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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
lighthearted
medium-paced
Generally, I liked this book, despite some very cliché moments and fat girl tropes. The book is sweet and fun. It’s basically a Hallmark movie where the fat girl gets the guy in the end. It’s not complicated, but sometimes that’s ok. It definitely feels like it is for a younger YA reader… think junior high. This is the first book in a series, so I am curious to see if the story matures over time.
arghh i had a huge internal debate on what to rate this.
The message behind the story? I loved. Almost cried reading the author's note. But the plot? don't get me started. I hated how a person - yeah a popular kid but still a PERSON - was made a bet and a prize. disliked how she felt she wasnt worthy of said prize. that a person was a prize. that a person would be unworthy of talking to someone because of their popularity (which got clarified later on so that wasnt a huge issue but still). really hated how she didnt tell him the truth even after they started dating. coz there were PLENTY of opportunities. the amount of dread i had when hoco came up was sky high. plus the second hand embarrassment w that forgiveness scene. and also can we talk about how it's pretty much impossible to fall in love w a person after a few weeks of properly talking to them? or how about never talking to them at all but already having decided? really? Another thing i loved tho was how her relationship w her mum was played out + anna. still... really hated how beckett was played out tho i loved his character. rory was plain stupid. but i did like how she fixed her mistakes at the speech and didnt make it abt beckett.
The message behind the story? I loved. Almost cried reading the author's note. But the plot? don't get me started. I hated how a person - yeah a popular kid but still a PERSON - was made a bet and a prize. disliked how she felt she wasnt worthy of said prize. that a person was a prize. that a person would be unworthy of talking to someone because of their popularity (which got clarified later on so that wasnt a huge issue but still). really hated how she didnt tell him the truth even after they started dating. coz there were PLENTY of opportunities. the amount of dread i had when hoco came up was sky high. plus the second hand embarrassment w that forgiveness scene. and also can we talk about how it's pretty much impossible to fall in love w a person after a few weeks of properly talking to them? or how about never talking to them at all but already having decided? really? Another thing i loved tho was how her relationship w her mum was played out + anna. still... really hated how beckett was played out tho i loved his character. rory was plain stupid. but i did like how she fixed her mistakes at the speech and didnt make it abt beckett.
This was a really cute teenage romance. I'd give it 4.5 stars. The only reason I took off a half a star was the constant self depreciation got old, but that's also coming from me as a 34 year old fat girl reading a book about a teenager so don't read too much into that and give it a chance because it's probably really accurate for that age group.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced