Reviews

Famous in a Small Town by Emma Mills

sandsing7's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? No

3.25

maimaitu's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

lastpaige111's review

4.0

Dang. Super good characters with such well done individual voices even though the friend group of COURSE speaks the same language. Backstory deluxe. Twists from cleverness heaven. Message that is SO DAMN GOOD. I’m totally going to copy her. And, I’m in love with Acadia, Illinois, and with Emma Mills.

So why only 4 stars? There’s a world beyond Acadia that never even partly crashes in. But that’s okay.

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

DNF

bored me to death

shareen17's review

3.0

A story about four good friends in a small town. Like most Emma Mills books, this has a lot of good banter and a light amount of romance.

bluesywaves's review

2.0

i love emma mills but i didn’t like this as much as i wanted to. i’m sad, maybe it’s time for a foolish hearts reread

bookishjenny's review

4.0

4.5/5

I love Emma Mills. Her books are automatic preorders for me, and this newest book wasn't a disappointment. It arrived in the mail today and I read it in one sitting. If you like YA contemporaries and haven't read Emma Mills' books yet, do it!

holmstead's review

3.0

3 and a half stars. This was a cute, fast read. The characters all meshed so well and their teasing banter throughout was what I enjoyed the most. If you need something light in your life for summer reading, give this one a try.

books4susie's review

5.0

I have enjoyed reading Emma Mills’ books since her first, First & Then, but this one blew me away. Readers will go in thinking that the book is just about getting a famous singer to return to her hometown but Sophie and her friends go through some heart-wrenching journeys to make it out on the other end. Definitely, my favorite book of her’s so far.

rachcannoli's review

2.0

Just another perfectly fine YA novel. Nothing offense or terrible, just wasn't that great tbh. Again something I would've liked more if I was younger maybe, but not my fav main character or conflict so it didn't really engage me enough to be all that memorable.