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daysed's review against another edition
5.0
am I addicted? Why, yes. Yes, I am. I'M ADDICTED. THAT'S WHAT I AM.
wawa_m's review against another edition
3.0
Not as funny as the first one but I still enjoyed reading it and had a laugh. I can't wait to continue this series!
mraible18's review against another edition
5.0
THIS BOOK IS AMAZING. Which is why it's the perfect review to write as my return to blogging. Rachel loaned it to me over the summer with the basic demand of READ THIS RIGHT NOW OR ELSE. IT IS THE BEST THING EVER SO JUST DO IT. Once I started, I literally couldn't put this book down. I was glued to the pages for the entire day until I finished it.
The cover for the equally awesome sequel!
Once I got back from vacation, I demanded to have the sequel so I could devour that one too. So, in the interest of catching up, I'm going to review both of them at the same time!
Ruby Oliver is one of the best main characters ever. Seriously. She is so unique and different with her fishnet stockings, love of lists, and endless sarcastic humor. Ruby is awkward and even with all of the insane crap she has to deal with, she still manages to be true to herself.
What about the other characters in these books you ask?
Well they are pretty awesome too. Don't get me wrong, I don't like all of the characters. There are a few of them (who's names shall not be mentioned because no spoilers ever) that I actually can't stand at all. But whether I love the characters or hate them, they all had something to the story and E. Lockhart wrote them brilliantly.
And how about the many, many boys? There are lots of boys right?
Oh yes, there are a lot of boys! Some of them are cute and I love them and if they showed up on my doorstep I would fangirl like crazy. But others are your typical idiotic high school boy who you kind of want to punch in the face for being so stupid. What works in these books is that the role of each character changes. The people (and especially the boys) that Ruby gets along with in the first book aren't necessarily the people she gets along with in the second. Just like the life of a real life high school student, Ruby's life is constantly changing.
I've only read the first two books of this four book series, but I can't wait to borrow steal the other two from Rachel so I can read them. This series is amazing and every high school student should read them in order to survive. If you haven't already gotten your hands on these books, you need to fix that immediately. Go on. I'll wait. *taps foot* You won't regret it!
The cover for the equally awesome sequel!
Once I got back from vacation, I demanded to have the sequel so I could devour that one too. So, in the interest of catching up, I'm going to review both of them at the same time!
Ruby Oliver is one of the best main characters ever. Seriously. She is so unique and different with her fishnet stockings, love of lists, and endless sarcastic humor. Ruby is awkward and even with all of the insane crap she has to deal with, she still manages to be true to herself.
What about the other characters in these books you ask?
Well they are pretty awesome too. Don't get me wrong, I don't like all of the characters. There are a few of them (who's names shall not be mentioned because no spoilers ever) that I actually can't stand at all. But whether I love the characters or hate them, they all had something to the story and E. Lockhart wrote them brilliantly.
And how about the many, many boys? There are lots of boys right?
Oh yes, there are a lot of boys! Some of them are cute and I love them and if they showed up on my doorstep I would fangirl like crazy. But others are your typical idiotic high school boy who you kind of want to punch in the face for being so stupid. What works in these books is that the role of each character changes. The people (and especially the boys) that Ruby gets along with in the first book aren't necessarily the people she gets along with in the second. Just like the life of a real life high school student, Ruby's life is constantly changing.
I've only read the first two books of this four book series, but I can't wait to borrow steal the other two from Rachel so I can read them. This series is amazing and every high school student should read them in order to survive. If you haven't already gotten your hands on these books, you need to fix that immediately. Go on. I'll wait. *taps foot* You won't regret it!
rainbowbookworm's review against another edition
2.0
After reading We Were Liars, this book was a disappointment.
Don't get me wrong, it is a good book. If I had read it when I was a teenager I may have liked it more. Lockhart has the teenager's voice down, but it just was not relatable or interesting for me at this point in my life. Nonetheless, I might check out the first book in the series. I was unaware that this was a second book in a group.
Don't get me wrong, it is a good book. If I had read it when I was a teenager I may have liked it more. Lockhart has the teenager's voice down, but it just was not relatable or interesting for me at this point in my life. Nonetheless, I might check out the first book in the series. I was unaware that this was a second book in a group.
foreveryoungadult's review against another edition
Graded By: Poshdeluxe
BFF Charm: YAY!
Swoonworthy Scale: 7
Talky Talk: 2 Legit 2 Quit
Bonus Factors: Bake Sale, Hair Metal, You've Got Mail
Relationship Status: Til Death Do Us Part
Read the full book report here.
BFF Charm: YAY!
Swoonworthy Scale: 7
Talky Talk: 2 Legit 2 Quit
Bonus Factors: Bake Sale, Hair Metal, You've Got Mail
Relationship Status: Til Death Do Us Part
Read the full book report here.
lunarcicles's review against another edition
4.0
This book and its protagonist made me really reconsider my mental health. I actually related to 90% of the things Ruby Oliver said. Perhaps, going to see a shrink would be a good idea...
Either way, I actually enjoyed this one far more than the first one in the series. I felt like Ruby was really getting somewhere! Also, I'm rooting for her to get together with Noel. In my opinion, he is by far the best of all her "boyfriends".
This book wasn't funny, in any way but it was quite entertaining as the first one. Even more, so.
Either way, I actually enjoyed this one far more than the first one in the series. I felt like Ruby was really getting somewhere! Also, I'm rooting for her to get together with Noel. In my opinion, he is by far the best of all her "boyfriends".
This book wasn't funny, in any way but it was quite entertaining as the first one. Even more, so.
ellarose73's review against another edition
3.0
I decided to give this book three stars because it was lovely to see the progression Ruby has made from book 1 to book 2. Sometimes in the first book she would be too judgemental of people that are trying to survive high school until college and I felt that, while she does say “I’d only have Meghan”, she does develop into a more likeable and understanding person. I, of course, hated Kim and Jackson and still very much do at the end of this book and it was nice for Ruby to understand that just because she had been with a particular group of friends for a long time, does not mean they are any better than those she can meet or start to get to know in her junior year of high school. It was not even 200 pages, but we saw her start to be more independent and surround herself with people that would make her happy, as well as figuring out who she wants to share her body to romantically as these are things teens start to think about.
Super cute read in the series but because it was so short it lacked a major plot. 3/5
Super cute read in the series but because it was so short it lacked a major plot. 3/5
ode_to_readers's review against another edition
4.0
I want to start off saying that I found this book to be much better than the first, most likely because there's some more Noah in it and some action *nudge nudge wink wink*
I guess I'm not really one for footnotes, and lengthy ones for that matter, I find it drags away my attention too much and I lose focus but I still appreciate the idea of it.
Also, Ruby still obsessing over Jackson got a bit annoying since she's been doing it for 1 and a half books now but luckily we see a bit of a change in that aspect towards the end.
I did like the story but it didn't necessarily grab my attention. I read it more for Noah and to see what happens then anything else 😂
I guess I'm not really one for footnotes, and lengthy ones for that matter, I find it drags away my attention too much and I lose focus but I still appreciate the idea of it.
Also, Ruby still obsessing over Jackson got a bit annoying since she's been doing it for 1 and a half books now but luckily we see a bit of a change in that aspect towards the end.
I did like the story but it didn't necessarily grab my attention. I read it more for Noah and to see what happens then anything else 😂