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eryngardner's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty mediocre book... not the most original storyline and plot. However, I love this family and these characters!
tessandthebooks's review
4.0
Another great light read form Ashley Elston. It was great to be back in same world with this big crazy family. You know that with this family everything that is planned is all over the place. It was a really fun concept but the only thing I didn't like was the use of the app. I know it is a real life app, and I think it is a very harmful thing in the wrong hands but I know why it was in the story, as it was the main driving force and is the reason for how the characters are driven to chaos. I didn't think we really connected with the character as much as we did in the first one but I wasn't looking for to much in this other than a good time. I would happily read another book in the series as they are usually light, fluffy and very human. This one was a very summer read, which is a good comparison to the first as it was a Christmas read
sabrandbooks's review
Temporary DNF — I don’t think I can enjoy this right now but I hope to get back into it at some point!
taryn_a's review
4.0
Didn't love it as much as 10 Blind Dates (that one was something special and hysterical), but still was a fun read and it was fun to see the whole Messina gang again.
3.5 rounded up to 4.
3.5 rounded up to 4.
riri8's review against another edition
5.0
Nando's Spice Rating - Plain
I mean I loved 10 Blind Dates so is it any surprise I loved this one too. Definitely a 3am book!!!
Admittedly, I was quite apprehensive about reading this since I didn’t want it to ruin the first book. This meant it took me a few days to get into but that could’ve also been because I was revising. However, once I got into it, I loved it. It was great to see where Sophie is a few months on.
I think it’s just this whole family. I’m just so obsessed with how chaotic and funny they are. I just love how the whole vibe didn’t change from the first book. It’s amazing how the author is able to create such unique identities for so many characters and for them to be so well developed.
Also, I initially wasn’t the biggest fan of Leo but let’s just say he grew on me by the end!! OMG these two were adorable.
I am so desperate for a third book. Like Charlie, needs a book. Like NOW!!!
(Also, I totally need a family tree haha)
Side note: started reading this book on May 8th and the first chapter is set on May 8th!
I mean I loved 10 Blind Dates so is it any surprise I loved this one too. Definitely a 3am book!!!
Admittedly, I was quite apprehensive about reading this since I didn’t want it to ruin the first book. This meant it took me a few days to get into but that could’ve also been because I was revising. However, once I got into it, I loved it. It was great to see where Sophie is a few months on.
I think it’s just this whole family. I’m just so obsessed with how chaotic and funny they are. I just love how the whole vibe didn’t change from the first book. It’s amazing how the author is able to create such unique identities for so many characters and for them to be so well developed.
Also, I initially wasn’t the biggest fan of Leo but let’s just say he grew on me by the end!! OMG these two were adorable.
I am so desperate for a third book. Like Charlie, needs a book. Like NOW!!!
(Also, I totally need a family tree haha)
Side note: started reading this book on May 8th and the first chapter is set on May 8th!
starx444's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ngreader's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded up to 4.
LOVED the hijinks of the Messina family coming in again. The whole premise was fantastic and could've been horrible if Elston didn't write such a compelling and relatable protagonist. It would've fallen apart without Olivia but she was compelling enough to carry the story.
Not a huge fan of Leo and Olivia TBH, though I'm glad we got to see Sophia and Wes again (that slowburn was fantastic). I wish more time was spent exploring the Fab Four and the Evil Jo's and I wasn't a huge fan of how Leo just ghosted Olivia near the end - which knocked this down a half star. Overall, a nice romance and a quick read!
LOVED the hijinks of the Messina family coming in again. The whole premise was fantastic and could've been horrible if Elston didn't write such a compelling and relatable protagonist. It would've fallen apart without Olivia but she was compelling enough to carry the story.
Not a huge fan of Leo and Olivia TBH, though I'm glad we got to see Sophia and Wes again (that slowburn was fantastic). I wish more time was spent exploring the Fab Four and the Evil Jo's and I wasn't a huge fan of how Leo just ghosted Olivia near the end - which knocked this down a half star. Overall, a nice romance and a quick read!
