A review by zoe_
The Truth about Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh
fast-paced
3.0
I want to give this 3.5 stars because of three reasons: the first chapter, Trip, and Billy. Those three... "elements" (?) were really cute and I enjoyed them a lot. Billy, especially, with his constant high-fives and good attitude was a joy to read about even though he only appeared sporadically.
Overall, though, the book was more of a 3 star experience for me. It was pretty cute but Gigi/Leia was often very frustrating at times (understandable, seeing as how she's 12 years-old but still) and the plot sometimes just made big leaps that came a little bit out of nowhere (conflict between characters just started without any real preamble or build-up and then the resolution just resoluted out of thin air).
It is a fast read and I still think that there are plenty of people who could find a lot of joy in this little book.
(We don't talk about the recipes.)
Overall, though, the book was more of a 3 star experience for me. It was pretty cute but Gigi/Leia was often very frustrating at times (understandable, seeing as how she's 12 years-old but still) and the plot sometimes just made big leaps that came a little bit out of nowhere (conflict between characters just started without any real preamble or build-up and then the resolution just resoluted out of thin air).
It is a fast read and I still think that there are plenty of people who could find a lot of joy in this little book.
(We don't talk about the recipes.)