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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
the setting of this book is York.a university in York.dorms,cheese toasties (v v smelly brie?? cheese too) and multilayered relatable characters,that are often confused, kissing or drunk (or all three at the same time)what more do you need in a contemporary?harry potter reference?oh we have those as well.
Oh this book was phenomenal! It felt SO real. The cast of characters was huge and yet each felt like their own person, full of life. The plot was realistic, engaging, and fun. I adore this and absolutely would read it again!
Any book that can have you snorting with laughter and welling up...big thumbs up!
Freshers week is a particularly odd experience, and some of the memories are better than others. What this summed up so well was that mix of heady excitement at being independent, and utter terror at having to find your own way through things without relying on your safety-net.
Told through alternating views this was great fun. Phoebe and Luke have had very different school experiences...and their first term at university is similarly different.
A wonderful ensemble of characters. Some great comic moments, while also raising awareness of some more important issues.
It's been a long time since I was in this situation, but it brought it all back. Bittersweet.
Freshers week is a particularly odd experience, and some of the memories are better than others. What this summed up so well was that mix of heady excitement at being independent, and utter terror at having to find your own way through things without relying on your safety-net.
Told through alternating views this was great fun. Phoebe and Luke have had very different school experiences...and their first term at university is similarly different.
A wonderful ensemble of characters. Some great comic moments, while also raising awareness of some more important issues.
It's been a long time since I was in this situation, but it brought it all back. Bittersweet.
I really liked the book but the ending was not what I was expecting. In a way I think this made the book more realistic to how real life works. Overall it was great but be prepared to have to put the book down due to second hand embarrassment.
Good ending but a lot of things felt somewhat unresolved to me.
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A duel-narrator novel about freshman year from the perspective of two students who went to the same high school. Or whatever the equivalent of high school is called in Britain.
I was confused about some things because I'm not familiar with the British secondary education system. For example, there seemed to be pressure to find a place to live off campus second year, but there also seemed to be second year people living in the dorms?
This book also disabused me of my notion that British undergrads drink less than those the in the US because the drinking age is younger.
Overall, I loved how much this book felt like a true freshman year experience.
A duel-narrator novel about freshman year from the perspective of two students who went to the same high school. Or whatever the equivalent of high school is called in Britain.
I was confused about some things because I'm not familiar with the British secondary education system. For example, there seemed to be pressure to find a place to live off campus second year, but there also seemed to be second year people living in the dorms?
This book also disabused me of my notion that British undergrads drink less than those the in the US because the drinking age is younger.
Overall, I loved how much this book felt like a true freshman year experience.
Very lighthearted and sweet. 99% sure Freshers won't be like this for me whatsoever, but I can imagine things being such a mess. Have to admit, I did laugh out loud a couple of times but that's just the effect Tom & Lucy have on me.
During the book I was really scared Phoebe was going to end up making the wrong decision, but she's a really sensible girl and I'm very proud of her, bless her.
During the book I was really scared Phoebe was going to end up making the wrong decision, but she's a really sensible girl and I'm very proud of her, bless her.
Freshmen is the story of two young adults from the same high school that find their lives entangled during their freshman year of college. Phoebe is the smart, pretty, but usually lost in the masses girl that's set out to be a new version of herself. She'll be fun, she'll party, she won't have a curfew, and everything will be great, especially since her longtime crush is there too. In just one week Luke breaks up with his girlfriend, makes just one true new friend, and lands himself a spot on the soccer team. He's a bit lonely, but things are looking up when he starts hooking up with Phoebe. The Wall of Shame changes all that though, leaving Luke trying to fix things and Phoebe seeking answers to what might truly make her happy.
Freshmen is a classic NA college novel, the pages filled with partying, hook ups, and an occasional class. Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison take the fun a step farther by exploring loneliness, homesickness, and shameful events that can make or break the college experience. I really connected with both Phoebe and Luke, their experiences similar to my own four year adventure. It was a fun-to-read novel, the sort that gets you out of reality, but doesn't challenge you too much. I laughed quite a bit, appreciated the focus on events beyond drinking and one night stands, and ultimately found this book to be a really great, positive new adult read. It was a very authentic portrayal of college that took me back in time.
Though Freshmen is labeled as a YA novel, I'd put in more in NA adult territory. There is a lot of drinking, time spent between the sheets and literally everywhere else, and a serious, thought provoking question of appropriateness and questioning what everyone else is doing. I really appreciated the secondary characters, but they seemed more well rounded than Phoebe and Luke at times, their voices more mature and adult than that of the narrators. Additionally, the end left me feeling like it was unfinished, like maybe there must be more to the story, a happier ending. I wish there had been an epilogue that revealed all is well for the characters after a dramatic freshman year.
Freshmen is a must read for young adult and new adult fans, I mean, I want to hand it out to freshmen on college campuses right now. It was so accurate, funny, and had a very smart message to it.
ARC provided.
Freshmen is a classic NA college novel, the pages filled with partying, hook ups, and an occasional class. Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison take the fun a step farther by exploring loneliness, homesickness, and shameful events that can make or break the college experience. I really connected with both Phoebe and Luke, their experiences similar to my own four year adventure. It was a fun-to-read novel, the sort that gets you out of reality, but doesn't challenge you too much. I laughed quite a bit, appreciated the focus on events beyond drinking and one night stands, and ultimately found this book to be a really great, positive new adult read. It was a very authentic portrayal of college that took me back in time.
Though Freshmen is labeled as a YA novel, I'd put in more in NA adult territory. There is a lot of drinking, time spent between the sheets and literally everywhere else, and a serious, thought provoking question of appropriateness and questioning what everyone else is doing. I really appreciated the secondary characters, but they seemed more well rounded than Phoebe and Luke at times, their voices more mature and adult than that of the narrators. Additionally, the end left me feeling like it was unfinished, like maybe there must be more to the story, a happier ending. I wish there had been an epilogue that revealed all is well for the characters after a dramatic freshman year.
Freshmen is a must read for young adult and new adult fans, I mean, I want to hand it out to freshmen on college campuses right now. It was so accurate, funny, and had a very smart message to it.
ARC provided.
So cute and down to earth. A nice light read from two perspectives of what it’s like to be a freshman in college in the UK. I rushed and bought it before I even finished it
I don’t know why this book took me so long to get through. It felt like it dragged, but I read it very quickly which confuses me. It was an ok story. I thought it encapsulates the feeling of being a freshman in college, but it didn’t make me truly feel for any of the characters and the plot was just eh. It was a fun read, but nothing special.