moonwisher's review against another edition
4.0
I'm so glad I finally got around to reading this book, as I've been wanting to since I read about it on MuggleNet -- yes, I'm THAT nerd. And I absolutely adored it. As a Harry Potter fangirl (not so much a Twilight one), I found myself squealing and giggling and feeling-all-the-feels when reading Jack and Yani. It also made me realize how important it is that my someday-husband loves Harry Potter. Serioiusly. It's really important.
Overall I can see how, objectively speaking, this book could be deemed average. And I think that yes, the book wasn't meant to be all that "meaningful" and the writing was certainly clumsy-ish in some places. But what it lacks stylistically, it makes up for in heart. I don't even really know how to fully describe it, other than to say that if you're the type to fangirl -- or fanboy -- over anything, Twomey has written the perfect light read for you.
Random note: Big Carl (the man himself or anything that has to do with him) is more fantastic than I can say in words.
Overall I can see how, objectively speaking, this book could be deemed average. And I think that yes, the book wasn't meant to be all that "meaningful" and the writing was certainly clumsy-ish in some places. But what it lacks stylistically, it makes up for in heart. I don't even really know how to fully describe it, other than to say that if you're the type to fangirl -- or fanboy -- over anything, Twomey has written the perfect light read for you.
Random note: Big Carl (the man himself or anything that has to do with him) is more fantastic than I can say in words.
mamabookwyrm's review against another edition
3.0
Cute and funny
As a girl who belongs to a lot of fandoms, I can certainly relate to Yani. This book was super sweet, had tons of cute and humorous moments and zero angst. It was just what I needed to get out of a depression induced book rut.
As a girl who belongs to a lot of fandoms, I can certainly relate to Yani. This book was super sweet, had tons of cute and humorous moments and zero angst. It was just what I needed to get out of a depression induced book rut.
madetofly's review
5.0
This book is absolutely perfect for anyone who loves to read young adult books, especially if you happen to be older than the young adult target demographic. Yani turns thirty in the book, and all of her friends give her a hard time for liking young adult literature. One of my absolute favorite aspects of the book was how her friends learn to respect the books Yani loves. I know that I've been teased for things I like in the past, so I loved seeing them finally give these books a chance and discover why Yani loves them so much.
Read the rest of the review here:
http://hmweasley-blog.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-jack-and-yani-love-harry.html
Read the rest of the review here:
http://hmweasley-blog.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-jack-and-yani-love-harry.html
cozykrysti's review
4.0
Attention all bookworms and potter nerds! Attention! We interrupt the planned book list to tell you about a new book that we just had to read. It's called Jack and Yani Love Harry Potter! If the title alone isn't enough to get you to read it, let me tell you a bit more about it.
Jack and Yani are the best of friends and avid readers. But Jack loves classic literature while Yani loves books of the Harry Potter, Twilight, Interview with a Vampire variety. The two are also secretly in love with one another, but when Yani believes her feelings to be unrequited, she takes herself on the bookish adventure of a lifetime! She goes to visit the locations of some of her favorite books: Forks and New Orleans. She also visits Harry Potter Land in Orlando and Comic Con in San Diego. Jack chases after her to tell her about how he really feels, but will he be able to get to her in time?
The book is fun and funny with a group of friends that you can't help but wish you were a part of and a bit of *sigh* romance to boot! It's also a super quick read, so please, drop whatever it is your doing/reading, and go pick this one up!
Jack and Yani are the best of friends and avid readers. But Jack loves classic literature while Yani loves books of the Harry Potter, Twilight, Interview with a Vampire variety. The two are also secretly in love with one another, but when Yani believes her feelings to be unrequited, she takes herself on the bookish adventure of a lifetime! She goes to visit the locations of some of her favorite books: Forks and New Orleans. She also visits Harry Potter Land in Orlando and Comic Con in San Diego. Jack chases after her to tell her about how he really feels, but will he be able to get to her in time?
