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genderlessplantt's review against another edition
5.0
For anyone who is indecisive about reading this book, it is totally worth it! the book sucked me in. if you like it, you may also like Divergent. it is a trilogy about a girl named Beatrice.
jinginsg's review against another edition
4.0
i really liked this book. it was very PG (why do i end up reading a lot of those these days?) but it did not feel like it was lacking in depth, to me at least. the first few chapters felt a bit contrived, especially about how she pursued trevor but there were a few pages there that i got all teary eyed. :)
erencich's review against another edition
5.0
Review originally posted at Doodle's Book Blog
This is the second time I have read this book and it was just as enjoyable as the first. Cindy C. Bennett makes you question the main character, Jen, and her choice in friends constantly.
Let me introduce you to Jen. She has been a foster kid since she was twelve, dresses in black, wears chains, and is one of the most insecure girls you will ever encounter. Her two best friends, Beth and Ella, are the only girls she has ever really gotten to know at her school. Upon Jen's decision to "flip" a boy, her friends tell her they will pay for her to get her lip repierced if she succeeds in pulling him to the dark side. But what Jen doesn't know is the effect the boy, Trevor, will have on her.
Throughout the book we are in Jen's head while she constantly tries to remind herself that she can't like him or really be with him. We don't really know Jen's story in the beginning, but as the book progresses and new, unbelievable options are thrust upon her do we really get to know her.
I was taken by the plot both times I read this book. At first I thought, "I wonder if she can really change him? Yes, cruel but can she do it?" Then I thought, "What if this backfires? Then what will she do?" I found myself laughing and crying throughout the book while I kept thinking, "OMG Jen, you are such a moron!"
Overall, this is a wonderful read for people of all ages. It is a great coming of age novel that will keep the reader guessing the whole way through. I highly recommend this book!
This is the second time I have read this book and it was just as enjoyable as the first. Cindy C. Bennett makes you question the main character, Jen, and her choice in friends constantly.
Let me introduce you to Jen. She has been a foster kid since she was twelve, dresses in black, wears chains, and is one of the most insecure girls you will ever encounter. Her two best friends, Beth and Ella, are the only girls she has ever really gotten to know at her school. Upon Jen's decision to "flip" a boy, her friends tell her they will pay for her to get her lip repierced if she succeeds in pulling him to the dark side. But what Jen doesn't know is the effect the boy, Trevor, will have on her.
Throughout the book we are in Jen's head while she constantly tries to remind herself that she can't like him or really be with him. We don't really know Jen's story in the beginning, but as the book progresses and new, unbelievable options are thrust upon her do we really get to know her.
I was taken by the plot both times I read this book. At first I thought, "I wonder if she can really change him? Yes, cruel but can she do it?" Then I thought, "What if this backfires? Then what will she do?" I found myself laughing and crying throughout the book while I kept thinking, "OMG Jen, you are such a moron!"
Overall, this is a wonderful read for people of all ages. It is a great coming of age novel that will keep the reader guessing the whole way through. I highly recommend this book!
amychant07's review against another edition
I absolutely loved this book! When I started it, i wanted to sit there and read the entire thing. Unfortunately my plans didnt accomodate for that.
Full review to come!
Full review to come!
cala_p's review against another edition
4.0
Geek Girl is a fun, cute, romantic quick read. The only thing that really bugged me was how cliché it is. The "bad, depressed girl" and "all around good guy." But at least it wasnt a jock.
I really don't have much to say about it. Again, it's a good book, but if you're hoping for a deep novel, this isn't for you.
I really don't have much to say about it. Again, it's a good book, but if you're hoping for a deep novel, this isn't for you.
notpopeyesolive's review against another edition
4.0
Really surprised by how much I truly liked this book. Not only was it really sweet, but it was also a powerful coming of age story.
elysianbookthief's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
This book just makes me smile.
penelopesb's review against another edition
5.0
I just couldn't put it down. In classes, cooking, cleaning, before I go to bed, after I wake...
I can't believe it's finish. It is just amazing, I love the way this writer touches softs spots of every single teenager in the world making something fun and dramatic out of it. Young love, vengeance, pride, adicctions, family problems, friends, fake smiles...
JUST LOVE IT!!
I can't believe it's finish. It is just amazing, I love the way this writer touches softs spots of every single teenager in the world making something fun and dramatic out of it. Young love, vengeance, pride, adicctions, family problems, friends, fake smiles...
JUST LOVE IT!!
imys's review against another edition
4.0
this was really light and cute and i read it really fast. basically just the type of read i needed to get rid of my reading slump. i would've adored this a million times more if i was younger though.
nagam's review against another edition
5.0
What an under-appreciated book this is. By a show of hands (or comments), who has heard of this book? It doesn’t have half the attention it deserves on Goodreads and oh, does that make me even happier to share it with you guys.