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contains kissing, slight swearing, teenage romance, little mentions of underage drinking at one partythenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
Dazed and Confused meets The Parent Trap in 10 Truths and a Dare by Ashley Elston.
popthebutterfly's review against another edition
5.0
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: 10 Truths and a Dare
Author: Ashley Elston
Book Series: Companion to 10 Blind Dates
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: YA readers, contemporary, romance
Genre: YA Contemporary
Publication Date: May 4, 2021
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Pages: 304
Recommended Age: 13+ (romance)
Synopsis: It's Senior Week, that magical in-between time after classes have ended but before graduation, chock-full of gimmicky theme parties, last-minute bonding, and family traditions. Olivia couldn't be more ready. Class salutatorian and confident in her future at LSU, she's poised to sail through to the next phase of her life.
But when the tiny hiccup of an unsigned off-campus P.E. form puts Olivia in danger of not graduating at all, she has one week to set things straight without tipping off her very big and very nosy extended family. Volunteering to help at a local golf tournament should do it, but since Olivia's mom equipped her phone with a tracking app, there'll be no hiding the fact that she's at the golf course instead of all the graduation parties happening at the same time. Unless, that is, she can convince the Fab Four--her ride-or-die cousins and best friends Sophie, Charlie, and Wes--to trade phones with her as they go through the motions of playing Olivia for the week.
Sure, certain members of the golf team are none too pleased with Olivia's sudden "passion" for the game. And sure, a very cute, very off-limits boy keeps popping up in Olivia's orbit. But she is focused! She has a schedule and a plan! Nothing can possibly go wrong . . . right?
Review: So, I'm not gonna lie. I'm horrible at actually reading a blurb and just getting books based on authors, if I see it on bookstagram, or if the cover just looks pretty. So when I started this book I thought that there were a lot of things that were very familiar about it, and it took me until about 65 pages in to realize that this is a companion to one of my favorite contemporary books: 10 Blind Dates. So after I realized that it made me love the book so much more LOL. For clarification you do not have to read 10 blind dates before you read 10 truths and a dare, but the contexts helps a lot LOL. I really loved the continued character development and I loved how this character was set up. I also thought that the pacing was very well done and the plot kept me hooked throughout the book. I even thought that the third act climax was very well done because it circled back to the first act climax LOL.
The only thing that I didn't really like about this book is that the World building is very dependent on 10 blind dates. So if you choose to read this book before reading 10 blind dates then there will be a little confusion on that part.
Verdict: I loved it so much.
Book: 10 Truths and a Dare
Author: Ashley Elston
Book Series: Companion to 10 Blind Dates
Rating: 5/5
Recommended For...: YA readers, contemporary, romance
Genre: YA Contemporary
Publication Date: May 4, 2021
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Pages: 304
Recommended Age: 13+ (romance)
Synopsis: It's Senior Week, that magical in-between time after classes have ended but before graduation, chock-full of gimmicky theme parties, last-minute bonding, and family traditions. Olivia couldn't be more ready. Class salutatorian and confident in her future at LSU, she's poised to sail through to the next phase of her life.
But when the tiny hiccup of an unsigned off-campus P.E. form puts Olivia in danger of not graduating at all, she has one week to set things straight without tipping off her very big and very nosy extended family. Volunteering to help at a local golf tournament should do it, but since Olivia's mom equipped her phone with a tracking app, there'll be no hiding the fact that she's at the golf course instead of all the graduation parties happening at the same time. Unless, that is, she can convince the Fab Four--her ride-or-die cousins and best friends Sophie, Charlie, and Wes--to trade phones with her as they go through the motions of playing Olivia for the week.
Sure, certain members of the golf team are none too pleased with Olivia's sudden "passion" for the game. And sure, a very cute, very off-limits boy keeps popping up in Olivia's orbit. But she is focused! She has a schedule and a plan! Nothing can possibly go wrong . . . right?
Review: So, I'm not gonna lie. I'm horrible at actually reading a blurb and just getting books based on authors, if I see it on bookstagram, or if the cover just looks pretty. So when I started this book I thought that there were a lot of things that were very familiar about it, and it took me until about 65 pages in to realize that this is a companion to one of my favorite contemporary books: 10 Blind Dates. So after I realized that it made me love the book so much more LOL. For clarification you do not have to read 10 blind dates before you read 10 truths and a dare, but the contexts helps a lot LOL. I really loved the continued character development and I loved how this character was set up. I also thought that the pacing was very well done and the plot kept me hooked throughout the book. I even thought that the third act climax was very well done because it circled back to the first act climax LOL.
