nlevesque27's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this one! And the ending was definitely not what I was expecting!
pollyroth's review
I got to page 24. And by page 23, I decided there were better books out there, and I was wasting my time on this one. Fourteen year old girls who think they rule the world because they "lip-kiss" a lot of boys?! The author must of been out of her god damned mind.
tjmitrovic's review
4.0
It was really good. I liked characters, and the writing was great. I was expecting it to be as good as The Clique series, and I think this book might have topped it.
gabs_myfullbookshelf's review
4.0
LBR and OCD? I was rather confused by the summary, as all I could come up with was obsessive compulsive disorder, even AFTER Googling it. I got that LBR was Loser Beyond Repair, but OCD gave me nothing.(If anyone knows what this means, please comment and tell me!) In addition, I was actually kind of afraid to read this book after the reviews I read which pretty much said that the book was hopelessly annoying.
Confusion and fear aside, though, I read it anyway. And I really enjoyed it.
Yes, I understand what the people were complaining about in their reviews. 'Serious-leh' was 'serious-leh' getting on my nerves by the time I finished the last page. But, that was simply how the character talked, and I have heard many teen girls say it like that. I only caught lip-kissing once or twice, and I wasn't that annoyed by it. I mean, you could have them kissing on the cheek...I guess. The real thing I was a bit annoyed at were that all the girls,and I do mean ALL the girls, besides Charlie were serious witches, and Charlie definitely wasn't an angel either. (Unintentional pun! Ha ha...yeah.) But by the end of the book, most of the main characters had gotten better and were less narcissistic, and I'm pretty sure the author is going to have them improve as the series goes on anyways. Besides, it's called Alphas for a reason, people. I wasn't expecting them to be saints at all.
This book was published by Poppy, whose books are mainly for tween and teen girls. They did well with this one. I think teen girls will enjoy this a lot. It has cute boys, a cool plot, and humor that girls will love. The problems that the girls faced were regular teen problems as well; boy troubles, rivalries, all that good stuff.
Four stars for a fun read.
This review can be found on http://myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/
Confusion and fear aside, though, I read it anyway. And I really enjoyed it.
Yes, I understand what the people were complaining about in their reviews. 'Serious-leh' was 'serious-leh' getting on my nerves by the time I finished the last page. But, that was simply how the character talked, and I have heard many teen girls say it like that. I only caught lip-kissing once or twice, and I wasn't that annoyed by it. I mean, you could have them kissing on the cheek...I guess. The real thing I was a bit annoyed at were that all the girls,and I do mean ALL the girls, besides Charlie were serious witches, and Charlie definitely wasn't an angel either. (Unintentional pun! Ha ha...yeah.) But by the end of the book, most of the main characters had gotten better and were less narcissistic, and I'm pretty sure the author is going to have them improve as the series goes on anyways. Besides, it's called Alphas for a reason, people. I wasn't expecting them to be saints at all.
This book was published by Poppy, whose books are mainly for tween and teen girls. They did well with this one. I think teen girls will enjoy this a lot. It has cute boys, a cool plot, and humor that girls will love. The problems that the girls faced were regular teen problems as well; boy troubles, rivalries, all that good stuff.
Four stars for a fun read.
This review can be found on http://myfullbookshelfreviews.blogspot.com/
ellieafterall's review
3.0
I told you 13 y/o me loved boarding schools and whatnot. And this author used to be my obsession lol. I'd beeline to the H section and to the L and I finally started reading this series when I didn't find any more clique books. I think I'll never regret them
liv_easton's review
4.0
3.5 stars. Easy and fun to read, with awesome technology, but the characters were mostly annoying with a few exceptions. Still, the concept of the book makes for a good plot!
mehsi's review
4.0
1 island, 1 privileged school of awesomeness, 100 girls, and only one can be the alpha!
This was hilarious, ridiculous, silly, at times a bit too overdramatic, but also brilliant and I couldn't stop reading (sadly I had to a few times due to real life butting in).
We have 3 girls, and out of those the only one who really got into the school without anything was Skye. Skye was selected for her dancing (btw I think she is awesome, even though she has quite the attitude). The other two girls? Allie got selected because someone famous with her name (just with the letter J instead of A) got picked and she got the letter. Insert lots of make-up, and acting the part. Lastly we have Charlie, she knows Shira, her mom worked for Shira, she build a lot of the things on the island. She got selected.. well, actually she had to beg her life for it and had to give up two of her most loved things in life. Her boyfriend (and the son of Shira), and her mom.
Watch the 3 girls (and their rivals and friends) figure out how the school works, how to get better, and how to survive, and also in Charlie's case how to fit in. How to become the top alpha in the school.
We see several lessons (I wouldn't mind those lessons, no maths!), and I had a pretty good image of how the school and the whole place looked, not just because of the included map, but also thanks to the descriptions. It took quite a while before the classes really started, it isn't until page 108 when we get to see their schedules and see the girls really go to their classes.
Of course there are also boys (why not add more drama to the already existing drama?). I don't like Darwin though (the main boy for both Charlie and Allie). He was really immature. So your girl dumps you and within hours you lay eyes one the next available hottie and you move on? Wow, I guess Charlie meant nothing to you if you act this shitty. I feel kind of sorry for Allie. Sorry, but I just thought it was ridiculous. He was acting all sad, teary-eyed, but as soon as he sees a new girl he opens up, and the next day he serenades her and gives her a lovely breakfast and acts like he never knew about Charlie. Wow. I may hope he grows up from this silliness.
