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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
3.5 stars :)
“I suddenly felt like I was going to vomit, and I wasn’t sure if it was from the alcohol or the idea of figuring out my future.”
“I suddenly felt like I was going to vomit, and I wasn’t sure if it was from the alcohol or the idea of figuring out my future.”
Nice and easy weekend-read to lift up your spirits. The story is not mind-blowing and it did make me roll my eyes a few times, but overall it did give me those YA fuzzy feelings I like without being too predictable.
Considering the genre I could probably have given it four stars, but there are too many books I liked more that still didn't get five stars, so I couldn't bring myself to do it.
Considering the genre I could probably have given it four stars, but there are too many books I liked more that still didn't get five stars, so I couldn't bring myself to do it.
DNF
I got about halfway and wasnt connected to the story so I quit.
I got about halfway and wasnt connected to the story so I quit.
As this is a debut novel by a young female author, I am thoroughly impressed. My issues with this book lies in some of the details that seem to be missing or without follow through. Despite these shortcomings, I thoroughly enjoyed the plot line and characters in the book. Danielle’s growth was much more than I expected from a debut. With all of this said, I look forward to future books from this author.
2.5 stars
I liked that this was upper YA; wasn’t wild about the love triangle. It also seemed like there were too many plotlines (like Porter’s family drama which came out of nowhere toward the end of the book).
I liked that this was upper YA; wasn’t wild about the love triangle. It also seemed like there were too many plotlines (like Porter’s family drama which came out of nowhere toward the end of the book).
Rating: 1.5 stars.
I was excited to pick this up because I've been devouring all the YA books set in college. I was interested in this one because it deals with how to deal with failure. I did like aspect of the story since a lot of books don't talk about what to do if you don't get into college. But I found Danielle bland, which ruined my enjoyment of the story. Her character throughout the story didn't do anything memorable and whenever a character talked about how special/unique she is, I was like "what the heck am I missing?". I did like the plotline where Danielle dated an old childhood friend but discovered that she was in love with the dream of him rather than him. I could have maybe liked the love interest of the book, but I found that he was also underdeveloped.
Overall, I wasn't very impressed with this book. But maybe that's because I've read a lot of YA books?
I was excited to pick this up because I've been devouring all the YA books set in college. I was interested in this one because it deals with how to deal with failure. I did like aspect of the story since a lot of books don't talk about what to do if you don't get into college. But I found Danielle bland, which ruined my enjoyment of the story. Her character throughout the story didn't do anything memorable and whenever a character talked about how special/unique she is, I was like "what the heck am I missing?". I did like the plotline where Danielle dated an old childhood friend but discovered that she was in love with the dream of him rather than him. I could have maybe liked the love interest of the book, but I found that he was also underdeveloped.
Overall, I wasn't very impressed with this book. But maybe that's because I've read a lot of YA books?
4.5 stars
After reading the book To Be Honest by this author, I immediately hopped on my library’s website to see if I could get my hand on this book. Her debut novel. With only two published works under her belt, I feel Maggie Ann Martin has a bright future in the writing world ahead of her.
Danielle is all of us at 18 years old; man or woman, top of the class or just squeezing by. At the end of high school, don’t we all ponder if we’re following our correct path or the path everyone else always assumed we’d take? The age-old question, “What do I want to do with my life?”, still gets attention because it’s still relevant. This author has such a wonderful touch with having the reader feel those unsure emotions her characters are experiencing. She also gets the awkwardness. As one of those girls who was always kind of in the background…not popular, not unpopular…I cannot say if this is how all teens feel at this point in life. But the part angst, part bravado, part self-conscious personality of Danielle really hit that time on the head for me.
Not only did Dani have a lot to figure out in her life, she had a lot of growing up to do. Not that she realized that at the time. It’s such a subtle shift in her over the course of the story, this maturing. She’s always tried to do the right thing, and still keeps trying to do the right thing. But she has developed a method to her madness toward the end.
I kept waiting for Luke to be a cad. How else could this story play out? How else could I get the pairing I truly wanted if Luke remained a good guy? I am fully team Porter but could not ever find the fault in Luke that I wanted to be there…which I ended up loving about this story. In real life, we don’t realize someone isn’t “the one” only because of some terrible misdeed they commit. Often, it’s just not the right person. End of story. Just because two people are great people doesn’t mean they make a great couple. I am in awe that the author didn’t fall back on the easy way out and really wrote from the heart.
See full review at https://allingoodtimeblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/15/the-big-f-book-review/
After reading the book To Be Honest by this author, I immediately hopped on my library’s website to see if I could get my hand on this book. Her debut novel. With only two published works under her belt, I feel Maggie Ann Martin has a bright future in the writing world ahead of her.
Danielle is all of us at 18 years old; man or woman, top of the class or just squeezing by. At the end of high school, don’t we all ponder if we’re following our correct path or the path everyone else always assumed we’d take? The age-old question, “What do I want to do with my life?”, still gets attention because it’s still relevant. This author has such a wonderful touch with having the reader feel those unsure emotions her characters are experiencing. She also gets the awkwardness. As one of those girls who was always kind of in the background…not popular, not unpopular…I cannot say if this is how all teens feel at this point in life. But the part angst, part bravado, part self-conscious personality of Danielle really hit that time on the head for me.
Not only did Dani have a lot to figure out in her life, she had a lot of growing up to do. Not that she realized that at the time. It’s such a subtle shift in her over the course of the story, this maturing. She’s always tried to do the right thing, and still keeps trying to do the right thing. But she has developed a method to her madness toward the end.
I kept waiting for Luke to be a cad. How else could this story play out? How else could I get the pairing I truly wanted if Luke remained a good guy? I am fully team Porter but could not ever find the fault in Luke that I wanted to be there…which I ended up loving about this story. In real life, we don’t realize someone isn’t “the one” only because of some terrible misdeed they commit. Often, it’s just not the right person. End of story. Just because two people are great people doesn’t mean they make a great couple. I am in awe that the author didn’t fall back on the easy way out and really wrote from the heart.
See full review at https://allingoodtimeblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/15/the-big-f-book-review/
A cute, light and loveable book I needed at the moment. The perfect amount of cheesiness.