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mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
I am still not sure what to rate this... on the one hand this was hilarious, fun, and quite awkward.. But on the other hand I wanted to whack Emma a lot of times, her obsession with Leon was creepy and dumb, she treated people like shit (like Greg or Laurence, then again not too caring about Laurence, more soon), she acted like she was all that (no you are not). So I am going for 2.5 stars.
This review will be a bit chaotic.
At first it was quite sad to see Emma be so destroyed over a short relationship, it was all dramatic, but quickly I just got bored. And annoyed. The guy broke up with you (in a bad way, but well, still broke up), and you keep on stalking him, and his new girlfriend all the TIME. Like, she stalks more than she breathes. I kept wondering why her friends were still with her. If my best friend would just keep on talking and talking and talking about her ex... I would talk to her and tell her to stop. It is over, really. Stop.
And then when she is going on dates with other people she is just thinking about Leon, and that made me hate Emma. I get that it is hard to get over him, but this is just rude and mean.
And I just was rolling my eyes and wondering if this girl had a brain during the part when she was grounded and her internet (phone/laptop) was taken away from her. She went total drama queen, even walking away and not caring if she would get hit by a car. What the actual hell. Oh, boohoo, you lose your internet, oh boohoo you can't stalk people now, how terrible. Your life must suck so utterly much. *rolles eyes some more*
Same goes when she was with Greg. She didn't want to be with him. Every time he wanted to kiss she wanted to duck. He wanted to go further and instead of saying no, or talking it over, she just did stupid things. I just felt so sorry for Greg, he really liked Emma, and she treats him like crap. Like a science experiment.
Laurence, guy, really, you went on ONE date with Emma and you think that equals as a start of a relationship? You didn't even ask her about it, you just got angry at her. Which is just awkward. Are you going to do that to every girl you go on a date on? Oh, we have done one date now we are together for ever and ever? Whut?
Leon, bleh, I hate guys that treat girls like poop, I just couldn't see the attraction between Leon and Emma. Maybe because we don't see them together, just in flashbacks, but I just felt he was a bit of a player.
The thing that girl did near the end? Wow. I already didn't like her that much, but this was definitely the final straw into putting her into the same list with Leon.
Plus the ending just felt really fake. Sorry, but after all the stuff in this book, I can't believe that will ever work out. Sorry, if I am mean, but Emma just isn't the brightest light bulb.
I did like that the author dared to breach the topic of masturbation. It isn't mentioned often in YA, but she wrote quite openly about this, about feeling horny.
Other good parts include the times when Emma was sewing clothes (she is getting quite good at it), when she was with her friends (and not talking about Leon), I liked the fact this book was written as posts/updates on a blog/online diary, I loved Greg, Steph was fun (though also weird, but in a good way), Faith was sweet (and I hope that one day she can tell her parents about her being a lesbian without them given her too much hurt for it), several of Emma's antics were quite fun (I had such a laugh when she send the blown-out screenshot to the boy in question or when she met with PAOLO), reading about the things she does in school was interesting (had a laugh at the biology lesson with that heart), for some reason I couldn't stop reading (I had to know if Emma would get a brain, plus I wanted to see how much more she would wreck things around her). So yeah, there is good in this book, but sadly most of Emma's behaviour ruined the book for me.
Would I still recommend this book? I am not sure. As I said it had lots of good moments, but be warned of Emma.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This review will be a bit chaotic.
At first it was quite sad to see Emma be so destroyed over a short relationship, it was all dramatic, but quickly I just got bored. And annoyed. The guy broke up with you (in a bad way, but well, still broke up), and you keep on stalking him, and his new girlfriend all the TIME. Like, she stalks more than she breathes. I kept wondering why her friends were still with her. If my best friend would just keep on talking and talking and talking about her ex... I would talk to her and tell her to stop. It is over, really. Stop.
And then when she is going on dates with other people she is just thinking about Leon, and that made me hate Emma. I get that it is hard to get over him, but this is just rude and mean.
