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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Awkward, funny, and insightful. It's all about learning to accept yourself when you have a disability and you're dating.
For full review check out the post on Bestie Book Blog :-)
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
"Side benefit of dating me: free motivational speeches. It's like friends with benefits where the benefits are inspirational."
Actual rating: 3.5.
That was hilarious. I've been watching Josh's videos and stalking his Instagram for some time now, so it was only natural that I read his first book. I read [b:Love and First Sight|24921988|Love and First Sight|Josh Sundquist|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472074354s/24921988.jpg|44574951] at the beginning of 2017, so it's fitting that I read this one when I did.
I actually live under an hour from where Josh went to high school, used to live ten miles from William and Mary (where another good chunk of this book takes place), and also used to live in Washington DC (where the rest of the book takes place). So this was a trip down memory lane for me setting wise.
Yet another similarity between Josh and I: I was also homeschooled (whole way through whereas Josh got to spend high school in a public school) in a conservative, Christian setting. The irony of all these similarities in my upbringing and Josh's made this book so much more enjoyable. So yes, I am a bit biased.
This book is pretty much what you would expect: funny, poignant, heartfelt, and yes, awkward. Would recommend to anyone looking for books with the above-listed trait. I'm glad I read it. :)
Actual rating: 3.5.
That was hilarious. I've been watching Josh's videos and stalking his Instagram for some time now, so it was only natural that I read his first book. I read [b:Love and First Sight|24921988|Love and First Sight|Josh Sundquist|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1472074354s/24921988.jpg|44574951] at the beginning of 2017, so it's fitting that I read this one when I did.
I actually live under an hour from where Josh went to high school, used to live ten miles from William and Mary (where another good chunk of this book takes place), and also used to live in Washington DC (where the rest of the book takes place). So this was a trip down memory lane for me setting wise.
Yet another similarity between Josh and I: I was also homeschooled (whole way through whereas Josh got to spend high school in a public school) in a conservative, Christian setting. The irony of all these similarities in my upbringing and Josh's made this book so much more enjoyable. So yes, I am a bit biased.
This book is pretty much what you would expect: funny, poignant, heartfelt, and yes, awkward. Would recommend to anyone looking for books with the above-listed trait. I'm glad I read it. :)
A cute, quirky, easy, fun read about how Josh has navigated his life up through 25 without having a serious relationship. In his quasi-scientific investigation he tracks down all the girls who he felt had potential for a relationship to have bloomed, provides background and a hypothesis, and then connects with them to see what (if anything) went wrong. He has a sincere style of writing that sometimes makes you feel bad for him and other times makes you want to punch him for his shenanigans. While on his journey of discovery into what others thing of him we also see Josh discover some things about himself that he hadn’t realized before. I loved the first hand retelling of these stories, found the hypothesis pages to be a bit of a waste of space, and appreciated the follow ups to learn more. Almost makes me want to track down every guy I thought could have been someone special to figure out why they didn’t pick me back… maybe a project for another day.
4/5stars
Fabulous, FABULOUS book! I've been a huge fan of Josh Sundquist for a while now (having been watching him on youtube for around 4 or 5 years now) and I adored his first novel "Just don't fall" but I must say, this one was probably even more entertaining! It was an amazing mix of adorable novel-like crushing, sorrow when it didn't work out, and hilarious when Josh got around to asking the girl WHY it didn't work out.
The second to last section (before "Ashley") was heart wrenching. I'm not one to get emotional over books, but I felt incredibly bad for Josh, and anyone who is slightly different or has a disability. He really does an amazing job at shining a light on such an important aspect of our society and how people really do treat people who are "strange" differently.
Just a really beautiful book, highly recommend!
Fabulous, FABULOUS book! I've been a huge fan of Josh Sundquist for a while now (having been watching him on youtube for around 4 or 5 years now) and I adored his first novel "Just don't fall" but I must say, this one was probably even more entertaining! It was an amazing mix of adorable novel-like crushing, sorrow when it didn't work out, and hilarious when Josh got around to asking the girl WHY it didn't work out.
