alexa_gr's review against another edition
3.0
This book is difficult to rate. The concept is interesting and the writing style was too. Furthermore, the daily chapters and how they mostly consist of a few scenes/lines only was something new and I liked it. I mentioned before that I don´t like time jumps and, with this book, it really felt like a steady and consistent progress. This does mean it get´s a bit lengthy at times but in real life not every day is exciting too.
I wouldn't say that I had a huge problem with the whole cheating thing for this was the reason I started this book at first. I was expecting it. Yes, it made me feel uncomfortable sometimes, but isn't that what everyone speaks off atm? Reading books out of your comfort zone? I picked this book up to gain a new perspective; one I have never read off before. I got that which is why I liked this book in the end, but nevertheless, I was not that invested in the story and I felt kind of happy when it was over. So 3s it is. A solid book, but definitely not a must read.
I wouldn't say that I had a huge problem with the whole cheating thing for this was the reason I started this book at first. I was expecting it. Yes, it made me feel uncomfortable sometimes, but isn't that what everyone speaks off atm? Reading books out of your comfort zone? I picked this book up to gain a new perspective; one I have never read off before. I got that which is why I liked this book in the end, but nevertheless, I was not that invested in the story and I felt kind of happy when it was over. So 3s it is. A solid book, but definitely not a must read.
sydneyisabellar's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
audrabeaty's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lexyschulte's review against another edition
2.0
the only reason this book gets two stars instead of one is gabe. but seriously reading this book made me want to scream. it's like the author wanted everyone to hate the main character.
baileylynnw's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
bookishnicole's review against another edition
4.0
I'm thinking more like 3.5ish, but for GR, I'm bumping it up to 4 because I really felt panic and anxiety a few times that I had to put the book down.
I wasn't thrilled that the MC described herself as soft and fleshy every few chapters because she was out of shape.
I wasn't thrilled that the MC described herself as soft and fleshy every few chapters because she was out of shape.
garimperl's review against another edition
2.0
1.5 Stars.
My biggest problem with this book was that it came across as if the author had found an interesting trope, proceeded to write about it a bit - and then just switched to another one without really bringing the first idea to a satisfying end.
For example, she talks about the hypocrisy behind cheating, how different society treats men and women when it comes to this topic, but never touches on the reasons why or brings up any kind of conclusion. And that's the theme for the whole book.
I went into this hoping for a good YA contemporary about teenagers making mistakes and learning from them, dealing with difficult situations, but all I got from it was secondhand embarrassment and frustration at the character's choices.
The characters were all, with the exception of the mc's best friend, extremely unlikable, even though I feel like I as a reader was supposed to see Gabe as the actually really good guy, who just made a mistake that once. No, thanks.
Even the conflict between the main character and her mother - the most interesting aspect of the whole book - was never really dissolved, it was just there and suddenly it wasn't.
If the author's intention was to just simply get the reader thinking about certain topics, there should have still been some kind of path the book was taking, which I personally just didn't get from it.
My biggest problem with this book was that it came across as if the author had found an interesting trope, proceeded to write about it a bit - and then just switched to another one without really bringing the first idea to a satisfying end.
For example, she talks about the hypocrisy behind cheating, how different society treats men and women when it comes to this topic, but never touches on the reasons why or brings up any kind of conclusion. And that's the theme for the whole book.
I went into this hoping for a good YA contemporary about teenagers making mistakes and learning from them, dealing with difficult situations, but all I got from it was secondhand embarrassment and frustration at the character's choices.
The characters were all, with the exception of the mc's best friend, extremely unlikable, even though I feel like I as a reader was supposed to see Gabe as the actually really good guy, who just made a mistake that once. No, thanks.
Even the conflict between the main character and her mother - the most interesting aspect of the whole book - was never really dissolved, it was just there and suddenly it wasn't.
If the author's intention was to just simply get the reader thinking about certain topics, there should have still been some kind of path the book was taking, which I personally just didn't get from it.
alifromkc1907's review against another edition
3.0
Gut Instinct Rating - 3
Characters - 3
Believability for type and topics - 3
Similarity to other books - 5
Writing Style - 4
Excitement Factor - 2
Story Line - 3
Title Relevance - 5
Cover art - 3
Dust Jacket Art - 5
To read or not to read? Meh. It wasn't horrible, but it certainly wasn't good either.
Movie? None.
Goodreads users gave this book a 3.40. I think it was more deserving of a 3.6.
