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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sure
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
What an interesting concept...
This book follows Ivy who is left alone for the first time while her parents go on a work trip. While she is home alone, she accidentally conjures up her favorite TV character, Weston, that she also writes fanfic about... into real life. She is genuinely so confused and has no clue what is going on, who he is, what is happening, or how it is happening. She's forced to think quickly about how this is all possible and how to resolve it.
She has no choice but to accept the help from her neighbor/ex-bestie, Mack. Their friendship didn't end on the best terms so when Mack starts to get suspicious about what is going on with Ivy, she forces herself into the situation and tries to help with Liv's current bestie, Henry. None of them know how to solve this, but as Weston gets more out of hand and Ivy's parents are set to come home soon, their time is running out to figure it out.
This was pretty entertaining tbh. Even if I had no clue what was going on either. I liked the backstory between Ivy and Mack, seeing how they became friends and how Henry came into the mix as well. There was a lot more going into the story than just the Weston situation. Sometimes I felt like I was reading two different books with the flashbacks to how Ivy and Mack became so estranged. It felt a bit all over the place and I wish it was weaved together a bit more.
Overall, entertaining and I found myself laughing and rooting for them all.
This book follows Ivy who is left alone for the first time while her parents go on a work trip. While she is home alone, she accidentally conjures up her favorite TV character, Weston, that she also writes fanfic about... into real life. She is genuinely so confused and has no clue what is going on, who he is, what is happening, or how it is happening. She's forced to think quickly about how this is all possible and how to resolve it.
She has no choice but to accept the help from her neighbor/ex-bestie, Mack. Their friendship didn't end on the best terms so when Mack starts to get suspicious about what is going on with Ivy, she forces herself into the situation and tries to help with Liv's current bestie, Henry. None of them know how to solve this, but as Weston gets more out of hand and Ivy's parents are set to come home soon, their time is running out to figure it out.
This was pretty entertaining tbh. Even if I had no clue what was going on either. I liked the backstory between Ivy and Mack, seeing how they became friends and how Henry came into the mix as well. There was a lot more going into the story than just the Weston situation. Sometimes I felt like I was reading two different books with the flashbacks to how Ivy and Mack became so estranged. It felt a bit all over the place and I wish it was weaved together a bit more.
Overall, entertaining and I found myself laughing and rooting for them all.
I never would've guessed the plot of this one based on the admittedly very little I knew about it. This was fun. I so envy the teens for the YA books they get to grow up with! Imagine!
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
4.1
Thanks to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with an eARC of this title! If Natsu Dragneel came to life and started acting the way I write him in fanfic, I’d probably have a better time than Ivy did with fanon Weston Razorbrook (I only write fluff!) This book had some seriously funny moments and H-MAD sounds exactly like the kind of show that would have had a 16-year old me in an absolute chokehold. This one goes out to all the teenage girls who had a crippling fanfiction phase, and never really grew out of it. I, along with hundreds of other writers, always wondered what would happen if my favorite fictional character came to life. Would they act just like I expected them to or would their behavior be the same as canon? Sophie Gonzales makes these questions reality, proving that it is in fact stranger than fiction. I could have read hundreds of pages just dedicated to Weston’s magical outfit changing physics and daily attitude changes based on Ivy’s different fanfics. Weston leaving in the end felt a little anticlimactic, like he spent so much time convincing Ivy into accepting all the new changes he’d made and just decided to straight up leave? And with no outside intervention! Other than that, I gave this one a 4.1/5 because it was super light-hearted and entertaining, and made me rethink how I write some of my favorite characters the next time I add a new chapter to any of my fics.
Thanks to Netgalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with an eARC of this title! If Natsu Dragneel came to life and started acting the way I write him in fanfic, I’d probably have a better time than Ivy did with fanon Weston Razorbrook (I only write fluff!) This book had some seriously funny moments and H-MAD sounds exactly like the kind of show that would have had a 16-year old me in an absolute chokehold. This one goes out to all the teenage girls who had a crippling fanfiction phase, and never really grew out of it. I, along with hundreds of other writers, always wondered what would happen if my favorite fictional character came to life. Would they act just like I expected them to or would their behavior be the same as canon? Sophie Gonzales makes these questions reality, proving that it is in fact stranger than fiction. I could have read hundreds of pages just dedicated to Weston’s magical outfit changing physics and daily attitude changes based on Ivy’s different fanfics. Weston leaving in the end felt a little anticlimactic, like he spent so much time convincing Ivy into accepting all the new changes he’d made and just decided to straight up leave? And with no outside intervention! Other than that, I gave this one a 4.1/5 because it was super light-hearted and entertaining, and made me rethink how I write some of my favorite characters the next time I add a new chapter to any of my fics.