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iceangel32's review against another edition
4.0
This book gets an extra star because it contains the jersey shore (boy so I miss that place...we are jersey strong...we will get it back and running) It also held my attention more than the first one and had a much better ending. I liked Annie's notes in between the the chunks of book, I think it added more then the gossip that separated the months in the first book. I also feel that Ally became more real in this book. I also liked Annie a lot in this book.
eghimire_'s review against another edition
4.0
UGHHHH! I need the next book NOW! Damn you cliffhanger!
Ally and Jake will never have peace being with each other. Not in Orchard Hill, with all it's drama.
Ally and Jake will never have peace being with each other. Not in Orchard Hill, with all it's drama.
christiana's review against another edition
1.0
There's a note in the library workroom that someone left in a book. It says "Dear friend, Don't waste your time on this book. You'll be sorry. Sincerely, X". I'm paraphrasing that but I stayed true to its meaning. So this is me virtually saying to you: Dear friend, don't waste your time on this book. You won't be able to get your life back. Sincerely, Christiana.
This book was gross. Maybe I would have been more into this if I had known it was a sequel. As it was, I didn't realize why I wasn't being given character descriptions or relationship explanations until about page 80 when I looked at the back flap and realized Scott wrote another book with a similar title. Can't we put something on the cover referencing another book? Or put something about it in the inside jacket flap saying "In the sequel to x"?
Given that I hadn't read the first book, I found the majority of the plot atrocious. Every time Ally's mom waltzes around, she's trying to get it with Grayson EVEN WHEN THEY'RE ON A BALCONY. So Ally's response is excessive drinking (even though she was never a drinker before and never even has a good experience with it) and NOT TALKING TO ANYONE about her problems. I understand she has limited friends, but she keeps talking about this friend Annie and she has a freaking cell phone. Last I checked, calls are free after 9! She probably has unlimited text too! CALL YOUR FRIEND AND GET SOME THERAPY.
Also, I just can't buy that three different boys are interested in the same outsider status girl simultaneously. I get what Scott was trying to do: they all knew her in different ways, one got to know her over time, one had just met her, and one realized how great she was after someone else put the time in with her. I get it. But that is so unrealistic that we are just setting teen girls up for disappointment when no one comes to the (non existent, for most girls)summer resort just to see her. So why is the cover a guy with two girls? Why isn't it a cover with Ally surrounded by boys who are freaking out over her? This cover makes no sense.
I know this is just supposed to be a fun rich kid romp. But it reads like Gossip Girl (The books, not the TV series and not in a good way), especially when the teen pregnancy plot line starts rolling in.
This book was so gross. Get your life back and don't even pick this one up.
This book was gross. Maybe I would have been more into this if I had known it was a sequel. As it was, I didn't realize why I wasn't being given character descriptions or relationship explanations until about page 80 when I looked at the back flap and realized Scott wrote another book with a similar title. Can't we put something on the cover referencing another book? Or put something about it in the inside jacket flap saying "In the sequel to x"?
Given that I hadn't read the first book, I found the majority of the plot atrocious. Every time Ally's mom waltzes around, she's trying to get it with Grayson EVEN WHEN THEY'RE ON A BALCONY. So Ally's response is excessive drinking (even though she was never a drinker before and never even has a good experience with it) and NOT TALKING TO ANYONE about her problems. I understand she has limited friends, but she keeps talking about this friend Annie and she has a freaking cell phone. Last I checked, calls are free after 9! She probably has unlimited text too! CALL YOUR FRIEND AND GET SOME THERAPY.
Also, I just can't buy that three different boys are interested in the same outsider status girl simultaneously. I get what Scott was trying to do: they all knew her in different ways, one got to know her over time, one had just met her, and one realized how great she was after someone else put the time in with her. I get it. But that is so unrealistic that we are just setting teen girls up for disappointment when no one comes to the (non existent, for most girls)summer resort just to see her. So why is the cover a guy with two girls? Why isn't it a cover with Ally surrounded by boys who are freaking out over her? This cover makes no sense.
