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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I'm not usually crazy about contemporary novels but I thought this was really cute! I love Caymen's sarcasm and adore rich boy Xander (super cool nickname). My only criticism is the ending kind of leaves you hanging without explanation after learning a lot of big info, an additional 50 pages would've been nice.
This book is just straight-up really bad.
Like, you know how there are sometimes movies that are just objectively not good? I’m talking zero-percent on Rotten Tomatoes/has become a cult classic for how bad it is levels of awful.
It is fun to watch that type of movie and be like wow, look how bad this is! But there’s not really an equivalent to that phenomenon in books.
This little number comes pretty close to that. Except it doesn’t always land the “fun” part. But it is very very very bad and also dumb. It’s so dumb I reached out to scientists and had my number of brain cells tracked just so I could confirm to you all that it decreased significantly after I read this book.
I don’t even know how to convey just how bad this is. It’s like...you need to read it to understand. Here are some things that happen that may help your comprehension:
- The love interest’s credit card has the name “Xander Spence” on it, which is truly a shock considering no credit card on earth has a nickname on it and his birth certificate sure as sh*t doesn’t say his legal given name is “Xander”
- Xander wears driving gloves, as if that is something a normal twenty-first century adolescent does
- Our main character, Caymen (because lol of course) hears that her mother is going to have an ultrasound, and she, a near-adult female of (allegedly) sound mind, does not know what an ultrasound is
- Caymen says, “We should toilet paper someone’s house,” and the response is, “Yes. We should TP someone’s house.” You know. How normal humans talk.
- We get some fresh fresh not like other girls trope: Xander says, “You’re different, Caymen.” Caymen: “Different than what?” Xander: “Than any other girl I’ve met.” Because of course!
- But wait, there’s more: “I hope I'm not turning into that girl, the one who daydreams about a guy she can never have.” Ah, yes, the classic girls-come-in-types conundrum!
- Caymen picks up Xander’s phone when the girl she believes he is dating is calling. I don’t know why. I have no explanation for this.
- Caymen is such a f*cking stupid name. Not even Cayman. I’m sorry, I just had to say that.
- There’s a goddamn love triangle in this, as if things could get any worse.
- Also emotional cheating, because things actually CAN get worse. Caymen thought they were cheating, but it’s actually fine because they weren’t! Cool!
- Luckily, Caymen has the perfect justification for this behavior: “She probably can't make him laugh.” Phew! Sounds like the girl deserves to be cheated on! She hypothetically might not be as funny as you in your own imagination? A monster!
- Fun little tidbits of writing like: “Is Scarlett going because I don’t know if I can put up with her this year?”
- And: “The bartender points to the door off to the side from the stage when Skye gives him the questioning shoulder raise.” Ah, yes, the good ol’ questioning shoulder raise!
- Pretty sure someone has the Chinese symbol for acceptance tattooed or some sh*t, which just...kill me
- There’s my FAVORITE indication of very bad writing: the insta-friendship. Every time a girl pops up in a contemporary only to become the immediate BFF of our protagonist it reminds me of a Justin Bieber fanfiction from 2010 in which the love interest becomes best friends with Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez seconds after encountering them. Good times. Very bad writing.
Anyway. Caymen sucks and is mean and boring and annoying and stupid and Xander is the most spoiled weird annoying dumb rich kid of all time so they so totally deserve each other.
And this book is bad.
Bottom line: the last thing I expected was for this book to be evidence of Kasie West improving over the years, but here we are.
Like, you know how there are sometimes movies that are just objectively not good? I’m talking zero-percent on Rotten Tomatoes/has become a cult classic for how bad it is levels of awful.
It is fun to watch that type of movie and be like wow, look how bad this is! But there’s not really an equivalent to that phenomenon in books.
This little number comes pretty close to that. Except it doesn’t always land the “fun” part. But it is very very very bad and also dumb. It’s so dumb I reached out to scientists and had my number of brain cells tracked just so I could confirm to you all that it decreased significantly after I read this book.
