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glitterkitter's review against another edition
3.0
A not too bad look at social circles in schools. More entertaining than most.
owls_rainbow's review against another edition
3.0
I saw this book while browsing my local library and decided to give it a go. Let me just say I am glad that there is a sequel. When I finished this I felt like I was left hanging... It all ended very abruptly. Mimi had just reignited her friendship with the Coolies, things with Sam are all up in the air (I feel like they should get together) and all the signs point to her dad being gay yet at the end of the book he is going on a date with some random multi-divorcee woman.
Overall good but ultimately unsatisfying.
Overall good but ultimately unsatisfying.
liralen's review against another edition
3.0
I have an irrational love of this book.
I first read it a few years ago as an editorial intern at a YA & children's publishing house -- they'd received an ARC of this book and many others, which I spent much of my free time devouring -- and have read it multiple times since.
It's not actually a terribly unique story: girl (with family problems) moves to New York and tries to fit in with the cool crowd. All is going well until she screws things up and has to try to repair her newfound friendships.
Rationally, I think that the book sometimes moves too quickly, that the character with most potential is done away with at the very beginning of the book, and that the protagonist is frequently, well, kind of a bitch.
But irrationally...
I love the cast of characters. Well, I probably wouldn't want to hang out with them in real life (I am very uncool and do not view getting completely plastered as an interesting way to spend a Saturday night), but they bring all kinds of over-the-top drama and complex personalities (for the most part) to the story. A fun read, and one I'll be keeping on my bookshelf.
I first read it a few years ago as an editorial intern at a YA & children's publishing house -- they'd received an ARC of this book and many others, which I spent much of my free time devouring -- and have read it multiple times since.
It's not actually a terribly unique story: girl (with family problems) moves to New York and tries to fit in with the cool crowd. All is going well until she screws things up and has to try to repair her newfound friendships.
Rationally, I think that the book sometimes moves too quickly, that the character with most potential is done away with at the very beginning of the book, and that the protagonist is frequently, well, kind of a bitch.
But irrationally...
I love the cast of characters. Well, I probably wouldn't want to hang out with them in real life (I am very uncool and do not view getting completely plastered as an interesting way to spend a Saturday night), but they bring all kinds of over-the-top drama and complex personalities (for the most part) to the story. A fun read, and one I'll be keeping on my bookshelf.
ziola's review
1.0
Now, I love Mean Girls as much as the next teen-movie lover. But, Mean Girls has been done, and this book, about a teenage girl moving to a new town and making a bet that she can become friends with the cool group of girls, is it all over again. Boring.
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