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yourlocalducknamer's review against another edition
2.0
I'm honestly scared to read the other books in this series because of this.
First of all, oh my god. Hire a focking editor. I can't tell you how many times I caught bad spelling, grammar, and punctuation in this. Like this one sentence, where the characters were supposed to say "Do you want us to call your mom or your dad?" or something like that. But the sentence ended up being "Do you want us to call your mom or YOU dad?"
Another thing I hated about this book was how lazy the author got with the characters names. First we have Patrica, focking "Sweet Pea" which makes me think of a lotion from Bath & Body Works. Then her best friend, Oscar, has the last name of Mayer. A FOCKING MEAT COMPANY.
So I've just called this book "Lotion Girl and Meat Boy."
Lastly, this book switched from present tense to past tense when they were talking about things that were currently happening.
First of all, oh my god. Hire a focking editor. I can't tell you how many times I caught bad spelling, grammar, and punctuation in this. Like this one sentence, where the characters were supposed to say "Do you want us to call your mom or your dad?" or something like that. But the sentence ended up being "Do you want us to call your mom or YOU dad?"
Another thing I hated about this book was how lazy the author got with the characters names. First we have Patrica, focking "Sweet Pea" which makes me think of a lotion from Bath & Body Works. Then her best friend, Oscar, has the last name of Mayer. A FOCKING MEAT COMPANY.
So I've just called this book "Lotion Girl and Meat Boy."
Lastly, this book switched from present tense to past tense when they were talking about things that were currently happening.
kelcij's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
bookobsessedmommy's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Sweet Pea is indeed sweet. The story is cute and a pretty quick read. I was wondering how this tied in with the larger series, and the tie is pretty small from what I caught, but maybe I missed something.
beklovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Cute story. I especially liked the few letters and parts about the advice columnist. The parents seemed so ideal to kids, so sickly supportive and perfect that it was hard to take and relate. A little weird that middle schoolers were having sleepovers in same room with opposite gender. Fat positive, LGBTQ positive.
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Dementia, Grief, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, and Vomit
mariahroze's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
This book is great for talking about divorce and having a gay parent.
sc104906's review
3.0
I received this as an eARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Patricia, Sweet Pea, splits her time between her divorced parents. In effort to keep her from having too many changes, Sweet Pea’s parents both have houses on the same street, and are separated by one neighbor. Even though her parents tried to keep most things the same, things are still pretty hard. Sweet Pea relies on her best friend Oscar, but when her ex-best friend Kiera starts infiltrating her life, Sweet Pea begins to have friend problems. Life is a struggle in middle school, so when Sweet Pea is asked by her advice columnist neighbor, Miss Flora, to watch over her house, she uses this as an opportunity to get into the advice giving business.
This book was fun and cute. I think it was written for a younger audience than the older tweens, but it will be a good bridge between middle grade and tween. It was sweet.
Patricia, Sweet Pea, splits her time between her divorced parents. In effort to keep her from having too many changes, Sweet Pea’s parents both have houses on the same street, and are separated by one neighbor. Even though her parents tried to keep most things the same, things are still pretty hard. Sweet Pea relies on her best friend Oscar, but when her ex-best friend Kiera starts infiltrating her life, Sweet Pea begins to have friend problems. Life is a struggle in middle school, so when Sweet Pea is asked by her advice columnist neighbor, Miss Flora, to watch over her house, she uses this as an opportunity to get into the advice giving business.
This book was fun and cute. I think it was written for a younger audience than the older tweens, but it will be a good bridge between middle grade and tween. It was sweet.
etwomey's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
renwar96's review
4.0
Dear Sweet Pea is a book about a young teenage girl dealing with all of the things most normal teenagers deal with along with embarrassing herself in front of her whole class, and trying to figure out why her past best friend is now her enemy. Her parents are divorced and living on the same street in similar houses and she's still figuring out how to handle the fall out from that. As with Julie Murphy's other books the characters in the book are not perfect, but are extremely relatable and likable. This is a good story for middle grade kids and I think a t least one of Sweet Peas many issues would resonate with them from their own life experiences.
ezoots's review
5.0
Sweet coming of age tale. I loved both dumplin and puddin in equal measure and while this is very similar I do not tire of my favorite cardigan. These books give me a warm feeling in my tummy that only things that make you nostalgic can. Your story may not be the same as Sweet Peas but in all her novels I have found little glimmers of myself.