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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started to read this book and on page 30 I thought: "you know this, you've read this before". So I check goodreads and this book is in none of my shelves.
I continue reading and at page 50 I'm pretty sure, I've read this before and definitely DNF, because this is bad.
So I thought this time I'm going to finish this and see, if it gets better.
It doesn't.
I don't mind an unlikeable character, but Tori is terrible and I can't belive she's over 30. Do yourselves a favor and don't read this traincrash of a book.
I continue reading and at page 50 I'm pretty sure, I've read this before and definitely DNF, because this is bad.
So I thought this time I'm going to finish this and see, if it gets better.
It doesn't.
I don't mind an unlikeable character, but Tori is terrible and I can't belive she's over 30. Do yourselves a favor and don't read this traincrash of a book.
Eine absolute Empfehlung für alle Menschen, deren nieschiges Lieblingsgenre ebenfalls "struggelnde Frauen zwischen 25 und 30" ist!
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 STARS
I am a big fan of Holly Bourne. Although I am 29, I have read all of her YA books so I was keen to read her debut adult novel. It didn’t disappoint.
As someone who reads a lot of ‘self help’ books, the premise grabbed me from the start. I really liked Tori, the main character. I also really liked the way this book examined the gaping chasm between how we present ourselves on social media versus the reality of life. One thing that bothered me was how long it took to reach the conclusion. Tori became a bit of a whiner as this dragged out - this is why I have dropped half a star.
I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others who like contemporary fiction.
UPDATE:- I’ve added half a star extra to my rating as I can’t stop thinking about the important message about social media this book contains. It reminds us that life online is very much about being perfect and reaching all those life milestones then showing off about them - when, actually, people have messy lives and often wouldn’t want to shout out to the world about the reality of daily life.
This is a netgalley review.
I am a big fan of Holly Bourne. Although I am 29, I have read all of her YA books so I was keen to read her debut adult novel. It didn’t disappoint.
As someone who reads a lot of ‘self help’ books, the premise grabbed me from the start. I really liked Tori, the main character. I also really liked the way this book examined the gaping chasm between how we present ourselves on social media versus the reality of life. One thing that bothered me was how long it took to reach the conclusion. Tori became a bit of a whiner as this dragged out - this is why I have dropped half a star.
I enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others who like contemporary fiction.
UPDATE:- I’ve added half a star extra to my rating as I can’t stop thinking about the important message about social media this book contains. It reminds us that life online is very much about being perfect and reaching all those life milestones then showing off about them - when, actually, people have messy lives and often wouldn’t want to shout out to the world about the reality of daily life.
This is a netgalley review.
emotional
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
I struggled with this one. Holly Bourne can clearly write well, How Do You Like Me Now? is a fast and mostly entertaining read. But Tori was so deeply judgy of every single person she met - even her best friend - that I found it hard to empathise with her. I understand she's a flawed character and we're not always supposed to like her, but there was hardly any character development on this front. The novel ended just as she finally managed to leave her intensely dysfunctional relationship - something the reader has known must happen from pretty much page 1. I wish this had happened halfway through the book and we could have seen her grow from there.