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habibbity's review against another edition
1.5
I admit that it is my fault for picking up a young-adult book published in 2011 and written by two bloggers at my big age. But I was looking for a light read and the book seemed like it would be fun and promising, if not a little mindless. The plot was intriguing enough but the execution was left lacking.
The authors rely on a mean-spirited snark that left a disgusting taste in my mouth. I try to be understanding about the cultural context of when this book was written, but I still cannot feel comfortable with the amount of transphobic content in this book. Both main characters were referred to as trans women at least once to somehow imply unattractiveness. This did nothing to further the plot, it just served as an offhanded jab.
The authors rely on a mean-spirited snark that left a disgusting taste in my mouth. I try to be understanding about the cultural context of when this book was written, but I still cannot feel comfortable with the amount of transphobic content in this book. Both main characters were referred to as trans women at least once to somehow imply unattractiveness. This did nothing to further the plot, it just served as an offhanded jab.
Content Warnings
Minor: Transphobia
foreveryoungadult's review against another edition
Graded By: Poshdeluxe
Cover Story: Work It, Girl
BFF Charm: Yay and Eventually
Swoonworthy Scale: 4
Talky Talk: Fugeriffic
Bonus Factors: Hollywood, Brick Berlin, fashion, The Fug Girls
Relationship Status: I'd Punch a TMZ Camera Man For You
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Cover Story: Work It, Girl
BFF Charm: Yay and Eventually
Swoonworthy Scale: 4
Talky Talk: Fugeriffic
Bonus Factors: Hollywood, Brick Berlin, fashion, The Fug Girls
Relationship Status: I'd Punch a TMZ Camera Man For You
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darbymbk's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, this book was a little disappointing. The cover is amazing and every time I looked at it I wanted to read it. But the actual book was not as impressive. The plot and characters didn't have me hooked enough that I really wanted to keep reading. Some parts and characters were interesting, but for the most part it was unsatisfying.
emilyexley's review against another edition
3.0
I picked this up from the library because I enjoy the blog the authors' write. It was a fun young adult book - it kind of reminded me of the movie "Mean Girls." I laughed a lot.
hrmason's review against another edition
4.0
Great beach read. Midwestern girl finds out she's the daughter of a power player in Hollywood and moves in. The predictable battle between the Beverly Hills daughter and the new one ensue and the tabloids are eating it up.
emilycc's review against another edition
4.0
Silly, fluffy, fun. It has just enough satire to make it stand out from similar reads. It's chock full of pop culture references, so it may not hold up, but overall a fun read.
amandapearl2's review against another edition
3.0
Spoiled was a fun and fluffy read. It started off pretty shaky but I eventually grew to like Brooke and Molly. If you're interested in a sweet parent trap-ish story with some fun celebrity culture satire I would recommend Spoiled. It really turned out much better than I expected.
zoot's review against another edition
5.0
I was so surprised by how much I liked this book. Well, I knew I'd "like" it - because I know the authors' other work and love it. But I really LOVED it. The characters and story was more developed than I thought it would be. But still light-hearted and fun. I would recommend this to ANYONE as a summer read.
slut4enemiestolovers's review against another edition
5.0
this book changed my life when i was like 11 or 12
melbsreads's review against another edition
4.0
4/8/2016
On reread, I'm downgrading this from 4 stars to 3.5 stars, and to be honest? It's getting a bonus half star because it's written by the Fug Girls and it's a lot like reading their blog.
I've become a lot more critical as a reader in the past four years. On reread, it took me a while to get into this one. It's funny, yes. But it's also a little bit...generic? Maybe it's because YA has come a long way in the past four years, or maybe it's just because there are seven million YA books out there where a parent dies of cancer.
So yeah. The insta-half-sibling stuff was pretty on the money. But the rest of it? Kind of middle of the road.
9/5/2012
Plot summary: 16 year old Molly Dix's mother has just died of cancer, and she's moving from Indiana to Los Angeles to live with the father she never knew she had - Brick Berlin, movie star and A-list celebrity. Brooke Berlin is Brick's other daughter, who's also 16. She's grown up in luxury and is something of a spoiled brat. When the two girls have to live together, Brooke's claws come out.
Thoughts: I can relate to the whole "oh hey, BTDubs, you have a half sibling. So...yeah." thing that Brooke has to deal with. I thought her reaction to that was pretty perfect. I love Go Fug Yourself, so it wasn't particularly surprising that I loved the writing style of this. I think my favourite line was one about something that reflects something being like "a teen movie that's terrible but also secretly awesome". (Or something like that, anyway. I didn't mark the page and now can't find the exact reference)
Sure, it's not filled with perfect characters and some of the chains of events are a little convoluted. But it's a good, fun young adult book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
On reread, I'm downgrading this from 4 stars to 3.5 stars, and to be honest? It's getting a bonus half star because it's written by the Fug Girls and it's a lot like reading their blog.
I've become a lot more critical as a reader in the past four years. On reread, it took me a while to get into this one. It's funny, yes. But it's also a little bit...generic? Maybe it's because YA has come a long way in the past four years, or maybe it's just because there are seven million YA books out there where a parent dies of cancer.
So yeah. The insta-half-sibling stuff was pretty on the money. But the rest of it? Kind of middle of the road.
9/5/2012
Plot summary: 16 year old Molly Dix's mother has just died of cancer, and she's moving from Indiana to Los Angeles to live with the father she never knew she had - Brick Berlin, movie star and A-list celebrity. Brooke Berlin is Brick's other daughter, who's also 16. She's grown up in luxury and is something of a spoiled brat. When the two girls have to live together, Brooke's claws come out.
Thoughts: I can relate to the whole "oh hey, BTDubs, you have a half sibling. So...yeah." thing that Brooke has to deal with. I thought her reaction to that was pretty perfect. I love Go Fug Yourself, so it wasn't particularly surprising that I loved the writing style of this. I think my favourite line was one about something that reflects something being like "a teen movie that's terrible but also secretly awesome". (Or something like that, anyway. I didn't mark the page and now can't find the exact reference)
Sure, it's not filled with perfect characters and some of the chains of events are a little convoluted. But it's a good, fun young adult book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!