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rachaelwho's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'm not sure. It was very uneven. I didn't care for the first half or even 2/3 at all, thought about DNF-ing, decided to see it through. I'm glad I did. Did not find it remotely funny.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction
Moderate: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Grief, Sexual content, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts
grunbean's review against another edition
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It’s taken me a while to collect my thoughts to review this. Was it everything I thought it would be? No. Was it a fun book that went to dark places? Yes. I couldn’t put it down.
This is a ‘weird girl’ book. I really liked the story, and I think if you’re someone who gravitates towards books that are about growing as a person, you will enjoy it. I didn’t always like the main character or understand her decisions. But that’s what kept me coming back.
I did feel the ending was anti-climatic. It’s weird and has a lot of promise. But it felt like someone trying to quickly wrap up a story they had a deadline for. There was more to be said and done.
All in all, I like this and can’t say I regret picking it up!
This is a ‘weird girl’ book. I really liked the story, and I think if you’re someone who gravitates towards books that are about growing as a person, you will enjoy it. I didn’t always like the main character or understand her decisions. But that’s what kept me coming back.
I did feel the ending was anti-climatic. It’s weird and has a lot of promise. But it felt like someone trying to quickly wrap up a story they had a deadline for. There was more to be said and done.
All in all, I like this and can’t say I regret picking it up!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, and Vomit
leonormsousa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I wouldn't think this is the kind of book I would enjoy and yet I did. Maybe because there's this constant theme of "feeling lost" that is something that I can relate so much to.
The mc is unlikeable and i feel like you're supposed to judge her for her actions (which are terrible and keep spiraling). For some reason, I didn't. I felt almost empathy towards her. She has gotten herself into a life that doesn't feel like her own, it feels mostly that she can't quite tell how she got in it the first place. And after that, it's all just sort of a fever dream where she's just acting on impulse and letting her intrusive thoughts take hold.
And so despite all the bad bad stuff she did, there's a small part of me that can't stop thinking "good for her" and that's is thankful I got to go with her on this crazy ride.
The mc is unlikeable and i feel like you're supposed to judge her for her actions (which are terrible and keep spiraling). For some reason, I didn't. I felt almost empathy towards her. She has gotten herself into a life that doesn't feel like her own, it feels mostly that she can't quite tell how she got in it the first place. And after that, it's all just sort of a fever dream where she's just acting on impulse and letting her intrusive thoughts take hold.
And so despite all the bad bad stuff she did, there's a small part of me that can't stop thinking "good for her" and that's is thankful I got to go with her on this crazy ride.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Death of parent
black_flamed_candle_b00ks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Pizza girl, more like Problematic Girl.
This was one of my most anticipated books as the premise of this book sounded interesting but it took a whole different turn and not a good one. Pizza girl is one of those small books that are simultaneously boring yet I couldn’t put it down in hopes it would somehow redeem itself.
It didn’t.
She cheats on her boyfriend, Billy, and uses her mommy issues as an excuse. She drinks when pregnant and it’s blamed on her alcoholic dead father. She’s shitty towards her mother, albeit whom can come across a smidge overbearing and blissfully unaware of the impact her alcoholic husband had on their family, whilst supporting her teenage pregnancy. At times it felt like her boyfriend and her mum were almost like a couple themselves which was extremely odd. I understand them both falling asleep out of exhaustion over worrying about her whereabouts, but them falling asleep on each other in a couple-y way freaked me out. That being said, not another excuse for her to cheat. Pizza girl’s bisexuality was framed as an excuse to cheat on her partner which is an inherently harmful portrayal of bisexuality.
