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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
Oh my GOD I don’t think I could love this book more if I tried!
Foolish Hearts was cute, fluffy, and seriously hilarious. I went in expecting a pleasant contemporary set against a Shakespeare play, but what I got was a hilarious and touching tale of friendship and learning to be vulnerable - set amongst not only Shakespeare, but MMORPG and music fandom!
Emma Mills REALLY knows how to write dialogue. I don’t see enough funny female protagonists in YA, and Claudia is HILARIOUS, y’all. I was legit giggling on the train reading this! Some of these lines are seared into my soul, and I will forever be a humble trash robot in search of my own adorably earnest space prince.
In addition to nailing the comedy, I really enjoyed the friendship and dynamic between Iris and Claudia. They unexpectedly become friends and teach each other to be vulnerable, but they never try to change or compromise the other person. Iris learns to be more selfless and kind, but she’s still allowed the room to be her endearingly awkward and occasionally abrasive fangirl self. Their friendship took real work to build and maintain, and it was great to see that juxtaposed against more effortless lifelong friendships like Claudia&Zoe and Gideon&Noah.
Oh and the romances in this story? SO CUTE I GOT A CAVITY. I loved the trash robot and space prince, as well as our queer girls <3
I expected to like this book, but I never expected to fall completely head over heels in love with it! I love these characters like Iris loves her TION small sons, and I want only the best for this humble trash robot and her space prince. I could read about these characters making toast and I’d want to scream from the rooftops about them. What a gorgeous little surprise of a novel!
Representation: QPOC female side character, queer female minor character, minor character with epilepsy, POC side character
Foolish Hearts was cute, fluffy, and seriously hilarious. I went in expecting a pleasant contemporary set against a Shakespeare play, but what I got was a hilarious and touching tale of friendship and learning to be vulnerable - set amongst not only Shakespeare, but MMORPG and music fandom!
Emma Mills REALLY knows how to write dialogue. I don’t see enough funny female protagonists in YA, and Claudia is HILARIOUS, y’all. I was legit giggling on the train reading this! Some of these lines are seared into my soul, and I will forever be a humble trash robot in search of my own adorably earnest space prince.
In addition to nailing the comedy, I really enjoyed the friendship and dynamic between Iris and Claudia. They unexpectedly become friends and teach each other to be vulnerable, but they never try to change or compromise the other person. Iris learns to be more selfless and kind, but she’s still allowed the room to be her endearingly awkward and occasionally abrasive fangirl self. Their friendship took real work to build and maintain, and it was great to see that juxtaposed against more effortless lifelong friendships like Claudia&Zoe and Gideon&Noah.
Oh and the romances in this story? SO CUTE I GOT A CAVITY. I loved the trash robot and space prince, as well as our queer girls <3
I expected to like this book, but I never expected to fall completely head over heels in love with it! I love these characters like Iris loves her TION small sons, and I want only the best for this humble trash robot and her space prince. I could read about these characters making toast and I’d want to scream from the rooftops about them. What a gorgeous little surprise of a novel!
Representation: QPOC female side character, queer female minor character, minor character with epilepsy, POC side character
Claudia has never been the best at socializing with other people at her school; she only has one close friend, Zoe, who attends a different school from her. However, she decides to go to one last party near the end of summer before school starts again. At this party, Claudia accidentally overhears Iris and Paige, the school’s “it couple” breaking up at the party, something she wasn’t meant to hear happen. After being threatened by Iris, Claudia promises not to tell anyone what she heard. Once school starts again, Claudia and Iris are forced to work together for their school’s production of A Midsummer’s Night Dream, which is more difficult than expected. Emma Mills is also the author of THIS ADVENTURE ENDS and FIRST & THEN.
FOOLISH HEARTS was a book that left me extremely surprised. Personally, I have never been the biggest fan of slice-of-life, fluffy, YA contemporary novels that mainly focus on romance and friendship, but this one stood out to me. It’s the perfect fast, fun read that has an adorable romance and the cutest friendships that don’t feel forced at all. Emma Mills does a perfect job at creating interesting and creative characters that still feel extremely authentic. I don’t think I’ve ever read many books that do such an outstanding job at creating deep yet genuine relationships between every single character like this book.