Alllie was definitely the worst girl in the book. She had some good moments, but generally I thought her attitude towards Charlie was just terrible. She totally snubs her, is mean towards her. Never even caring to maybe think that there is a reason why she dumped Darwin. I also got a bit tired of her thinking back to her ex and her best friend. Plus, unlike the others, she didn't really work or do anything to earn a place. Most of the book she just bumbles by. And that is a shame. Later on I did start to like her more, but there was one part near the end (tunnel + saying the truth) that had me wanting to shake her. Charlie confided in her, yet she just lied again when asked about things. Bah.
My favourite girl? Skye. Even with her attitude problems she was a sweet and great girl and I could see she wanted nothing more than to improve. Which she did. She grows the most out of the three girls. But she also had a less serious side, and I have to say that I also liked that one.
I disliked Shira. So so much. What she did to Charlie. How she acts towards all the girls. How hurtful she was.
I will be getting the next book in this series as I need to know how it will continue!
And I would recommend this book. It is silly, overdramatic, a bit whut, but it also has some great drama, the school and the surroundings are well-written, and it is just so much fun to read.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This was hilarious, ridiculous, silly, at times a bit too overdramatic, but also brilliant and I couldn't stop reading (sadly I had to a few times due to real life butting in).
We have 3 girls, and out of those the only one who really got into the school without anything was Skye. Skye was selected for her dancing (btw I think she is awesome, even though she has quite the attitude). The other two girls? Allie got selected because someone famous with her name (just with the letter J instead of A) got picked and she got the letter. Insert lots of make-up, and acting the part. Lastly we have Charlie, she knows Shira, her mom worked for Shira, she build a lot of the things on the island. She got selected.. well, actually she had to beg her life for it and had to give up two of her most loved things in life. Her boyfriend (and the son of Shira), and her mom.
Watch the 3 girls (and their rivals and friends) figure out how the school works, how to get better, and how to survive, and also in Charlie's case how to fit in. How to become the top alpha in the school.
We see several lessons (I wouldn't mind those lessons, no maths!), and I had a pretty good image of how the school and the whole place looked, not just because of the included map, but also thanks to the descriptions. It took quite a while before the classes really started, it isn't until page 108 when we get to see their schedules and see the girls really go to their classes.
Of course there are also boys (why not add more drama to the already existing drama?). I don't like Darwin though (the main boy for both Charlie and Allie). He was really immature. So your girl dumps you and within hours you lay eyes one the next available hottie and you move on? Wow, I guess Charlie meant nothing to you if you act this shitty. I feel kind of sorry for Allie. Sorry, but I just thought it was ridiculous. He was acting all sad, teary-eyed, but as soon as he sees a new girl he opens up, and the next day he serenades her and gives her a lovely breakfast and acts like he never knew about Charlie. Wow. I may hope he grows up from this silliness.
Alllie was definitely the worst girl in the book. She had some good moments, but generally I thought her attitude towards Charlie was just terrible. She totally snubs her, is mean towards her. Never even caring to maybe think that there is a reason why she dumped Darwin. I also got a bit tired of her thinking back to her ex and her best friend. Plus, unlike the others, she didn't really work or do anything to earn a place. Most of the book she just bumbles by. And that is a shame. Later on I did start to like her more, but there was one part near the end (tunnel + saying the truth) that had me wanting to shake her. Charlie confided in her, yet she just lied again when asked about things. Bah.
My favourite girl? Skye. Even with her attitude problems she was a sweet and great girl and I could see she wanted nothing more than to improve. Which she did. She grows the most out of the three girls. But she also had a less serious side, and I have to say that I also liked that one.
I disliked Shira. So so much. What she did to Charlie. How she acts towards all the girls. How hurtful she was.
I will be getting the next book in this series as I need to know how it will continue!
And I would recommend this book. It is silly, overdramatic, a bit whut, but it also has some great drama, the school and the surroundings are well-written, and it is just so much fun to read.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
showlola's review
1.0
omg - this is trite, commercial, and WEIRD. I've never actually read The Clique, but I thought I'd try these in anticipation of our upcoming 'Friends and Other Enemies' genre study discussion. I think this spinoff series actually moves a little too far outside of the normal mean girl genre stuff to be useful for that.
All of the references were so August 2009 I felt myself having to look up multiple things on each page (Demi Lovato references? Really?) until I felt too old and dumb to continue.
I get that this is ephemeral lit - but won't this be unreadable by 2012?
All of the references were so August 2009 I felt myself having to look up multiple things on each page (Demi Lovato references? Really?) until I felt too old and dumb to continue.
I get that this is ephemeral lit - but won't this be unreadable by 2012?
sydlor93's review
3.0
I wasn't a huge fan. It was cool at first, but then got sci-fi on me and wasn't a total fan. The writing was kind of hard to stay in and did not like the characters other than Charlie. While she was also a b****, I felt for her more than I did Allie J (or should I say A?). Allie was way more of a depressed whiner and it annoyed me. Skye was better in the Clique. And Triple is useless to me.
Not a fan.
Not a fan.
allismilo's review
3.0
This book has brought wonder to my life from the first page. I feel like an alpha when i read this. Lisi Harrison's novels enthrill me.
I'm impatient for the next.
I'm impatient for the next.