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Jaclyn Hyde by Connor White, Annabeth Bondor-Stone

ghutter05's review against another edition

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2.0

Quick read, fun premise, but lots of little threads that were never resolved. Didn't love the dumb jock archetype. Humor was a little obvious but that can be popular; some of it required context, so I'd recommend for not less than 3rd grade.

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5.0

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This book is fantastic. It was everything I needed.

I'll be honest. I requested this from the library because the cover looked cool. I also am slightly obsessed with various retellings of well-known stories. Because of that, this book was right up my alley.

I'll admit, I am a bit of a perfectionist. I try to not worry about it so much, but a lot of times I stress myself out to be absolutely perfect in everything I do at all times. I am a Jaclyn Hyde. It's a lifelong struggle.

Reading this book was a fresh reminder that you don't have to be perfect. Even as an adult reading this, I could really latch onto the message which was presented in such an entertaining way. It didn't come across as a corny 'you're perfect the way you are'; instead, it was an entertaining and sincere message of being yourself and not letting your mistakes weigh so heavily on your self image.

The book itself was so well-written. I was expecting it to take me a bit to finish since I just started grad school, but I flew through it in three days because I just wanted to keep read it. I was pulled in by page one and it kept my attention to the very end.

Also, I just have to say, that was one of the most perfect endings I have ever read. Everything comes together in such a satisfactory way, all the pieces really fit together. It was masterful writing to make all of those plot points converge into one coherent story and I am just in awe of its brilliance.

Such an amazing read that was funny and entertaining with a truly fantastic message that we can all learn from.
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