The plot itself isn’t the greatest. After all, this book is a slice-of-life novel that focuses on the friendship between Iris and Claudia, but it still does have some interesting side plots that keep the book going. One of them that was done well was the breakup that happened between Iris and Paige, and all the drama entangled in that. I also thought that the romantic subplot Claudia had throughout the novel was also done well. The way the author executed that part was spot on to the romances that happen in real life in school. I’ve personally seen similar things that happen in the book happen at my school. Not only that, but it’s a romance that I felt attached to and was rooting for all the way, which rarely happens to me.
I found the writing to be easy to digest and fly through. Which is perfect for a novel like this! Not only that, but it was funny! There were many moments where I was surprised by how the book was actually able to make me laugh out loud. There’s a bunch of scenes where Claudia and Iris are first getting to know each other, and the way they interact with each other is hilarious!
I think this is perfect for people looking for something light and fun to read. It still does have some interesting topics that aren’t forced, but overall it’s a fun time that just about everyone will enjoy. In my opinion, FOOLISH HEARTS is the perfect representation of high school students today and is an adorable read. I hope more people pick it up!
FOOLISH HEARTS was a book that left me extremely surprised. Personally, I have never been the biggest fan of slice-of-life, fluffy, YA contemporary novels that mainly focus on romance and friendship, but this one stood out to me. It’s the perfect fast, fun read that has an adorable romance and the cutest friendships that don’t feel forced at all. Emma Mills does a perfect job at creating interesting and creative characters that still feel extremely authentic. I don’t think I’ve ever read many books that do such an outstanding job at creating deep yet genuine relationships between every single character like this book.
The plot itself isn’t the greatest. After all, this book is a slice-of-life novel that focuses on the friendship between Iris and Claudia, but it still does have some interesting side plots that keep the book going. One of them that was done well was the breakup that happened between Iris and Paige, and all the drama entangled in that. I also thought that the romantic subplot Claudia had throughout the novel was also done well. The way the author executed that part was spot on to the romances that happen in real life in school. I’ve personally seen similar things that happen in the book happen at my school. Not only that, but it’s a romance that I felt attached to and was rooting for all the way, which rarely happens to me.
I found the writing to be easy to digest and fly through. Which is perfect for a novel like this! Not only that, but it was funny! There were many moments where I was surprised by how the book was actually able to make me laugh out loud. There’s a bunch of scenes where Claudia and Iris are first getting to know each other, and the way they interact with each other is hilarious!
I think this is perfect for people looking for something light and fun to read. It still does have some interesting topics that aren’t forced, but overall it’s a fun time that just about everyone will enjoy. In my opinion, FOOLISH HEARTS is the perfect representation of high school students today and is an adorable read. I hope more people pick it up!
This was so delightful. I sat down intending to read 50 pages and instead I read 270. I honestly cannot deal with how cute this book was gahhhh
Also, and I don’t really intend to type up a full review of this, but I just have to say: thank GOD for this book about girls who are friends with each other and aren’t competitive or jealous of their friends having friends. Thank god for these women being funny and loving and supportive. I love them. I love them all.
Also, and I don’t really intend to type up a full review of this, but I just have to say: thank GOD for this book about girls who are friends with each other and aren’t competitive or jealous of their friends having friends. Thank god for these women being funny and loving and supportive. I love them. I love them all.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
HOW IS THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT EMMA MILLS WRITES ABOUT LITERALLY THE HIGH SCHOOL I WENT TO?!? I WENT TO AN ALL-GIRLS SCHOOL THAT WAS ACROSS THE STREET FROM AN ALL-BOYS SCHOOL AND WE HAD DANCES TOGETHER. WE ALSO HAD A FOREST IN BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS. ALSO WE DID A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM FOR OUR SCHOOL PLAY MY JUNIOR YEAR AND I PLAYED EGEUS. SO THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS IMAGINING GIDEON TO LOOK LIKE THE GUY WHO PLAYED OUR OBERON. IN THIS SAME PLAY I THREW ONE OF THE FAIRIES’ MAGIC GOURDS (AKA MY CHOIR TEACHER’S MUSICAL WOODEN GOURD THING) AT SOMEONE AND IT FELL ON THE FLOOR AND BROKE AND THEN THE DIRECTOR YELLED AT EVERYONE. YIKES. ALSO GIDEON’S PERSONALITY IS EERILY SIMILAR TO MINE. DID EMMA MILLS GROW UP WHERE I DID? DID SHE PEER INSIDE OF MY HEAD AND TAKE THIS INFORMATION OUT OF IT???
