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akookieforyou's review against another edition
4.0
“Maybe I was emotional or grateful or too tired to suppress feelings that I'd been smashing down for weeks, but all I could think was: you. I need you.”
This book was the perfect remedy for the mediocrity in my reading life. I really loved how sweet and heartwarming this was, but also how realistic it was. Seth and Maddie were just the absolute cutest!!! Every single one of their interactions was so funny and sweet. I also really liked Maddie's best friend Blaire; in a lot of stories like this, the friends can be really terrible or annoying, and I didn't really feel this way at all with their relationship, which is such a nice change of pace. I 100% recommend this!!!
This book was the perfect remedy for the mediocrity in my reading life. I really loved how sweet and heartwarming this was, but also how realistic it was. Seth and Maddie were just the absolute cutest!!! Every single one of their interactions was so funny and sweet. I also really liked Maddie's best friend Blaire; in a lot of stories like this, the friends can be really terrible or annoying, and I didn't really feel this way at all with their relationship, which is such a nice change of pace. I 100% recommend this!!!
deepower7's review
2.0
I can't tell if I've maybe outgrown Kasie West's writing or if her earlier books were just better, but either way it's a crying shame because I ate them up! For the record I never mind when a character goes through a brief period of being an asshole, but this protagonist was so mind-numbingly stupid and all the other characters were such dicks it was hard to take.
Side note, what kind of teacher lets a student grade their PEERS' tests???
Side note, what kind of teacher lets a student grade their PEERS' tests???
vicky30312's review against another edition
3.0
This book and I had a love hate relationship. I was constantly drawn in one second but then the next I was humming and hawing if I even wanted to finish it. I'm glad I did as It was a very cute and lesson filled book, but it definitely wasn't quite what I was expecting.
One thing that I liked was that Kasie didn't just focus on the relationship. in fact, I felt like it was set in the back burner and was kind if added in as a bonus. I loved how Maddie had to work through her new found fame and all the lessons she learned, even though she didn't always make the right choices. But. this was sold to me more as a romance and when I was half way through the book and I wasn't yet feeling the chemistry betweed the two, I was a little disappointed. It all come together in the end though.
Overall, this isn't my favourite Kasie West book, but it was a cute read, as well as a good and fun one for learning the proper ways about dealing with money.
One thing that I liked was that Kasie didn't just focus on the relationship. in fact, I felt like it was set in the back burner and was kind if added in as a bonus. I loved how Maddie had to work through her new found fame and all the lessons she learned, even though she didn't always make the right choices. But. this was sold to me more as a romance and when I was half way through the book and I wasn't yet feeling the chemistry betweed the two, I was a little disappointed. It all come together in the end though.
Overall, this isn't my favourite Kasie West book, but it was a cute read, as well as a good and fun one for learning the proper ways about dealing with money.
hgmcghee19's review against another edition
4.0
Another fluffy, sugary sweet Kasie West book. Of course I enjoyed it.
iyaa's review against another edition
2.0
It was cute! I loved Seth, especially. But it was sort of a disappointment since I expected more, especially since this book was written by the Kasie West.
fatimareadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. Kasie West does it again! I love her books sooo much- they're always so perfect and exactly what I need. <3
funkelbunt_liest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Review for the audiobook, narrated by Laurence Bouvard)
This book was very, very cute and I liked it far more than the previous 2 by Kasie West that I’ve listened to (Love, Life & the List and Fame, Fate & the First Kiss).
It took me much longer than I usually need to finish a book because I was feeling quite uneasy at times o Maddie’s behalf and maybe I wasn’t in the right mood for feeling betrayed, lonely, insecure and confused.
My home situation at 17/18 looked a lot different than hers but I could nonetheless relate to her - a lot. How a very unideal family situation can turn you into a person who has to be accountable, responsable, reliable and who doesn’t like surprises, plans everything, wants to control everything possible and worries a lot about family and friends. I could definitely relate to that…
I felt like I knew her very well and maybe that is the reason I wasn’t too keen on these feelings and put the book aside for a while.
Anyway, the one big difference between Maddie and me is while she seems to be a trusting and very kind person, thinking only the best of others, I am very skeptical, suspicious of people’s behavior if they’re nice for no reason and don’t trust easily - and never have.
So, hoping not to be presumptuous I think I wouldn’t have made the same mistakes as Maddie and it seemed a bit strange to me that she did. But you never know, I never had that kind of money, not to mention from one day to the other and I wouldn’t want to. This whole topic made me anxious and I think Kasie West drew a realistic picture of how money changes people and their behavior.
Seth is actually the only one who doesn’t treat Maddie differently and I really liked him. He’s funny and kind, cares for Maddie but the whole romance part isn’t cheesy or over the top and for once the fight right before the ‘HEA’ didn’t seem totally unnecessary but quite realistic and understandable and when they talked things over it was cute and not a totally overdone romantic gesture which really annoy me and spoil sweet books and endings for me.
In the end not everything was great and resolved (which was great in itself, big reconciliations with everybody just aren’t realistic) but Maddie learned her lesson(s) and got the boy. So - I loved the book (and the anteater <3)
book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
Maddie is a bright, responsible teen, who is always organized and focused on attaining her goal of being admitted and getting a scholarship for college. She has a couple of best friends who meet for regular study sessions on Friday nights. And she has a regular job at the local zoo, where she’s frequently paired with Seth, another teen staffer. There are some issues in her family, but she’s handling it. And then … well, she wins the lottery and now she isn’t sure who is really her friend and who just wants to use her for her millions.
This is a pretty typical YA romance. The interesting twist, of course, is Maddie’s status as a BIG lottery winner, and that definitely does complicate things for her. She quickly learns that she is way too trusting and naïve, and that even family members may not have HER best interests at heart. But Maddie isn’t even sure SHE knows what her best interests are.
I really liked Maddie. She’s young and inexperienced but generally has a pretty good head on her shoulders. She values family relationships and her friends who have known her both before and after her status as a multi-millionaire. Her friendship with Seth is a touchstone in her life and I certainly understand her reluctance to see it change. And speaking of Seth, he’s a pretty good guy.
All-in-all, a fast, fun read.
This is a pretty typical YA romance. The interesting twist, of course, is Maddie’s status as a BIG lottery winner, and that definitely does complicate things for her. She quickly learns that she is way too trusting and naïve, and that even family members may not have HER best interests at heart. But Maddie isn’t even sure SHE knows what her best interests are.
I really liked Maddie. She’s young and inexperienced but generally has a pretty good head on her shoulders. She values family relationships and her friends who have known her both before and after her status as a multi-millionaire. Her friendship with Seth is a touchstone in her life and I certainly understand her reluctance to see it change. And speaking of Seth, he’s a pretty good guy.
All-in-all, a fast, fun read.