faitha_writes's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. I bought this on a whim and thought I might actually end up liking it. Until I actually started reading it. Being a co-authored book, you'd think it would have been better written. And you'd think that the plot would be somewhat okay. But then again, a book with that description and cover. . .what was I expecting? 10-year-old me would have loved this though.
theartolater's review against another edition
3.0
Okay, hear me out.
If we're just going off of quality of literature and story? This is a one. It's candy that's old and stale for just about everyone.
It's the "just about" that's the key here. This book isn't a serious read by any stretch of the imagination, it's a love triangle with cute puppies. That's it. But in that I do love me some teen romances, in that romance as an overall category continues to essentially keep publishing afloat, this is basically a gateway drug into that industry.
In that way? It works. It's a fast, quick, surface-level story designed to hit a few quick plot points and resolve a love triangle. That's basically it, and it is completely functional in that regard. It has nothing to offer anyone with knowledge of the genre because it's not for us, and I'm sure this book (along with anything else in the Flirt line) will hit those preteen girls looking to move up to something a little more substantive. They need these books, too.
So yeah. If you're old enough to be reading this post, stay far, far away from this book. But if there's a 12 year old girl in your life who has shown some interest in this genre, this might just be the place for them to start.
If we're just going off of quality of literature and story? This is a one. It's candy that's old and stale for just about everyone.
It's the "just about" that's the key here. This book isn't a serious read by any stretch of the imagination, it's a love triangle with cute puppies. That's it. But in that I do love me some teen romances, in that romance as an overall category continues to essentially keep publishing afloat, this is basically a gateway drug into that industry.
In that way? It works. It's a fast, quick, surface-level story designed to hit a few quick plot points and resolve a love triangle. That's basically it, and it is completely functional in that regard. It has nothing to offer anyone with knowledge of the genre because it's not for us, and I'm sure this book (along with anything else in the Flirt line) will hit those preteen girls looking to move up to something a little more substantive. They need these books, too.
So yeah. If you're old enough to be reading this post, stay far, far away from this book. But if there's a 12 year old girl in your life who has shown some interest in this genre, this might just be the place for them to start.
adominiquereads's review against another edition
3.0
I think some people are right about this being more of a children's book than a YA teen book. My sister actually didn't like this book, but when I read it, I did enjoy it a bit. I guess it's been a long time since I really read a cheesy, super-predictable, want-to-slap-the-main-character type of book.
The definite plus side of this one is that Muckle's cute!
The definite plus side of this one is that Muckle's cute!
adominiquereads's review
3.0
I think some people are right about this being more of a children's book than a YA teen book. My sister actually didn't like this book, but when I read it, I did enjoy it a bit. I guess it's been a long time since I really read a cheesy, super-predictable, want-to-slap-the-main-character type of book.
The definite plus side of this one is that Muckle's cute!
The definite plus side of this one is that Muckle's cute!
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