Anyways, this was really cute and pretty good. Also so so uncanny. I am unsettled, and for this reason I am only giving this 4/5 stars.
Anyways, this was really cute and pretty good. Also so so uncanny. I am unsettled, and for this reason I am only giving this 4/5 stars.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
to była tak przyjemna, luźna i zabawna książka, że pewnie kiedyś do niej jeszcze wrócę. świetnie się bawiłem, czytając ją
Claudia accidentally overhears the break-up of a couple in school, Iris and Paige. Now, Iris threatens to ruin Claudia if she tells anyone. But when Claudia and Iris are stuck working on a paper together and then forced to try out for the school play of A Midsummer Night's Dream, they must learn to put their differences aside. But as they spend more time together, they get to really know each other and their friendship grows.
This was my first Emma Mills book and my expectations of it were blown away. When starting this book, I didn't like it. I didn't like the story line and I didn't care about the characters. But as the story went on, I found myself getting teary eyed over these amazing characters. Emma Mills has a way of writing that feels so real. The dialogue between the characters is so much more realistic than any other book I've ever read. The characters were genuine and felt like they could be real life people. I couldn't really relate with any of the characters but I don't even care because they are all so lovable.
Claudia and her brother Alex and her best friend Zoe play this online game called Battle Quest. It sounds a lot like World of Warcraft, which I am a huge fan of. I related to them in that way because they play almost every single day and are big time nerds. Which was so fun to read about! But Claudia is also helping with the school play, which I honestly had no interest in. Theater is not something I'm a fan of, unfortunately, so I found those parts to be a bit boring. But it's not overwhelming, which makes it still enjoyable.
There is some romance in the story and it's adorable. The story doesn't center around the romance. Instead it focuses on friendship and family and it was refreshing to have a cute contemporary, such as this one, that didn't heavily focus on romance, like most YA contemporaries. The friendship that develops between Claudia and Iris is just so real. It's not a friendship that happens overnight or even over the course of a week. It develops and takes time and it just felt so genuine.
I'm really looking forward to trying out some of Emma Mills other books because this one was so great. I highly recommend it!
This was my first Emma Mills book and my expectations of it were blown away. When starting this book, I didn't like it. I didn't like the story line and I didn't care about the characters. But as the story went on, I found myself getting teary eyed over these amazing characters. Emma Mills has a way of writing that feels so real. The dialogue between the characters is so much more realistic than any other book I've ever read. The characters were genuine and felt like they could be real life people. I couldn't really relate with any of the characters but I don't even care because they are all so lovable.
Claudia and her brother Alex and her best friend Zoe play this online game called Battle Quest. It sounds a lot like World of Warcraft, which I am a huge fan of. I related to them in that way because they play almost every single day and are big time nerds. Which was so fun to read about! But Claudia is also helping with the school play, which I honestly had no interest in. Theater is not something I'm a fan of, unfortunately, so I found those parts to be a bit boring. But it's not overwhelming, which makes it still enjoyable.
There is some romance in the story and it's adorable. The story doesn't center around the romance. Instead it focuses on friendship and family and it was refreshing to have a cute contemporary, such as this one, that didn't heavily focus on romance, like most YA contemporaries. The friendship that develops between Claudia and Iris is just so real. It's not a friendship that happens overnight or even over the course of a week. It develops and takes time and it just felt so genuine.
I'm really looking forward to trying out some of Emma Mills other books because this one was so great. I highly recommend it!