was how little Cammy did to find out White Rabbit’s identity and how she missed some pretty big clues. Then they were revealed… The red herring was more interesting and less obvious than the true culprit.
I wasn’t feeling Loser/Queen anymore but it was almost over and I wanted to see how Cammy turned out. The epilogue is great, showing the different pieces and parts. She did good. There’s character progression all around and I like how it worked out. Yet my early enthusiasm never came back.
I don’t regret reading it but after falling in love so quickly, it wound up disappointing. Not a bad contemporary, and has a few characteristics you won’t find elsewhere, but it’s hit or miss in the end.
If you don’t love, like, or find its preview intriguing, it’s probably safe to skip it. If you’re looking for a mystery, the White Rabbit’s doesn’t hold up. If you like underdog stories, a shy girl coming out of her shell, and character progression, it’s worth a shot.
I’d never heard of Loser/Queen before and I wasn’t planning to read it. When I first saw it, I said “meh” and was going to leave it at that. But then I forgot my book one day. Desperate, I started to read.
Cammy immediately grabbed me and I loved watching her bobble between right and wrong with the White Rabbit. I was SO happy. Then…it sank. Not enough for a screeching halt, but it was enough.
Was it me or the book? A bit of both.
The Good:
+ Character progression
+ Epilogue
+ The Start
The Bad & The Ugly:
-Everything else.
Cammy is a charming “old woman in a young body”. She knits, dresses frumpily, stays home with her grandparents and loves the Golden Girls.
Her best friend is a Danish exchange student, Geri who loves Cammy’s authentic self. The fixation on Geri’s accent made me uncomfortable at times. At first it seemed natural but Geri’s been here for years and what idioms she didn’t understand seemed convenient. I might be overthinking it and having a hyper-response. I don’t know really, since I don’t have experience in this area. But it definitely gets better with Cammy’s progression at the end.
While Cammy’s sympathetic, she’s too chicken shit to help the other outsiders like her. That is until she’s humiliated in front of her whole class in a changing fiasco. This was my first bump in the road, I found the setup and Cammy’s decisions that lead there hard to believe. That’s the only reason it wasn’t so vicariously embarrassing that I didn’t have to skip it or run away. (The fremdschämen is strong in me.)
This is what prompts the White Rabbit to assist Cammy with keen observations and strategic planning to rearrange the social pecking order.
At first it was ~glorious~. I admired what was done for the most part. It started with a bang that made me worried, but the WR’s plan is more savvy than a prank war.
I was fascinated with Cammy’s transformation. But she makes some really dumb decisions that I don’t understand. That whole misunderstanding with Dream Boy and her gramps? Ugh.
As the White Rabbit’s mischief escalates, Cammy’s increasing torn between her old and new self. I liked this question of where to draw the line and the cost of being noticed, being a someone.
Something has to give, of course. I wasn’t surprised by the hill Cammy decided to die on, but I didn’t understand why WR made the request. At least, not until the very end and even that’s a gut feeling. Or maybe a hopeful wish given WR’s final antics. Guess I’ll never really know.
This is when the book really started to decline for me. The careful planning dissolved and my connection with Cammy eroded.
Once Cammy’s luck turned, the reaction didn’t seem right. There should’ve been more backlash and outrage. And being that coordinated in her punishment? Nope, don’t buy it. It’s so tame in comparison to everything else.
I thought the most disappointing part was how little Cammy did to find out White Rabbit’s identity and how she missed some pretty big clues. Then they were revealed… The red herring was more interesting and less obvious than the true culprit.
I wasn’t feeling Loser/Queen anymore but it was almost over and I wanted to see how Cammy turned out. The epilogue is great, showing the different pieces and parts. She did good. There’s character progression all around and I like how it worked out. Yet my early enthusiasm never came back.
I don’t regret reading it but after falling in love so quickly, it wound up disappointing. Not a bad contemporary, and has a few characteristics you won’t find elsewhere, but it’s hit or miss in the end.
