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missprint_'s review against another edition
3.0
What happens when the only way to right an egregious wrong is to team up with your nemesis?
Harriet Price is a perfect student. She gets good grades. She does what is expected. Will Everhart is a troublemaker. She has a big mouth and she isn't afraid to use to speak out against any and all injustices she encounters. The two become an unlikely team when they band together to oust their swim coach's inappropriate behavior (swept under the rug by school administration of course) and in the process create Amelia Westlake--an imaginary student who can stand up to authority and right numerous wrongs across the school.
The comparison for this one to The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks are spot on with a bonus hate-to-love romance as Harriet and Will realize their unlikely alliance might be turning into a lot more.
Harriet Price is a perfect student. She gets good grades. She does what is expected. Will Everhart is a troublemaker. She has a big mouth and she isn't afraid to use to speak out against any and all injustices she encounters. The two become an unlikely team when they band together to oust their swim coach's inappropriate behavior (swept under the rug by school administration of course) and in the process create Amelia Westlake--an imaginary student who can stand up to authority and right numerous wrongs across the school.
The comparison for this one to The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks are spot on with a bonus hate-to-love romance as Harriet and Will realize their unlikely alliance might be turning into a lot more.
rebeccadanielle's review against another edition
4.0
I was very impressed with this book. It was incredibly enjoyable and I was sad when I finished it. I love the themes and my only real complaint is that I wish they had addressed the racism in the book a bit more. I also liked how it was written from both Will and Harriet's perspective. It's so exciting to find good YA Australian books and this is one I definitely recommend. It's books like this one that I wish had been written when I was a teenager.
bsgrott's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
mollys_bookshelves's review against another edition
4.0
I was very happy with this book.
It was a cute little relationship that is formed over the want to take down their backwards all-girls school through the hoax of a girl and various 'pranks'. The slow-burn of their relationship was painful but very much worth it in the end.
I was so glad that I found a good LGBT+ book set in Australia (haven't some across many of those) and the story didn't let me down. It was funny how much of real life I could see in this book - State rivalry, different city names being mentioned - I very rarely seem to come across books set in Australia that are genuinely good.
The characters were written so well they almost felt real. I could compare each and every character to a person I know at school in real life. Harriet, Will, Liz and unfortunately, Coach Hadley. Majority of the teachers in this book really anger me and it pisses me off how terrible the morals and priorities of the school are.
I personally think that this book was written quite well.
There's a development to the story then entire way through and I don't think that there was any stand-stills in the plot. I think that the ending could have been written better - there was a time jump (sort of) and it was sort of unclear, for me.
It was the genre of book that I like and I very much enjoyed it. I would definitely recommend.
It was a cute little relationship that is formed over the want to take down their backwards all-girls school through the hoax of a girl and various 'pranks'. The slow-burn of their relationship was painful but very much worth it in the end.
I was so glad that I found a good LGBT+ book set in Australia (haven't some across many of those) and the story didn't let me down. It was funny how much of real life I could see in this book - State rivalry, different city names being mentioned - I very rarely seem to come across books set in Australia that are genuinely good.
The characters were written so well they almost felt real. I could compare each and every character to a person I know at school in real life. Harriet, Will, Liz and unfortunately, Coach Hadley. Majority of the teachers in this book really anger me and it pisses me off how terrible the morals and priorities of the school are.
I personally think that this book was written quite well.
There's a development to the story then entire way through and I don't think that there was any stand-stills in the plot. I think that the ending could have been written better - there was a time jump (sort of) and it was sort of unclear, for me.
It was the genre of book that I like and I very much enjoyed it. I would definitely recommend.
meganmaurice's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant from start to finish, I could hardly bear to put it down. Erin Gough has created a fascinating world within this elite private school, filled with diverse and interesting characters. So much of the politics in the school took me back to my own school days - it so realistically portrayed the way young girls interact with each other and the power of female friendship.