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kippins's review against another edition
5.0
I really loved all the characters that the author created, it's what made the book so good for me, you knew who everyone was and they were so well fleshed out and I just felt like I was in the story surrounded by these great characters.
When I originally finished reading my only problem was that I felt like everybody's stories were left unresolved but after some deep reflection I realized that that is life...it is unresolved.
So that's my deep moment for the year used up :)
Wonderful example of the greatness of this genre. I do love me some YA :)
When I originally finished reading my only problem was that I felt like everybody's stories were left unresolved but after some deep reflection I realized that that is life...it is unresolved.
So that's my deep moment for the year used up :)
Wonderful example of the greatness of this genre. I do love me some YA :)
lovisasjokvist's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
3.75
- Tyckte den va bra
- Blev typ lite dark där på slutet inte alls förväntat
- Blev typ lite dark där på slutet inte alls förväntat
harriet64's review against another edition
4.0
good for what it was, probably not the right genre for me right now
mxharriet's review against another edition
2.0
*Received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
This novel. I have a love/hate relationship with contemporary novels. And this one, after all the praise surrounding it, was not my cup-of-tea. I do like the cover though, it is cheesy, but its simple, bright and cheerful.
Sam has always lived next door to the Garretts. A massive family whom Sam has been banned from interacting with for the majority of her life, yet watches from her bedroom window. But when she meets Jase from next-door, things start to become complicated, and Sam begins to contemplate whether the life she is leading is really what she wants.
I found Sam to become very frustrating through the progression of the novel. At first, she seemed like a happy and bubbly girl, who helped those around her and always tried her best. But as the novel progressed I found myself frustrated with her, she just would not do what she had and wanted to do. Everything seemed to revolve around her. And then Sam would go on and on about how everything happened to her, alongside the fact that she didn't want to be seen outside with her boyfriend. My other character dislike in this novel was Sam's 'best friend' Nan. I use these apostrophes because she was no best friend, I wouldn't even class her as a friend. She was an absolutely horrible person. Nan would make little terrible comments towards Sam and then cheats on all her test, Sam finds out and confronts her, yet Nan blames Sam for Nan doing it, does not talk to Sam at all and basically gets mad at Sam, stating it is her fault and she cannot be friends with her anymore because apparently Sam is horrible for finding out Nan has been cheating and making her have to cheat... what?! It made no sense whatsoever.
The plot of this novel. It was one of the only reasons I carried on because there were certainly some twists that I was not expecting. However, apart from those areas, there was nothing unique about it. Nothing there to make stand it out from any other contemporary out there. It could be slow-paced at times, and uninteresting. Sadly it started great, and just went downhill from then-on.
Sadly My Life Next Door just did not live up to my expectations and I am very disappointed.
This novel. I have a love/hate relationship with contemporary novels. And this one, after all the praise surrounding it, was not my cup-of-tea. I do like the cover though, it is cheesy, but its simple, bright and cheerful.
Sam has always lived next door to the Garretts. A massive family whom Sam has been banned from interacting with for the majority of her life, yet watches from her bedroom window. But when she meets Jase from next-door, things start to become complicated, and Sam begins to contemplate whether the life she is leading is really what she wants.
I found Sam to become very frustrating through the progression of the novel. At first, she seemed like a happy and bubbly girl, who helped those around her and always tried her best. But as the novel progressed I found myself frustrated with her, she just would not do what she had and wanted to do. Everything seemed to revolve around her. And then Sam would go on and on about how everything happened to her, alongside the fact that she didn't want to be seen outside with her boyfriend. My other character dislike in this novel was Sam's 'best friend' Nan. I use these apostrophes because she was no best friend, I wouldn't even class her as a friend. She was an absolutely horrible person. Nan would make little terrible comments towards Sam and then cheats on all her test, Sam finds out and confronts her, yet Nan blames Sam for Nan doing it, does not talk to Sam at all and basically gets mad at Sam, stating it is her fault and she cannot be friends with her anymore because apparently Sam is horrible for finding out Nan has been cheating and making her have to cheat... what?! It made no sense whatsoever.
The plot of this novel. It was one of the only reasons I carried on because there were certainly some twists that I was not expecting. However, apart from those areas, there was nothing unique about it. Nothing there to make stand it out from any other contemporary out there. It could be slow-paced at times, and uninteresting. Sadly it started great, and just went downhill from then-on.
Sadly My Life Next Door just did not live up to my expectations and I am very disappointed.
lmrivas54's review against another edition
4.0
What a wonderful book! I thought it was going to be about a rich girl/ poor boy story but it was more than that. Samantha was the rich girl raised by a snobbish mother. This year, Sam's mother is running for re-election to the Senate, so Sam is left alone in the house a lot. Her sister is spending the summer with her boyfriend at Martha's Vineyard. Jase, on the other hand, lives next door, has a messy house and backyard that irritates Sam's mother no end, a big family (8 children!), and it feels like he's the richer of the two. I found very significant Samantha's mom's obsession with the vacuum cleaner and the excesively clean house, in contrast with Jase's mother who breast feeds her baby anywhere and doesn't mind everyday clutter. However, her children are well fed and cared for, while Samantha's mother neglects her for a while, then tries to control every aspect of her life. Samantha used to observe the Garrets all the time, until one day Jase comes up to her bedroom and chats with her. He very casually invites her to his house, introduces her to his family and she's absorbed into their hectic lifestyle where she adapts and thrives. There are secondary characters, twins Tim and Nan, with whom she has been friends forever. They have their own rich kids trauma, Nan is an obsessive overachiever, and Tim is alcoholic. There is a lot going on but there's no confusion, it all meshes great and you are interested in everyone's life. Sam keeps her two lives separate until a big event happens that threatens to rip everything apart. How Sam deals with it shows how much she's grown and learned.
bel_saturnreads's review against another edition
4.0
Me ha parecido un libro super cute de esas de que el primer amor lo vives con ellos como se van conociendo como todo surge espontaneamente y se van descubriendo el uno al otro pero si algo me ha gustado y me ha robado el corazón ha sido georgee ♥ seriously quiero un libro de este niño de mayor por favor y bueno jase y sam es que de por si han sido super adorables <3333
“I don't know. I didn't have that choice. But I know what's happening now. And I'm choosing to stay with you.”
emmaj2004's review against another edition
4.0
Leuk boek, maar niet heel speciaal. Leest lekker snel en is goed geschreven, goed boek voor als je even iets makkelijks wilt lezen.
jomamma's review against another edition
I came here for the romance, not for reading abt the neighbors' toddlers for chapters on end
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