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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
Meg Cabot is almost always dependable for a quick read
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
🎧5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
This was my second listen, and I loved it more this time than I did the first. I get Heather more this time.
She isn’t conventionally the body type of the average person, and she doesn’t give a f* about that.
She is getting over her ex and the recording contract, not to mention that her mother robbed her of all her savings. So, she is just trying to make it from day to day.
Her new job comes with little to no excitement until the murders start, and then, well, it’s time to solve the mystery of who is killing off her residents.
The unrequited love interest is fun, and I think I am going to keep up with the series because I want to see how this plays out. As it’s been just too long, I don’t remember how or if they get together.
Sandy Rustin delivers
This was my second listen, and I loved it more this time than I did the first. I get Heather more this time.
She isn’t conventionally the body type of the average person, and she doesn’t give a f* about that.
She is getting over her ex and the recording contract, not to mention that her mother robbed her of all her savings. So, she is just trying to make it from day to day.
Her new job comes with little to no excitement until the murders start, and then, well, it’s time to solve the mystery of who is killing off her residents.
The unrequited love interest is fun, and I think I am going to keep up with the series because I want to see how this plays out. As it’s been just too long, I don’t remember how or if they get together.
Sandy Rustin delivers
Okay, let me summarize this book (style-spoiler, but I won't give away anything you couldn't guess after reading the back cover):
"I'm a size 12, which is, you know, the size of the average American woman. So I'm totally not fat or self-obsessed. I work in a dorm - I mean, residence hall. My boss is pretty and ambitious and thin, so she's a bitch. I used to be a teen-star but now I want to be a pre-med student even though I obviously have no clue what a medical profession would be like, only because the man I'm in love with likes smart women. I think the two girls who fell down the elevator shaft of de dorm - I mean, residence hall - are murdered because, you know, girls don't elevator surf. But mostly I think about Cooper (who is - Oh my god - hot and muscular) and obsess about what he thinks of me and also about my size which is not fat, which I have to tell the reader over and over. Totally not a marketing trick. But, um, you know, I have to find out who murdered these girls because the police won't listen to me. Well, okay, maybe they will, but still I have to risk my life to be saved by Cooper."
You know how revelling in annoyance can be a guilty pleasure? That is why I finished this book. It is really my own fault, because this book never pretended to be anything better than it is. It even has the words 'spunky girl detective!' on the cover! So, if that appeals to you, and you don't mind endless repetition of the same 'jokes': enjoy!
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This should be an okay series. I'm not hooked, but it's good. I do want to know what happens with Cooper though. Cute base I guess, the whole not being fat thing. She's an ex-popstar who really got the bad end of a deal, and she's trying to start her life over. Lots of characters, which gets a tad confusing. I liked the Mediator series better so far, but hopefully that changes. I get tired of her repeating the whole dorm/residence hall thing, and the way the chapters start - with song lyrics from her past - gets old too, because they are really crappy lyrics. But maybe that's the point - she wants to be her own artist now. Hopefully that happens for her. I'll keep listening to find out!
This is the first book in a mystery romance series by the same author who wrote The Princess Diaries. Heather Wells is a former pop singer who takes a job at a residence hall after her mother runs off with her manager and her money. When two girls are found dead in an elevator shaft, Heather decides she has to figure out what happened.
Heather was a mixed bag for me, I didn't exactly like her in this book and some of the jokes were overworked. But for a lighthearted fluffy mystery with a slow burn romance it was ok.
Heather was a mixed bag for me, I didn't exactly like her in this book and some of the jokes were overworked. But for a lighthearted fluffy mystery with a slow burn romance it was ok.
Great summer reading. This was my first Meg Cabot and I really enjoyed it. It just feels weird to give 4 stars to a book that's sheerly for entertainment. Cabot is an engaging writer and her characters are developed enough that you care about them. I recommend it if you aren't in the mood to learn anything, ha ha! It was really fun!
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
RE-READ
4 bintang
Gue koreksi pendapat gue tentang Heather yang TSTL, karena benernya ya, dia nasibnya cuma buruk aja, lol. Nasib ngenes, selalu berada di tempat yang salah dengan waktu yang salah (atau malah sebenarnya tepat?), dan sejujurnya ga bisa nyalahin dia yang agak plin plan waktu dirayu sama mantan pacarnya terus jadi lemah (I mean, ya ga semuanya kadang bisa nolak cowo ganteng kan hahahaha). Walau memang penceritaan tante Meg buat Heather ini sangat dramatis, kalau ga bisa dibilang histeris :)).
Baca ulang buat refresh ingatan, karena ingat belum baca yang buku 3-5, padahal bukunya dah ditimbun bertahun - tahun =))).
Review lengkapnya ada di blog (aka gue males nulis panjang2 XD): https://renslittlecorner.blogspot.com/2013/10/review-ukuran-12-tidak-gemuk-oleh-meg.html
REVIEW yang LAMA
Ciri khasnya tante Meg masih tetep ada :D
Mending dia nulis buku semacam chicklit, walau aku ga akan bilang ini chiclit sih, soalnya genre buku ini lebih ke cozy mystery
Heather Wells ini tipikal heroinenya tante Mego. TSTL, tapi bukan tipe TSTL yang nyebelin, malah bikin ketawa2 pas bacanya XD
4 bintang
Gue koreksi pendapat gue tentang Heather yang TSTL, karena benernya ya, dia nasibnya cuma buruk aja, lol. Nasib ngenes, selalu berada di tempat yang salah dengan waktu yang salah (atau malah sebenarnya tepat?), dan sejujurnya ga bisa nyalahin dia yang agak plin plan waktu dirayu sama mantan pacarnya terus jadi lemah (I mean, ya ga semuanya kadang bisa nolak cowo ganteng kan hahahaha). Walau memang penceritaan tante Meg buat Heather ini sangat dramatis, kalau ga bisa dibilang histeris :)).
Baca ulang buat refresh ingatan, karena ingat belum baca yang buku 3-5, padahal bukunya dah ditimbun bertahun - tahun =))).
Review lengkapnya ada di blog (aka gue males nulis panjang2 XD): https://renslittlecorner.blogspot.com/2013/10/review-ukuran-12-tidak-gemuk-oleh-meg.html
REVIEW yang LAMA
Ciri khasnya tante Meg masih tetep ada :D
Mending dia nulis buku semacam chicklit, walau aku ga akan bilang ini chiclit sih, soalnya genre buku ini lebih ke cozy mystery
Heather Wells ini tipikal heroinenya tante Mego. TSTL, tapi bukan tipe TSTL yang nyebelin, malah bikin ketawa2 pas bacanya XD