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fachrinaa's review against another edition
4.0
I read both the English and Indonesian version, and both are great. I was actually a bit skeptic about the Indonesian version, since the publisher censored some parts of Second Helpings(Porsi Kedua), so I expected the same thing to happen in this book, especially since it's more explicit than the previous. Fortunately, the publisher doesn't do the same thing here. At least, not that I know of.
carteremma's review against another edition
3.0
Jessica Darling, you are such a complicated girl. Just when I think we are similar and I probably would have done the same thing in your position you turn around and do something completely different. I love you, but sometimes you make me want to never speak to or hear from you again.
I admit I am being a tad over dramatic with that, however I see that it is the mark of a good character that I feel so totally that she could be a real person. No matter if I like her or loathe her at any specific point in the book I can't help but think of her as a real person.
I think that this was my least favorite of the Jessica Darling books so far purely because it covers 3 years in the book and I would have preferred to skip most of it and look at a more targeted period in her life. What about Marcus, I hear you ask? Well let me just say that we see Marcus at the beginning of the 3 years but we have to bear in mind that he is at school across the country, and that kind of strain is hard on a relationship. There were some "romantic" (not really romantic at all) situations that Jessica got herself into that made me laugh as you can relate to all of them and may well have been in the same situations yourself.
I will read the final books in the series, but for me they have started to lose a little of the magic which made me devour the first two books in only a couple of days. Lets hope that the next books can recapture it and that it has not been lost along with Jessica Darling's youth.
I admit I am being a tad over dramatic with that, however I see that it is the mark of a good character that I feel so totally that she could be a real person. No matter if I like her or loathe her at any specific point in the book I can't help but think of her as a real person.
I think that this was my least favorite of the Jessica Darling books so far purely because it covers 3 years in the book and I would have preferred to skip most of it and look at a more targeted period in her life. What about Marcus, I hear you ask? Well let me just say that we see Marcus at the beginning of the 3 years but we have to bear in mind that he is at school across the country, and that kind of strain is hard on a relationship. There were some "romantic" (not really romantic at all) situations that Jessica got herself into that made me laugh as you can relate to all of them and may well have been in the same situations yourself.
I will read the final books in the series, but for me they have started to lose a little of the magic which made me devour the first two books in only a couple of days. Lets hope that the next books can recapture it and that it has not been lost along with Jessica Darling's youth.
shelbitedeschi's review against another edition
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
chalkycharo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
justcrystalxo's review against another edition
4.0
i really enjoy this series. cant wait to find out what happens in the next books (but i have to cuz i looked in the wrong section of the library...gahh)
blakehalsey's review against another edition
4.0
Another great relational adventure into young womanhood for Jessica Darling. I really loved the journey Jessica took in this book and while I sometimes got bogged down by slightly verbose expositions (see what I did there?) on situations that didn't really come up again, but that verbosity IS Jessica Darling and those situations led her some of her conclusions, fluid as they may be, about life.
elinacre's review against another edition
4.0
i love jessica darling's voice...reminds me of the gilmore girls' banter. still loving this series! (although caution...she's got a potty mouth, and there's a lot of sex. not for the younger "young adult" crowd, probably!) ;)
kricketa's review against another edition
4.0
not as beloved as the first two in the series (i can't stand it when marcus flutie is out of sight). neither, really, can jess: i forgot how deeply unhappy she is for almost the entire book. i usually think of college as a place where people become more themselves, but at columbia jess loses so much of what is important to her: her relationships with marcus & hope, her writing, her sense of true friendship with anyone. i find that strange. i still love jess' voice though, and felt palpable relief when marcus appeared on her doorstep yet again...
first read 2006
second read 2008
third read 2014
first read 2006
second read 2008
third read 2014
raloveridge's review against another edition
3.0
This one is really only so-so. Jessica can be terribly unpleasant, but entertaining enough. I feel like I read these for glimpses of Marcus and this book was stingy with them.