I know this is just supposed to be a fun rich kid romp. But it reads like Gossip Girl (The books, not the TV series and not in a good way), especially when the teen pregnancy plot line starts rolling in.
This book was so gross. Get your life back and don't even pick this one up.
patke's review against another edition
5.0
Full review on Sniff Books, Not Drugs: http://tinyurl.com/6ebf3sy
To Sum It Up
-Nicely paced plot filled with drama, angst, and excitement.
-Believable, touching main characters.
-Mindblowing cliffhanger ending. I need book #3. Right. Now.
To Sum It Up
-Nicely paced plot filled with drama, angst, and excitement.
-Believable, touching main characters.
-Mindblowing cliffhanger ending. I need book #3. Right. Now.
kaylareadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
This was cute and fun. I love the setting of this novel, Long Beach Island and the shore. I love that we get multiple POVs.
nagam's review against another edition
4.0
I should preface this review with the fact that I didn’t realize this book was the sequel to She’s So Dead to Us until after I had finished the book! Despite that, I never felt lost or confused about what was happening. Scott did an awesome job of informing the reader about everything that should have been learned from the first book.
Ally’s life is just insane. She can’t wait for Jake to finally ask her out, but Shannen – one of her ex-best friends – pulls a stunt that humiliates her in front of all the attendees at Shannen’s birthday party. Ally’s dreams of a relationship with Jake are dashed because he knew the truth that was shared with everyone for months and never mentioned it to Ally. To top it all off, her dad (who has been MIA for 2+ years) suddenly returns to town and is acting like he never abandoned her and her mom. Her summer is full of drama, lies, frustration, boys, and tons of unanswered questions.
The situation that made me feel most uncomfortable in the entire book was Ally’s relationship with her mom. She’s falling in love with another guy and all Ally wants is for her parents to talk and work out their marital problems. I couldn’t help but feel so mad at her mom. She was so caught up in her own life that she didn’t notice how much Ally was struggling with things. Sure, Ally was being a brat and doing a lot of uncharacteristic things to get attention, but her mom was completely absorbed with Gray (who I deep down did not trust).
Ally decided to go away with her mom and Gray for the summer to his beach house. She wants to be away from Jake – can’t forget how he abandoned her. Hammond is one of Ally’s old friends who is still semi-in-love-with-her and is spending the summer at the beach, too. There’s also the local beach boy, Cooper, who is new and different. There’s no lack of options for Ally, and each guy had his charms. The story alternates back and forth between Ally and Jake’s perspectives. I could see how much Jake was still in love with Ally and how sorry he was for what happened at Shannen’s birthday party. I rooted for him despite the anger Ally had toward him. Hammond had a deep crush on her and their past is intriguing. Cooper was fun and laid back, but I didn’t trust him either. I was on pins and needles as the story became more complicated – would Ally end up with one of these guys? If so, WHO?!
Hands down, my favorite part of the story was Annie’s observations and notes. Annie is Ally’s best friend who watches all of the rich kids and details her findings in a journal. She hopes to chronicle all of the stories someday into a bestseller. Gosh, that girl was funny! She was dorky and quirky. Being a photographer, I sometimes refer to myself as a professional people watcher. Maybe I related so well to Annie because I, too, am a bit silly and weird – and definitely a people watcher.
This was a really fun, awesome read. I thoroughly enjoyed all the drama and the crazy. I read it so quickly because I just needed to know who Ally would end up with.
If you’re looking for a book that will:
a) remind you of warm beaches and summertime
b) provide an interesting and nail-biting love story, or
c) make you laugh out loud at random moments
then this book is for you!
[Review Originally Posted on Rather be Reading]
Ally’s life is just insane. She can’t wait for Jake to finally ask her out, but Shannen – one of her ex-best friends – pulls a stunt that humiliates her in front of all the attendees at Shannen’s birthday party. Ally’s dreams of a relationship with Jake are dashed because he knew the truth that was shared with everyone for months and never mentioned it to Ally. To top it all off, her dad (who has been MIA for 2+ years) suddenly returns to town and is acting like he never abandoned her and her mom. Her summer is full of drama, lies, frustration, boys, and tons of unanswered questions.