I felt bad for Jenny’s kid, Adam, as he was being emotionally and physically neglected by both of his parents. He was left with pizza girl, a complete stranger (to him) overnight. Admittedly, Jenny is super weird for befriending a teenager and kissing her back. Especially when she’s married and cheating on her husband too. Like what the fuck. I don’t think there was a single redeeming factor about this book. I don’t understand why everyone in the bookstagram community is raving about it? Is it just for shock value? Is it because it was an absolute train wreck of mist-mashed crap shoved into a novella? The content especially towards the last hour and a half (of the audiobook) was just utterly confusing. Why the fuck does Billy have a gun? Why is he ominously threatening to use it on Pizza Girl and himself? Why did pizza girl stalk and break into Jenny’s house with a gun and almost murder them and herself? The fuck. What is up with the epilogue? Her mother trying to make Pizza girl sound sophisticated and philosophical and just glossing over that she should take accountability of her actions and not deflect blame. This girl is delulu and in a major psychiatric way.
Thus, I rate this 1.5 stars. I’m honestly so confused as to whether I hate this book or not. 1/2 a star for the cute front cover, 1/2 a star for the occasional metaphor or analogy I liked and 1/2 a star because whilst it was an absolute shit-show I needed to know what happened. That being said, it was an absolute waste of 5 and a half hours. Like I’m sorry but are we meant to be rooting for an extremely shitty and problematic main character? Like give Pizza Girl some therapy, and take away the baby that she can’t even look after properly whilst it’s in her womb let alone after being born. Also if she hates the baby so much, why not get an abortion? I know Jesus and the church is mentioned briefly about half way through in regards to admiring stained glass windows and going to a support group hosted within a church, whether that is a part of her faith, it is not mentioned (at least I don’t recall); but if that were the case, she could still have looked after her baby by not drinking and fucking it up and then giving the baby away for adoption. Also low key, I’m so concerned for the author because how on earth does someone’s brain spurt this and come up with the most concerning plot line. Girlipop also needs therapy.
This was one of my most anticipated books as the premise of this book sounded interesting but it took a whole different turn and not a good one. Pizza girl is one of those small books that are simultaneously boring yet I couldn’t put it down in hopes it would somehow redeem itself.
It didn’t.
She cheats on her boyfriend, Billy, and uses her mommy issues as an excuse. She drinks when pregnant and it’s blamed on her alcoholic dead father. She’s shitty towards her mother, albeit whom can come across a smidge overbearing and blissfully unaware of the impact her alcoholic husband had on their family, whilst supporting her teenage pregnancy. At times it felt like her boyfriend and her mum were almost like a couple themselves which was extremely odd. I understand them both falling asleep out of exhaustion over worrying about her whereabouts, but them falling asleep on each other in a couple-y way freaked me out. That being said, not another excuse for her to cheat. Pizza girl’s bisexuality was framed as an excuse to cheat on her partner which is an inherently harmful portrayal of bisexuality.
I felt bad for Jenny’s kid, Adam, as he was being emotionally and physically neglected by both of his parents. He was left with pizza girl, a complete stranger (to him) overnight. Admittedly, Jenny is super weird for befriending a teenager and kissing her back. Especially when she’s married and cheating on her husband too. Like what the fuck. I don’t think there was a single redeeming factor about this book. I don’t understand why everyone in the bookstagram community is raving about it? Is it just for shock value? Is it because it was an absolute train wreck of mist-mashed crap shoved into a novella? The content especially towards the last hour and a half (of the audiobook) was just utterly confusing. Why the fuck does Billy have a gun? Why is he ominously threatening to use it on Pizza Girl and himself? Why did pizza girl stalk and break into Jenny’s house with a gun and almost murder them and herself? The fuck. What is up with the epilogue? Her mother trying to make Pizza girl sound sophisticated and philosophical and just glossing over that she should take accountability of her actions and not deflect blame. This girl is delulu and in a major psychiatric way.