If you don’t love, like, or find its preview intriguing, it’s probably safe to skip it. If you’re looking for a mystery, the White Rabbit’s doesn’t hold up. If you like underdog stories, a shy girl coming out of her shell, and character progression, it’s worth a shot.
megmu18's review against another edition
4.0
Cammy is a loser with a capital L. Her best friend is the Daninsh exchange student and her idea of fashion is which pajama bottoms to wear on a Saturday. Cammy lives with her grandparents and is the perfect granddaughter to make up for her mom leaving her there abruptly a couple of years ago. She goes to wood carving meetings with Gramps and volunteers at the animal shelter in her free time. Hardly something the man of her dreams, Luke, would notice her for. Cammy longs for anonymity amongst her peers, if not acceptance, which probably won't come anytime soon considering everyone saw her granny panties at the school dance. A single text changes everything. The texter, calling himself the white rabbit, leaves packages and texts with advice, slowly getting Cammy noticed, in a good way, by the student body. Cammy eventually is part of the popular crowd, is invited to parties, longed after by Luke and sheds Gertie, her former best friend. But when the White Rabbit starts getting cruel in his pranks, Cammy has to decide how much she values the love of the popular crowd and her individual self. Her life slowly starts unraveling when she stands her ground and ignores the white rabbit. Will her secrets cause a social downfall? Or can the former loser keep her slot as queen?
art_hur's review against another edition
3.0
what got my attention was the cover, I mean it is so cute. well this book was something. i liked it, but sometimes it felt flat for me like it was not real. this is like a message to every kid: don't trust strangers.
you need to learn that being you is enough. that greatness lies in you. if you like him/her go for it. make friends and don't be afraid to seek out the world because it is waiting for you.
you need to learn that being you is enough. that greatness lies in you. if you like him/her go for it. make friends and don't be afraid to seek out the world because it is waiting for you.
howifeelaboutbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Cammy has been teased throughout her school career over various embarrassing things that happened to her that couldn't be helped: in fifth grade, she threw up her ham sandwich and was called Hammy; her sophomore year, she got caught with her pants down and was called "Granny" due to her underwear style. She's used to being humiliated, but it still hurts. So when she gets a mysterious text message from someone who tells her how to get back at those who embarrassed her, she's intrigued. She's not told exactly what will happen, just what to do - like press play on a remote in Lit class, and a video starts up automatically. Since she doesn't have to think too much about her actions, Cammy just follows the instructions that are texted to her. The tasks aren't terribly mean, they just bring down the most popular kids just enough to make the rest of the school feel comfortable, and Cammy slowly becomes noticed and liked. But there always has to be a breaking point, and when Cammy refuses one of the instructions texted to her, the unknown "White Rabbit" threatens blackmail. Cammy has to decide if she will save herself or come clean.
I read this book about two years after the release, so I didn't know how it was written, but I looked it up and absolutely love this. Anderson posted the first four chapters of the book online, and then allowed readers to vote on what would happen next. She wrote the rest of the book like a serial, posting the new sections each week to allow voting for the next section. I think that's a really interesting way to write a young adult book, and makes what happens in the book even more interesting, knowing this is what teenagers wanted to happen.
I read this book about two years after the release, so I didn't know how it was written, but I looked it up and absolutely love this. Anderson posted the first four chapters of the book online, and then allowed readers to vote on what would happen next. She wrote the rest of the book like a serial, posting the new sections each week to allow voting for the next section. I think that's a really interesting way to write a young adult book, and makes what happens in the book even more interesting, knowing this is what teenagers wanted to happen.
ashurq's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, I thought this book had a pretty interesting premise even if it’s not altogether believable. There are so many questions that could be asked…like how does someone know everyone’s secrets? How can someone text you from a number that doesn’t work? Why isn’t the main character creeped out that someone seems to be spying on her all the time? Our main character is somewhat unbelievably naive about things which made the book less enjoyable for me to read. I couldn’t help but wonder how I would react in this situation and I think that I would have refused to do anything that could have been remotely harmful–I’m not really sure why she thought it was a good idea to go through with some of these things. I don’t want to have any spoilers, but if she hadn’t done anything questionable then some stuff wouldn’t have happened later… In the end, the book was okay, kind of sweet, but overall just okay.
Overall: 3
Language: None
Violence: Mild
Smoking/Drinking: Mild
Sexual Content: Mild
Overall: 3
Language: None
Violence: Mild
Smoking/Drinking: Mild
Sexual Content: Mild