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trishav22's review
4.0
4.5 stars.
I can honestly say that this book was great. But it wasn't 5 stars.
I can honestly say that this book was great. But it wasn't 5 stars.
ir0l's review
5.0
Woah I wasn't able to stop reading this book. It was really easy to me to understand Whitley and to have pity on her. Oh I wanted to push her father so much and I hoped she told him everything sooner and not in the last chapters.
halynah's review
4.0
It was really good - a nice plot, interesting characters and great ending, but I loved Shut-out and DUFF better, so - four stars. Still the book is definitely worth reading!
iceangel32's review
4.0
Another good book from Kody...It only gets four stars becasue I feel I wanted a movie with Melissa Joan Heart that was similar to this story, so it losses a star for lack of originality, althoughit was still creative and I could not put it down.
stephxsu's review
4.0
After a (subjective) stumble with [b:Shut Out|10757771|Shut Out|Kody Keplinger|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327918078s/10757771.jpg|14816042], Kody Keplinger and her relatable, snappy, and thoroughly modern characters are back on track with the impressive A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHTMARE, a short but fulfilling book full of the swift pace and dialogue, realistic emotions, and charged moments that made readers fans of her writing in the first place.
A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHTMARE has a premise that could be the stuff of soap operas: hooking up with your soon-to-be stepbrother?? Gasp!! But Kody Keplinger pulls off the story without a hitch, without it rolling into the land of melodrama. While perhaps not everyone is like Whitley, we can certainly relate to her frustration over surprises being sprung on her, the deep hurt she carries over her changing relationships with people in her life. Though Whitley might be brasher, sexier, and sassier than we’ll ever be, she never becomes a caricature, and I was firmly rooting for Whitley the whole time.
If you liked [b:The Duff|6931356|The Duff Designated Ugly Fat Friend|Kody Keplinger|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1271108843s/6931356.jpg|7162394] (never mind what you felt about Shut Out), then do for your enjoyment pick up A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHTMARE and bask in the post-reading glow of having immersed yourself in a smart contemporary YA drama.
A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHTMARE has a premise that could be the stuff of soap operas: hooking up with your soon-to-be stepbrother?? Gasp!! But Kody Keplinger pulls off the story without a hitch, without it rolling into the land of melodrama. While perhaps not everyone is like Whitley, we can certainly relate to her frustration over surprises being sprung on her, the deep hurt she carries over her changing relationships with people in her life. Though Whitley might be brasher, sexier, and sassier than we’ll ever be, she never becomes a caricature, and I was firmly rooting for Whitley the whole time.
If you liked [b:The Duff|6931356|The Duff Designated Ugly Fat Friend|Kody Keplinger|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1271108843s/6931356.jpg|7162394] (never mind what you felt about Shut Out), then do for your enjoyment pick up A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHTMARE and bask in the post-reading glow of having immersed yourself in a smart contemporary YA drama.
aradhnak's review
4.0
'Whitley’s loneliness and brokenness is palpable throughout the novel, and so painful to read. But watching her slowly open up to Bailey, who is adorable, Harrison, who I want to be my best friend - and to Nathan, who is sweet though he has his asshole moments - was a treat.'
(No but I have so much love for Whitley. So, so much love.)
full review will be up on: http://foldedbetweenthepagesofbooks.tumblr.com/
(No but I have so much love for Whitley. So, so much love.)
full review will be up on: http://foldedbetweenthepagesofbooks.tumblr.com/
jessicajessica101's review
4.0
Définitivement Kody Keplinger est une auteure formidable ! J'avais adoré the Duff et Shut out du même auteure et je n'ai absolument pas été déçu par ce troisième "tome" compagnon au sujet des filles de Hamilton Hight !
Whitley est le personnage auquel j'ai le plus accroché des trois livres, au début, j'étais un peu reticente, mais plus les pages défilaient, plus je me suis attaché à ce personnage terriblement humain, touchant, attachant, addictif, j'avais une envie folle de découvrir son histoire, de voir où tout ça allait mener ! Je me suis également énormément attachée à Nathan, qui est un superbe personnage masculin !
Je conseille vivement ce livre, car c'est un vrai petit bijoux, un livre qu'il est dur de lâcher une fois commencé, un livre où les personnes nous prennent aux tripes, nous font rire, nous font passé par toutes les émotions !
Whitley est le personnage auquel j'ai le plus accroché des trois livres, au début, j'étais un peu reticente, mais plus les pages défilaient, plus je me suis attaché à ce personnage terriblement humain, touchant, attachant, addictif, j'avais une envie folle de découvrir son histoire, de voir où tout ça allait mener ! Je me suis également énormément attachée à Nathan, qui est un superbe personnage masculin !