Published on April 21, 2015
Pages: 372
Publishing Company: Balzer & Bray
Number of books by author: 10 Novels
Genre: YA Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Referred By: book_and_cranny
So this book was just insanely repetitive. I thought people were cheating and being real assholes in The Good Goodbye, which is the last book I read, so maybe I'm just over the stupidity? Also, I'm going to tell you everything that happens, so if you don't want to know... just stop reading.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
The characters in this book, were easy to hate. Which is nice, to have feelings towards a character. But the problem was that I hated literally everyone, except for maybe Imogean? You've got the main character, Molly, who's from a small town and in the same night her long time beau breaks up with her, she screws his brother. She goes off for a year to another high school on a track scholarship (or so it seems), and then returns to date the older brother, hated by the twin sister and everyone else in town. So, this all seems fine and dandy, but the level of hate is just so dramatic, and kind of ridiculous. And then the cheating starts up and it's just kind of an immature story line, with immature characters, and lots of cheating. There's not even like, this revelation that things were going wrong and that a confession needed to happen. None of it. It was just ridiculously immature, the entire thing.
I don't even know how believable all this is anyways. I mean, I was raised an only child, but I do have some siblings. And quite frankly, it'd be really fucked up of me to screw my sisters' ex-boyfriend of less than an hour, and then not tell him, let them get back together the next morning, and then a year later, date the same girl. Oh, but revenge is in store -- can you guess what it is? Yup. There's a three-way-triangle between the brothers and Molly, before everyone finds out on the last few days of summer break. SHOCKING! Right? Not so much. I mean, the writing style was done in a nice enough way that it was entertaining, I suppose. But the entire time, I felt like she was either gonna get knocked up and not know who the father was, or she was just gonna keep screwing both of them. (Which is basically what happened.)
The whole book was wah, everyone hates me. And then half way through, everyone kind of adapts to her dating Gabe, the older brother, and then Patrick decides he has to break up with his girlfriend for Holly, and they fool around several times before she puts an end to it - but only because Gabe found out. So, the book is about 50% everyone hates me, 20% everything is great with Gabe, and then 30% turmoil and fall out at the end of the summer.
If nothing else, the artwork on the dust jacket and the hardback cover itself were both nice. The dust jacket was really what drew me to this book initially.
Characters - 3
Believability for type and topics - 3
Similarity to other books - 5
Writing Style - 4
Excitement Factor - 2
Story Line - 3
Title Relevance - 5
Cover art - 3
Dust Jacket Art - 5
To read or not to read? Meh. It wasn't horrible, but it certainly wasn't good either.
Movie? None.
Goodreads users gave this book a 3.40. I think it was more deserving of a 3.6.
Published on April 21, 2015
Pages: 372
Publishing Company: Balzer & Bray
Number of books by author: 10 Novels
Genre: YA Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Referred By: book_and_cranny
So this book was just insanely repetitive. I thought people were cheating and being real assholes in The Good Goodbye, which is the last book I read, so maybe I'm just over the stupidity? Also, I'm going to tell you everything that happens, so if you don't want to know... just stop reading.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
The characters in this book, were easy to hate. Which is nice, to have feelings towards a character. But the problem was that I hated literally everyone, except for maybe Imogean? You've got the main character, Molly, who's from a small town and in the same night her long time beau breaks up with her, she screws his brother. She goes off for a year to another high school on a track scholarship (or so it seems), and then returns to date the older brother, hated by the twin sister and everyone else in town. So, this all seems fine and dandy, but the level of hate is just so dramatic, and kind of ridiculous. And then the cheating starts up and it's just kind of an immature story line, with immature characters, and lots of cheating. There's not even like, this revelation that things were going wrong and that a confession needed to happen. None of it. It was just ridiculously immature, the entire thing.
I don't even know how believable all this is anyways. I mean, I was raised an only child, but I do have some siblings. And quite frankly, it'd be really fucked up of me to screw my sisters' ex-boyfriend of less than an hour, and then not tell him, let them get back together the next morning, and then a year later, date the same girl. Oh, but revenge is in store -- can you guess what it is? Yup. There's a three-way-triangle between the brothers and Molly, before everyone finds out on the last few days of summer break. SHOCKING! Right? Not so much. I mean, the writing style was done in a nice enough way that it was entertaining, I suppose. But the entire time, I felt like she was either gonna get knocked up and not know who the father was, or she was just gonna keep screwing both of them. (Which is basically what happened.)
The whole book was wah, everyone hates me. And then half way through, everyone kind of adapts to her dating Gabe, the older brother, and then Patrick decides he has to break up with his girlfriend for Holly, and they fool around several times before she puts an end to it - but only because Gabe found out. So, the book is about 50% everyone hates me, 20% everything is great with Gabe, and then 30% turmoil and fall out at the end of the summer.
If nothing else, the artwork on the dust jacket and the hardback cover itself were both nice. The dust jacket was really what drew me to this book initially.
allieboballie_8's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0