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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
“You’re my favorite way to pass the time. But time stands still when you’re on my mind.”
This book came in my August Uppercase subscription, and I am so glad that it did! I have been reading a lot of fantasy lately, and it's nice to mix it up here and there. This was a very cute story about two "anonymous" pen pals trying to pass their time in chemistry class. This book reminded me a lot of A Cinderella Story with Hillary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. The only difference is they wrote e-mails and in this story it's old fashioned letters stuffed under the desk.
“I’m with you on measuring this week in letters and the two-day drought we are about to experience. If only there was a way to transport letters faster, through some sort of electronic device that codes messages and sends them through the air. But that’s just crazy talk."
Lily is described as weird, quirky, and kind of hipstery (is that a word? Well it is now). She is a self-taught guitar player who likes to write lyrics, and wants to submit a song to a competition. All throughout the semester, Lily can't find the words and makes excuses to not share her lyrics with anyone.
Cade is the exact opposite of Lily. He is "mainstream" and very popular at school who also happens to play baseball. From Lily's pov, we see Cade as a class A jerk, who is always trying to make Lily miserable. They have a hatred for each other that goes back years. When Lily finally explains why she hates him, I just don't see how one incident could incite such hatred.
“But then I think: my guitar is just a thing. You know? And my brother is a person. A thing is not more important than a person...”
Plot wise this book moved very quickly. There was a lot of highs and lows and for the most part I followed along the emotional rollercoaster with Lily. I got so caught up in the moment, that I found myself smiling when something cute happened and tearing up when Lily starts crying.
This story is nothing if not a walking cliche. Almost every situation was a cliche of some sort, but for the most part it didn't bother me too much. Let's see...boy drama? Check. Friend drama? Check. Mean girl trying to ruin main protagonists happiness? Check. Love triangle? More like a brief square that never really amounted to anything, but check.
"We don't need any cutesy traditions. We're solid you and me."
West could have ruined this book by having a love triangle be the main focus. Thankfully, it didn't last long and two of the boys came in and out of the picture fairly quickly. (Whatever happened to the clarinet guy who kicked the rabbit? Two dates and he just disappears for good?) At least with Lucas we know why he is no longer in the picture. The relationship between Lily and Cade progressed naturally, and I just wished that she got over her prejudices earlier so that they could have been a couple more in the book!
Need a quick contemporary read with a sense of humor? Then I suggest picking up this book! Totally worth it.
My rating is really 3.5 out of 5 stars, but I still really enjoyed this book.
This book came in my August Uppercase subscription, and I am so glad that it did! I have been reading a lot of fantasy lately, and it's nice to mix it up here and there. This was a very cute story about two "anonymous" pen pals trying to pass their time in chemistry class. This book reminded me a lot of A Cinderella Story with Hillary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. The only difference is they wrote e-mails and in this story it's old fashioned letters stuffed under the desk.
“I’m with you on measuring this week in letters and the two-day drought we are about to experience. If only there was a way to transport letters faster, through some sort of electronic device that codes messages and sends them through the air. But that’s just crazy talk."
Lily is described as weird, quirky, and kind of hipstery (is that a word? Well it is now). She is a self-taught guitar player who likes to write lyrics, and wants to submit a song to a competition. All throughout the semester, Lily can't find the words and makes excuses to not share her lyrics with anyone.
Cade is the exact opposite of Lily. He is "mainstream" and very popular at school who also happens to play baseball. From Lily's pov, we see Cade as a class A jerk, who is always trying to make Lily miserable. They have a hatred for each other that goes back years. When Lily finally explains why she hates him, I just don't see how one incident could incite such hatred.
“But then I think: my guitar is just a thing. You know? And my brother is a person. A thing is not more important than a person...”
Plot wise this book moved very quickly. There was a lot of highs and lows and for the most part I followed along the emotional rollercoaster with Lily. I got so caught up in the moment, that I found myself smiling when something cute happened and tearing up when Lily starts crying.
This story is nothing if not a walking cliche. Almost every situation was a cliche of some sort, but for the most part it didn't bother me too much. Let's see...boy drama? Check. Friend drama? Check. Mean girl trying to ruin main protagonists happiness? Check. Love triangle? More like a brief square that never really amounted to anything, but check.
"We don't need any cutesy traditions. We're solid you and me."
West could have ruined this book by having a love triangle be the main focus. Thankfully, it didn't last long and two of the boys came in and out of the picture fairly quickly. (Whatever happened to the clarinet guy who kicked the rabbit? Two dates and he just disappears for good?) At least with Lucas we know why he is no longer in the picture. The relationship between Lily and Cade progressed naturally, and I just wished that she got over her prejudices earlier so that they could have been a couple more in the book!
Need a quick contemporary read with a sense of humor? Then I suggest picking up this book! Totally worth it.
My rating is really 3.5 out of 5 stars, but I still really enjoyed this book.
Si buscas "antónimo de insta-love" en Google, te sale este libro. Para ser un romance young adult contemporáneo, el romance tarda bastante en aparecer. Durante el primer 20% no tienes ni idea de quien es realmente el protagonista. Para el 40% ya lo sabes pero no ha ocurrido ni siquiera la primera aproximación. Para el 80% es que comienza a sentirse el romance.
No es mi favorito de Kasie West pero, como siempre, tiene a su favor que es tierna, desarrolla las relaciones familiares de una manera divertida pero sincera, no tiene demasiado drama y se lee súper rápido. La típica lectura de verano.
No es mi favorito de Kasie West pero, como siempre, tiene a su favor que es tierna, desarrolla las relaciones familiares de una manera divertida pero sincera, no tiene demasiado drama y se lee súper rápido. La típica lectura de verano.
I was really going to give this book 3 stars, I was. But I actually enjoyed the ending so much that I decided the amount of good feelings I was having was worth 4 stars. Maybe I was being too critical at first, maybe I'm just not the best audience for straight high school students falling in love. But when I reflect on Lily's loyalty to Isabel and the very realistic handling of the different factors that affected this whole coming together, I just. It's so cute and sweet. They both grow so much by the end of the story and the misunderstandings are so thoroughly cleared up, it deserves kudos. I loved this book more than I thought I would, clearly. I picked it up as a fun, quick read and it very pleasantly surprised me.
Like most of you, once I read my first Kasie West book, I had to read everything else that she has/will ever publish(ed). This was not my favorite book by her but I still enjoyed it. Lily was written to sound quirky and unique, but I felt like she was just stubborn and a bit of a procrastinator. I believe her friend, Isabel, only wanted to help Lily “come out of her shell” but at times she seemed a little pushy and insensitive to Lily’s personality. I don’t want to ruin the process that you go through learning who the pen pal is, so I’ll just say I was happy with who it turned out to be. The story doesn’t end with just learning the pen pal’s identity, but, in a Kasie West fashion, it carries over into the aftermath of the discovery and seeing if their fantasy has a chance to be their reality. Another plus is that the family structure was strong and lovable (not always the picture that YA paints). It was refreshing to see parents (both there) who were interested in Lily’s life and siblings that cared about her deeply.
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Besides the fact that this was a quick read, I didn’t really find anything in this book to be memorable. Would recommend if you’re in a slump.
I read this book in less than a day. What an adorable book!