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jess_mango's review against another edition
3.0
Imagine Sex in the City where one of the 4 main characters is on a downward spiral of drug abuse and you will have this debut novel. The central character is a NYC hipster party girl who feels lonely because all of her friends have moved on from the party lifestyle. I really enjoyed the author's writing and will definitely check out any other novels that she writes.
tstreet's review against another edition
1.0
I hated this book. I struggled to get through from the very beginning. It felt rushed and there was too much information that we didn’t need. It was stupid how she took money from her ex and how he used it against her. It was honest about how people are today but it was incredibly slow. I hate that she wants to be an adult but acts like a kid.
lovegirl30's review against another edition
1.0
I can't even explain how many times I have tried reading this book. I finally just gave up at 94% due to not really caring again. I would stop and start this book and then vow never to pick it back up. It is going to sound mean but I have no idea what possessed me to give this book another chance. I tried again and ended up hating it.
This book is filled with horribly rude people and spoiled freaking brats. I didn't care for Lee or how she felt. I honestly hated her. I found myself skimming the paragraphs that included her. I didn't care for her story anymore. I just didn't understand how people were coming to care for her, even love her. I ended up just continuing for the sake of reading another book, or maybe out of slight curiosity.
After Lee has come to her senses, I couldn't care anymore. There were no interesting characters to keep me going. The book fell flat for me.
The writing was sloppy, choppy, and more like a bad diary or writing post than a fully finished book. I felt as if the book was trying too hard. The author has dated language and it gave me a slight headache.
I am sorry for the negative review but I couldn't come up with any positive thoughts about this book.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this through NetGalley and all thoughts are my own and do not reflect this fact.
stylesplenty's review against another edition
3.0
I was able to read Here Kitty Kitty for free from Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The book and the story is true to its description. Lee gets high every day and shows us what is a lifetime of excess, heavy partying, sex, alcohol, and the loneliness that leads her to her downfall. A story of self destruction and redemption. I read the story and I still don't know how what happened to her and why it happened.
The book and the story is true to its description. Lee gets high every day and shows us what is a lifetime of excess, heavy partying, sex, alcohol, and the loneliness that leads her to her downfall. A story of self destruction and redemption. I read the story and I still don't know how what happened to her and why it happened.
stylesplenty's review against another edition
3.0
I was able to read Here Kitty Kitty for free from Netgalley, the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The book and the story is true to its description. Lee gets high every day and shows us what is a lifetime of excess, heavy partying, sex, alcohol, and the loneliness that leads her to her downfall. A story of self destruction and redemption. I read the story and I still don't know how what happened to her and why it happened.
The book and the story is true to its description. Lee gets high every day and shows us what is a lifetime of excess, heavy partying, sex, alcohol, and the loneliness that leads her to her downfall. A story of self destruction and redemption. I read the story and I still don't know how what happened to her and why it happened.
jlpxoxo's review against another edition
1.0
I tried reading this once before, stopped, waited a few years, gained more life experiences (eating ramen noodles in my furniture-less apartment) then tried again and still ended up not caring for it.
Lee is a horrible spoiled brat. I didn't care much about her feelings, as she made me hate her. I found myself turning pages to read more about the people that came to love her. I was not reading for their stories, but out of curiosity. How could they stand to be around her? In the same room with her? Do nice things for her?
I didn't care for Libaire's writing too much either. it seemed choppy, much like a bad scrapbook and littered with dated lingo and slang. it seemed as if she were trying too hard. It was a kind of prose i didn't find enjoyable.
By the time Lee has come to her senses the reader is only vaguely interested. Had it not been for an intersting charachter oddly thrown in midway through the book I would have put it down again. He is what I liked about the book.
Lee is a horrible spoiled brat. I didn't care much about her feelings, as she made me hate her. I found myself turning pages to read more about the people that came to love her. I was not reading for their stories, but out of curiosity. How could they stand to be around her? In the same room with her? Do nice things for her?
