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librarianryan's review
This book started out interesting, but it didn’t stay there. This is a family story about meeting their expectations versus your expectations for yourself. Learning about the family was interesting, but when it gets down to the main part of the book where they must get their PE credit in order to graduate on time because the teacher didn’t turn in a report. This is where I stopped caring about this book. Maybe it was the narration style, maybe it was the book, but I had no desire to find out what happened at the end. I did make it 22% of the way through.
shemene's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it!! Dit boek was geweldig.
+ leest makkelijk weg
+ leuke personages
+ leest makkelijk weg
+ leuke personages
readwithchloev's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
This didn’t have the same charm as 10 Blind Dates - but then again it was an impossible act to follow.
I LOVED seeing the huge family again, all the dynamics and chaos and relentless love and support. This fictional family makes me so happy so I was ecstatic to go on a journey with them again.
The return of the Fab Four was delightful, I am SO glad I got to see more of Sophie and Wes…I also love Charlie so much too.
Olivia started off very likeable but unfortunately as the book went on, got slightly irritating. She consistently lied and could have solved her issues so easily by just opening up to at least someone.
I found myself constantly conflicted - flip flopping between loving the romance between her and Leo and wanting to smack her with a hardback.
The last chapter however totally redeemed the book, I really loved the speech and the realisation at how important her family is to her. I actually enjoyed the ambiguity of her and Leo’s relationship and was happy to see them all happy
This didn’t have the same charm as 10 Blind Dates - but then again it was an impossible act to follow.
I LOVED seeing the huge family again, all the dynamics and chaos and relentless love and support. This fictional family makes me so happy so I was ecstatic to go on a journey with them again.
The return of the Fab Four was delightful, I am SO glad I got to see more of Sophie and Wes…I also love Charlie so much too.
Olivia started off very likeable but unfortunately as the book went on, got slightly irritating. She consistently lied and could have solved her issues so easily by just opening up to at least someone.
I found myself constantly conflicted - flip flopping between loving the romance between her and Leo and wanting to smack her with a hardback.
The last chapter however totally redeemed the book, I really loved the speech and the realisation at how important her family is to her. I actually enjoyed the ambiguity of her and Leo’s relationship and was happy to see them all happy
catherineamerica's review against another edition
3.0
Good book. Liked the pacing. Charlie was my favorite. Olivia was kind of annoying though.
taylorlechat's review against another edition
4.0
This was super cute!! A great idea for a book and graduation season was a great time to read it. I think reading 10 Blind Dates is pretty important when it comes to the characters, but thankfully I had already read it as I love Ashley Elston. A fun, pre-summer read!
afink_726's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
michellethebookcritic's review against another edition
4.0
I'm sorry, was this supposed to be a sequel?? Sigh, another one, y'all.
Props to the author for explaining though. Fixed up my confusion.
Props to the author for explaining though. Fixed up my confusion.
books4susie's review against another edition
4.0
This book takes place about 5 months after the events of 10 Blind Dates. It's not necessary to have read The previous book in order to enjoy this one but certain people and events will make it much more enjoyable.
Olivia Perkins is going to be the salutatorian for graduating class. That is until an email arrives telling her that she didn't complete her off campus PE class. Trying to keep her failure from her nosy family, hilarity ensues when she gets her cousins to help her with her ruse. Another sweet rom-com.
Olivia Perkins is going to be the salutatorian for graduating class. That is until an email arrives telling her that she didn't complete her off campus PE class. Trying to keep her failure from her nosy family, hilarity ensues when she gets her cousins to help her with her ruse. Another sweet rom-com.
ihmeidenmaailma's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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? It's complicated
3.0
hayleybeale's review against another edition
2.0
Convoluted is the only way to describe this novel. There are so many contrivances that the plot feels manufactured rather than organic and the characters are just pieces to move around the boxes. I understand the desire to have a quirky structure to a novel but this goes too far. (I found out after I read this that it’s a sequel to Ten Dates which focused on one of this novel’s support characters, so maybe reading that would improve this? Personally, I doubt it)
Olivia won’t get to graduate as she hasn’t completed her PE requirement but if she works at a golf tournament for four days the coach will sign her off, but it’s the week of all the senior parties. Olivia is too embarrassed to tell her mother who is away on business, but as her mother is tracking Olivia’s phone and wants pictures from all the parties, Olivia comes up with a hare-brained scheme to swap phones with her three best friends - Charlie, Wes, and Sophie - so that they can be in the right place and maybe get the requisite shots as well as answering Olivia’s mom’s incessant questions. Also,Olivia comes from a giant family who just blend together except Nonna, who likes to cook, Uncle Michael, who’s gay, and the twin cousins who are the enemies of Olivia and her friends. Plus the first ten chapters start with a truth and the last one with a dare. Oh, and an old friend, Leo, is staying with the hated twins, playing in the golf tournament and, without much reason, is Olivia’s love interest.
Phew.
So that all comes out in the first chapter or two. After that, the story just plays out as you might expect: there are some misunderstandings, some close calls, and a cliffhanger ending. But it all feels a bit rote and the plot, as we used to say, rather shows its petticoat.
It is well enough written and is perfectly fine for a rainy day if there’s nothing else on your bookshelf or in your Kindle, but there are many more novels that are just a better use of your time.
Thanks to Hyperion and Netgalley for the digital review copy.
Olivia won’t get to graduate as she hasn’t completed her PE requirement but if she works at a golf tournament for four days the coach will sign her off, but it’s the week of all the senior parties. Olivia is too embarrassed to tell her mother who is away on business, but as her mother is tracking Olivia’s phone and wants pictures from all the parties, Olivia comes up with a hare-brained scheme to swap phones with her three best friends - Charlie, Wes, and Sophie - so that they can be in the right place and maybe get the requisite shots as well as answering Olivia’s mom’s incessant questions. Also,Olivia comes from a giant family who just blend together except Nonna, who likes to cook, Uncle Michael, who’s gay, and the twin cousins who are the enemies of Olivia and her friends. Plus the first ten chapters start with a truth and the last one with a dare. Oh, and an old friend, Leo, is staying with the hated twins, playing in the golf tournament and, without much reason, is Olivia’s love interest.
Phew.
So that all comes out in the first chapter or two. After that, the story just plays out as you might expect: there are some misunderstandings, some close calls, and a cliffhanger ending. But it all feels a bit rote and the plot, as we used to say, rather shows its petticoat.
It is well enough written and is perfectly fine for a rainy day if there’s nothing else on your bookshelf or in your Kindle, but there are many more novels that are just a better use of your time.
Thanks to Hyperion and Netgalley for the digital review copy.