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goobdiddy's review
4.0
This is not the type of book I typically read, but I'm a big fan of Sara Benincasa, so I thought I'd give it a shot. It actually held my attention, and I finished it in two sessions, which says a lot.
tishywishy's review
5.0
Where is the movie already?! This is a made for movie book and it reads like a coming of age Frat party. HILARIOUS FOLKS! There's cussing, rowdiness, teens behaving badly, teachers who wanna bang each other and drag queens. It's short, witty with balls to the walls absurdness.
rumandkoolaid's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It was a nice mix of teen angst, drama, and humor to make it entertaining. It was an easy, quick read.
elishajohnson21's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
alison_marie's review against another edition
4.0
This is a delightful, breezy book that should appeal to adult and YA readers alike. Benincasa makes high school tropes modern and interesting, and there's a certain reveal at a drag club that made me gasp out loud.
meghan111's review
3.0
I enjoyed this light novel about hijinks on a high school trip to Washington DC, although it's indistinguishable from a YA novel and I don't understand why it's in the adult fiction section (profanity? a couple sex scenes? partly from an adult POV?). It's told from the shifting perspectives of three teenage girls and one of their female teachers. I could picture the movie. The teacher is in love with a math teacher, who is sort of an uptight nerd. Together the two teachers are in charge of 16 high schoolers on this weekend trip. It's also got some 'I did research on this museum and now we'll learn about it in my novel' sections, and I thought the ending was a letdown and contrived.
hmonkeyreads's review against another edition
2.0
Read this in half a day. It's a predictable romance with a large dose of misbehaving teenagers. I have no objections to that.
What I do object to, and what almost makes me give just one star, is the incredibly crude language. It's really over the top. I could spend a half day with it but if this book had been longer I would have abandoned ship. (this makes me feel like an old lady. I'm horrified to think that this is normal conversation between young kids!)
Also - I got this for .99 which made its shortcomings far more palatable.
What I do object to, and what almost makes me give just one star, is the incredibly crude language. It's really over the top. I could spend a half day with it but if this book had been longer I would have abandoned ship. (this makes me feel like an old lady. I'm horrified to think that this is normal conversation between young kids!)
Also - I got this for .99 which made its shortcomings far more palatable.
carolynaugustyn's review
3.0
I've been following Sara on Twitter now for a while. I really enjoy her humor and was so excited to see this book at my local library. Since I have a feel for her humor, I knew that this was going to be a fun, lighthearted, slightly raunchy book. And honestly, that's exactly what it was (which was perfect for me since it's starting to feel like summer here in Phoenix and summer makes me crave light fluffy reads). I really like books that have duel perspectives so this was a lot of fun for me since we see the story from the perspective of 3 students on the D.C. trip and from the teacher/chaperone's perspective. Was this completely believable? No. Did I have a fun time reading this? Yeah, I did. And ultimately, a good time is worth more to me than anything else.
betsfio's review
4.0
This was a cute, easy read. It would make a great airplane read, as it's quick and fun.