And I just was rolling my eyes and wondering if this girl had a brain during the part when she was grounded and her internet (phone/laptop) was taken away from her. She went total drama queen, even walking away and not caring if she would get hit by a car. What the actual hell. Oh, boohoo, you lose your internet, oh boohoo you can't stalk people now, how terrible. Your life must suck so utterly much. *rolles eyes some more*
Same goes when she was with Greg. She didn't want to be with him. Every time he wanted to kiss she wanted to duck. He wanted to go further and instead of saying no, or talking it over, she just did stupid things. I just felt so sorry for Greg, he really liked Emma, and she treats him like crap. Like a science experiment.
Spoiler
I hated those last pages in which Leon was available and she was clearly stalking Leon even more than could be humanly possible while still being in a fucking relationship with Greg. She avoids him through the whole party, she just kisses her ex (Leon) like she is not in a relationship with Greg, WTF? She was a real bitch towards that poor guy. He deserves much much better than this piece of bleh called Emma.Laurence, guy, really, you went on ONE date with Emma and you think that equals as a start of a relationship? You didn't even ask her about it, you just got angry at her. Which is just awkward. Are you going to do that to every girl you go on a date on? Oh, we have done one date now we are together for ever and ever? Whut?
Leon, bleh, I hate guys that treat girls like poop,
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and then when things go down with the new relationship you hang out with your ex. Suddenly acting all friendly and such. No, just no.Spoiler
Plus I hated how he went after Emma again when he was single. OH, hey, I am done with Apple, let me just get back to Emma, what? Also I disliked him so much when that blog stuff came out.. Can't he make up his mind? Stupid boy.The thing that girl did near the end? Wow. I already didn't like her that much, but this was definitely the final straw into putting her into the same list with Leon.
Plus the ending just felt really fake. Sorry, but after all the stuff in this book, I can't believe that will ever work out. Sorry, if I am mean, but Emma just isn't the brightest light bulb.
I did like that the author dared to breach the topic of masturbation. It isn't mentioned often in YA, but she wrote quite openly about this, about feeling horny.
Other good parts include the times when Emma was sewing clothes (she is getting quite good at it), when she was with her friends (and not talking about Leon), I liked the fact this book was written as posts/updates on a blog/online diary, I loved Greg, Steph was fun (though also weird, but in a good way), Faith was sweet (and I hope that one day she can tell her parents about her being a lesbian without them given her too much hurt for it), several of Emma's antics were quite fun (I had such a laugh when she send the blown-out screenshot to the boy in question or when she met with PAOLO), reading about the things she does in school was interesting (had a laugh at the biology lesson with that heart), for some reason I couldn't stop reading (I had to know if Emma would get a brain, plus I wanted to see how much more she would wreck things around her). So yeah, there is good in this book, but sadly most of Emma's behaviour ruined the book for me.
Would I still recommend this book? I am not sure. As I said it had lots of good moments, but be warned of Emma.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
kalliste's review against another edition
4.0
*** I received this book for free from Netgalley in return for an honest review ***
I really enjoyed this book. Although it was nearly entirely done through blog posts and messages it flowed well.
Editing Emma had a lot of themes that I'm sure teenagers these days can relate to and it was quite refreshing to see Emma and her friends all (mostly) discussing masturbation openly and showing that 'yes, this is something girls do too!'
Although Emma isn't always likable and I would find myself getting frustrated with her, I think back to times in my teenaged years and think "oh wow, was I REALLY like that?" and can see how this could be a realistic portrayal of a teenaged girl just trying to work out who she is.
I really enjoyed this book. Although it was nearly entirely done through blog posts and messages it flowed well.
Editing Emma had a lot of themes that I'm sure teenagers these days can relate to and it was quite refreshing to see Emma and her friends all (mostly) discussing masturbation openly and showing that 'yes, this is something girls do too!'