Jen dresses to stand out in a crowd – tight, black clothing, ruby red lips lined with black lip liner, dark hair with red chunky streaks. She’s a girl who is not easy to overlook. Imagine Trevor’s shock when she sets her eyes on him and starts popping up everywhere he is. Little does he know that he’s a bet. If Jen can pull him over to the dark side, her friends will pay to have her lip re-pierced (her current foster family made her remove the last piercing). I wonder if Jen would have made the bet if she had known in her (fake) pursuit of Trevor, she would spend so much time skipping parties with her friends so she could watch sci-fi movies with his geeky crowd, or that they would be spending every third Saturday hanging with semi-senile old people in a nursing home.
Jen gets sucked up in Trevor’s world. I don’t know what girl could resist this boy. He’s kind and funny and so honorable. For a boy who wore button-up shirts buttoned all the way to his throat, he was always so kind and polite to Jen despite her in your-face-appearance. He looked past her exterior and saw that maybe that wasn’t all there was to her. Their love was a slow progression; Jen felt so conflicted – how could she fall in love with a boy that she’d be leaving when she went to the next foster home? What would her friends say about her failing so miserably at the bet – wasn’t he supposed to be the one turning bad… not the other way around?
Most importantly, what happens when this good boy finds out why they started hanging out in the first place?
Trevor and Jen’s story is one about falling in love, making it through hard times, deception, and ignoring the haters who don’t believe in you. It’s about a couple, who by appearances, should not be together. Jen’s background is gritty and disappointing; there’s a lot about her past that has caused her to be standoffish and distanced. She has never allowed herself to fall in love before and has a hard time believing someone would actually want her. (I loved her background and life story just as much as her relationship with Trevor. The foster care aspect, what happened with her biological parents, and the current status of her life in the Grant’s home was incredibly thorough and gripping.) Forgiveness is a huge, huge theme throughout this book. I could continue listing so many highlights and strengths of Geek Girl, but I need to allow you to experience this on your own.
I suppose I’ll leave you with this. Sometimes I feel like I’m reading through a 318-page book and it’s gone too fast or details of the story were lacking. I completely, wholeheartedly feel like I know everything there was to know about Trevor and Jen. I loved falling in love with them and hoping against hope that their relationship would make it. I’m so, so glad I took the time to read Bennett’s Geek Girl because I don’t think I could have possibly enjoyed it more than I did.
Now, let’s start a trend on Goodreads and give Geek Girl the love it deserves. Read it, will ya?
Jen dresses to stand out in a crowd – tight, black clothing, ruby red lips lined with black lip liner, dark hair with red chunky streaks. She’s a girl who is not easy to overlook. Imagine Trevor’s shock when she sets her eyes on him and starts popping up everywhere he is. Little does he know that he’s a bet. If Jen can pull him over to the dark side, her friends will pay to have her lip re-pierced (her current foster family made her remove the last piercing). I wonder if Jen would have made the bet if she had known in her (fake) pursuit of Trevor, she would spend so much time skipping parties with her friends so she could watch sci-fi movies with his geeky crowd, or that they would be spending every third Saturday hanging with semi-senile old people in a nursing home.
Jen gets sucked up in Trevor’s world. I don’t know what girl could resist this boy. He’s kind and funny and so honorable. For a boy who wore button-up shirts buttoned all the way to his throat, he was always so kind and polite to Jen despite her in your-face-appearance. He looked past her exterior and saw that maybe that wasn’t all there was to her. Their love was a slow progression; Jen felt so conflicted – how could she fall in love with a boy that she’d be leaving when she went to the next foster home? What would her friends say about her failing so miserably at the bet – wasn’t he supposed to be the one turning bad… not the other way around?
Most importantly, what happens when this good boy finds out why they started hanging out in the first place?
Trevor and Jen’s story is one about falling in love, making it through hard times, deception, and ignoring the haters who don’t believe in you. It’s about a couple, who by appearances, should not be together. Jen’s background is gritty and disappointing; there’s a lot about her past that has caused her to be standoffish and distanced. She has never allowed herself to fall in love before and has a hard time believing someone would actually want her. (I loved her background and life story just as much as her relationship with Trevor. The foster care aspect, what happened with her biological parents, and the current status of her life in the Grant’s home was incredibly thorough and gripping.) Forgiveness is a huge, huge theme throughout this book. I could continue listing so many highlights and strengths of Geek Girl, but I need to allow you to experience this on your own.
I suppose I’ll leave you with this. Sometimes I feel like I’m reading through a 318-page book and it’s gone too fast or details of the story were lacking. I completely, wholeheartedly feel like I know everything there was to know about Trevor and Jen. I loved falling in love with them and hoping against hope that their relationship would make it. I’m so, so glad I took the time to read Bennett’s Geek Girl because I don’t think I could have possibly enjoyed it more than I did.
Now, let’s start a trend on Goodreads and give Geek Girl the love it deserves. Read it, will ya?