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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
A dark and cloying masterpiece, this made me laugh, cry, scream aloud, hold my cat very close. You don't have to want the same things as Calloway to understand her - her point of view is soft even when it's frustrating and even when it hurts. Worth. The. Wait.
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Seeing this in my lobby was the most excited I’ve ever been.
slow-paced
[UPDATED REVIEW 7/30/23]:
I typed a proper, thorough review of this (on my phone, regrettably) and Goodreads went LOL NOPE and with a swipe that's all fucking gone.
TL;DR (because I'm not going to write it all out again): Don't pay $65 for this. Pirate it if you're intrigued.
And if you're ever worried if you're not "qualified" or good enough to write on your own because you didn't go to NYU/Cambridge/etc.: don't be.
These bozos - yes, I mean Caroline AND Natalie Beach - just had money and audacity to get their publications going so do your thing.
In the meantime, I'll keep watching the mess from the sidelines.
[ORIGINAL REVIEW 5/11/23]:
I've read the excerpt of "I Am Caroline Calloway" on her site that's meant for this book, I've read the Instagram captions that are meant to be part of this book, and I've read her shared book proposal and I've gotta say, this is a hot mess and a half.
Looking back and seeing that this was originally supposed to be released in Spring/Summer 2020 and here we are in 2023...Caroline is WILD.
If she magically releases the book in full despite all of her drama (trust me she's worth a deep dive into Google/Reddit), then I'll update my review but I'll be honest, I wanted to hop on the review train and give the update that in May 2023 there is still no "Scammer".
I typed a proper, thorough review of this (on my phone, regrettably) and Goodreads went LOL NOPE and with a swipe that's all fucking gone.
TL;DR (because I'm not going to write it all out again): Don't pay $65 for this. Pirate it if you're intrigued.
And if you're ever worried if you're not "qualified" or good enough to write on your own because you didn't go to NYU/Cambridge/etc.: don't be.
These bozos - yes, I mean Caroline AND Natalie Beach - just had money and audacity to get their publications going so do your thing.
In the meantime, I'll keep watching the mess from the sidelines.
[ORIGINAL REVIEW 5/11/23]:
I've read the excerpt of "I Am Caroline Calloway" on her site that's meant for this book, I've read the Instagram captions that are meant to be part of this book, and I've read her shared book proposal and I've gotta say, this is a hot mess and a half.
Looking back and seeing that this was originally supposed to be released in Spring/Summer 2020 and here we are in 2023...Caroline is WILD.
If she magically releases the book in full despite all of her drama (trust me she's worth a deep dive into Google/Reddit), then I'll update my review but I'll be honest, I wanted to hop on the review train and give the update that in May 2023 there is still no "Scammer".
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
The internet is a lions den, but you know what? Good writing is good writing.
fast-paced
This book was supposed to come out in “spring 2020.” It’s August now and still no Scammer or any concrete dates for an actual release. I don’t think this book is ever coming out, read something else. Anything else.