The only thing that I didn't really like about this book is that the World building is very dependent on 10 blind dates. So if you choose to read this book before reading 10 blind dates then there will be a little confusion on that part.
Verdict: I loved it so much.
cat_finds_the_time's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, so this was SUCH AN AMAZING BOOK! There were so many moments where I was laughing out loud and getting so invested in the story. The characters were so cute and enjoyable to read about and I just grew so attached to them. There are a few minor things that bothered me about the book and that's why I didn't give it 5 stars, but other than that, this is a book I can probably re-read multiple times and not get tired of it. I know it's a good book when I'm reading and I lose all concept of time…
Because there aren't a lot of complaints, I'm just going to start with them. I really found the main character, Olivia, annoying at first. I eventually got used to her and started getting invested in her story, but it took longer than I would've wanted. Don't get me wrong, I was interested in her story, but just not right off the bat. At the beginning of the book, Olivia's so arrogant to think that she could do no wrong when it came to academics and it was honestly the only reason she got in this predicament. She did eventually learn her lesson but while reading it, it was very irritating in my opinion. Then there's the love story which was very enjoyable but it didn't start out in the most favorable way. I feel that her hating the love interest is really forced and I think it should've lasted longer. On one page she has a lot of chemistry with him and then in another after that, she talks about how she genuinely doesn't get along with him… I was just a bit confused. After that initial thing, I enjoyed them but it wasn't my favorite love story I've ever read.
Now onto stuff that honestly made me LOVE the book! Her cousin Charlie, is the leading reason that I love the book. His humor is my absolute favorite and he's so enjoyable to read about. I looked forward to every POV of his in the book because his inner dialogue and his actions just killed me. I was genuinely laughing out loud! Then there were moments where he was purposely putting minor inconveniences in Olivia's life and he would do it so nonchalantly and with no hesitation that I had nothing to do but laugh! The way he interacted with everyone around him was the best too. He had such clever wit so he was always making comments to his friends about those he didn't like and it was entertaining, to say the least! Note to the author: I would love there to be an entire book from Charlie's POV!
I mentioned before that I would re-read this book for sure and I mean that wholeheartedly. It made me so happy while I was reading it and it uplifted me completely! I wish I could've given 5 stars for that, but there were still some complaints. Please do not let those put you off completely though because this is an amazing feel-good book. Whenever I feel like crap, I would want this book to read to help me feel better!
Because there aren't a lot of complaints, I'm just going to start with them. I really found the main character, Olivia, annoying at first. I eventually got used to her and started getting invested in her story, but it took longer than I would've wanted. Don't get me wrong, I was interested in her story, but just not right off the bat. At the beginning of the book, Olivia's so arrogant to think that she could do no wrong when it came to academics and it was honestly the only reason she got in this predicament. She did eventually learn her lesson but while reading it, it was very irritating in my opinion. Then there's the love story which was very enjoyable but it didn't start out in the most favorable way. I feel that her hating the love interest is really forced and I think it should've lasted longer. On one page she has a lot of chemistry with him and then in another after that, she talks about how she genuinely doesn't get along with him… I was just a bit confused. After that initial thing, I enjoyed them but it wasn't my favorite love story I've ever read.
Now onto stuff that honestly made me LOVE the book! Her cousin Charlie, is the leading reason that I love the book. His humor is my absolute favorite and he's so enjoyable to read about. I looked forward to every POV of his in the book because his inner dialogue and his actions just killed me. I was genuinely laughing out loud! Then there were moments where he was purposely putting minor inconveniences in Olivia's life and he would do it so nonchalantly and with no hesitation that I had nothing to do but laugh! The way he interacted with everyone around him was the best too. He had such clever wit so he was always making comments to his friends about those he didn't like and it was entertaining, to say the least! Note to the author: I would love there to be an entire book from Charlie's POV!
I mentioned before that I would re-read this book for sure and I mean that wholeheartedly. It made me so happy while I was reading it and it uplifted me completely! I wish I could've given 5 stars for that, but there were still some complaints. Please do not let those put you off completely though because this is an amazing feel-good book. Whenever I feel like crap, I would want this book to read to help me feel better!