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2.49 AVERAGE
2.49 AVERAGE
Pretty good slice-of-angst story about a girl coming to terms with the messiness of her family and the consequences of lonliness. And, honestly, it was nice to read a YA that wasn't in the present tense, for once.
Oh my goodness, why did I keep reading that?! It's a good thing it was an audiobook, because I would have stopped reading within the first 50 pages. It was horrible. I realize the author was working to put in some meaningful messages like respecting yourself and relying on others, etc., but it was so cringy to read! Sukie is beyond obsessed with herself and her parents don't care that she's hanging out with the quarterback, supposedly on her own. Sukie has serious issues, worrying about being physically perfect more than about the people she interacts with and the relationships she holds (unless it's with boys). Things change drastically when her mom gets a facelift and she finds out her dad is cheating on her mom, causing Sukie to completely give up at school and with socializing. In my opinion, it took WAY too long for the school to call her parents, but it worked for the storyline, I'm sure. I was hoping there was going to be something magical or fantastical with the mirror, but nope, just a broken mirror. Ultimately, this story fell flat and I am glad I listened instead of read it because it would have been a waste of time.
Eh. This could have been good. Had promise, some good ideas. The mirror gifted to the main character was played up to be the central core of the book, but it really was only a bit player. Delia Ephron also couldn't decide what tone she wanted to use, and the ending came in a rush and could have used some more development. Just ended up making me annoyed.
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/girl-mermaid-hair-young-adult-book-review/
Read my full review, including a rating for content, at RatedReads.com: https://ratedreads.com/girl-mermaid-hair-young-adult-book-review/
W. T. F? I have no idea where this book came from. Mars?!?!?! It was stupid and BLEH! Sorry, this isn't a review. I just wanted to spit some hateful words at this book.
I don't know how to say this nicely so I'm just going to say it honestly. I hated The Girl With The Mermaid Hair. I couldn't get into the story and I couldn't get past the main character's personality.
The Girl With The Mermaid Hair is the story of Sukie Jamieson. From the very beginning I knew I wasn't going to like Sukie. All she cared about was herself. She was obsessed with the way she looked and she was so full of herself. A major part of the book was Sukie talking about how gorgeous she was. One of my problems is that if I don't like a main character, I don't like the book. Obviously this caused a problem for this book.
I would go into the plot but I don't know what it was. There wasn't a whole lot going on in the book. At first I thought there might be some romance to the story but it didn't pan out. In the end Sukie did a little growing but not enough to redeem the book.
Overall, The Girl With The Mermaid Hair is one book I won't be recommending. I hate to write such a negative review but this was not a good book for me. If you are at all interested in it, check it out from the library but don't waste your money.
The Girl With The Mermaid Hair is the story of Sukie Jamieson. From the very beginning I knew I wasn't going to like Sukie. All she cared about was herself. She was obsessed with the way she looked and she was so full of herself. A major part of the book was Sukie talking about how gorgeous she was. One of my problems is that if I don't like a main character, I don't like the book. Obviously this caused a problem for this book.
I would go into the plot but I don't know what it was. There wasn't a whole lot going on in the book. At first I thought there might be some romance to the story but it didn't pan out. In the end Sukie did a little growing but not enough to redeem the book.
Overall, The Girl With The Mermaid Hair is one book I won't be recommending. I hate to write such a negative review but this was not a good book for me. If you are at all interested in it, check it out from the library but don't waste your money.
As the sequel to my favorite book of all time (Frannie in Pieces), I liked it. BUT, the story was kind of depressing. I love how the story ends, but getting there was too complicated and sad.
This was not good. I'm still not over the fact that she had one of the cool, teenage girls sporting a scrunchie. Honestly, I feel more in tune with a 15 year old than this author and I'm twice that age. Still, all that aside, my biggest issue is the fact that there is all this foreshadowing that something terrible is going to happen and then when the "terrible" thing happens, it's really just not that terrible. Build a bridge and get over it.
Meh. Whole lotta crazy. Reading all the OCD etc was exhausting, and i didnt feel the ending was realistic. not as enjoyable as i look for in a book. on the brightside, the symbolism of the mirror was interesting to me, as were the psychological reactions of the children to the mom's facelift/new identity.
Nothing happened in this book, except that people were sort of terrible. I thought it was pretty boring, and I kept reading to see if maybe it got better. When the story opened, I totally thought the main character was going to suffer through an eating disorder because she was so fixated on her looks, but unfortunately, she just ends up realizing that looks aren't everything, I guess. SUCH a disappointment. Two stars because, Eh, it was okay, rather than I hated it.