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3.43 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.
Freshmen was a really cute book. It's a dual POV from Luke and Phoebe and it's about their first year at college. Their experiences are way different than my time in college.. especially my Freshmen year. I went to about 3 colleges: The first, was out of state and felt like it was basically a community college than a university. The second, was actually a community college in my home town and was extremely easy. Third, and my last switch-a-roo, was again in the same state but a bit a drive. It definitely felt like I was at a real college but in a way I also wasn't really prepared for it due to my first two college experiences. I had to shift gears pretty early on because my usual studying and not taking habits sucked ass.
Back to the book, I loved Luke and Phoebe! They were basically friendship goals! Now I will admit that it took me a while to start to like Luke. However, it was the complete opposite with Phoebe! I loved the girl and the friendships she made while at school were real and genuine. I laughed so hard when her and Luke signed up for Quidditch because it does exist in colleges. Every time I saw someone on a broomstick while walking on campus I couldn't stop myself from laughing so hard. No, I didn't sign up for it but I did enjoy watching the games.
Besides learning to love Luke and Phoebe and watching them grow throughout the book - it was hilarious! I couldn't stop laughing from one scene to another. Basically everything was realistic in this book. One night stands to being homesick is what college kids go through. Now I'm not saying everyone goes through one night stands.. but they do get homesick.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I feel like I breezed through it once I found it on my kindle. I also really loved Tom and Lucy's writing style. I will definitely be looking into more of their books in the future!
Freshmen was a really cute book. It's a dual POV from Luke and Phoebe and it's about their first year at college. Their experiences are way different than my time in college.. especially my Freshmen year. I went to about 3 colleges: The first, was out of state and felt like it was basically a community college than a university. The second, was actually a community college in my home town and was extremely easy. Third, and my last switch-a-roo, was again in the same state but a bit a drive. It definitely felt like I was at a real college but in a way I also wasn't really prepared for it due to my first two college experiences. I had to shift gears pretty early on because my usual studying and not taking habits sucked ass.
Back to the book, I loved Luke and Phoebe! They were basically friendship goals! Now I will admit that it took me a while to start to like Luke. However, it was the complete opposite with Phoebe! I loved the girl and the friendships she made while at school were real and genuine. I laughed so hard when her and Luke signed up for Quidditch because it does exist in colleges. Every time I saw someone on a broomstick while walking on campus I couldn't stop myself from laughing so hard. No, I didn't sign up for it but I did enjoy watching the games.
Besides learning to love Luke and Phoebe and watching them grow throughout the book - it was hilarious! I couldn't stop laughing from one scene to another. Basically everything was realistic in this book. One night stands to being homesick is what college kids go through. Now I'm not saying everyone goes through one night stands.. but they do get homesick.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I feel like I breezed through it once I found it on my kindle. I also really loved Tom and Lucy's writing style. I will definitely be looking into more of their books in the future!
Phoebe can’t wait for Uni, especially because Luke will be there. But when Uni ends up being a lot more than she expected, certain things need to prioritized.
I really enjoyed this book. I have been looking more and more for young adult novels that take place in college and this was so much fun! The experience Phoebe has is one that is funny, cringe and so real. She makes friends who are just some of the best people and has her heartbroken many times by different people in her life.
I love the friends that Phoebe makes and I really want a sequel!!
I really enjoyed this book. I have been looking more and more for young adult novels that take place in college and this was so much fun! The experience Phoebe has is one that is funny, cringe and so real. She makes friends who are just some of the best people and has her heartbroken many times by different people in her life.
I love the friends that Phoebe makes and I really want a sequel!!
Such a hilarious, and entertaining book!
I found myself caring more about the side characters, even though the main storyline was good. Frankie’s antics had me chuckling away in the middle of the night— if she was real id want her to be my friend.
tldr; this book has lots of the classic Brit humor we all know and love, beautiful friendships, realistic character growth, a nice ending and most of all you’ll want to read it as fast as you can because otherwise you’ll just spend the whole time thinking “what happens next?”
I found myself caring more about the side characters, even though the main storyline was good. Frankie’s antics had me chuckling away in the middle of the night— if she was real id want her to be my friend.
tldr; this book has lots of the classic Brit humor we all know and love, beautiful friendships, realistic character growth, a nice ending and most of all you’ll want to read it as fast as you can because otherwise you’ll just spend the whole time thinking “what happens next?”
I was really excited to read this book, but as I got started, it really didn’t thrill me as much as I thought it would. Don’t get me wrong, it was a really good book that I enjoyed, but it just took me a lot longer to get into it than I imagined. I loved how it was told in dual perspective and covered both Phoebe and Luke’s life through the different events and how it shaped their relationship. I really enjoyed how the Wall of Shame situation played out because you could tell it was going to be a big deal when Phoebe found out Luke was lying, but you didn’t know exactly how Phoebe would react. I definitely thought Phoebe and Luke would get back together as a couple, but was shocked when she wanted them to just be friends for the time being. I also like how it was set in the UK because it gave a different perspective than I think a U.S. college-scene book would be.
