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armoreira's review against another edition
A great writing, with a good plot and good characters. The problem is that I found too late a major drawback for me . So, sadly, I will not continue with book 2, nor will I give a review since it is a personal issue
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(love triangle)jessicarenz's review against another edition
5.0
Let's start off by saying I can't wait to read The Someday Girl and Uncharted! Julie Johnson is a great author and I love reading what she's written. Her writing reads easily but she also uses vocabulary that keeps things interesting, which is something I always appreciate. But seriously, Kat's inner monologues read beautifully. Its such a poignant novel with a lot of great advice strewn throughout - I've highlighted more quotes than I care to admit. Speaking of quotes, there are lines at the beginning of each chapter that I'm sure a lot of us have heard from less than stellar guys in the past which was funny.
Kat is such a real character and I feel like people (including me) can really relate to her. She goes from struggling to find a job with a steady paycheck to struggling with what her movie and coworkers have left her with.
As for the guys, I started off not wanting Kat to end up with Grayson because I knew that something had happened in their past to make waves, then I began to really root for them as a potential couple. I fell for him just like Kat did and my heart broke for her when he ended up being exactly the type of person we thought he was. I also wasn't sure about the whole Kat and Wyatt thing... I thought he could be the cool uncle figure as he described it, but now I'm all for them together. He's just such a great guy, if only he'd listen to Kat explain... but that's a story for the next book. Poor Kat, she's had a really rough time with an overly demanding mom - excuse me, agent - a crappy job followed by a crappy boy, awful paparazzi, and a great night turned terrible morning. And yeah, she makes some poor decisions, we all do, but I hope she catches a break in Someday Girl. But with Monday Girl ending how it did, I don't know if she'll get one for a while.
Kat is such a real character and I feel like people (including me) can really relate to her. She goes from struggling to find a job with a steady paycheck to struggling with what her movie and coworkers have left her with.
As for the guys, I started off not wanting Kat to end up with Grayson because I knew that something had happened in their past to make waves, then I began to really root for them as a potential couple. I fell for him just like Kat did and my heart broke for her when he ended up being exactly the type of person we thought he was. I also wasn't sure about the whole Kat and Wyatt thing... I thought he could be the cool uncle figure as he described it, but now I'm all for them together. He's just such a great guy, if only he'd listen to Kat explain... but that's a story for the next book. Poor Kat, she's had a really rough time with an overly demanding mom - excuse me, agent - a crappy job followed by a crappy boy, awful paparazzi, and a great night turned terrible morning. And yeah, she makes some poor decisions, we all do, but I hope she catches a break in Someday Girl. But with Monday Girl ending how it did, I don't know if she'll get one for a while.
edenzano's review
adventurous
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mandygirl's review against another edition
5.0
This book captivated me the moment I started to read it. Yeah, Kat does have a tendency to be dark and have endless chatter in her head when it comes to certain subjects, but boy does she make great points when it comes to men and how you shouldn't let them dictate how you feel. That is, until you fall and it's too late. Gosh, how real is that, though?!
I cannot get over how good this book was and I'm so glad I decided to give it a go when it popped up in my email as 'free'.
And you better believe I screamed when I saw the last word of the book, I was NOT expecting that to happen at all.
I cannot get over how good this book was and I'm so glad I decided to give it a go when it popped up in my email as 'free'.
And you better believe I screamed when I saw the last word of the book, I was NOT expecting that to happen at all.
pennin's review
2.0
This book tried way to hard to be #Deep.
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Every character went on some long-ass, philosophical speech at some point about love! Monogamy! Relationships!!!!! I agreed sometimes but it was still so fucking annoying how the author was shoving this down our throats. I'm not here to listen to a shitty TedTalk that stretched out generic Instagram quotes into a page-long blob of text (the way I knew exactly what Wyatt was going to drone on about when he said being with only one woman doesn't mean you'll only get to know one woman). And maybe I'm insensitive about this but how is Grayson a "faker"? He's always been clear that commitment wasn't for him, I never felt like he gave any indication that he wanted anything serious with Kat, and didn't Kat say herself that better a guy who's upfront than someone who commits and then cheat so someone tell me why she was bitching about him lmao. Wyatt was boring and keeps calling her baby which made me cringe everytime, and the "romance" between him and Kat was pathetic and rushed and forced. The author tried so hard to make it seems like Wyatt is this really charismatic and witty guy when he's as interesting as a stale piece of bread. I'm also supposed to believe that a no-name actress because an A-list celebrity after acting in a movie that hasn't premiered yet? Which Hollywood are y'all in.colourful_kenyan's review
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A love triangle between celebs..Of course, I am going to read this. I have been craving such books for some reason so I have been looking forward to reading more like these.
Kat met Grayson when she was nine years old. After he humiliated her, she has been keeping the grudge for years. When Kat goes for an audition, it does not go over well but a man who vaguely resembles Thor approaches her for a role as one of her favourite characters in a novel called Uncharted. The only problem, she has Grayson as the co-star and he does not remember her.
There is much more to this book than a romance.
* I enjoyed the little snippets at the beginning of each chapter. They were really entertaining
*I love the banter between the characters. It was genuine and lovely.
*The philosophical parts were well written. I just wish that it did not happen in every chapter.
Kat met Grayson when she was nine years old. After he humiliated her, she has been keeping the grudge for years. When Kat goes for an audition, it does not go over well but a man who vaguely resembles Thor approaches her for a role as one of her favourite characters in a novel called Uncharted. The only problem, she has Grayson as the co-star and he does not remember her.
There is much more to this book than a romance.
* I enjoyed the little snippets at the beginning of each chapter. They were really entertaining
*I love the banter between the characters. It was genuine and lovely.
*The philosophical parts were well written. I just wish that it did not happen in every chapter.
cassdoudoumis's review
5.0
I felt a knot in my stomach for maybe 90% of this book. I'm still so emotional over Katherine and how she felt about herself. Some of this was so painful to read because it hurt so much. I just.... I'm emotional. Onto the next one!!
rachelcully's review
4.0
I love Kat Firestone. She is beyond relatable and made me fall for her and feel for her with every new page. This love story is complex and honest despite being set behind the glamorous guise of Hollywood. But the romance really comes second to the epic heros journey Kat is on to find herself. She is lost and naive being thrown into a whole new life basically while still dealing with being a 22 year old girl. She desperately wants to be loved but is also afraid of it. I found myself highlighting paragraphs at a time of her inner monologues.
To end my little fan-girl rant, I think Julie Johnson said it best herself:
“It’s a great book. Poignant. Packed with gorgeous prose. It has a kickass heroine. A badass hero. A slow-building, self-destructive love story… What’s not to like about that?”
To end my little fan-girl rant, I think Julie Johnson said it best herself:
“It’s a great book. Poignant. Packed with gorgeous prose. It has a kickass heroine. A badass hero. A slow-building, self-destructive love story… What’s not to like about that?”
mennas's review
2.0
this was so dumb sometimes but I picked it up because I wanted something dumb so I can't fault it for doing its job a bit too well.
cindywilk's review
3.0
Julie Johnson is a great writer but at times the story was too wordy. There's a lot of unneeded self reflection that dragged out the plot.
I enjoyed the story enough to want to read the 2nd book.
BUT! That ending was lame.
I enjoyed the story enough to want to read the 2nd book.
BUT! That ending was lame.