The book is fun and funny with a group of friends that you can't help but wish you were a part of and a bit of *sigh* romance to boot! It's also a super quick read, so please, drop whatever it is your doing/reading, and go pick this one up!
charlottejones952's review
4.0
I found this to be a really sweet contemporary read with just enough romance and geekiness. If you're a fan of Harry Potter or Twilight, this is a good read for you as has a lot of references to the fandoms.
briannek's review
2.0
I don't know if it is because I am a cynic or something, but I found this too sweet and too cheesy for my liking. I liked the tour of locations from her favourite books though.. that would be awesome.
krystimuggle's review
4.0
Attention all bookworms and potter nerds! Attention! We interrupt the planned book list to tell you about a new book that we just had to read. It's called Jack and Yani Love Harry Potter! If the title alone isn't enough to get you to read it, let me tell you a bit more about it.
Jack and Yani are the best of friends and avid readers. But Jack loves classic literature while Yani loves books of the Harry Potter, Twilight, Interview with a Vampire variety. The two are also secretly in love with one another, but when Yani believes her feelings to be unrequited, she takes herself on the bookish adventure of a lifetime! She goes to visit the locations of some of her favorite books: Forks and New Orleans. She also visits Harry Potter Land in Orlando and Comic Con in San Diego. Jack chases after her to tell her about how he really feels, but will he be able to get to her in time?
The book is fun and funny with a group of friends that you can't help but wish you were a part of and a bit of *sigh* romance to boot! It's also a super quick read, so please, drop whatever it is your doing/reading, and go pick this one up!
Jack and Yani are the best of friends and avid readers. But Jack loves classic literature while Yani loves books of the Harry Potter, Twilight, Interview with a Vampire variety. The two are also secretly in love with one another, but when Yani believes her feelings to be unrequited, she takes herself on the bookish adventure of a lifetime! She goes to visit the locations of some of her favorite books: Forks and New Orleans. She also visits Harry Potter Land in Orlando and Comic Con in San Diego. Jack chases after her to tell her about how he really feels, but will he be able to get to her in time?
The book is fun and funny with a group of friends that you can't help but wish you were a part of and a bit of *sigh* romance to boot! It's also a super quick read, so please, drop whatever it is your doing/reading, and go pick this one up!
thepeachmartini's review
5.0
delightfully sweet!
Read it in a day, which doesn't happen often! Characters are great, story is fun, and the romance is PERFECT! Perfect read for Valentines Day weekend.
Full Review here - http://www.thepeachmartini.com/?p=674
Read it in a day, which doesn't happen often! Characters are great, story is fun, and the romance is PERFECT! Perfect read for Valentines Day weekend.
Full Review here - http://www.thepeachmartini.com/?p=674
friedatweehuysen's review
4.0
That's so sweet, with some great funny thrown in. I laughed so on the bus when they went on stage... read it and you'll see!
melrailey's review
4.0
This book was absolutely adorable and so, so, so much fun. I totally geeked out on it. I saw my friends and myself in Yani and 100% saw us making this road trip. As a matter of fact, I was thinking of the places we'd visit if we did this. But what was even more fun was seeing the books (and the places) from Yani's friends point-of-view. I laughed and loved every minute of that because I know that most times when I do get one of my friends to read one of my lowly YA books they come away admitting that it's "really not that bad."
I bought this book as an ebook but definitely will order a paper copy just so I can put it on my shelf and tell people that they have to read it when they ask me about it - which is the one advantage to have paper copies of books over ebooks on shelves. I highly recommend this fun, light and easy read to all fans of YA books - especially older fans that take some ribbing from your friends for still reading YA books.
I bought this book as an ebook but definitely will order a paper copy just so I can put it on my shelf and tell people that they have to read it when they ask me about it - which is the one advantage to have paper copies of books over ebooks on shelves. I highly recommend this fun, light and easy read to all fans of YA books - especially older fans that take some ribbing from your friends for still reading YA books.