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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
I decided that I absolutely had to read Katie Heaney's book after reading her Lighthouse chapter and Online Dating Part Two chapter online; they were so relatably and self-depreciatingly hilarious that I needed to read the whole book. Heaney met -- in fact, exceeded -- my expectations. As a fellow forever-single lady, but only 22 instead of 25, Heaney's stories (especially high school, college and beyond) felt almost like stories from my own life. Her views on friendship, her terror at thinking someone might like her instead of the other way around, and her hilarious take on the dating scene were almost 100% on point with my own views and experiences. It was refreshing to read such an honest and humorous account of what it's like to be 2+ decades into your existence and be perpetually single. It was a perfect weekend read for a self-identified "Bermuda Triangle," and I would highly recommend it, even to those weird and alien "Lighthouse" ladies.
PS: Katie Heaney is also just a super awesome person. I tweeted about how great this book is, and she replied with a "<3". Made my day :)
PS: Katie Heaney is also just a super awesome person. I tweeted about how great this book is, and she replied with a "<3". Made my day :)
In 2014, I did the random house reading bingo challenge and this was one of the books I read for the YA card. It was an interesting book. Probably not one that I would have read otherwise, but I liked it.
Smart, funny, and self-deprecating. I can identify with her to a disgusting degree, although I've been boyfriended-up for the past year. Some might think it's dumb/anti-feminist/lame/etc. that Heaney wrote a memoir about her search for a boyfriend, but I think that the real heart of this book is about female friendships. The dudes were interchangeable, but her "cabinet" was always there.
A friend of mine read this book and was quoting many of the stories. I was amused, and asked if I could borrow the book. I found it quite humorous and enjoyed reading her trials and clumsiness in love so far. I will admit to feeling a certain kinship and understanding with Katie as I am also clumsy in flirting and love. She had a good voice and her writing style was enjoyable.
Never Have I Ever by Katie Heaney is about Katie, a young women who has never dated in her 25 years of life. She takes us on a ride through her life, from her first crush to her troubles with online dating. She also adds in her best friend’s love life making Never Have I Ever, even funnier.
I love this book, its fun, light and laugh out loud, so much so that I read it in two hours. It was so relatable that I was sure she had taking so of my own stories and added them to her book, if I can relate to this book anyone can. It was like reminiscing with your best friend about your most embarrassing and somewhat questionable dating and crushing moments.
I also found Katie “Lighthouse” Theory to be very true. I have many friends that are lighthouses and I am like Katie a Bermuda Triangle.
This book will be one of the best books of the year I am sure of it. If not people are really missing out.
5 out of 5 stars, for being so funny and relatable.
This book leaves you feeling like Katie is your best friend. So much so that I sent her a tweet after finishing her book.
I love this book, its fun, light and laugh out loud, so much so that I read it in two hours. It was so relatable that I was sure she had taking so of my own stories and added them to her book, if I can relate to this book anyone can. It was like reminiscing with your best friend about your most embarrassing and somewhat questionable dating and crushing moments.
I also found Katie “Lighthouse” Theory to be very true. I have many friends that are lighthouses and I am like Katie a Bermuda Triangle.
This book will be one of the best books of the year I am sure of it. If not people are really missing out.
5 out of 5 stars, for being so funny and relatable.
This book leaves you feeling like Katie is your best friend. So much so that I sent her a tweet after finishing her book.
It was entertaining until she got to college. At that point, I expected to actually hear some funny dating stories. Since she didn't date, it wasn't funny. She came across as mightier than thou (too good for online dating?).
What I liked most about this book was that the author wasn’t on a deadline and didn’t have a specific goal she was working toward. It simply explains how she managed to have bad luck in love.
It seems like most stories of this nature feature protagonists who are determined to lose their virginity - no matter what - or they sit around moping and feeling sorry for themselves.
She does neither. She writes a heartfelt, hilarious, honest story about her high school and college years. I loved it and I think teens will, too.
P.S. I may be biased because she won me over when she wrote, “Everybody who works in a coffee shop is at least a little bit hot.” (I used to work in a coffee shop!) Hooray and thank you, Ms. Heaney!
It seems like most stories of this nature feature protagonists who are determined to lose their virginity - no matter what - or they sit around moping and feeling sorry for themselves.
She does neither. She writes a heartfelt, hilarious, honest story about her high school and college years. I loved it and I think teens will, too.
P.S. I may be biased because she won me over when she wrote, “Everybody who works in a coffee shop is at least a little bit hot.” (I used to work in a coffee shop!) Hooray and thank you, Ms. Heaney!