Thus, I rate this 1.5 stars. I’m honestly so confused as to whether I hate this book or not. 1/2 a star for the cute front cover, 1/2 a star for the occasional metaphor or analogy I liked and 1/2 a star because whilst it was an absolute shit-show I needed to know what happened. That being said, it was an absolute waste of 5 and a half hours. Like I’m sorry but are we meant to be rooting for an extremely shitty and problematic main character? Like give Pizza Girl some therapy, and take away the baby that she can’t even look after properly whilst it’s in her womb let alone after being born. Also if she hates the baby so much, why not get an abortion? I know Jesus and the church is mentioned briefly about half way through in regards to admiring stained glass windows and going to a support group hosted within a church, whether that is a part of her faith, it is not mentioned (at least I don’t recall); but if that were the case, she could still have looked after her baby by not drinking and fucking it up and then giving the baby away for adoption. Also low key, I’m so concerned for the author because how on earth does someone’s brain spurt this and come up with the most concerning plot line. Girlipop also needs therapy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Addiction, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Biphobia and Vomit
earofthedog's review
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy and Stalking
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Racism
toofondofbooks_'s review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book...I think it was beautiful and frustrating, uncomfortable and thought provoking, sweet and funny with rough edges. It reminded me a lot of Juno if Juno had been a lot darker. There were some plot aspects that irked the shit out of me but the writing was genuinely really brilliant while maintaining simplicity. This little book has a lot of feelings a lot to say, packing a big punch.
Something I didn't know about this one going in is that it is actually set in 2011 and the characters carry around iPods. I miss this era and I was so pleased that a book put me back there.
Also I want to try pickles on pizza now.
Something I didn't know about this one going in is that it is actually set in 2011 and the characters carry around iPods. I miss this era and I was so pleased that a book put me back there.
Also I want to try pickles on pizza now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Gun violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Excrement, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
honeycow's review
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcoholism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Physical abuse
taviarz's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Same vibes as Juno but if Jennifer Garner was the weirdo instead of Jason Bateman
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Cursing, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Death
suveva's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Very confusing, but still catchy
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Vomit, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Stalking
Minor: Gun violence, Car accident, Abortion, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder
ptitirodactyle's review
dark
reflective
sad
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
4.5
If you like coming-of-age stories that explore sapphic obsession & parent-daughter relationships with a slightly insane MC, this one is for you!
I’d heard mixed reviews about this novel, so I was a bit sceptical as to if I was going to like it or not. Thankfully, I ended up really liking it.
In this story, we follow an 18 year old Korean-american who remains unnamed until the last chapter. She is pregnant and works as a pizza girl. She becomes obsessed with one of her clients while also struggling with the death of her dad and basically her whole life. She lives with her supportive boyfriend and mother.
The depiction of hanging on to an obsessive and intense sapphic crush in order to avoid the fact that your life is crumbling was incredibly well done. By that I mean, I was able to relate to the main character’s feelings minusthe alcoholism, the pregnancy, the stalking and showing up at Jenny’s house with a gun, etc.
Coming-of-age stories tend to incorporate a lot of cliches, which this story didn’t rely on. The characters had their unique personalities & motivations.
The length and pacing were perfect and made it a very fast pleasant read.
I think I read this at the perfect time in my life. It made me feel a lot of emotions and reminded me of why I like reading so much. I still understand how this could be not for everyone.
I’d heard mixed reviews about this novel, so I was a bit sceptical as to if I was going to like it or not. Thankfully, I ended up really liking it.
In this story, we follow an 18 year old Korean-american who remains unnamed until the last chapter. She is pregnant and works as a pizza girl. She becomes obsessed with one of her clients while also struggling with the death of her dad and basically her whole life. She lives with her supportive boyfriend and mother.
The depiction of hanging on to an obsessive and intense sapphic crush in order to avoid the fact that your life is crumbling was incredibly well done. By that I mean, I was able to relate to the main character’s feelings minus
Coming-of-age stories tend to incorporate a lot of cliches, which this story didn’t rely on. The characters had their unique personalities & motivations.
The length and pacing were perfect and made it a very fast pleasant read.
I think I read this at the perfect time in my life. It made me feel a lot of emotions and reminded me of why I like reading so much. I still understand how this could be not for everyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Physical abuse
Minor: Car accident