Je conseille vivement ce livre, car c'est un vrai petit bijoux, un livre qu'il est dur de lâcher une fois commencé, un livre où les personnes nous prennent aux tripes, nous font rire, nous font passé par toutes les émotions !
4saradouglas's review
2.0
I thought this was a pretty average book. I had a hard time getting into it because the main character was such a (for lack of better term) bitch in the beginning. I liked the stepmother and stepsister, and I also liked the best friend (though I think it's somewhat of a stereotype now to have a gay best friend who comments on your clothes constantly.) Nothing in this book was new or surprising in any way. It was just kind of there.
shirleymak's review
5.0
HEHEHHEHEHEHEHEHEHE OF COURSE FIVE STARRS. I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH OHMYGOSH. MY EYES ARE SWOLLEN FROM CRYING HEHE. BUT JEEEEZUUUUUSSSS i love this book. i want to buy it now. SIGH. GAAH<3
But now I dont have a book to read.
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NATHAN IS SO DAMN CUTE OMG. He is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute. I'm so so so so so so so so so so so so glad they got together. omg they're so cute. ohmyyy he's sooo cute. I started crying when hmm..i think when her dad kicked her out and then I stopped after Whitley and her dad talked. hehe. HARRISON IS SO FREAKING CUTE OKAY. I WISH I HAD A GAY BEST FRIEND. SIGH. They make Bailey sound like a 10 year old lol. But she's so adorable toooo.But now I dont have a book to read.
nenich19's review
5.0
"Screw nightmares, I'm waking up"
Sadly, the phase Whitley went through is something every girl goes through at some point in her life. Whether it's in high school or college, it happens. Slurs like "slut" and "whore" are always gonna be there to "describe" girls that like to drink and party and have a good time. The reasons behind the drinking and the partying, though, vary. I think Whitley is easy to identify with because the drinking and the fooling around is her way of coping with the problems in her lives. "Daddy issues" are often the problems a lot of us are running away from and we try to drown them in something. Sadly, the "sex&drugs&rock'n'roll" life doesn't come without its dangers. Boys are always gonna be there to be stupid and think that just because a girl drinks and a girl parties, they're entitled to her body. They're always going to be there and, even though girls are charged with the responsibility to take care of themselves, as Whitley said to "not get too drunk as to actually hook up with someone", it might be important to stress that no, the responsibility is not on the girl's shoulders, it's on the guy's. When a girl is too out of it, you don't take advantages. You just don't. Human decency 101.
I was angry with Nathan when he first went to call Whitley a slut and a whore and a drunk. Pot, kettle. Hypocrite. And it's not like it was solely her fault that they slept together and for a while it read as if he was implying that the blame was on her shoulders. I didn't like him much as a character and strongly believe that he could have undergone better character development.
Overall, this book just reminds you that communication is key in human interactions. Whether it's with your family or friends or signifigant other, it's important that you don't keep everything bottled inside and, instead, you talk things through. Alongside saying a thing or two about how to deal with bullying and very High-School-esque problems, Kody Keplinger always amazes me with her work. It's well-written, not tiring and, though it deals with serious issues, it's not tiring or morose. Just a coming-of-age story that gets you to think.
Sadly, the phase Whitley went through is something every girl goes through at some point in her life. Whether it's in high school or college, it happens. Slurs like "slut" and "whore" are always gonna be there to "describe" girls that like to drink and party and have a good time. The reasons behind the drinking and the partying, though, vary. I think Whitley is easy to identify with because the drinking and the fooling around is her way of coping with the problems in her lives. "Daddy issues" are often the problems a lot of us are running away from and we try to drown them in something. Sadly, the "sex&drugs&rock'n'roll" life doesn't come without its dangers. Boys are always gonna be there to be stupid and think that just because a girl drinks and a girl parties, they're entitled to her body. They're always going to be there and, even though girls are charged with the responsibility to take care of themselves, as Whitley said to "not get too drunk as to actually hook up with someone", it might be important to stress that no, the responsibility is not on the girl's shoulders, it's on the guy's. When a girl is too out of it, you don't take advantages. You just don't. Human decency 101.
I was angry with Nathan when he first went to call Whitley a slut and a whore and a drunk. Pot, kettle. Hypocrite. And it's not like it was solely her fault that they slept together and for a while it read as if he was implying that the blame was on her shoulders. I didn't like him much as a character and strongly believe that he could have undergone better character development.
Overall, this book just reminds you that communication is key in human interactions. Whether it's with your family or friends or signifigant other, it's important that you don't keep everything bottled inside and, instead, you talk things through. Alongside saying a thing or two about how to deal with bullying and very High-School-esque problems, Kody Keplinger always amazes me with her work. It's well-written, not tiring and, though it deals with serious issues, it's not tiring or morose. Just a coming-of-age story that gets you to think.