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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
This book made me cry buckets. I’m a sucker for warm, close friendship circles and the kind of hilarious energy these kids had.
This is my favourite Emma Mills book!
I had to go back to see what rating i gave to "this adventure ends" because that was the leading favourite!
I have this bad stereotype that i put on Emma Mills books that i have finally removed after reading this. I used to categorise her work as fluffy, sort of trashy YA contemporaries, and to be honest, when i first started reading "famous in a small town" i was thinking the same thing for the first 100 pages. But as i got sucked into the story and characters back stories started to be revealed and I got a massive shock around the 200 page mark which made me cry without realising I was crying, I started to reevaluate Emma Mills writing. I got totally sucked in, this book took me about an hour longer than it should of to read because when I really enjoy something I tend to slow down.
Now the waiting game foe her next book begins.
I had to go back to see what rating i gave to "this adventure ends" because that was the leading favourite!
I have this bad stereotype that i put on Emma Mills books that i have finally removed after reading this. I used to categorise her work as fluffy, sort of trashy YA contemporaries, and to be honest, when i first started reading "famous in a small town" i was thinking the same thing for the first 100 pages. But as i got sucked into the story and characters back stories started to be revealed and I got a massive shock around the 200 page mark which made me cry without realising I was crying, I started to reevaluate Emma Mills writing. I got totally sucked in, this book took me about an hour longer than it should of to read because when I really enjoy something I tend to slow down.
Now the waiting game foe her next book begins.
Reading an Emma Mills book is like curling up in a cozy overstuffed chair with your favorite hot drink and fluffy slippers on. You can just relax with ordinary characters doing ordinary things and watch things slowly unfold. Very character driven and heartfelt in the way she brings that small-town Midwestern USA comfort to every page. Sophie is a band girl with a close-knit group of friends. They have typical high school lives. Bicycling to get from place to place. Minimum wage jobs. Fundraising. Marching competitions. Parties. Babysitting. Road trips.
When August, the brother of the family she babysits for moves to town, Sophie befriends him, and their slow-burn will-they-won’t-they romance smolders softly in the background. But this is mostly a story of friendship, dreams, and family. And Emma Mills writes that so, so well. Bonus points for awesome band jokes!
When August, the brother of the family she babysits for moves to town, Sophie befriends him, and their slow-burn will-they-won’t-they romance smolders softly in the background. But this is mostly a story of friendship, dreams, and family. And Emma Mills writes that so, so well. Bonus points for awesome band jokes!
Sophie has very specific plans for the summer before her senior year at Acadia High School.
She needs to stay on track with the goals listed in her College Collective handbook including continuing to volunteer at the local library. She has to make time to practice with the Acadia High School Marching Band as they prepare for the school year, fit in babysitting gigs for her neighbors, and of course hang out with her four best friends when they have time. Honestly, it's a lot like every other summer Sophie has spent growing up in Acadia.
There are two big differences this year: the first is that Sophie has to figure out a way to help the marching band raise enough money to get to the Rose Parade. The second is August--the mysterious younger brother of her regular babysitting client who appears seemingly out of nowhere.
Sophie is immediately drawn to August. And it seems like the feeling might be mutual. Except that August keeps pushing her away. And Sophie doesn't know what to do about it.
It turns out solving the marching band's fundraising problem might be a lot easier. Megan Pleasant, country music superstar, is Acadia's one claim to fame. All Sophie has to do is invite Megan back to headline a fundraising festival. What could be easier?
As Sophie tries to figure out why Megan has publicly promised she'll never return to Acadia, she'll learn a lot about first love, and all of the things that can hold a friendship together--or tear it apart in Famous in a Small Town (2019) by Emma Mills.
Mills' latest standalone contemporary is another delight filled with humor and introspection. Sophie's first person narration is self-aware and sardonic.
Famous in a Small Town is a lot like a welcome hug. This story is very character driven with a meandering plot that even at its most urgent promises readers everything will be okay. You might also think of it as a Hallmark movie but with characters who are more inclusive and nuanced, subtler sincerity and, in this case, more dick jokes.
