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booksandpops4000's review against another edition
4.0
*I got this book for review from the publisher for my honest thoughts*
I really loved how this book focused a on future female president senior year in high school. I loved that we had four strong and very different female characters and really loved seeing all their seniors year and to see how important their friendship was. This book was so diverse and tackled so many various issues that come up on senior year there is also activist element. I will say all these girls grew on me and made me so invested. I also really enjoyed the mystery element of who would be the next presidency and it was book that i really loved and the highlight is def all the experience that were share, friendship and also the mystery!
I really loved how this book focused a on future female president senior year in high school. I loved that we had four strong and very different female characters and really loved seeing all their seniors year and to see how important their friendship was. This book was so diverse and tackled so many various issues that come up on senior year there is also activist element. I will say all these girls grew on me and made me so invested. I also really enjoyed the mystery element of who would be the next presidency and it was book that i really loved and the highlight is def all the experience that were share, friendship and also the mystery!
danyell919's review against another edition
5.0
I could NOT put this book down. I loved it so much! I also love that I didn’t figure out the ending! Ava, CJ, Jordan, and Martha were some of my favorite female characters ever. I loved their friendship - maybe more than the traveling pants!
klouh's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
momma_nilsen's review against another edition
4.0
Flipping a.d.o.r.a.b.l.e
That ending....
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That ending....
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Pop Sugar 2020 Summer Challenge: A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college
hollandtait's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
miss_alaina's review against another edition
3.0
I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through a Goodreads giveaway.
This book is about four best friends: Ava, Jordan, CJ, and Martha. All we know from the start is that one of them will eventually become the first female president and will have the last name Diffenderfer, but we don't know which character that will be until the end.
Although it's an extremely minor part of the story - literally just a few pages at the beginning and end of the book - the addition of one of the girls becoming president is what elevates this book from being an unremarkable standard YA contemporary story to being actually interesting. I wasn't particularly invested in any of their teen drama, but I loved looking for clues about what the future held for each character.
I have two complaints with this book. One is that the girls didn't seem evenly fleshed out. Despite being told in different perspectives, the first half of the book felt very Jordan centered while the second half was primarily about Ava. It took me a significant portion of the book to be able to differentiate between CJ and Martha. CJ's story got interesting about halfway through, but poor Martha felt more like a background character.
My other complaint is with Logan Diffenderfer. I feel like he was basically forced into each girl's storyline in order to keep us guessing about who would end up as president. As a result, a story celebrating women and friendship instead became about a guy. And not even a great guy!
I did enjoy this story overall. There were spots where it didn't keep my interest, but the changing narration meant that the focus of the story was never in one place for long, so I liked that. If you're looking for a YA contemporary with a slight twist, I definitely recommend Most Likely.
This book is about four best friends: Ava, Jordan, CJ, and Martha. All we know from the start is that one of them will eventually become the first female president and will have the last name Diffenderfer, but we don't know which character that will be until the end.
Although it's an extremely minor part of the story - literally just a few pages at the beginning and end of the book - the addition of one of the girls becoming president is what elevates this book from being an unremarkable standard YA contemporary story to being actually interesting. I wasn't particularly invested in any of their teen drama, but I loved looking for clues about what the future held for each character.
I have two complaints with this book. One is that the girls didn't seem evenly fleshed out. Despite being told in different perspectives, the first half of the book felt very Jordan centered while the second half was primarily about Ava. It took me a significant portion of the book to be able to differentiate between CJ and Martha. CJ's story got interesting about halfway through, but poor Martha felt more like a background character.
My other complaint is with Logan Diffenderfer. I feel like he was basically forced into each girl's storyline in order to keep us guessing about who would end up as president. As a result, a story celebrating women and friendship instead became about a guy. And not even a great guy!
I did enjoy this story overall. There were spots where it didn't keep my interest, but the changing narration meant that the focus of the story was never in one place for long, so I liked that. If you're looking for a YA contemporary with a slight twist, I definitely recommend Most Likely.
leslivresdelea's review
3.0
4,5 ⭐️
J’ai ADORÉ cette histoire, ces histoires, les personnages, le récit, tout tout tout, je le recommande de tout coeur
J’ai ADORÉ cette histoire, ces histoires, les personnages, le récit, tout tout tout, je le recommande de tout coeur
anniekatherine's review against another edition
3.0
I wasn’t the biggest fan of this book- but the friendships were really great and sweet.
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Most Likely opens with a woman and her husband in the moments before her inauguration as President of the United States. It then travels back to the senior year of high school for four best friends, one of whom will go on to be that President. As a reader part of the fun is trying to guess whether it is Martha or Ava or CJ or Jordan. This is a story of strong female friendship, of four young women who have each other’s backs. It is not a heavy book although it does include some heavy topics including adoption, disability, mental health, money issues, race, gentrification and more. The final year of high school, at least in America, is filled with a lot of stress and high stake events like SAT tests and college applications. By looking at four different young women, one of whom becomes President, this book raises the issue of whether future success and achievement, or even direction more generally, can be predicted by a person’s achievements or interests during their high school years. I’m not sure how I feel about the way the story ended. In some ways the book may have been stronger had the President’s identity not been revealed. The ending also contained an unexpected plot twist, which felt a little unnecessary since it didn’t add anything substantial to the story. I was disappointed by how interchangeable the girls came across on the page. None of them had distinctive voices and I often struggled to keep them straight. Overall though this was a quick, enjoyable read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism
elizabethhollar97's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
This book was so surprisingly good!!
I picked up an ARC of this at Yallfest 2019 without knowing what it was really about. Someone handed it to me and I was like "oh thanks," but I knew nothing of the synopsis. I don't usually take ARCs that I know nothing about, but I'm so happy that I took this one.
Most Likely is about four girls-CJ, Jordan, Ava, and Martha-in their senior year of high-school. The novel shows the ups and down that come with being a senior in high school, whether that be regarding what college they'll go to and how they'll get the money, or how they will succeed with their desired career.
The thing that I loved the most about the book was the friendship. I loved these friendship that these girls shared because I never had that in high school, so I enjoyed reading about it. I found each girl's voice very distinct and I was never confused as to who I was reading from. These girls were so tangible because they were facing real problems, some of them that I even faced in high school.
I feel like I can't give the book a full 5 stars because there was one thing that happened in the middle of the book that frustrated me to no end. I loved that book had a romance for each girl, but the plot wasn't solely focused on each girl *needing* a romance.
Overall, I was definitely recommend this book if you were looking for a fun book revolving around friendship and how far friends will go to help each other.
This book was so surprisingly good!!
I picked up an ARC of this at Yallfest 2019 without knowing what it was really about. Someone handed it to me and I was like "oh thanks," but I knew nothing of the synopsis. I don't usually take ARCs that I know nothing about, but I'm so happy that I took this one.
Most Likely is about four girls-CJ, Jordan, Ava, and Martha-in their senior year of high-school. The novel shows the ups and down that come with being a senior in high school, whether that be regarding what college they'll go to and how they'll get the money, or how they will succeed with their desired career.
The thing that I loved the most about the book was the friendship. I loved these friendship that these girls shared because I never had that in high school, so I enjoyed reading about it. I found each girl's voice very distinct and I was never confused as to who I was reading from. These girls were so tangible because they were facing real problems, some of them that I even faced in high school.
I feel like I can't give the book a full 5 stars because there was one thing that happened in the middle of the book that frustrated me to no end. I loved that book had a romance for each girl, but the plot wasn't solely focused on each girl *needing* a romance.
Overall, I was definitely recommend this book if you were looking for a fun book revolving around friendship and how far friends will go to help each other.