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gabs_myfullbookshelf's review
1.0
A free copy was received from the author in exchange for an honest review.
I had a major problem with this book, sadly, and that was the MC.
Val, the aforementioned MC, may be one of the most unlikeable character I have ever come across. The worst part is, she never ever truly realizes it. She thinks she's nice and blames other people for being mean to her, when it is obviously her fault. For example, she calls her 'friend' Jenny ugly and says no guy will ever like her except a 'nerd' named Noah. (At this point, I should mention that someday these 'nerds' will be running the country. Noah would have probably been a better boyfriend than any of the other guys in this book. But I will get back to that later.) Jenny slaps her and gets suspended, while the only thing Val has to do is apologize for provoking her, something I found extremely unfair, mostly because she tells the principal she 'felt so bad afterwards.' But then when she is explaining the fight to her parents, she takes basically NO responsibility, and when her mom tells her she said some awful things that could seriously screw Jenny up, Val responds with, "But what I said was true!" Okay, Val, I think you have proven that you don't feel that bad.
She claims that she wishes that she could live in a world where there was "no drama or mood swings or emotional outbursts". However, since she is the one who is the cause of 90% of the drama in this book, I found that claim extremely hard to believe. Basically, she is the girl always complaining about drama in their lives while simulaneously causing it.
Her class president speech, and I am not joking, as that everyone should vote for her because she is nice and pretty. And they do. She wins. Mind you, this is AFTER she got in the fight with Jenny and called her ugly to her face.
Every single guy in this book was either a jerk or a perv. And they almost all tell Val that she is 'perfect','beautiful', or both. There is basically one guy who doesn't do that, but instead just teases Val about her nose, which is apparently 'too long'. All of these were quite one dimensional. The one guy I didn't mind as much as the other ones, Keenan (and trust me, he still had some issues) she ends up cheating on...with his brother...whose girlfriend broke up with him because of Val.
Val does start to realize she is getting mean, but instead of taking responsibility for her actions, she blames it on the school. Believe me, it is NOT the school's fault, Val.
The ending is...I don't know if it was supposed to be a cliffhanger or something, but it was not very good. Basically,
So, that was what I didn't like about this book. I am afraid I could not recommend it.
I had a major problem with this book, sadly, and that was the MC.
Val, the aforementioned MC, may be one of the most unlikeable character I have ever come across. The worst part is, she never ever truly realizes it. She thinks she's nice and blames other people for being mean to her, when it is obviously her fault. For example, she calls her 'friend' Jenny ugly and says no guy will ever like her except a 'nerd' named Noah. (At this point, I should mention that someday these 'nerds' will be running the country. Noah would have probably been a better boyfriend than any of the other guys in this book. But I will get back to that later.) Jenny slaps her and gets suspended, while the only thing Val has to do is apologize for provoking her, something I found extremely unfair, mostly because she tells the principal she 'felt so bad afterwards.' But then when she is explaining the fight to her parents, she takes basically NO responsibility, and when her mom tells her she said some awful things that could seriously screw Jenny up, Val responds with, "But what I said was true!" Okay, Val, I think you have proven that you don't feel that bad.
She claims that she wishes that she could live in a world where there was "no drama or mood swings or emotional outbursts". However, since she is the one who is the cause of 90% of the drama in this book, I found that claim extremely hard to believe. Basically, she is the girl always complaining about drama in their lives while simulaneously causing it.
Her class president speech, and I am not joking, as that everyone should vote for her because she is nice and pretty. And they do. She wins. Mind you, this is AFTER she got in the fight with Jenny and called her ugly to her face.
Every single guy in this book was either a jerk or a perv. And they almost all tell Val that she is 'perfect','beautiful', or both. There is basically one guy who doesn't do that, but instead just teases Val about her nose, which is apparently 'too long'. All of these were quite one dimensional. The one guy I didn't mind as much as the other ones, Keenan (and trust me, he still had some issues) she ends up cheating on...with his brother...whose girlfriend broke up with him because of Val.
Val does start to realize she is getting mean, but instead of taking responsibility for her actions, she blames it on the school. Believe me, it is NOT the school's fault, Val.
The ending is...I don't know if it was supposed to be a cliffhanger or something, but it was not very good. Basically,
Spoiler
karma caught up with Val and everyone hates her now. She is now dating Keenan's brother Porter, because she cheated on Keenan with Porter and Keenan caught them.So, that was what I didn't like about this book. I am afraid I could not recommend it.
rai's review
1.0
I try to find something redeeming in every book I read. and I'm usually very good at it. this however is not a book that had any redeeming qualities. it's plot was... horribly mundane interactions of high schoolers of various maturity levels. Val is just as vapid as you are supposed to believe popular girls are... But almost all of her interactions come from boys. mostly boys talking about how hot she is. and we're probably supposed to feel sorry for her, as she experiences sadness and doubt and other crap...
I hate rating a book so low, but if it hadn't been such a simple read, I would have probably given up. it wasn't even enjoyable.
also, the boyfriend who says he loves her on the... third? date.... and then wants to sleep with her on the fourth. In return, she has been lusting over his brother, and promptly decides to get relationshipy with him at the first available moment. and then the book ends. that's it. no more.
I don't blame the author, because it's a big thing to write anything, particularly a series of chapters all heading the same direction... But I really question who would ever publish this, and let it go through editing without ever finding an actual plot.
I hate rating a book so low, but if it hadn't been such a simple read, I would have probably given up. it wasn't even enjoyable.
also, the boyfriend who says he loves her on the... third? date.... and then wants to sleep with her on the fourth. In return, she has been lusting over his brother, and promptly decides to get relationshipy with him at the first available moment. and then the book ends. that's it. no more.
I don't blame the author, because it's a big thing to write anything, particularly a series of chapters all heading the same direction... But I really question who would ever publish this, and let it go through editing without ever finding an actual plot.
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