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milliebooksonly's review
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jasmine_elizabeth's review
5.0
Just brilliant, I enjoyed the whole plot. The awkward moments when Sam and Hannah would meet and things didn’t go as they would hope. There holiday in Greece had some really great moments. I enjoyed all the characters in this.
lexslittlecorner's review against another edition
3.0
If you're expecting some literary genius revolutionary love story then you're looking at the wrong book. This is a story about two people who like each other but due to poor communication and terrible timing things just don't seem to work out for them. It's one of those love stories that you just want to lock the two of them in a room and force them to open up to each other but it's also a fun read to see them flail awkwardly and make stupid mistakes.
It's those stupid mistakes and flailings that make this book seem real rather than a work of fiction. Our two protagonists Hannah and Sam have just finished their GCSE's and have the summer free before heading off to college, but with a girls holiday to the Greek islands and music festivals in Devon there's lots of opportunities for awkward teenage moments.
One thing that does set this book apart from other YA romance stories is the level of frankness the authors have. Honestly this books main focus is about having sex for the first time and the sexual encounters of their friends. Unlike a lot of YA this goes to a more in depth level, there's everything from first bikini waxes to first hand jobs to office party supply closet hook-ups to being found having sex in a strangers tent, and I think it's the realness of these awkward moments that young people should read this book for. It doesn't glamorize the situation, it tells it like it is.
It's those stupid mistakes and flailings that make this book seem real rather than a work of fiction. Our two protagonists Hannah and Sam have just finished their GCSE's and have the summer free before heading off to college, but with a girls holiday to the Greek islands and music festivals in Devon there's lots of opportunities for awkward teenage moments.
One thing that does set this book apart from other YA romance stories is the level of frankness the authors have. Honestly this books main focus is about having sex for the first time and the sexual encounters of their friends. Unlike a lot of YA this goes to a more in depth level, there's everything from first bikini waxes to first hand jobs to office party supply closet hook-ups to being found having sex in a strangers tent, and I think it's the realness of these awkward moments that young people should read this book for. It doesn't glamorize the situation, it tells it like it is.
amysbrittain's review
4.0
3.5 stars. Fun, light UK teenage imperfect but sweet love story. Not sure about the forgiveness for the insufferable bff, but otherwise: awww.
kaitburesh's review
3.0
Very very cute - reads like it would translate very well to the screen for either a movie or TV show. Overall, it was more of a fluffy and fun romance - so it didn't absolutely blow me away by any means, but it was a great read for the summer time. I also love that the authors actually dated in high school and drew some of the story from their own awkward love story. And of course, british-based so the accents and little quirky words were great!
svlfp's review
3.0
So at first I was really excited about this book, but once I started reading it I actually found it kinda boring! I liked Sam as a character but I found Hanna and her friends really annoying. There relationship was quite insta-lovee and it felt kinda forced. In conclusion, it had potential but was very frustrating to read.
jamies_shelves's review
2.0
This book looked really promising and started off well. It was definitely funny through the whole way through, but that's really all it had going for it. The characters annoyed me sometimes (mostly Stella.) I feel like nothing was really tied up at the end, it was just that something big and bad happened so they all had to act quickly according to that situation and make up and whatever else, but that doesn't tell me where they'll be once this blows over. And the last chapter of Hannah and Sam finally losing their virginity was just so weird and awkwardly written. I'm not sure why it switched back and forth so much like that. The other thing besides humor that this book has going for it is that it's a short quick read, but that's really it.
alexisisreading's review
3.0
It pains me to write this but I think I might be outgrowing YA???? There was nothing actually bad about this book except for that I found it hard to keep up with all the side characters but I was sort of just bored throughout? I just didn't feel very connected to the characters or find them relatable. And for a "love story" I felt like the two main characters spent more of the book away from each other than they did with.
kbird13's review
3.0
It took a bit to get into the book and then when I was at chapter 8-9 I was already invested and was getting a bit interesting so I wanted to finish to see how it ended. Then when it got to the end it was…ugh - no real words, wasn’t impressed at all.
ems_readingfiles's review
⭑ 0
Just...no. It was so weird with all the characters having some weird obsession of wanting to lose their virginity. Not to mention, that seemed to be the entire plot of the book. I couldn't get half-way through the book when I did DNF. The main characters were very toxic towards each other by intentionally hurting each other and not wanting to apologize for their actions. I'm not okay with that. Definitely don't recommend.
Just...no. It was so weird with all the characters having some weird obsession of wanting to lose their virginity. Not to mention, that seemed to be the entire plot of the book. I couldn't get half-way through the book when I did DNF. The main characters were very toxic towards each other by intentionally hurting each other and not wanting to apologize for their actions. I'm not okay with that. Definitely don't recommend.