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holliereadsbooks's review
1.0
This review was first posted on Music, Books and Tea
I picked this up whilst on holiday for about $3. I thought the premise was quite interesting, and figured that as it was published by Harper, it couldn't be that bad, right? I was kinda wrong. This book was alright at best. The plot was very weak, the characters weren't much better, and for such a short book, it took me far too long to read.
What worked for me: Although the plot was weak, I did still want to know what happened at the end, but other than that, there wasn't really much that worked for me with this book I'm afraid.
What didn't work for me: I didn't like the characters. I found Carli annoying, Fun tiresome and everyone else two dimensional. The plot was rather weak, and the ending was extremely anti-climatic. This just wasn't the fun read I expected it to be.
I'm actually rather disappointed with this book, and it was only whilst writing this review that I realised that. This book could have been far, far better, but unfortunately, it just wasn't.
I picked this up whilst on holiday for about $3. I thought the premise was quite interesting, and figured that as it was published by Harper, it couldn't be that bad, right? I was kinda wrong. This book was alright at best. The plot was very weak, the characters weren't much better, and for such a short book, it took me far too long to read.
What worked for me: Although the plot was weak, I did still want to know what happened at the end, but other than that, there wasn't really much that worked for me with this book I'm afraid.
What didn't work for me: I didn't like the characters. I found Carli annoying, Fun tiresome and everyone else two dimensional. The plot was rather weak, and the ending was extremely anti-climatic. This just wasn't the fun read I expected it to be.
I'm actually rather disappointed with this book, and it was only whilst writing this review that I realised that. This book could have been far, far better, but unfortunately, it just wasn't.
myntop's review
4.0
I found this book in a Little Free Library and decided to check it out. At first, I wasn't sure what to think...it's told in dual perspectives and jumps back and forth a lot at the beginning. But once I got into it, I was hooked. Fun and Carli alternately tell the tale of a missing classmate and their goal to be the ones to find her.
In addition to the mystery of the missing student, there's also the story of Carli and Fun, who are living with their own secrets. All of this is told in a boarding school setting that is very interesting.
I think teens will enjoy this story.
In addition to the mystery of the missing student, there's also the story of Carli and Fun, who are living with their own secrets. All of this is told in a boarding school setting that is very interesting.
I think teens will enjoy this story.
shutupnread's review
3.0
Dirty Laundry reminded me of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist because of the writing style. Both styles were aimed towards the teens with all the slangs and whatnot and both were styles that I really disliked.
Both characters, Carli and Fun, did not have a lot of depth in their personalities and character-wise. They were both like 2D characters and I was not particularly fond of either one of them.
Sure, the plot itself was fairly interesting but because the writing style irked me, I wasn’t able to thoroughly enjoy the storyline. I liked the idea of an actress going undercover to research her role and having an “undercover” assistant to guide her along the way. I hated how Carli kept comparing herself to Sheila, the role she was to play, and it wasn’t until the second half of the book did she finally stop comparing every other page. I am also tired of the whole prep school theme that has been going on for who-knows-how-long and that’s also probably why I disliked Dirty Laundry. I don’t mind reading them but after a number of the same types of books…I mean, a girl’s gotta have some choices, right?
The ending also was shot. Dirty Laundry definitely didn’t have a very strong ending and it just basically made the whole book go down the toilet. So in case if you haven’t noticed, I did not have such a high opinion on this book.
Both characters, Carli and Fun, did not have a lot of depth in their personalities and character-wise. They were both like 2D characters and I was not particularly fond of either one of them.
Sure, the plot itself was fairly interesting but because the writing style irked me, I wasn’t able to thoroughly enjoy the storyline. I liked the idea of an actress going undercover to research her role and having an “undercover” assistant to guide her along the way. I hated how Carli kept comparing herself to Sheila, the role she was to play, and it wasn’t until the second half of the book did she finally stop comparing every other page. I am also tired of the whole prep school theme that has been going on for who-knows-how-long and that’s also probably why I disliked Dirty Laundry. I don’t mind reading them but after a number of the same types of books…I mean, a girl’s gotta have some choices, right?
The ending also was shot. Dirty Laundry definitely didn’t have a very strong ending and it just basically made the whole book go down the toilet. So in case if you haven’t noticed, I did not have such a high opinion on this book.
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