Famous is a Small Town is an ode to the quirks and charms of small towns, big personalities, and friendship in all of its forms. An endearing book that is as welcome as a breeze on a warm summer day. Recommended.
Possible Pairings: The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo, From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon, Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales, Cloudwish by Fiona Wood, Rayne and Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner
*An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher for review consideration*
She needs to stay on track with the goals listed in her College Collective handbook including continuing to volunteer at the local library. She has to make time to practice with the Acadia High School Marching Band as they prepare for the school year, fit in babysitting gigs for her neighbors, and of course hang out with her four best friends when they have time. Honestly, it's a lot like every other summer Sophie has spent growing up in Acadia.
There are two big differences this year: the first is that Sophie has to figure out a way to help the marching band raise enough money to get to the Rose Parade. The second is August--the mysterious younger brother of her regular babysitting client who appears seemingly out of nowhere.
Sophie is immediately drawn to August. And it seems like the feeling might be mutual. Except that August keeps pushing her away. And Sophie doesn't know what to do about it.
It turns out solving the marching band's fundraising problem might be a lot easier. Megan Pleasant, country music superstar, is Acadia's one claim to fame. All Sophie has to do is invite Megan back to headline a fundraising festival. What could be easier?
As Sophie tries to figure out why Megan has publicly promised she'll never return to Acadia, she'll learn a lot about first love, and all of the things that can hold a friendship together--or tear it apart in Famous in a Small Town (2019) by Emma Mills.
Mills' latest standalone contemporary is another delight filled with humor and introspection. Sophie's first person narration is self-aware and sardonic.
Famous in a Small Town is a lot like a welcome hug. This story is very character driven with a meandering plot that even at its most urgent promises readers everything will be okay. You might also think of it as a Hallmark movie but with characters who are more inclusive and nuanced, subtler sincerity and, in this case, more dick jokes.
Famous is a Small Town is an ode to the quirks and charms of small towns, big personalities, and friendship in all of its forms. An endearing book that is as welcome as a breeze on a warm summer day. Recommended.
Possible Pairings: The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo, From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon, Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales, Cloudwish by Fiona Wood, Rayne and Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner
*An advance copy of this title was provided by the publisher for review consideration*
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
my least favorite emma mills book. got quite boring in the middle and i couldn't really connect with most characters but it was still fun and the plot twists were nice
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was my second book by Emma Mills and I enjoyed it very much! (Foolish Hearts was my first and is currently my favorite YA contemporary).
FYI, there is some language in the story and a small amount of perhaps inappropriate jokes, but that just adds to the realness of this group of friends, in my opinion. I could have easily been part of Sophie’s group in high school, well okay, replace band with theatre and beer with energy drinks and then that would be the case. I felt the small-town vibe was well done in this story. I enjoyed the fact that Sophie cared so much about doing everything she could for the band, even if that meant obsessing over getting a country star to return to her home town. Most of the characters had to come to terms with something or another over the course of the story, and I liked how they worked things out with their friends, and I was actually surprised (in a good way) by one event later on in the book. It will be an important detail to think about when I inevitably reread it. The story is for the most part light hearted, but there were some heavier emotional moments as well, which just added to the richness of the story. Definitely recommend.
FYI, there is some language in the story and a small amount of perhaps inappropriate jokes, but that just adds to the realness of this group of friends, in my opinion. I could have easily been part of Sophie’s group in high school, well okay, replace band with theatre and beer with energy drinks and then that would be the case. I felt the small-town vibe was well done in this story. I enjoyed the fact that Sophie cared so much about doing everything she could for the band, even if that meant obsessing over getting a country star to return to her home town. Most of the characters had to come to terms with something or another over the course of the story, and I liked how they worked things out with their friends, and I was actually surprised (in a good way) by one event later on in the book. It will be an important detail to think about when I inevitably reread it. The story is for the most part light hearted, but there were some heavier emotional moments as well, which just added to the richness of the story. Definitely recommend.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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