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deenzbeans's review
5.0
I picked up this book on an unexpected trip to the mall and so when I got home I thought it might have been a bad choice... I was wrong.
This book is not what you would call good literature but it's a fun read. I finished this book pretty fast because I was absolutely hooked. But I wouldn't recommend this book to those who like proper literature, because again this book is very lightly written, if you know what I mean.
This book is not what you would call good literature but it's a fun read. I finished this book pretty fast because I was absolutely hooked. But I wouldn't recommend this book to those who like proper literature, because again this book is very lightly written, if you know what I mean.
bookilydo's review
3.0
I liked the wit and humor in this book, something you expect from the authors of the hilarious Go Fug Yourself. However, I really dislike books that aren't stand-alone. This is obviously the first in what they hope to be a series and there is no good resolution at the end. A resolution is implied, but I just prefer nice, neat wrapped up endings. This book has plenty for the pop culture lover and is heavy on the name dropping of celebrities and fashion designers. It's a fun young adult read that adults will enjoy, too.
anneweaver9's review
3.0
Light read for those who love LA celebrity theme.
p296 So, I call him, and he's in bed and he says he thought I meant eight his time, which...seriously, they're time zones, not instructions for building a particle accelerator.
p296 So, I call him, and he's in bed and he says he thought I meant eight his time, which...seriously, they're time zones, not instructions for building a particle accelerator.
racham1123's review
3.0
If we're being completely honest here, I only bought this book because I unknowingly picked up the sequel first and found it very interesting. Alas, I realized my mistake while I was still in the bookstore and made myself buy the first one instead because, well, I need order.
The cover art is really what caught my eye for both books. At the same time, the very title of the book made me wry every time someone would see it on my shelves. Not because of the book itself, just for the title and the bratty little blurb at the top "You say spoiled like it's a bad thing". If we're getting even more honest I will admit that I have never watched any of the "Go Fug Yourself" videos, nor do I know anything about Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan besides that they wrote this book. I don't even know what their website is. I'm not up to date on celebrity gossip or pop culture references. It's some what astonishing just how oblivious I am to the outside world sometimes. ...That's probably why I bought this book. It was something totally new for me, and I like that.
Though the story did have some rather predictable quarrels and it was very much a Mean Girls tribute, I nod my head. I even liked the characters more or less, though I really hated Brooke in the beginning, like, almost put the book down and walk away for another year hate. My only real complaint (and the reason it didn't get four stars) is because of the ending. I mean what the hell?
*spoilers ahead now
Molly realizes she wants to be back in LA and she packs up her stuff and sets off to call her dad and sister, right? And Brick and Brooke are in the car driving to Indiana to bring Molly home- WITHOUT calling first. Excuse me, but driving from LA to Indiana is going to take a couple of days. What if Molly's not even there anymore? What is she's already left again and gets home to an empty house and no one can get a hold of her family because they have such shitty service in the bland states? Am I just supposed to believe that Molly couldn't get a flight home for one reason or another and that she's just moping around in her hometown completely rejected? WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?
Shitty ending. Enough to lose a star. Just, so shitty.
The cover art is really what caught my eye for both books. At the same time, the very title of the book made me wry every time someone would see it on my shelves. Not because of the book itself, just for the title and the bratty little blurb at the top "You say spoiled like it's a bad thing". If we're getting even more honest I will admit that I have never watched any of the "Go Fug Yourself" videos, nor do I know anything about Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan besides that they wrote this book. I don't even know what their website is. I'm not up to date on celebrity gossip or pop culture references. It's some what astonishing just how oblivious I am to the outside world sometimes. ...That's probably why I bought this book. It was something totally new for me, and I like that.
Though the story did have some rather predictable quarrels and it was very much a Mean Girls tribute, I nod my head. I even liked the characters more or less, though I really hated Brooke in the beginning, like, almost put the book down and walk away for another year hate. My only real complaint (and the reason it didn't get four stars) is because of the ending. I mean what the hell?
*spoilers ahead now
Molly realizes she wants to be back in LA and she packs up her stuff and sets off to call her dad and sister, right? And Brick and Brooke are in the car driving to Indiana to bring Molly home- WITHOUT calling first. Excuse me, but driving from LA to Indiana is going to take a couple of days. What if Molly's not even there anymore? What is she's already left again and gets home to an empty house and no one can get a hold of her family because they have such shitty service in the bland states? Am I just supposed to believe that Molly couldn't get a flight home for one reason or another and that she's just moping around in her hometown completely rejected? WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?
Shitty ending. Enough to lose a star. Just, so shitty.
booksforlosers's review
2.0
2.5
not awful just not very captivating idk i definitely didn’t get it but i’m just pretty apathetic towards the book as a whole it didn’t really do much for me
not awful just not very captivating idk i definitely didn’t get it but i’m just pretty apathetic towards the book as a whole it didn’t really do much for me
tmktmktmk's review against another edition
3.0
Exactly what I expected, but a little more so. I love the authors' blog, Go Fug Yourself, both for the general hilarity and the fact that they love some of the same trash that I do but are completely self-aware, and there were a few descriptions that made me laugh out loud, and not just the ones that were clearly directed at their blog audience (though clearly ANYONE wearing shiny formal shorts is a bad sign).
The story itself doesn't quite match the title, in a good way; there is just a lot of designer/LA/brand-awareness. I was a little slow to love a few characters, but once I met the ones I realized I was actually supposed to love, it worked nicely. Plus while the authors are clearly aware of formula, it was nice that in a few ways they side-stepped them (the character is CLEARLY supposed to X, because characters in this situation always do X, so let's just ... not) even though sometimes they rightly just followed through.
Also, there is a character named Arugula.
So: 4 stars within genre/type, for sure; 3 straight-up.
The story itself doesn't quite match the title, in a good way; there is just a lot of designer/LA/brand-awareness. I was a little slow to love a few characters, but once I met the ones I realized I was actually supposed to love, it worked nicely. Plus while the authors are clearly aware of formula, it was nice that in a few ways they side-stepped them (the character is CLEARLY supposed to X, because characters in this situation always do X, so let's just ... not) even though sometimes they rightly just followed through.
Also, there is a character named Arugula.
So: 4 stars within genre/type, for sure; 3 straight-up.
petersonline's review against another edition
4.0
A great satire of Hollywood! Very hard to put down, and I found myself laughing at how stupid the characters were sometimes, the story was definitely in great hands. Cant wait for the next book!
wordnerdy's review against another edition
4.0
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-book-137.html