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starrysea98's review against another edition
4.0
god I forgot how good reading crap about mean girls and high school drama could be
bayfleming's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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
4.0
lais's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A estrutura dos livros da autora estão iguais de mais e enchem o saco. Passar o livro inteiro odiando os personagens principais e o que acontece para no fim terminar sem uma resolução completa ou satisfatória é desinteressante. Após ler Sadie quis ler outros livros da autora, mas agora penso que não lerei outros.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Animal death, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death
repunzee's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Suicide and Animal death
reader_fictions's review
4.0
Courtney Summers’ This Is Not a Test turned out to be one of my favorite books of 2012, though I never would have guessed it. Thus, I was thrilled to get a review copy of What Goes Around, which conveniently contains the two Summers books I have yet to read. I do not know what I’ll do with my life now that I have no more Courtney Summers. All the Rage needs to hurry up.
Read the full review at A Reader of Fictions.
Read the full review at A Reader of Fictions.
kellyhager's review
5.0
Because I've read and reviewed them before, separately, this is going to be an unusual review. It's not so much about these particular books as why you need to read Courtney Summers.
This omnibus is the perfect introduction to this author. Her books tend to be pretty bleak. There's humor, but it tends to be incredibly dark and sardonic (my favorite kind of humor). Ultimately, though, it's an incredibly realistic portrayal of high school. This isn't Grease or even Mean Girls; this is Welcome to the Dollhouse on steroids.
And even though both Parker and Regina have suffered a massive decline in their social status, they aren't particularly chastened or broken (or even really likable). They are unapologetic and unbowed, sarcastic and fierce. You will probably dislike them intensely, but you'll like their tormentors even less.
My favorite thing about Courtney Summers is the fact that she doesn't make the obvious choices in her books. You may think you know where her stories are going, but you probably don't.
Highly, highly recommended.
This omnibus is the perfect introduction to this author. Her books tend to be pretty bleak. There's humor, but it tends to be incredibly dark and sardonic (my favorite kind of humor). Ultimately, though, it's an incredibly realistic portrayal of high school. This isn't Grease or even Mean Girls; this is Welcome to the Dollhouse on steroids.
And even though both Parker and Regina have suffered a massive decline in their social status, they aren't particularly chastened or broken (or even really likable). They are unapologetic and unbowed, sarcastic and fierce. You will probably dislike them intensely, but you'll like their tormentors even less.
My favorite thing about Courtney Summers is the fact that she doesn't make the obvious choices in her books. You may think you know where her stories are going, but you probably don't.
Highly, highly recommended.
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