I don’t even know how to convey just how bad this is. It’s like...you need to read it to understand. Here are some things that happen that may help your comprehension:
- The love interest’s credit card has the name “Xander Spence” on it, which is truly a shock considering no credit card on earth has a nickname on it and his birth certificate sure as sh*t doesn’t say his legal given name is “Xander”
- Xander wears driving gloves, as if that is something a normal twenty-first century adolescent does
- Our main character, Caymen (because lol of course) hears that her mother is going to have an ultrasound, and she, a near-adult female of (allegedly) sound mind, does not know what an ultrasound is
- Caymen says, “We should toilet paper someone’s house,” and the response is, “Yes. We should TP someone’s house.” You know. How normal humans talk.
- We get some fresh fresh not like other girls trope: Xander says, “You’re different, Caymen.” Caymen: “Different than what?” Xander: “Than any other girl I’ve met.” Because of course!
- But wait, there’s more: “I hope I'm not turning into that girl, the one who daydreams about a guy she can never have.” Ah, yes, the classic girls-come-in-types conundrum!
- Caymen picks up Xander’s phone when the girl she believes he is dating is calling. I don’t know why. I have no explanation for this.
- Caymen is such a f*cking stupid name. Not even Cayman. I’m sorry, I just had to say that.
- There’s a goddamn love triangle in this, as if things could get any worse.
- Also emotional cheating, because things actually CAN get worse. Caymen thought they were cheating, but it’s actually fine because they weren’t! Cool!
- Luckily, Caymen has the perfect justification for this behavior: “She probably can't make him laugh.” Phew! Sounds like the girl deserves to be cheated on! She hypothetically might not be as funny as you in your own imagination? A monster!
- Fun little tidbits of writing like: “Is Scarlett going because I don’t know if I can put up with her this year?”
- And: “The bartender points to the door off to the side from the stage when Skye gives him the questioning shoulder raise.” Ah, yes, the good ol’ questioning shoulder raise!
- Pretty sure someone has the Chinese symbol for acceptance tattooed or some sh*t, which just...kill me
- There’s my FAVORITE indication of very bad writing: the insta-friendship. Every time a girl pops up in a contemporary only to become the immediate BFF of our protagonist it reminds me of a Justin Bieber fanfiction from 2010 in which the love interest becomes best friends with Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez seconds after encountering them. Good times. Very bad writing.
Anyway. Caymen sucks and is mean and boring and annoying and stupid and Xander is the most spoiled weird annoying dumb rich kid of all time so they so totally deserve each other.
And this book is bad.
Bottom line: the last thing I expected was for this book to be evidence of Kasie West improving over the years, but here we are.
This was a great book. I loved the mystery that followed then young romance. I enjoyed the banter. Overall, just a good time.
this book was really good. i enjoyed all of the twist and turns
I've currently been in a contemporary YA mood, so I tore through this book so quickly. However, I don't think that is a testament to how good it was. The plot was a bit lacking and some of the characters felt very flat to me. Towards the end of the book, as well, there were still so many issues to solve and the author seemed to wrap it up in quite a hurry. Some problems were remedied way too easily and others weren't really addressed at all, which left me feeling irked and having wished the author hadn't ended it quite so suddenly. West also fabricated a lot of tension and tried to create a love triangle that was honestly unnecessary and overly forced. What I did like about the book though, was showing family dynamics in such a real way, and how it's often difficult to always see eye to eye. She also touched on different socioeconomic classes and how that can impact a relationship, but I wanted that to be more fleshed out. Overall, not the best contemporary I've read, but still a fun, light read.
It's so predictable and so convenient but also so adorable and so addicting and just amazing?
I loved it so much!!! Xander is bae!!!!! Also so respectful!!!!
I love everything. I HAD to read this book in one day. HAD TO.
I loved it so much!!! Xander is bae!!!!! Also so respectful!!!!
I love everything. I HAD to read this book in one day. HAD TO.
This book really hit the spot. By the end of this novel, if you had squished my heart, little rainbows and bunnies and confetti would have popped out. If you're looking for a book to make you laugh, and to fill you with smoosh, this is a good go-to.
I loved the main character. She reminded me of a Gilmore Girl.