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Puddin' - Változtass a szabályokon! by Julie Murphy

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gina_readsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

“All I need is for you to say yes. Someone closed the door for you, but you have the chance to open it for me.”

I was really excited to get to the second in this series. I didn’t really read the synopsis, and I was honestly a bit disappointed in this one.

What I loved was Millie’s story. Her struggle with weight and her mother’s pressure to lose it is so relatable. She has big dreams of broadcast journalism camp and it’s inspiring to see her submit her application. She starts to stand up for herself and what she really wants.

I didn’t love Callie’s storyline, and I found her hard to like. She’s incredibly independent, which isn’t a bad thing, but she doesn’t feel like she wants friends even later in the story when she is adopted by Millie’s friend group. She’s more likable by the end, but I really would have preferred to follow Millie.

This was overall pretty good, and I’m sure I’ll read the last book in the series. I just wish it would have had a tighter focus instead of oscillating between the two girls.

rmarcin's review against another edition

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4.0

Puddin’ is the story of teenage girls learning about the meaning of true friendship and not excepting what others have planned for you. It is a companion to Dumplin’. Dumplin’ introduced us to this group of unlikely friends. Puddin’ gives us more insight into Millie and Callie.
Millie is always positive and upbeat. She dreams of being a broadcast journalist. She works at her uncles gym before and after school. Callie is a member of the shamrocks, the schools dance team. When they lose funding, the team vandalizes their ex-sponsor, the gym.
Callie’s life changes in that moment when Millie identifies Callie as one of the vandals. Circumstances bring Millie and Callie and a close contact and a friendship grows. But, can it last when Callie finds out that Millie is the one that identified her to the police? Funny and heartfelt, it is a great book to help you believe in yourself, and to follow the motto: Don’t let others hold you back!
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ashleyraye's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.5

emmybird86's review against another edition

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5.0

I just loved this. Im loving the series and cannot wait to read the next one. I love Millie. Callie grew so much in this book. I loved her story arc.

julieabe89's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really loved this one. I was initially skeptical of Callie getting any sort of redemption, but it worked so well. I loved all the characters, the friendships, and more. It was so well written.

ameserole's review against another edition

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3.0

Okay, so this was way better than the first one in my eyes.

In Puddin' you will get to know Millie and Callie a bit better. After a wild night out, they are stuck together. It's mostly because Callie and her dancing friends destroyed a gym. Which just happened to be owned by Millie's uncle. To make matters worse, Callie's necklace is somehow easily seen on the video showing the whole destruction.

So they start to form a friendship, one that Callie really needs in her life because she basically has no friends. Along the way they learn more about one another and the people that they surround themselves with. That being said, Millie has a great group of friends. Callie.. not so much. Yet, the day she is introduced to the friendship circle.. it just takes a while for everyone to be on the same page.

This book also had it's fair share of drama. Whether it was the stupid douche bags at school bullying her, being grounded, or debating fat camp vs the camp of Millie's dreams... well - let's just say it's a lot to take it. Even though I think some of the drama was kind of dumb and dragged for me throughout the book.

In the end, I still ended up liking it. Not sure what kind of black magic this book holds.. but I guess I'm intrigued for the next book in this series.