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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
Lobsters is the first book that Tom and Lucy wrote together and the second that I've read of theirs. After reading their latest, Freshers, I wanted another book that had that same effect, the infectious smiling and laughing-out-loud moments, a book that totally brightens your day!
Hannah and Sam have both finished their exams, the exams that will decide their fate and whether they will go to their desired uni they want. Whilst their worries are on their exams or how much they thye might have messed up History or French, one more pressing matter at hand, the summer of love, the summer where they hope to lose their virginity. Hannah and Sam meet at the end of exams party at her best friend's, Stella house. Meeting in a bathroom couldn't be more romantic, they proclaiming their love for hot ribena, later becoming their own love for each other. Hot Ribena Girl (Hannah) and Toilet Boy (Sam) get pulled into different directions, each thinking about each other whilst also thinking about their summer to come.
I adored Hannah and Sam as a couple they are so cute, and I love a couple that enjoy a good cup of hot ribena! Hot Ribena is awesome, I'm in that club and it's what started their relationship, it couldn't get more cuter than that. What I love also is that I can imagine that Lucy wrote Hannah's side and Tom, Sam's narrative of the novel, giving it that totally honest and realistic approach to the book. Characters like Hannah's Nan with her crazy and bright outlook on life, almost refreshing to see and Sam's friend Robin who follows Harry Potter as his philosophy of life. Lobsters has so much to offer and characters that you can totally resonate with.
I loved this book! I love its realistic and an honest portrayal of teenage life and nothing is sugarcoated at all. Lobsters is teenage life at it's more awkward and most important too, our turning point from teenage to a young adult. What I also loved was that this book is sex positive, nowadays, sex is such a 'thing' in teenage life, all about who have you pulled, oh have you had sex etc. It's like teenagers have to grow up so quickly now, with the worrying of when or who to lose your virginity too. Sex doesn't just happen, it's certainly isn't like the movies or some books they we compare it too, there is so much more to it, to think about, to know about. I urge teenagers to read this book, working in a school of girls, this is an important as it is funny and romantic book to read. Tom and Lucy have nailed it on their first book.
Rating - πππππ
Hannah and Sam have both finished their exams, the exams that will decide their fate and whether they will go to their desired uni they want. Whilst their worries are on their exams or how much they thye might have messed up History or French, one more pressing matter at hand, the summer of love, the summer where they hope to lose their virginity. Hannah and Sam meet at the end of exams party at her best friend's, Stella house. Meeting in a bathroom couldn't be more romantic, they proclaiming their love for hot ribena, later becoming their own love for each other. Hot Ribena Girl (Hannah) and Toilet Boy (Sam) get pulled into different directions, each thinking about each other whilst also thinking about their summer to come.
I adored Hannah and Sam as a couple they are so cute, and I love a couple that enjoy a good cup of hot ribena! Hot Ribena is awesome, I'm in that club and it's what started their relationship, it couldn't get more cuter than that. What I love also is that I can imagine that Lucy wrote Hannah's side and Tom, Sam's narrative of the novel, giving it that totally honest and realistic approach to the book. Characters like Hannah's Nan with her crazy and bright outlook on life, almost refreshing to see and Sam's friend Robin who follows Harry Potter as his philosophy of life. Lobsters has so much to offer and characters that you can totally resonate with.
I loved this book! I love its realistic and an honest portrayal of teenage life and nothing is sugarcoated at all. Lobsters is teenage life at it's more awkward and most important too, our turning point from teenage to a young adult. What I also loved was that this book is sex positive, nowadays, sex is such a 'thing' in teenage life, all about who have you pulled, oh have you had sex etc. It's like teenagers have to grow up so quickly now, with the worrying of when or who to lose your virginity too. Sex doesn't just happen, it's certainly isn't like the movies or some books they we compare it too, there is so much more to it, to think about, to know about. I urge teenagers to read this book, working in a school of girls, this is an important as it is funny and romantic book to read. Tom and Lucy have nailed it on their first book.
Rating - πππππ
It's cute enough, if your only goal in life as a teen is to lose your virginity--preferably with plenty of underage drinking and some marijuana use. All of that told to excess simply overwhelmed the plot of falling in love for the first time. Meh.
