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joweston's review against another edition
3.0
Mildly entertaining on holiday! Though all rather obvious and a bit silly!
doublearegee's review against another edition
3.0
Mean Girls for mommies? People are cast out of mommy cliques, new ones are formed, plots are hatched to oust the queen Bea, a new leader arises, single mom finds love. Like you do.
dianacanread's review against another edition
4.0
This book got me through 3 hours of an 11 hour flight, so that's an automatic 3 stars.
lm_henderson's review against another edition
5.0
I so loved this book and is easily my favourite read of the year so far.Anyone who has children at school will get the playground politics that go on to some extent & probably recognise afew characters!Brilliant. & I thoroughly recommend it!!
andintothetrees's review against another edition
4.0
Entertaining fiction about the politics of female friendships in a school environment. Click here to read the full review on my book blog.
cpalisa's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun read...fairly predictable but still fun. The dynamics of the group of moms was pretty funny, and a bit over the top, but you can definitely find some familiar personalities in them. There were a lot of characters so sometimes it was hard for me to keep track of them. I kept getting some of the mixed up but it would eventually work itself out. The "queen bee" stuff was a bit overdone but good, nonetheless.
_books_are_magic's review against another edition
4.0
I really quite enjoyed this book. It's a very easy read which was a welcome change after some of the non-fiction I've been reading lately.
When I started this book I had no idea it was about the parents at the school not the children. I had actually confused the book for Queen Bees and Wannabes which Mean Girls was inspired by. As a result I had to do a bit of a double take when I realised.
I liken this book to the reality shows of the TV world but it was fun, entertaining and indulgent as a result. I really liked Georgie and Rachel, Hornby did well to create them with authentic voices. At first I found her description of the other characters over-done and a little "try hard" but as you read on it ultimately enriched the pathetic shallowness that was them. Especially poor Heather, Hornby had me laughing out loud at some of the things she thought, said and did.
All in all, a nice light read and a good first effort for Hornby.
When I started this book I had no idea it was about the parents at the school not the children. I had actually confused the book for Queen Bees and Wannabes which Mean Girls was inspired by. As a result I had to do a bit of a double take when I realised.
I liken this book to the reality shows of the TV world but it was fun, entertaining and indulgent as a result. I really liked Georgie and Rachel, Hornby did well to create them with authentic voices. At first I found her description of the other characters over-done and a little "try hard" but as you read on it ultimately enriched the pathetic shallowness that was them. Especially poor Heather, Hornby had me laughing out loud at some of the things she thought, said and did.
All in all, a nice light read and a good first effort for Hornby.
melfurious's review against another edition
3.0
It was ok. I despised the "queen bee" character which means it was well written, however I felt it to be a bit rambling. The ending was good and really aligned with the beehive metaphor established earlier in the book. Solid effort B-
hmax100's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
michelle4's review against another edition
2.0
It was ok. It took me almost 1/2 way thru the book to even start to enjoy it. The British slang and speech is different so I had to occasionally read things twice. It was very 'Mean Girls' for moms- im not big on that type entertainment.