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mozbolt's review against another edition
2.0
The illustrations are cute but nothing about the plot or characters was that investment-worthy. It was mostly whiney and immature.
heidilreads's review against another edition
3.0
pretty accurate response of a teenage girl going thru heartbreak.
makalakm's review against another edition
3.0
It definitely wasn't what I was expecting, but it wasn't bad. Then again, I didn't think it was all that great either.
danoreading's review against another edition
3.0
At first I didn't like this AT ALL, but it grew on me and in the end, I do think it's a strong YA novel. Better than Chime and Everybody Sees the Ants? No. But I'll stop being bitter about the Printz Medal one of these days.
I just generally don't like the quirky girl in YA literature. Min was a little "too" everything and I don't think I would have wanted to be her friend, so her plight didn't quite appeal to me as much as it should have.
I just generally don't like the quirky girl in YA literature. Min was a little "too" everything and I don't think I would have wanted to be her friend, so her plight didn't quite appeal to me as much as it should have.
mvasso's review against another edition
2.0
My expectations were high because this is a Printz Honor Book, but I was disappointed. At times I found the narrator's voice funny, but mostly she came off as pretentious and overdramatic. So.much.angst. From the very beginning it's obvious how things are going to play out. I like when a teen romance begins with the guy and girl being friends because I think that's a healthy way to start a relationship, but can't a guy and girl EVER be just friends in literature? I didn't completely hate the book, but there's just nothing that makes it feel special to me and I don't consider it Printz-worthy. I know many patrons and friends have enjoyed it, though, so maybe it's not just my type of story.
angevba's review
5.0
This hit too close to home.
Acabo de terminarlo y tengo aún un nudo en la garganta, supongo que tiene varios defectos pero creo que me identifique tanto con la historia y con la protagonista que casi no pude verlos. Además de que en algunas pequeñas partes había demasiado blah blah, por lo demás para mí fue 5/5.
Acabo de terminarlo y tengo aún un nudo en la garganta, supongo que tiene varios defectos pero creo que me identifique tanto con la historia y con la protagonista que casi no pude verlos. Además de que en algunas pequeñas partes había demasiado blah blah, por lo demás para mí fue 5/5.
belwood303's review against another edition
3.0
First: I love Lemony Snicket and this confirms that Handler is a great writer because this book still has an amazing prose while being something different then Series of Unfortunate Events or All the Wrong Questions.
Second. I am sick of break up letters that are 300 plus pages long. (I'm looking at you 13 Reasons Why and Stargirl).
Third. I will probably find a way to use this book as part of a middle school unit on relationships leading up to the "big talk" about sex...
Second. I am sick of break up letters that are 300 plus pages long. (I'm looking at you 13 Reasons Why and Stargirl).
Third. I will probably find a way to use this book as part of a middle school unit on relationships leading up to the "big talk" about sex...
janelle_chen's review against another edition
3.0
It was a beautiful story of young love, and the main character's view of the world was so refreshing. I understand it's supposed to be told in the millions of run on sentences but it was a bit too hard to grasp at times. I think 6th grade me loved this much more than current me, but that's all right. Good to know I've grown as a person. It started off a bit slow, and ended just a bit disappointing. I just wanted to know a bit more about the after, but I guess that's for us to decide
jennc's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to love this book. I didn’t even like it. None of the characters were likeable, lots of sentences made no sense and I just didn’t care why they broke up.