Reviews

The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, Gideon—and Me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart

caszriel's review against another edition

4.0

Yet another hilarious Ruby Oliver book, all teenage girls will enjoy this series! I love how with each book, Ruby's character matures so much and her adventures always end in her learning.

donutqueen24's review against another edition

5.0

I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK! It makes me so happy and giddy. The characters so much development
Ruby Oliver is such a complex mess of a character with seemingly small teenage girl problems BUT I couldn’t help but love her
the boys oh boy they’re all tearing at me and I can never decide you I’m rooting for
READ THIS SERIES YOU WONT REGRET IT

justcrystalxo's review against another edition

3.0

didnt like this one as much as the first two but im still curious enough to follow ruby on her boy crazy adventures.

grclnntt's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I would have loved this book when I was a teen and I wish I would have read it back then, too! I was wondering why it started off very confusing for me, and it’s because it’s the third of a series of four! Despite this, once I got to about page 70 I was really loving the book more and more. It’s a great read. Honest, sometimes the MC is hard to like, but the development is very hopeful!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness

kricketa's review against another edition

4.0

the more i read about her, the more attached i become to roo oliver. again, we're just continuing the story told in the first two books, but i can really see her growing even when she thinks she's not getting anywhere. and again lockhart cracks me up!

ficklefever's review against another edition

4.0

i have yet to be disappointed by a ruby oliver book, as can be inferred by the fact that i started this one at 11 p.m. for a couple pages' reading before i went to sleep and then promptly finished it within 3 hours

all i can say right now at 2:30 a.m. is god bless the character development in this series. god bless.

poachedeggs's review against another edition

4.0

Ruby gets better and better at being neurotic.

mjsteimle's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars. This is my favorite book of the series. I laughed out loud several times.

nomefriegues's review against another edition

3.0

I find myself liking these less and less as the series goes on, not because they're bad, but because i find myself really frustrated by the characters. I'm also frustrated with some of the narrative choices--this might be because I'm reading these in 2016, but I think the book could have been more interesting if

Spoiler

Nora WAS a lesbian or her parents DID get a divorce

. It might give Ruby something to ruminate in that isn't boys, which is fun (and accurate--I've been 16), but can be tiring. I keep expecting the dark turn and then remind myself that these were written pre-2010.

lilrongal's review against another edition

4.0

I can't get enough of Ruby Oliver. I sincerely hope there are more of these coming.