The situation that made me feel most uncomfortable in the entire book was Ally’s relationship with her mom. She’s falling in love with another guy and all Ally wants is for her parents to talk and work out their marital problems. I couldn’t help but feel so mad at her mom. She was so caught up in her own life that she didn’t notice how much Ally was struggling with things. Sure, Ally was being a brat and doing a lot of uncharacteristic things to get attention, but her mom was completely absorbed with Gray (who I deep down did not trust).
Ally decided to go away with her mom and Gray for the summer to his beach house. She wants to be away from Jake – can’t forget how he abandoned her. Hammond is one of Ally’s old friends who is still semi-in-love-with-her and is spending the summer at the beach, too. There’s also the local beach boy, Cooper, who is new and different. There’s no lack of options for Ally, and each guy had his charms. The story alternates back and forth between Ally and Jake’s perspectives. I could see how much Jake was still in love with Ally and how sorry he was for what happened at Shannen’s birthday party. I rooted for him despite the anger Ally had toward him. Hammond had a deep crush on her and their past is intriguing. Cooper was fun and laid back, but I didn’t trust him either. I was on pins and needles as the story became more complicated – would Ally end up with one of these guys? If so, WHO?!
Hands down, my favorite part of the story was Annie’s observations and notes. Annie is Ally’s best friend who watches all of the rich kids and details her findings in a journal. She hopes to chronicle all of the stories someday into a bestseller. Gosh, that girl was funny! She was dorky and quirky. Being a photographer, I sometimes refer to myself as a professional people watcher. Maybe I related so well to Annie because I, too, am a bit silly and weird – and definitely a people watcher.
This was a really fun, awesome read. I thoroughly enjoyed all the drama and the crazy. I read it so quickly because I just needed to know who Ally would end up with.
If you’re looking for a book that will:
a) remind you of warm beaches and summertime
b) provide an interesting and nail-biting love story, or
c) make you laugh out loud at random moments
then this book is for you!
[Review Originally Posted on Rather be Reading]
aimeelio's review against another edition
3.0
i wish i could give 3.5 or 3.75 stars. this book is exactly what it promises to be, which is teenage drama at it's best. like with real teenagers, i found just about ever character in this book equally endearing and annoying. i regularly wanted to reach through the book and slap one of them. however, that is exactly what makes this book work for me. when i read this kind of book, it makes me appreciate being done with all that. my only disappointment was with cooper. i didn't like how his storyline ended at all. so, if you are looking for a book to help you escape, this is just the ticket.
nakburke's review against another edition
4.0
I haven't read this book yet, but from the summary Jake seems to be the "When the ruff gets going, give up." That is what I think about Jake before I've read this second installment of He's so/ She's so.
ssinforshort's review against another edition
3.0
SPOILER ALERT
Ok, so I want to give this book a bad rating but I can't.
Even though Jake and Ally supposedly love each other they still both hook up with other people. An all Ally does is storm off and get drunk all summer.
Lastly, the book ends with the cliffhanger that someone is pregnant.
The relationship between Jake and Ally is actually toxic, stupid, and makes no sense.
But this book is a guilty pleasure. Like when I watch Basketball Wives or Bad Girls Club.
I found myself laughing and rolling my eyes. No matter how many stupid relationships and situations I saw in this book. I was still entertained.
Ok, so I want to give this book a bad rating but I can't.
Even though Jake and Ally supposedly love each other they still both hook up with other people. An all Ally does is storm off and get drunk all summer.
Lastly, the book ends with the cliffhanger that someone is pregnant.
The relationship between Jake and Ally is actually toxic, stupid, and makes no sense.
But this book is a guilty pleasure. Like when I watch Basketball Wives or Bad Girls Club.
I found myself laughing and rolling my eyes. No matter how many stupid relationships and situations I saw in this book. I was still entertained.