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literarypenguin's review
funny
lighthearted
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
1.0
Hot Dog Girl was a huge disappointment and I honestly was expecting better. I was expecting a sweet summer love story about two girls discovering their feelings for each other. Instead I got something totally different then what I was expecting.
The writing in this book was not that great, it felt like it could have used more polishing and at times didn't make sense like it should have. Not too mention that besides Seely and Lou's father I didn't like any of the other characters. They just felt flat and weren't really that memorable to me. They just seem like they were boring and didn't have that much of a personality that were different from each other.
My main problem with this book was the main character Lou. I didn't like her at all, she was selfish and didn't care about anyone but herself the whole time! She not only used her best friend Seely to try to get the attention of a guy but this guy she wanted so badly was taken already by a girl named Jessa. Which she for some reason had so much hatred towards her. I don't know why she hated her so much except that she was dating the boy she liked. No other reason was really given to why Lou would hate her. I thought useless girl hate was in the past and we moved past all that. Of course toward the end they had to make Jessa do something that made Lou's hate of her justified which felt out of now where and forced. It felt like they had to give a reason for the hate whether it made sense or not. Lou's actions and schemes throughout the book made her appear so selfish such as ruining her friend's reputation where they worked and not seeming to care that her friend was watching her grandmother die slowly. She just honestly ruined the experience of the book for me!
A big disappointment to start of the new year which I hope can only get better and I hope I can find more success which are not like this book!
The writing in this book was not that great, it felt like it could have used more polishing and at times didn't make sense like it should have. Not too mention that besides Seely and Lou's father I didn't like any of the other characters. They just felt flat and weren't really that memorable to me. They just seem like they were boring and didn't have that much of a personality that were different from each other.
My main problem with this book was the main character Lou. I didn't like her at all, she was selfish and didn't care about anyone but herself the whole time! She not only used her best friend Seely to try to get the attention of a guy but this guy she wanted so badly was taken already by a girl named Jessa. Which she for some reason had so much hatred towards her. I don't know why she hated her so much except that she was dating the boy she liked. No other reason was really given to why Lou would hate her. I thought useless girl hate was in the past and we moved past all that. Of course toward the end they had to make Jessa do something that made Lou's hate of her justified which felt out of now where and forced. It felt like they had to give a reason for the hate whether it made sense or not. Lou's actions and schemes throughout the book made her appear so selfish such as ruining her friend's reputation where they worked and not seeming to care that her friend was watching her grandmother die slowly. She just honestly ruined the experience of the book for me!
A big disappointment to start of the new year which I hope can only get better and I hope I can find more success which are not like this book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Infidelity
Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, and Vomit
tayebb3's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Cancer
imjustbeinghumble's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Vomit, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
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