Reviews

Thwonk by Joan Bauer

themaddieraye's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

4saradouglas's review against another edition

3.0

This was a cute book. It was a nice clean romance; funny and easy to read. It was a little too fantastical/unreal for my taste, but what do you expect when one of the main characters is a cupid? It's not for everyone, but it's a good read.

mckinlay's review

3.0

cute

audreybt's review against another edition

3.0

Another Joan Bauer. Was this the one where the main character tried to rebuild her relationship with her long lost hermit of an aunt? Or the one where Cupid visits and shoots her crush with a love arrow? It was good, I think, but it obviously wasn't memorable.

lumos_libros's review against another edition

4.0

I actually wasn't expecting much from this book because I had seen so many bad reviews on it. One of the things I did see as irritating was that A.J. (the main character) can seem a bit too dramactic, but I loved the way the author depicted cupid.
The author also did an excellent job of desribing the the photos that A.J. would take (she's a photographer). If they really existed I suspect I would like them very much.
Now for a quick summary: A.J. is infatuated with Peter Terris (aka very popular guy) and can't seem to get her mind off him. In comes cupid who can grant her one of three wishes, to help her artistically, academically, or romantically. You can already guess what she choses. Things of course don't exactly go like she thought they would. She learns a good deal about what truth really is. All of us could revisit that lesson now and again.
Oh before I end the review I wish that the author would have had A.J. talk to Peter after the fact. The sentence will make sense if or you have already read the book.

belles_bookshelves's review against another edition

3.0

Actually a 3.5. This is a funny book and I liked the message. A.J.(main character) really annoyed me at how much she obsessed over Peter. She reminded me more of those middle school girls who are sure their crush are their soul-mate. Even though I seriously doubt there are many people who have meet their soul mate by age 12 (sorry if I sound cynical). Oddly enough, the reason I actually kinda liked this book was because A.J. was so wrong about everything. A lot of times you see movies and read books that show girls obsessing over boys they are convinced they are in love with when they don't actually know much about them. And then they end up happily ever after! The main character being so wrong usually tends to bother me. Again though, it showed the error of her ways. Showing that it was actually selfish of A.J. to wish for Peter to fall in love with her, as well as a shallow decision on her part. Cupid was also a very good character. Hilarious and brutaly honest with A.J. So, over all a worth while book.

paperbacks_and_ponytails's review against another edition

3.0

I guess not every book can be 5 stars from one of my favorite authors

mrs_george's review against another edition

2.0

The whole book just seemed to skim the surface. I received it from a 13-year old family friend and she just loved it. Best suited for that age group.

madamelibrarian's review against another edition

3.0

The story was interesting. Thwonk is the sound Cupid's arrow makes. AJ suffers the teenage need to have a guy, but then she suffers when she gets one. Moments of the story were quite funny. I enjoyed the relationships AJ had with her friends and family--quite realistic. At times I thought I had seen a movie like this. It would probably be a good one.

meredith_summers's review against another edition

funny inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0