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brittanica_bold's review against another edition
3.0
I came across The Hoodie Girl while browsing through B&N with my best friend. On a whim, he saw the cover and picked up the book declaring that he would be buying it for me given my longtime love of hiding in my hoodies.
I am that woman who wears hoodies in the middle of summer. Yes, I know I have a problem. I’ve had this problem for over 20 years, it’s not going away anytime soon…at least I rotate my hoodies, doesn’t that count for something? Actually, that may be worse because that means I have a “collection” of hoodies, like some would collect stamps…or bugs…or who knows what else…
Aaaaanyway, this book was an enjoyable read for me above just being able to relate to the main character and her love of comfy attire. If you enjoy the writing styles of Alex Light and Jennifer Dugan, you will likely enjoy this Watty Awards winner.
What I liked about the book:
1. As mentioned many times before, I’m a sucker for the nerd-girl/jock-guy trope. Besides this being right up my alley in this regard, the characters were fairly complex for a young adult romance novel. Both Wren and Asher had a lot of family baggage bogging them down on top of their other issues in the story. I appreciated them being more than carbon copies of every other high school nerd girl and jock guy.
2. I am Wren. There is no way around it. As a recovering perfectionist, former valedictorian, book loving, hoodie wearing, snarky as shit, stress case, I have never felt more seen than I did reading this book. All she needed was imposter syndrome for me to feel fully violated with the accuracy.
3. I loved Asher’s little sister, Everly, and I’m super excited to see she got her own spin off with her “husband” Mason!
What didn’t do it for me:
1. The writing style worked enough but was not my favorite. It was definitely a debut novel, given there were some tangents I didn’t understand why they were included, there were parts where it felt there were inside jokes we were never let in on, and there were a lot of side conversations we never got to understand. There were quite a few times I was sure I had skipped pages when flipping because of this.
2. I didn’t really understand Asher’s fascination with Wren. Ultimately, he explained what drew him to her, but for the first 75% of the book or so, it just didn’t make a whole lot of sense.
3 stars!
I am that woman who wears hoodies in the middle of summer. Yes, I know I have a problem. I’ve had this problem for over 20 years, it’s not going away anytime soon…at least I rotate my hoodies, doesn’t that count for something? Actually, that may be worse because that means I have a “collection” of hoodies, like some would collect stamps…or bugs…or who knows what else…
Aaaaanyway, this book was an enjoyable read for me above just being able to relate to the main character and her love of comfy attire. If you enjoy the writing styles of Alex Light and Jennifer Dugan, you will likely enjoy this Watty Awards winner.
What I liked about the book:
1. As mentioned many times before, I’m a sucker for the nerd-girl/jock-guy trope. Besides this being right up my alley in this regard, the characters were fairly complex for a young adult romance novel. Both Wren and Asher had a lot of family baggage bogging them down on top of their other issues in the story. I appreciated them being more than carbon copies of every other high school nerd girl and jock guy.
2. I am Wren. There is no way around it. As a recovering perfectionist, former valedictorian, book loving, hoodie wearing, snarky as shit, stress case, I have never felt more seen than I did reading this book. All she needed was imposter syndrome for me to feel fully violated with the accuracy.
3. I loved Asher’s little sister, Everly, and I’m super excited to see she got her own spin off with her “husband” Mason!
What didn’t do it for me:
1. The writing style worked enough but was not my favorite. It was definitely a debut novel, given there were some tangents I didn’t understand why they were included, there were parts where it felt there were inside jokes we were never let in on, and there were a lot of side conversations we never got to understand. There were quite a few times I was sure I had skipped pages when flipping because of this.
2. I didn’t really understand Asher’s fascination with Wren. Ultimately, he explained what drew him to her, but for the first 75% of the book or so, it just didn’t make a whole lot of sense.
3 stars!
anna111185149141's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kiara_bilyk's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This book is amazing. I didn't rate it 5 stars because I love the original version on Wattpad better. This version is more refined, but it lost a bit of the charm and poetry. I would still recommend both versions no matter what.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual harassment
ariannasreads's review against another edition
4.0
tbh the book was a slow burn which is something i haven’t read before and i got a bit confused sometimes with the nickname switches but as i read it more, i loved it. it got super good towards the end, like last 100 pages. like i was screaming at this book because it was so cute. definitely not my favorite book but still loved it.
quynhdo_wipr's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
cosmicreadinggirl's review against another edition
3.0
this was a cute read. nothing special or out of the ordinary but i enjoyed my time reading it.
very much a typical wattpad story but, i thought the relationship was very cute. also incredibly realistic for high schoolers
very much a typical wattpad story but, i thought the relationship was very cute. also incredibly realistic for high schoolers
addygarretson's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
fairyhqwl's review against another edition
3.0
i used to be obsessed with this book on wattpad but it doesn’t hit the same after all these years, did i love it? yes, would i recommend it? yes.