Ein netter schnell-gelesener Sommerroman, aber oft verhalten sich die Charaktere so doof, dass man sie am liebsten schlagen mΓΆchte.
There were parts that I was practically crying I was laughing so hard, and then parts where I was almost bored to tears. I've never read a book that was so interestingly boring.
Told in dual perspective, the book is about Hannah and Sam, two soon to be college freshman both eager to lose their virginities (and why it doesn't even matter). They met briefly at a party, then coupled with several miscommunications and even some lies, they do not connect in they way they intend or hope.
This book had me laughing out loud and cringing from secondhand embarrassment. I loved the references to Zac Efron, One Direction, and other things that made this so realistically teenager-y that it was near impossible to put down.
This book had me laughing out loud and cringing from secondhand embarrassment. I loved the references to Zac Efron, One Direction, and other things that made this so realistically teenager-y that it was near impossible to put down.
Tl/dr: Two high school seniors go through some challenges before getting together
Good:
The boy voices are pretty authentic.
There are some funny turn of phrases.
Bad
Fairly regular situations
Characters are fairly simply drawn
Kind of like a Porkies movie as a book. Really just so so.
Good:
The boy voices are pretty authentic.
There are some funny turn of phrases.
Bad
Fairly regular situations
Characters are fairly simply drawn
Kind of like a Porkies movie as a book. Really just so so.
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Sam & Hannah don't know each other. They're both 17. They're both taking final exams at high school. They both live in a London suburb.
To their own dispair, and to their friends'dispair too, they're still virgin. And it is known that you can't go to university without having lost your virginity...
Each one of our main character plan to make the leap during their holidays : Sam & his pals are going to the Woodland Music Festival, Hannah & her mates are going to Kavos in Greece. But nothing never happens as expected. Missed opportunities, friendships are tested & love is deceived...the path is harder than expected.
Sam & Hannah, 2 lives alike. 2 paths different. 2 destinies that intersect.
Love & sex, sense & sensibility, true friendships & social interactions : everything is reunited in this novel, full of humor, accuracy & emotions.
Co-written by Lucy Ivison & Tom Ellen, this novel is a very favorite. The story alternate the point of view of Sam (part written by Tom Ellen) with the point of view of Hannah (part written by Lucy Ivison). It gives even more pace & strengh to this tale. We have access to the feelings characteristic of boys & then, to the ones'characteristic of gilrs. Therefore, we can't do nothing but relate to the characters or to remind ourselves our own teenage years.
Tasty detail (yes, my curiosity is misplaced, but i can't help myself with it ;) )
Tom & Lucy, our co-authors, are now co-workers & very good friends. They met in High School & had a beautiful love story. We can't help but wonder about how much this story (and these characters) is inspired by their own life.
Plus: a delectable title and a tasty summer cover!
To their own dispair, and to their friends'dispair too, they're still virgin. And it is known that you can't go to university without having lost your virginity...
Each one of our main character plan to make the leap during their holidays : Sam & his pals are going to the Woodland Music Festival, Hannah & her mates are going to Kavos in Greece. But nothing never happens as expected. Missed opportunities, friendships are tested & love is deceived...the path is harder than expected.
Sam & Hannah, 2 lives alike. 2 paths different. 2 destinies that intersect.
Love & sex, sense & sensibility, true friendships & social interactions : everything is reunited in this novel, full of humor, accuracy & emotions.
Co-written by Lucy Ivison & Tom Ellen, this novel is a very favorite. The story alternate the point of view of Sam (part written by Tom Ellen) with the point of view of Hannah (part written by Lucy Ivison). It gives even more pace & strengh to this tale. We have access to the feelings characteristic of boys & then, to the ones'characteristic of gilrs. Therefore, we can't do nothing but relate to the characters or to remind ourselves our own teenage years.
Tasty detail (yes, my curiosity is misplaced, but i can't help myself with it ;) )
Tom & Lucy, our co-authors, are now co-workers & very good friends. They met in High School & had a beautiful love story. We can't help but wonder about how much this story (and these characters) is inspired by their own life.
Plus: a delectable title and a tasty summer cover!