There were a few moments in this book that made me laugh out loud. But they were few and I was expecting more of them. And so I was disappointed in this book. Never Have I Ever is the story of a 25 year old who has never had a boyfriend. I guess I thought that it would be a self deprecating tale of dating adventures. And although there were elements of that, it was just too....not whiney exactly....but too....uninteresting.
The book. Starts with Katie's crushes when she fives. And chronicles them through elementary school. And middle school. And high school. It was at middle school that I really started disliking the book. I mean, how many people had a stupendous love life in middle school? Me, personally, never want to relive those years. And it was painful to read about in another person - and not in a painful I can relate good sort of way.
The book did get better by the time Katie hit grad school. But then...well...the book was almost over. In a way this book was also about female friendships and the strong bonds that form. It would have been more interesting about that.
The book. Starts with Katie's crushes when she fives. And chronicles them through elementary school. And middle school. And high school. It was at middle school that I really started disliking the book. I mean, how many people had a stupendous love life in middle school? Me, personally, never want to relive those years. And it was painful to read about in another person - and not in a painful I can relate good sort of way.
The book did get better by the time Katie hit grad school. But then...well...the book was almost over. In a way this book was also about female friendships and the strong bonds that form. It would have been more interesting about that.
Rate: 2.5
Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date is a contemporary memoir in which Katie Heaney rambles about how she’s gone the 25 years of her life without ever having a date (which isn’t completely accurate). A better title for this book would be “Never Have I Ever: Been in a Romantic Relationship,” or something along those lines, because Heaney actually goes on a date at age 25, which contradicts the title. Heaney’s real “problem” in the memoir is that she’s gone so long without having a boyfriend while she watches her friends jump in and out of relationships, which isn’t a big deal. It’s today’s society and cultural norms that have created a pressure that tells young adults that if they haven’t kissed, been on a date, or had sex by 21-ish there is something wrong with them, but there isn’t. More teenagers and young adults need to wait and mature before doing such adult-ish activities, though that isn’t the reason Heaney doesn’t have such “experience.”
Heaney is an awkward girl who would rather flee and pine from afar than to take risks, interact with guys, and possibly enter a relationship. She doesn’t really want to be in a relationship though she loves to talk about not being in one. At first, I wanted to blame her relationship with her religion and her parents (though both topics aren’t discussed much) for her behavior, but through the course of the book I realized that she is her own obstacle and that only through maturity and the desire to be in a committed relationship will she get out of the “rut” that is her dating life.
Overall, the book isn’t bad. There are moments when Heaney is really annoying (because of her antics), but there are also moments when I wanted to scream “Yes, you’re making progress” because she had a great epiphany only for her to slip back into her silly ways.
This review appears in full on: What Am I Reading?
Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date is a contemporary memoir in which Katie Heaney rambles about how she’s gone the 25 years of her life without ever having a date (which isn’t completely accurate). A better title for this book would be “Never Have I Ever: Been in a Romantic Relationship,” or something along those lines, because Heaney actually goes on a date at age 25, which contradicts the title. Heaney’s real “problem” in the memoir is that she’s gone so long without having a boyfriend while she watches her friends jump in and out of relationships, which isn’t a big deal. It’s today’s society and cultural norms that have created a pressure that tells young adults that if they haven’t kissed, been on a date, or had sex by 21-ish there is something wrong with them, but there isn’t. More teenagers and young adults need to wait and mature before doing such adult-ish activities, though that isn’t the reason Heaney doesn’t have such “experience.”
Heaney is an awkward girl who would rather flee and pine from afar than to take risks, interact with guys, and possibly enter a relationship. She doesn’t really want to be in a relationship though she loves to talk about not being in one. At first, I wanted to blame her relationship with her religion and her parents (though both topics aren’t discussed much) for her behavior, but through the course of the book I realized that she is her own obstacle and that only through maturity and the desire to be in a committed relationship will she get out of the “rut” that is her dating life.
Overall, the book isn’t bad. There are moments when Heaney is really annoying (because of her antics), but there are also moments when I wanted to scream “Yes, you’re making progress” because she had a great epiphany only for her to slip back into her silly ways.
This review appears in full on: What Am I Reading?
A friend lent me this book to read, and boy am I ever glad she did. This book was cute, funny, and sadly relatable the whole way through. I love how Katie captured the crazy over-analyzing and nerve wracking emotions young girls (and maybe young boys, too?) go through when crushing on others. I found myself laughing out loud at numerous escapades, and relating to the crazy anxiety she gets when something with a guy finally seems to be working out but deep down feels kind of off (in the way that only relationships starting with guys who already have girlfriends can feel off). Katie has a lovely, humorous writing style that I found somewhat similar to Mindy Kaling, whose book I have also recently read. I highly recommend it to any female who has every been down on her luck in the love department (isn't that everyone?).