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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Didn't know it was a YA novel when I picked it up. Cute.
I loved this series growing up but now it kinda made me cringe. I reread to make sure my nieces would love it.
Perfect for 10-12 year olds.
Perfect for 10-12 year olds.
fast-paced
I'm not gonna rate it because it feels pretty unfair as I'm massively not the target audience anymore, but this was an extremely nothing book. I remember these books very fondly from my childhood, so they absolutely did their job then. It's quite dated in some ways, but it maintains the general messages which is about Lucy finding her confidence and who she is, of course with an undercurrent of telling its readers that if you're like Lucy too, that's ok. She's 14, she feels like she still looks really young, she's not gotten boobs, and she's never kissed anyone. She's gets anxious when her one friend makes a new friend bevause she doesn't want to be pushed out. It's a good message, I think, finding the right line of being fun and casual and trashy, but with some genuinely good stuff. However, I have found the answer to how I read so many books as a 13 year old... this one is 97 pages! I read it in an hour, maybe two. So of course, there's just not that much that goes on. All in all, fun to revisit, but in terms of "does it hold up"/"would I read it now" the answer is no.
I first read this series when I was about 13 years old, and they were some of my favourite books. Now, years later, my reading tastes have matured, but I still really enjoy these books. They're fun, girlie, easy, light-hearted, and extremely quick. I read this in only an hour or so. I really look forward to rereading the rest of this series this year, and remembering my early teenage-hood, where the only things that mattered were school, friends, and getting your crush to notice you.
I remember reading all the books in this series that were out at the time in about a week. I also know that I did not seek out the following sequels, so I am not quite sure what that says about the books.
I'm not normally into teen fiction, but thought I should proof something dubbed "Bridget Jones for teens" before handing it off to my 13 yo. I was pleasanty surprised and even laughed out loud a few time.
Being the mindless chick lit that this is, I finished it quickly. It was a pretty pointless plot (woah, alliteration) from the beginning. Aaaand I'm clearly going to continue reading this series.
haha.
haha.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
lighthearted
fast-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