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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
this book is like a steaming cup of cocoa piled with mini marshmallows in 30-degree weather while buried under three giant blankets and wrapped in a wool sweater - it's fluffy and sweet and comforting and makes my heart feel so full it should be illegal
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm just going to come out and say it at the start of the review: I was a fool not to have picked Emma Mills up sooner. I had an arc of First and Then that I just never got to, but finally after literally years of @guyliners telling me to read her I did.
Foolish Hearts is one of the best YA contemporaries I've ever read, I loved everything about it. There's a massive cast of characters for a YA contemp in my opinion, but Mills works with it so well and keeps a focus on the MC, Claudia, without overcrowding her. I actually really enjoyed having a large cast of characters whom Claudia was acquainted with but didn't consider friends. It was reminiscent of my teens, I knew a ton of people I didn't consider friends, and it's something that I feel gets left out of books a lot.
I loved the family aspect of the book too, having all three siblings play video games with each other (and her BFF, Zoe) was such a great way to have them interact with each other and the gamer in me was delighted. Personally I don't really play any MMORGs at the moment, but it reading Foolish Hearts made me want to. I really liked how Claudia and Julia hung out and were there for one another despite the large age difference, and the way she and Alex were both
I seriously loved every secondary character in this book, SO much. I'd die for Iris Huang. Gideon was hilarious and soft and he and Noah worked so well together as a pair of BFFs. Claudia herself was so relatable too. She was self sabotaging in an attempt to keep herself safe (I felt attacked), tried to do the right thing but wasn't some self righteous jerk about it and tried what her friends loved.
At this point I feel like I'm just rambling so: READ THIS BOOK. It's beautiful and like a hug from your childhood best friend you haven't seen in a while. It's cute and funny without ignoring reality and a perfect YA contemporary. It also has Iris in it, who I love dearly. Please read it so you can love her too.
Foolish Hearts is one of the best YA contemporaries I've ever read, I loved everything about it. There's a massive cast of characters for a YA contemp in my opinion, but Mills works with it so well and keeps a focus on the MC, Claudia, without overcrowding her. I actually really enjoyed having a large cast of characters whom Claudia was acquainted with but didn't consider friends. It was reminiscent of my teens, I knew a ton of people I didn't consider friends, and it's something that I feel gets left out of books a lot.
I loved the family aspect of the book too, having all three siblings play video games with each other (and her BFF, Zoe) was such a great way to have them interact with each other and the gamer in me was delighted. Personally I don't really play any MMORGs at the moment, but it reading Foolish Hearts made me want to. I really liked how Claudia and Julia hung out and were there for one another despite the large age difference, and the way she and Alex were both
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willing to change their relationships for each other, even if it took a bit of time.I seriously loved every secondary character in this book, SO much. I'd die for Iris Huang. Gideon was hilarious and soft and he and Noah worked so well together as a pair of BFFs. Claudia herself was so relatable too. She was self sabotaging in an attempt to keep herself safe (I felt attacked), tried to do the right thing but wasn't some self righteous jerk about it and tried what her friends loved.
At this point I feel like I'm just rambling so: READ THIS BOOK. It's beautiful and like a hug from your childhood best friend you haven't seen in a while. It's cute and funny without ignoring reality and a perfect YA contemporary. It also has Iris in it, who I love dearly. Please read it so you can love her too.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
Complicated
i think if i found this book in a big bad wolf event and automatically snatched it because i had this inner feeling that i would enjoy it and it had been in my tbr for a long while and it just felt perfect and the hardback is pretty and i finished it in less than 2 and a half hours, safe to say i enjoyed this since it's so easy to read and loved it a lot
funny
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:
Yes