Favorite Quote: “Like, now that everything had been knocked down, we could actually start to build something new.”
Favorite Quote: “Like, now that everything had been knocked down, we could actually start to build something new.”
Freshers is without doubt my favourite book of the year so far, and it’s going to be difficult for anything to come close to knocking it off the top spot before I write up my top ten of 2017 in December. I bloody loved it.
I don’t think I can remember a book that made me laugh out loud as much as this one did. It is so, so funny, and I was in fits of giggles every other page.
The first term of uni for me (which was almost ten years ago now, gulp) was the most bonkers thing I’ve ever experienced. I can’t say I would ever want to go back and do it again, but I sure learnt a lot about myself and about humans as a whole. It was one of the most fun, terrifying, horrific and exciting few months of my life. I don’t think I’ve ever cried as much, argued as much, laughed as much or drunk as much as a did in those three months, and it definitely made me who I am today. It taught me who I don’t want to be, too, and for that I’m actually really grateful.
Reading Freshers was like experiencing it all again but without the consequences. No hangovers, no red eyes from crying all night long, no stomach swooping cringe-worthy moments that will haunt your nightmares for years. Instead you get to enjoy following Phoebe and Luke as they are thrown together with complete strangers and figure out where they fit in. You’ll experience the hilarity of clothes swap parties and the barmy conversations that come up when you’re fuelled by alcohol at 3am.
It absolutely hits the nail on the head, it’s is so true to life it’s quite frightening. Everyone who’s ever been to uni and lived on campus for a while will relate to Freshers on a whole new level. I know I’ve never read a book that’s so relatable.
For those yet to go to uni, it’ll give you a sense of what you’re in for if you decide to live in halls, something I’d have loved to have read in the summer before uni. And if you’re there right now, experiencing it for yourself, this is going to be the most fun read you could pick for your first term. It will help you feel so much less alone, knowing that everyone finds it as crazy and daunting as you are finding it right now.
I wish Freshers never ended. I want to carry on reading about Phoebe and Luke and Negin and Frankie, Josh and Mary and Arthur. I connected with these characters immediately and I felt like I was there with them the whole time. Some books feel like you’re looking down on the characters from a height, but with Freshers I felt like my feet were firmly on the ground and I was surrounded by them all, by York University’s grounds, by the horrible smells in the corridors and the jam-packed clubs.
Plus, with two authors writing the perspectives of our two main characters, their voices are so well defined so you’ll never be confused about whose point of view you’re reading.
Not only did I love Freshers because it’s funny, relatable and has an amazing bunch of characters, but also because I had no idea what was going to happen next. I could never have predicted the outcome of the entire novel, but equally from page to page it was continuously surprising me.
While Freshers is largely fun and friendly, it also highlights issues such as sexual harassment, sexual health, difficult relationships.
I can’t recommend Freshers enough. So much fun. It’s one of those books that I know I’ll read again and again, and it’ll make me laugh just as much every time.
Have you read Freshers? I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you’ve read any other books about university age students that you think I’d like, please let me know because I found it really refreshing to read YA about slightly older characters that haven’t quite made it into “adult” books yet.
I don’t think I can remember a book that made me laugh out loud as much as this one did. It is so, so funny, and I was in fits of giggles every other page.
The first term of uni for me (which was almost ten years ago now, gulp) was the most bonkers thing I’ve ever experienced. I can’t say I would ever want to go back and do it again, but I sure learnt a lot about myself and about humans as a whole. It was one of the most fun, terrifying, horrific and exciting few months of my life. I don’t think I’ve ever cried as much, argued as much, laughed as much or drunk as much as a did in those three months, and it definitely made me who I am today. It taught me who I don’t want to be, too, and for that I’m actually really grateful.
Reading Freshers was like experiencing it all again but without the consequences. No hangovers, no red eyes from crying all night long, no stomach swooping cringe-worthy moments that will haunt your nightmares for years. Instead you get to enjoy following Phoebe and Luke as they are thrown together with complete strangers and figure out where they fit in. You’ll experience the hilarity of clothes swap parties and the barmy conversations that come up when you’re fuelled by alcohol at 3am.
It absolutely hits the nail on the head, it’s is so true to life it’s quite frightening. Everyone who’s ever been to uni and lived on campus for a while will relate to Freshers on a whole new level. I know I’ve never read a book that’s so relatable.
For those yet to go to uni, it’ll give you a sense of what you’re in for if you decide to live in halls, something I’d have loved to have read in the summer before uni. And if you’re there right now, experiencing it for yourself, this is going to be the most fun read you could pick for your first term. It will help you feel so much less alone, knowing that everyone finds it as crazy and daunting as you are finding it right now.
I wish Freshers never ended. I want to carry on reading about Phoebe and Luke and Negin and Frankie, Josh and Mary and Arthur. I connected with these characters immediately and I felt like I was there with them the whole time. Some books feel like you’re looking down on the characters from a height, but with Freshers I felt like my feet were firmly on the ground and I was surrounded by them all, by York University’s grounds, by the horrible smells in the corridors and the jam-packed clubs.
Plus, with two authors writing the perspectives of our two main characters, their voices are so well defined so you’ll never be confused about whose point of view you’re reading.
Not only did I love Freshers because it’s funny, relatable and has an amazing bunch of characters, but also because I had no idea what was going to happen next. I could never have predicted the outcome of the entire novel, but equally from page to page it was continuously surprising me.
While Freshers is largely fun and friendly, it also highlights issues such as sexual harassment, sexual health, difficult relationships.
I can’t recommend Freshers enough. So much fun. It’s one of those books that I know I’ll read again and again, and it’ll make me laugh just as much every time.
Have you read Freshers? I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you’ve read any other books about university age students that you think I’d like, please let me know because I found it really refreshing to read YA about slightly older characters that haven’t quite made it into “adult” books yet.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A cute, actually hilarious story of two college freshmen over in the UK and their crazy first semester.
Phoebe and Luke went to the same high school, and she had the biggest crush on him, but he didn’t even knew she existed (how typical) but on their first night at Orientation, they meet each other among all the drunken chaos that was actually pretty accurate of a college town bar. After that night, Their romance blooms as they navigate their way through campus and find out who their real friends are and where they belong.
Phoebe meets Negin and Frankie (Frankie btw is a show stealer) through the campus quidditch club (live for the HP throughout the book) while Luke meets Will, the captain of the Soccer team. The real plot thickens at this point as Luke gets closer and learns that the soccer team has a secret group message filled with pics of the girls they’ve slept with and their judgements of how attractive they all think they are or not (sad but true)
The book wasn’t the most exciting read, not that it was expected, but it does capture the life of being on a college campus very well and filled me with nostalgia of when I went to my school and the amazing year I had my freshman year. Like the craziness and randomness that occurs in the dorms, the gross things you eat or drink and what you drink them out of, the insane ways you will do to save money, out of all the people there are On campus you always run into the people you don’t want to see, and even the party scene but also the nights you stay in, grab some friends, sweats and blanketsAnd have a Netflix night. The only difference here is, the drinking age in the UK is 18 instead of our 21, so yes, freshman litter the bars instead of the frat parties.
The book was well written and I did actually laugh at a certain part of the book (thank you Frankie and her mom), but my only critique is how it ended. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but it left a lot of unresolved issues that make me hope the authors at least make a sequel to explore these issues and finalize the story a little better, plus it’d complete the freshman year because
**spoiler alert but not really***
the book only takes place in the first semester.
If you like a cute, romantic comedy of a book, and/or a book to remind you how fun college was (at least if you enjoyed it yourself) I recommend it! Give it the ole college try 😉
Phoebe and Luke went to the same high school, and she had the biggest crush on him, but he didn’t even knew she existed (how typical) but on their first night at Orientation, they meet each other among all the drunken chaos that was actually pretty accurate of a college town bar. After that night, Their romance blooms as they navigate their way through campus and find out who their real friends are and where they belong.
Phoebe meets Negin and Frankie (Frankie btw is a show stealer) through the campus quidditch club (live for the HP throughout the book) while Luke meets Will, the captain of the Soccer team. The real plot thickens at this point as Luke gets closer and learns that the soccer team has a secret group message filled with pics of the girls they’ve slept with and their judgements of how attractive they all think they are or not (sad but true)
The book wasn’t the most exciting read, not that it was expected, but it does capture the life of being on a college campus very well and filled me with nostalgia of when I went to my school and the amazing year I had my freshman year. Like the craziness and randomness that occurs in the dorms, the gross things you eat or drink and what you drink them out of, the insane ways you will do to save money, out of all the people there are On campus you always run into the people you don’t want to see, and even the party scene but also the nights you stay in, grab some friends, sweats and blanketsAnd have a Netflix night. The only difference here is, the drinking age in the UK is 18 instead of our 21, so yes, freshman litter the bars instead of the frat parties.
The book was well written and I did actually laugh at a certain part of the book (thank you Frankie and her mom), but my only critique is how it ended. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but it left a lot of unresolved issues that make me hope the authors at least make a sequel to explore these issues and finalize the story a little better, plus it’d complete the freshman year because
**spoiler alert but not really***
the book only takes place in the first semester.
If you like a cute, romantic comedy of a book, and/or a book to remind you how fun college was (at least if you enjoyed it yourself) I recommend it! Give it the ole college try 😉