carrieksnider's review
5.0
I love this author, and I love Boston Jane! I will be buying this three-book series for my girls to read.
audreyisawesome's review
4.0
This is the second book in the Boston Jane series. I HAD to read it. The love blossoming between Jebediah and Jane is awesome! Jane is a fierce young lady fighting to fit in I love it.
missmeesh's review
3.0
Great story, great sequel, though it did fall short of my expectations with the strong beginning.
However, it was still good, and I felt that it added to the beginning book nicely.
I would say more, but it has been too long since I last read it...guess I might have to revisit the old bookshelf!
However, it was still good, and I felt that it added to the beginning book nicely.
I would say more, but it has been too long since I last read it...guess I might have to revisit the old bookshelf!
monapearl's review
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
lilly_anne's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
juliavdelft's review
4.0
I enjoyed the reread of this as it was one of my favourite books as a teen. The author has her character deal with a lot of hardship and suffering, but puts enough funny things in to make the overall vibe entertaining.
centermemine's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This book is not as good as the first, but it’s still a nice read. It has one of my least favorite tropes: a conflict that could easily be resolved by one conversation. Also, Jane makes a LOT of foolish decisions, which becomes frustrating after a while. Still, it ties the first and third book together, and there are some characters introduced who I really love.
peytonktracy's review
4.0
Ah, Boston Jane. I loved this series so much as a kid. They're so endearing for how stubborn she is, and how adorably stupid she can be. ("Jane, he loves you, you absolute blockhead," is something I repeated to myself approximately 700 times in the first 100 pages.) What I really appreciate about the writing though is that it's totally from her perspective so while it's obvious to the reader why a character might react the way they are, Jane's only telling it like she sees it. I remember from reading it as a kid that her "unreliable-ness" as a narrator was very validating and easy to empathize with. The adventure in this one didn't resound with me the same way her settling in the first one did, but I still enjoyed it a lot. Can't wait to continue on to read the third!
ladydewinter's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first one, because Jane's behavior was very annoying at times and felt a bit contrived. But it was a quick, fun read nonetheless, and I would love to read the third part.
jamiedhutch's review
4.0
So... I take issue with people in books not seeing things that are obvious to me. But maybe I'm being unreasonable. So let's look at this in bullet-point fashion.
-I understood from early in book 1 that Jane's father was dying. But maybe Jane was too wrapped up in herself to see the glaringly obvious clues that I saw.
-Also, there wasn't a super convenient time in book 1 to introduce that information to Jane, something that... kind of bothers me.
-But it WAS a plot point in book 2 (kind of a big one, actually), so it's good that she got the letter in book 2.
-Is the death of Mr. Peck supposed to be a huge surprise to the reader? I'm inclined to say no.
Ok, now I've worked through that. Thanks for bearing with me, everyone.
The other thing I take issue with is the mid-book, "I LOVE him! I just never realized it until now!" Except it's more of a "Hey, everyone doesn't hate me! I just never realized it until now!" Also, until Jehu pointed it out, I didn't realize Jane complained so much. But she does, and that kind of got on my nerves.
Sidenote that has nothing to do with anything: I keep pronouncing it "Jeju," because "Jehu" just doesn't work for my mind. Jeju Island, if you were wondering, is an island in South Korea.
-I understood from early in book 1 that Jane's father was dying. But maybe Jane was too wrapped up in herself to see the glaringly obvious clues that I saw.
-Also, there wasn't a super convenient time in book 1 to introduce that information to Jane, something that... kind of bothers me.
-But it WAS a plot point in book 2 (kind of a big one, actually), so it's good that she got the letter in book 2.
-Is the death of Mr. Peck supposed to be a huge surprise to the reader? I'm inclined to say no.
Ok, now I've worked through that. Thanks for bearing with me, everyone.
The other thing I take issue with is the mid-book, "I LOVE him! I just never realized it until now!" Except it's more of a "Hey, everyone doesn't hate me! I just never realized it until now!" Also, until Jehu pointed it out, I didn't realize Jane complained so much. But she does, and that kind of got on my nerves.
Sidenote that has nothing to do with anything: I keep pronouncing it "Jeju," because "Jehu" just doesn't work for my mind. Jeju Island, if you were wondering, is an island in South Korea.