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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
actually torn between this and the kristen one. surprisingly, i enjoyed this. i like this.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
super cute!! Loved this series so much through out elementary and middle school!
You see Massie as a human being a lot in this book and I love it.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Lighthearted decent fun summer read
I loved it. It was every beauty pagent disaster in one.
The first 2/3 of this book made me want to pull my hair out, but the last third was somehow both very funny and touching. The pageant itself had some great moments, but the rest leading up to it just stressed me out. All of the characters were kind of bad people, and it was a little annoying that Massie showed up since all the other Summer Collection books were just focused on one girl at a time. Regardless, their reconciliation was really sweet and I honestly wasn’t mad that Claire and her FBFFs kind of had an awkward vibe because it felt like a real (but a little extreme) experience of seeing your friends for the first time after moving. This was a solid conclusion to their summer and I’m ready to re-read their eighth grade year.
Massie is the first book of the Summer Collection, a group of side stories revolving around the members of the "Pretty Committee" from Lisi Harrison's "The Clique" series of popular and controversial books. Each of the Summer Collection titles follows one of the characters through her summer vacation in between the seventh and eighth grades (or, chronologically, in between Sealed With a Diss and Bratfest At Tiffany's in The Clique series).
Plot: Claire Lyons spends her summer vacation back in Florida to revisit her old BFFs. Things become complicated when her new BFF Massie Block decides she needs to crash in and steal the show at the Kissimmee Miss Kiss Pageant.
Claire, in many ways, only serves to highlight what is problematic about The Clique as a whole. Even as a mere fictional character, Massie cannot but help herself in stealing all the attention away within the confines of a book named for a completely different character. Her presence becomes overly distracting and indeed, true to her character, is nothing but "me, me, me." Claire reads far more like Massie #2, and carries over all of the problems of that novella.
Positives:
- a relatively short page count means that Claire's (and the reader's) misery doesn't last long
- Reading level: Medium-easy (2 to 3 hours)
Negatives:
- Massie steals the show in a most annoying and unwelcome manner, for both Claire and the reader
- the novella serves to highlight Massie's bullying and brattiness in unhelpfully positive ways
Other similar works by the author:
- The Clique series, of which The Summer Collection compliments
- Alphas, a spin-off series revolving around Skye Hamilton who is introduced in It's Not Easy Being Mean
Similar works by other authors:
- The "Castle Heights" series (Cindy Ella, Geek Charming, Little Miss Red, Wicked Jealous) by Robin Palmer (superior writing and characterization, more positive messages)
- The "Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker" series by Robin Palmer (superior writing and characterization, more positive messages)
- "The A-List" by Zoey Dean (flatter writing, even more negative messages and controversial content)
- "How My Personal, Private Journal Become a National Best-Seller" by Julia DeVillers (more positive messages)
- "Secrets of My Hollywood Life" by Jen Calonita (better narrative, more positive messages)
Other Notes:
- I recommend reading the entire Summer Collection in publication order (Massie, Dylan, Alicia, Kristen, Claire) and in-between Sealed With a Diss and Bratfest at Tiffany's in the main Clique series.
Plot: Claire Lyons spends her summer vacation back in Florida to revisit her old BFFs. Things become complicated when her new BFF Massie Block decides she needs to crash in and steal the show at the Kissimmee Miss Kiss Pageant.
Claire, in many ways, only serves to highlight what is problematic about The Clique as a whole. Even as a mere fictional character, Massie cannot but help herself in stealing all the attention away within the confines of a book named for a completely different character. Her presence becomes overly distracting and indeed, true to her character, is nothing but "me, me, me." Claire reads far more like Massie #2, and carries over all of the problems of that novella.
Positives:
- a relatively short page count means that Claire's (and the reader's) misery doesn't last long
- Reading level: Medium-easy (2 to 3 hours)
Negatives:
- Massie steals the show in a most annoying and unwelcome manner, for both Claire and the reader
- the novella serves to highlight Massie's bullying and brattiness in unhelpfully positive ways
Other similar works by the author:
- The Clique series, of which The Summer Collection compliments
- Alphas, a spin-off series revolving around Skye Hamilton who is introduced in It's Not Easy Being Mean
Similar works by other authors:
- The "Castle Heights" series (Cindy Ella, Geek Charming, Little Miss Red, Wicked Jealous) by Robin Palmer (superior writing and characterization, more positive messages)
- The "Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker" series by Robin Palmer (superior writing and characterization, more positive messages)
- "The A-List" by Zoey Dean (flatter writing, even more negative messages and controversial content)
- "How My Personal, Private Journal Become a National Best-Seller" by Julia DeVillers (more positive messages)
- "Secrets of My Hollywood Life" by Jen Calonita (better narrative, more positive messages)
Other Notes:
- I recommend reading the entire Summer Collection in publication order (Massie, Dylan, Alicia, Kristen, Claire) and in-between Sealed With a Diss and Bratfest at Tiffany's in the main Clique series.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced