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book_concierge's review against another edition
ZERO stars
Ehmagawd! This has got to be one of the worst books ever written. I am frankly appalled that so many tweens are reading this drivel. To summarize: Dylan is in Hawaii with her unavailable mother, who has scored an exclusive interview with Svetlana, the star of the Aloha Open. Dylan is obsessed with her weight and with the “hawt” guy (whose father owns the spa resort where the players are staying). She’s whiny, immature, and incredibly brand-conscious. I’m thinking Harrison was being paid per “product placement. ” A number of products – from Pepsi to Louboutin – appear. There’s a brand-name dropped on every page (sometimes three times in one page)!
There are plenty of good quality young adult books, this is not in that category. Do your teens and tweens a favor and steer clear of the Clique series. Buy them a copy of Little Women instead. Or if they must read contemporary fiction try Vintage Veronica or Dairy Queen.
Ehmagawd! This has got to be one of the worst books ever written. I am frankly appalled that so many tweens are reading this drivel. To summarize: Dylan is in Hawaii with her unavailable mother, who has scored an exclusive interview with Svetlana, the star of the Aloha Open. Dylan is obsessed with her weight and with the “hawt” guy (whose father owns the spa resort where the players are staying). She’s whiny, immature, and incredibly brand-conscious. I’m thinking Harrison was being paid per “product placement. ” A number of products – from Pepsi to Louboutin – appear. There’s a brand-name dropped on every page (sometimes three times in one page)!
There are plenty of good quality young adult books, this is not in that category. Do your teens and tweens a favor and steer clear of the Clique series. Buy them a copy of Little Women instead. Or if they must read contemporary fiction try Vintage Veronica or Dairy Queen.
samanthaann2's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
kaylareadsbooks's review against another edition
5.0
super cute!! Loved this series so much through out elementary and middle school!
__kenareads__'s review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying and Body shaming
monarchbooks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
600bars's review against another edition
3.0
My housemate Andy has been weeding books at the school library and brought this reject home. We are very sick and sitting on the couch head to foot reading the clique books and trying not to laugh because laughing causes hacking coughs. I believe anyone who read the Clique books as a tween may be entitled to financial compensation for brain damage incurred. These books are so fucking funny to read as an adult but truly horrific for a 12 year old. I don't think I read this one as a kid, I remember the Alicia summer one and the Claire one. I wonder if these books were funded by eating disorder clinics as a psyop to get more kids to need treatment. They are soooooo awful oh my god. The best(worst) line is when Svetlana smashes Dylan's oatmeal raisin cookie with her tennis racket, and Dylan is so hungry she considers sucking up the crumbs off the ground like a vacuum. The running gag throughout is that she is a size 6. The list goes on of how horrid the messaging is regarding weight and consumption and the fact that the whole plot revolves around faking a personality to get a very shallow boy to like you. toward the end Dylan tries to act like a "Dove Soap User" and embrace her flaws. I love that she can only comprehend a self-love message mediated through branding. Overall these are veryyyyyy mentally damaging but also so fucking hilarious and mean that I cannot deny I was laughing my ass off the entire time at how extreme it was. Not for children these should only ever be read by adults who already read them as kids so they can unpack the ways in which these books damaged their self image
september128's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shaprincess21's review against another edition
5.0
1st book I have read of this series and I loved it.
august__avocado's review against another edition
4.0
when i saw that dylan was ready to change her whole personality for a random boy, i was so ready to dnf this book. but simultaneously, i have faith in lisi harrison, so i kept on reading. and i was not disappointed at all.
i enjoyed all the characters in the book, and dylan getting the attention she deserves at the end of the book is the icing on the cake. i've always loved dylan's character.
i think this has to be my favorite book out of the five books of the summer collection.
i enjoyed all the characters in the book, and dylan getting the attention she deserves at the end of the book is the icing on the cake. i've always loved dylan's character.
i think this has to be my favorite book out of the five books of the summer collection.
lynnaeaowens's review against another edition
4.0
It was a nice change to read a book from Dylan's perspective! I found myself pitying her a lot as she is so overlooked by her mother (and I can't imagine how hard it must be to be thin but still worried about your weight at age 12!). There was lot's of creative drama in this book!
4/5
4/5