The second to last section (before "Ashley") was heart wrenching. I'm not one to get emotional over books, but I felt incredibly bad for Josh, and anyone who is slightly different or has a disability. He really does an amazing job at shining a light on such an important aspect of our society and how people really do treat people who are "strange" differently.
Just a really beautiful book, highly recommend!
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Josh Sundquist, motivational speaker and Paralympian goes through the woes of his middle school and high school years and his failed attempts at relationships. There's diagrams and hypothesis and overall well written stories of the times he tried to date. It was funny and I enjoyed reading it.
3.5 stars
Sundquist is at his best when discussing his disability and it’s effect on his confidence and self-image. This is a quick read as he works his way to self-knowledge. The stories grow a little repetitive, but overall, this is a fun trip back to the awkward road to adulthood.
Sundquist is at his best when discussing his disability and it’s effect on his confidence and self-image. This is a quick read as he works his way to self-knowledge. The stories grow a little repetitive, but overall, this is a fun trip back to the awkward road to adulthood.
Josh is a prosthetic leg-wearing, cancer-surviving, honest and down-to-Earth guy. In this book, he finds himself in his mid 20s without ever having had a girlfriend and decides to undergo a somewhat awkward project to find out why. He takes you back in history through his life sorted into chapters focusing on each girl he has ever pined for and explains their background, hypothesis of where they went wrong, and a follow-up with each girl as grownups to ask closure-related questions.
One thing I almost expected was for Josh to be that bitter, ever-spurned/friendzoned super sexist guy who learns to think women as super shallow and undeserving. Not so. Josh may have girls thoroughly drenching his brain, but he grew up homeschooled in a conservative Christian household and as a result is superchaste and oblivious to social cues with women, which I can sort of relate to. In that guys I had massive crushes on in youth group completely blew past without noticing me. And like my beloved boy Shetland Sheepdog, who wants to try mating with the eligible ladies so badly that it audibly pains him but he just CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF HIM FIGURE OUT WHAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO DO so stuff never happens and here I am, 10+ years later with my sweet now-elderly Shelties, and no puppies to speak of.
Josh was kinda like that. He didn't know how to start and often self-encumbers (whether from the leg, from trying to be overly polite and sensitive, or from just not knowing how to initiate relationship discussions) into missing opportunities with the ladiezz. I felt for him at times and admired his persistence. It read a bit like a group of themed short stories and overall was entertaining to read, at the least, even if the love interests did kind of start following a very flat dimensional mold after the first one or two girls. He was just genuinely trying to be a nice guy without being pushy or overstepping anything, which I appreciated, but he could come off as too wishy-washy for some readers who just WANT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.
One thing I almost expected was for Josh to be that bitter, ever-spurned/friendzoned super sexist guy who learns to think women as super shallow and undeserving. Not so. Josh may have girls thoroughly drenching his brain, but he grew up homeschooled in a conservative Christian household and as a result is superchaste and oblivious to social cues with women, which I can sort of relate to. In that guys I had massive crushes on in youth group completely blew past without noticing me. And like my beloved boy Shetland Sheepdog, who wants to try mating with the eligible ladies so badly that it audibly pains him but he just CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF HIM FIGURE OUT WHAT HE IS SUPPOSED TO DO so stuff never happens and here I am, 10+ years later with my sweet now-elderly Shelties, and no puppies to speak of.
Josh was kinda like that. He didn't know how to start and often self-encumbers (whether from the leg, from trying to be overly polite and sensitive, or from just not knowing how to initiate relationship discussions) into missing opportunities with the ladiezz. I felt for him at times and admired his persistence. It read a bit like a group of themed short stories and overall was entertaining to read, at the least, even if the love interests did kind of start following a very flat dimensional mold after the first one or two girls. He was just genuinely trying to be a nice guy without being pushy or overstepping anything, which I appreciated, but he could come off as too wishy-washy for some readers who just WANT SOMETHING TO HAPPEN.