kaeliesreads's review
5.0
I really liked this but it was confusing in the start but once you get further in it gets better but it does slow down and then picks back up.
marianbooks613's review against another edition
5.0
Este libro tenia tiempo en mi lista, nunca le di una oportunidad ¿la razon? ni yo misma lo se. La historia me atrapo completamente, en algunas partes queria matar a Jordan pero despues todo bien. Facil de leer. Lo recomiendo de verdad.
mandybrox's review against another edition
4.0
Para mí ha sido una novela fresca, con una protagonista más acorde conmigo y con mis ideas de chica normal (no rosa adicta a las compras). Lo he disfrutado mucho. Próximamente reseña en el blog.
katleap's review against another edition
Did not finish.
and I'm not very nice about it.
Then a guy who is suppose to be this bad*ss super cool player...nope he is a pushover. Not a nice guy, (I like nice guys) but a push over pansy.
Blah and predictable from the get go. I kept finding excuses to read anything else. Not even going to rate it.
and I'm not very nice about it.
Spoiler
I did not like the narrator at all. She is suppose to be this super tough quarterback that can hang with all the boys and hold her own. This new guy shows up her senior year, who is a really good quarterback and the whole time through his tryout she isn't worrying about her spot on the team or scholarship to play for a university. No she is going weak at the knees for how hot he is. *Rolls eyes* And she can't get over it.Then a guy who is suppose to be this bad*ss super cool player...nope he is a pushover. Not a nice guy, (I like nice guys) but a push over pansy.
Blah and predictable from the get go. I kept finding excuses to read anything else. Not even going to rate it.
aya_yuuki's review against another edition
4.0
Review originally posted in my blog: charmedlass: thoughts under the radar
I have to thank this book for my newly found addiction to YA contemporary novels. I got a copy last June and I had so much fun reading it that I went on hunting for other YA novels. I ended up with so many books and that started my so-called Reading Challenge.
I must say that I am not huge sports fan and I have very minimal knowledge of football. In my country, basketball is the biggest thing (though I must say, I do not follow that too). It is only recently that there is quite a huge interest in football here.
However, Catching Jordan is not all about football. The book has a combination of sports, relationships, family issues, gender issues and friendship.
I like Jordan. I like that she's totally driven to prove herself worth something in a sport totally dominated by men. When it comes to football, she can definitely hold her own and will never let anyone push her around. However, it's freakin' cute that for someone always surrounded by the male gender, she's utterly clueless about boys when it comes to love and relationships.
I love her friends. Man, I wish I had guy friends like those. Yes, they can be gross and insensitive at times, but they will always have your back. JJ, Carter and Henry's antics made me smile all throughout the book.
The love story in this book kind of mislead me at first but I totally adore how it end and definitely agree with the Jordan's choice of guy.
Side Dish: Isn't the book cover absolutely gorgeous? I leave it to you to make your own interpretation.
Conclusion:
Undeniably, a fun and easy read. For readers that are non-sports (or non-football) fans, don't let that stop you from reading this novel. Although there are lots of football in here, the story focuses on Jordan's life, her growth, her relationships and her discovery that she, actually, has a feminine side.
I have to thank this book for my newly found addiction to YA contemporary novels. I got a copy last June and I had so much fun reading it that I went on hunting for other YA novels. I ended up with so many books and that started my so-called Reading Challenge.
I must say that I am not huge sports fan and I have very minimal knowledge of football. In my country, basketball is the biggest thing (though I must say, I do not follow that too). It is only recently that there is quite a huge interest in football here.
However, Catching Jordan is not all about football. The book has a combination of sports, relationships, family issues, gender issues and friendship.
I like Jordan. I like that she's totally driven to prove herself worth something in a sport totally dominated by men. When it comes to football, she can definitely hold her own and will never let anyone push her around. However, it's freakin' cute that for someone always surrounded by the male gender, she's utterly clueless about boys when it comes to love and relationships.
I love her friends. Man, I wish I had guy friends like those. Yes, they can be gross and insensitive at times, but they will always have your back. JJ, Carter and Henry's antics made me smile all throughout the book.
The love story in this book kind of mislead me at first but I totally adore how it end and definitely agree with the Jordan's choice of guy.
Side Dish: Isn't the book cover absolutely gorgeous? I leave it to you to make your own interpretation.
Conclusion:
Undeniably, a fun and easy read. For readers that are non-sports (or non-football) fans, don't let that stop you from reading this novel. Although there are lots of football in here, the story focuses on Jordan's life, her growth, her relationships and her discovery that she, actually, has a feminine side.
the_lady_reads's review against another edition
1.0
Yikes.
Needless to say, I was not a fan. There was not one character that I liked, or found in anyway redeeming. They are all terrible, annoying and immature. Plus in it's attempt to call out sexism, it ended up being extremely sexist, and excused a borderline abusive relationship? The book was totally overdrawn, and way longer than it needed to be. Yet I still have no idea about the timeline of the story? I'm not quite sure what about this story has so many people recommending it to me. I would've jumped ship very early on if I wasn't so anal about finishing what I start.
Needless to say, I was not a fan. There was not one character that I liked, or found in anyway redeeming. They are all terrible, annoying and immature. Plus in it's attempt to call out sexism, it ended up being extremely sexist, and excused a borderline abusive relationship? The book was totally overdrawn, and way longer than it needed to be. Yet I still have no idea about the timeline of the story? I'm not quite sure what about this story has so many people recommending it to me. I would've jumped ship very early on if I wasn't so anal about finishing what I start.
katy_irene's review against another edition
1.0
I'm on page 171 and I will not be finishing this. I really wanted to like Catching Jordan but it just isn't my book. Jordan's position as high school QB is what made me want to read this, so that isn't a reason why I can't finish this one.
I can't stand Jordan's voice or her personality and choices. I kept waiting for more character and setting development. It just isn't there and I could see the "twist" from the first chapter. Don't even get me started on the random poetry.
I can't stand Jordan's voice or her personality and choices. I kept waiting for more character and setting development. It just isn't there and I could see the "twist" from the first chapter. Don't even get me started on the random poetry.