Reviews

Welcome to the School by the Sea by Jenny Colgan

avrilhj's review against another edition

4.0

Well, that was a bit of fun. Very light reading; perfect for a holiday.

thislemonreads's review against another edition

3.0

Curious, to write a boarding school book series for adults. But weirdly, it works!

kalkie's review against another edition

2.0

I kind of want to read more of the series but it’s also SO annoying! Especially the horrible misconceptions about what Glasgow is like. Urgh!

hello_sweetie11's review against another edition

3.0

Totally forgot to mark this as read! I really did like this book, but the middle was a bit boring. I liked the premise and the characters. Just need more. Felt like it was written for many ‰ЫПyears‰Ыќ at the school and less of a stand alone. I know the sequel is out now, but it felt more ‰ЫПfluff‰Ыќ than anything.

mknoll2's review

1.0

Any book that has the protagonist (a female teacher) say “she (a middle school student) would be rather pretty if she could drop a little weight” will get a 1 from me. Truly no need to have such ridiculous commentary about weight, let alone a child’s weight. Let’s be better

cbellwarzel's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

katymaryreads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

madmom's review against another edition

inspiring 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

5.0

sagespice's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

jessannis's review

3.0

3.5 ⭐️i absolutely devoured this book. i always loved gossipy boarding school books when i was younger, so to have one written that was more aimed for adults is great. but, my god, did the unnecessary fat shaming irk the hell out of me! bruh this poor girl being described and labeled as ‘fat’ for the entire book and the author quoting things like “she would be prettier if she lost a few pounds”. it shocked me! this book was published this year and you would think that useless shit would be over with now, but apparently not. it’s sad because i really loved this book. i also was really confused because the narrator was all knowing and used different tenses all the time so it was hard to follow. it would have been better if it was split by point of view in chapters, like how it is in other books. anyway. stop fat shaming, it makes you mean and ugly.
update: read more reviews on here and agree that also; there were too many subplots and she tries to do too much at once in this book. the conclusion seems unrealistic and quick for teenage girls to suddenly like eachother so fast. idk. i also feel like this was not a romance AT ALL. a cute guy basically trying to cheat on his fiancé to then break up with her and lowkey pressure another engaged woman to get with him. idk. this was basically the exact opposite of the feminist novella i read prior to this lol.