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emotional
funny
slow-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
5.0
Pride and Prejudice meets Friday Night Lights is indeed the perfect way to describe this book! A combination I never knew I needed but thoroughly enjoyed
Devon is a great character and I loved her snarky humour and her growing soft spot for Foster. I would love a future book featuring him. He’s such a sweet and endearing character
I looooove a slow burn romance, so Devon and Ezra’s was near perfect to me. I do wish we got a little bit more of them together, but I loved the build up enough that I didn’t mind so much
There were also a few too many side plots and characters that didn’t get fleshed out as much as they could have. But ultimately I really enjoyed my time reading (and re-reading) this book!
Devon is a great character and I loved her snarky humour and her growing soft spot for Foster. I would love a future book featuring him. He’s such a sweet and endearing character
I looooove a slow burn romance, so Devon and Ezra’s was near perfect to me. I do wish we got a little bit more of them together, but I loved the build up enough that I didn’t mind so much
There were also a few too many side plots and characters that didn’t get fleshed out as much as they could have. But ultimately I really enjoyed my time reading (and re-reading) this book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Addiction, and Abandonment
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
shareen17's review
4.0
I really liked this Pride and Prejudice-inspired high school romance. It worked in part because it doesn't try to follow P&P too closely; you can see the parallels, but it's not a character for character, incident for incident telling. Her writing reminds me of John Green or Rainbow Rowell. The dialog and plot have that same "real-life but wittier" style.
caseyflemingo's review
4.0
I really enjoyed the family relationships in this book, it was a highlight for me. And the Jane Austen references were really fun. One thing I disliked about this book was how many times high school football games came up during this book, but not ONCE was a marching band mentioned. The band nerd in me was a little disappointed.
absolutealexandria's review
5.0
Pride and Prejudice plus football? I was hooked. The characters and situations are much more realistic than some YA I've read, and I actually laughed out loud a few times. Our main girl is believable and you really root for her. A must for P&P fans. I'm glad I found it.
lienata's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
the_horror_maven's review
4.0
This book was a good high school novel! I loved how the characters developed. Even though I am not into football at all, it was interesting seeing how this book revolved around high school football and around an up and coming high school football player who you wanted to root for. All of the characters, in my opinion, were likable and it was lovely to see how all of theme evolved. The writing in this book was very well done, especially for a first time author. I got this book from my Uppercase box subscription and I thought it was a good pick!
jackiehorne's review
3.0
Xmas present from my significant other, due to rec on John Green's blog. Not really a retelling of Pride & Prejudice, as some have billed it, more a nod in P&P's direction (and lots of direct references to JA and her novels by our first-person narrator, Devon, a senior in high school). This book opens with Devon meeting with a college counselor, and thinking about how "staunchly average" she is. By book's end, readers, along with Devon, are supposed to recognize that Devon has her strong points (being friendly and easy to talk to), although I wasn't quite convinced that this was in fact true, since we don't often SEE her doing this very much. Thus, I couldn't get very excited about Devon as a character, to tell the truth.
The characters around Devon are far more interesting. There's Foster, the slightly goofy frosh cousin who has come to live with Devon's family after his father's death and his mother's fall into drug addiction. There's Cas, Devon's long-time best friend and the boy she's been secretly crushing on for ages. And there's Ezra, apparently arrogant football star, who befriends Foster when it turns out that Foster is unexpectedly proficient at kicking a football. If you've read your P&P, you won't be surprised at who Devon ends up with on the romantic front. What happens to finally wean her from her own "Mr. Wickham" was painfully spot-on, showing adolescent friendship/relationships when one friend's feelings veer towards romance while the other's don't. The most moving relationship here, though, is between Devon and Foster, although why Foster regards Devon as his "role model" is never quite clear (see thought in paragraph above re Devon's character).
There's also a quirky/strange set of tertiary characters, characters who felt as if they were being included here as set-ups for future sequels.
The characters around Devon are far more interesting. There's Foster, the slightly goofy frosh cousin who has come to live with Devon's family after his father's death and his mother's fall into drug addiction. There's Cas, Devon's long-time best friend and the boy she's been secretly crushing on for ages. And there's Ezra, apparently arrogant football star, who befriends Foster when it turns out that Foster is unexpectedly proficient at kicking a football. If you've read your P&P, you won't be surprised at who Devon ends up with on the romantic front. What happens to finally wean her from her own "Mr. Wickham" was painfully spot-on, showing adolescent friendship/relationships when one friend's feelings veer towards romance while the other's don't. The most moving relationship here, though, is between Devon and Foster, although why Foster regards Devon as his "role model" is never quite clear (see thought in paragraph above re Devon's character).
There's also a quirky/strange set of tertiary characters, characters who felt as if they were being included here as set-ups for future sequels.
books4susie's review
5.0
I had a difficult time stopping this audio book. Couldn't wait to see how Devin and the people in her life grew. Definite recommend.
zonira's review
3.0
I didn't love this as much as I wanted to. Devon was seriously judgemental, especially with the terrible nickname she gave the freshman girls. At least she had a little character development towards the end.
Marabelle's whole pregnancy storyline made me deeply uncomfortable. No backstory or explanation, and then trying to introduce a romance with Foster? Uhn uhn
Also, what was even the point of the Amir character?
Lastly, the romance, imagine dragging it for that long only to give such a lacklustre ending. Not good enough
Marabelle's whole pregnancy storyline made me deeply uncomfortable. No backstory or explanation, and then trying to introduce a romance with Foster? Uhn uhn
Also, what was even the point of the Amir character?
Lastly, the romance, imagine dragging it for that long only to give such a lacklustre ending. Not good enough