I didn't care for Libaire's writing too much either. it seemed choppy, much like a bad scrapbook and littered with dated lingo and slang. it seemed as if she were trying too hard. It was a kind of prose i didn't find enjoyable.
By the time Lee has come to her senses the reader is only vaguely interested. Had it not been for an intersting charachter oddly thrown in midway through the book I would have put it down again. He is what I liked about the book.
biglibraryenergy's review against another edition
2.0
I found it hard to read this book because I just wanted to slap the character. She just kept messing up her life, then blaming everyone else for it. Not my favorite.
jenlikesduckies's review against another edition
2.0
I enjoyed the writing style of the author, because it was new to me. However, the story and characters itself, not so much... I finished the book unsatisfied.
jessicabeckett's review against another edition
2.0
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As a note, an e-galley of this novel was sent to me via NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.
Part of me truly expected to love this for nostalgic reasons. That sounds a bit odd considering the contents of Here Kitty Kitty but hear me out--I used to read a lot of books like this. Some good, some bad. At the end of winter, just a few weeks before spring every year, I get into this reading mood where I want to read books that feel like what I once adored. Last year brought me quite a few new books that somehow felt fresh and familiar all at once, so I had high hopes for this book.
When I saw Here Kitty Kitty's synopsis, I thought: yes, this is like an out-of-control adult version of Gossip Girl that I must read. Plus, I really liked the general party girl Polaroid vibe that the cover art gives off. I was like, okay, sign me up--STAT! Ultimately, I found the book to be difficult to get into and while many books share a similar plot to them, this one felt way too familiar to dozens of books and not in a good way. In short, it was repetitive and I almost didn't finish it.
It's not that I'm not keen on Libaire's writing--I enjoyed it and frankly felt it was the only thing that salvaged a lot of it and kept me reading. There's a brutal honesty to certain parts in the prose that I really got into. I like my characters complex and horribly flawed to the point of being almost unlikable. For some reason, I couldn't connect with Here Kitty Kitty even if it seemingly spelled out every trope and characteristic I'd normally like.
Who can resist a hot mess?
Apparently, I could in this case. Here Kitty Kitty simply was not for me but I think that, if you haven't read many books that are similar, you will enjoy this one. It was pretty to the point; I can definitely appreciate that even if it wasn't my cup of tea when it boiled down to it.
As a note, an e-galley of this novel was sent to me via NetGalley by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinions in any way.
Part of me truly expected to love this for nostalgic reasons. That sounds a bit odd considering the contents of Here Kitty Kitty but hear me out--I used to read a lot of books like this. Some good, some bad. At the end of winter, just a few weeks before spring every year, I get into this reading mood where I want to read books that feel like what I once adored. Last year brought me quite a few new books that somehow felt fresh and familiar all at once, so I had high hopes for this book.
When I saw Here Kitty Kitty's synopsis, I thought: yes, this is like an out-of-control adult version of Gossip Girl that I must read. Plus, I really liked the general party girl Polaroid vibe that the cover art gives off. I was like, okay, sign me up--STAT! Ultimately, I found the book to be difficult to get into and while many books share a similar plot to them, this one felt way too familiar to dozens of books and not in a good way. In short, it was repetitive and I almost didn't finish it.
It's not that I'm not keen on Libaire's writing--I enjoyed it and frankly felt it was the only thing that salvaged a lot of it and kept me reading. There's a brutal honesty to certain parts in the prose that I really got into. I like my characters complex and horribly flawed to the point of being almost unlikable. For some reason, I couldn't connect with Here Kitty Kitty even if it seemingly spelled out every trope and characteristic I'd normally like.
Who can resist a hot mess?
Apparently, I could in this case. Here Kitty Kitty simply was not for me but I think that, if you haven't read many books that are similar, you will enjoy this one. It was pretty to the point; I can definitely appreciate that even if it wasn't my cup of tea when it boiled down to it.