Although Emma isn't always likable and I would find myself getting frustrated with her, I think back to times in my teenaged years and think "oh wow, was I REALLY like that?" and can see how this could be a realistic portrayal of a teenaged girl just trying to work out who she is.
thatlizhunter's review against another edition
2.0
Emma Nash has a lot of promise, laughs, and a heavy dose of Tumblr humor.
16-year-old Emma is trying to get over a bad "dating" experience. But she's not even sure if she was dating? Now her crush is definitely in a relationship with another girl, and Emma has been officially ghosted.
Emma is NOT handling this well. And she's decided it's time to fix her dating life.
Ok, starting this, I honestly though Emma might be Emm from Jane Austen's Emma. Dating, setting up lists about people, being kind of boy-crazy, it sounded like Emma Woodhouse. But Emma Nash is really not the famous Emma. At all.
At first, Emma Nash is funny. She's blogging, one presumes on Tumblr because these blogs read like Tumblr more than anything else. Her blogs are quick and to the point. But after a while, they start feeling repetitive. Leon is dating someone else. I need to get over Leon. Here's a list of all the guys I could go out with.
Emma blogs through each iteration, each chat with her friend, each drunken party. It's query, but grows tedious.
Sometimes I wanted to ask if Emma had an actual life. Her obsession with the official jerk, Leon, and finding a replacement guy just grew old.
Also, there was alot of TMI going on. I guess some people want to know all about teen's horniness. But I felt it was just written in to make Emma more relatable or sexually free. Was it realistic? Maybe, I just don't know. But the bathroom info dumping was just gagging.
Now, there's a certain fun humor to this book. Lots of pop culture references. Emma's friend Stephanie is ridiculously funny. Honestly, I wish this book were narrated from Stephanie's POV because Steph is funny.
The writing style of the book can be a tad distracting, since it's all written in Tumblr blog posts. Skip setting & details for quick updates from Emma. basically, lots of lists. Which grow tiresome about the 3rd or 4th time she starts listing them. (What a pun, wow)
If you're looking for a quick, summer afternoon, contemporary read, Dating Disasters might be a good choice.
ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
16-year-old Emma is trying to get over a bad "dating" experience. But she's not even sure if she was dating? Now her crush is definitely in a relationship with another girl, and Emma has been officially ghosted.
Emma is NOT handling this well. And she's decided it's time to fix her dating life.
Ok, starting this, I honestly though Emma might be Emm from Jane Austen's Emma. Dating, setting up lists about people, being kind of boy-crazy, it sounded like Emma Woodhouse. But Emma Nash is really not the famous Emma. At all.
At first, Emma Nash is funny. She's blogging, one presumes on Tumblr because these blogs read like Tumblr more than anything else. Her blogs are quick and to the point. But after a while, they start feeling repetitive. Leon is dating someone else. I need to get over Leon. Here's a list of all the guys I could go out with.
Emma blogs through each iteration, each chat with her friend, each drunken party. It's query, but grows tedious.
Sometimes I wanted to ask if Emma had an actual life. Her obsession with the official jerk, Leon, and finding a replacement guy just grew old.
Also, there was alot of TMI going on. I guess some people want to know all about teen's horniness. But I felt it was just written in to make Emma more relatable or sexually free. Was it realistic? Maybe, I just don't know. But the bathroom info dumping was just gagging.
Now, there's a certain fun humor to this book. Lots of pop culture references. Emma's friend Stephanie is ridiculously funny. Honestly, I wish this book were narrated from Stephanie's POV because Steph is funny.
The writing style of the book can be a tad distracting, since it's all written in Tumblr blog posts. Skip setting & details for quick updates from Emma. basically, lots of lists. Which grow tiresome about the 3rd or 4th time she starts listing them. (What a pun, wow)
If you're looking for a quick, summer afternoon, contemporary read, Dating Disasters might be a good choice.
ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.
katiebookqueen's review against another edition
4.0
Guest post from Chloe Seager: http://www.queenofteenfiction.co.uk/2017/08/blog-tour-guest-post-from-chloe-seager.html
Emma really can't catch a break. This story follows her after Leon, her former unconfirmed boyfriend, decides to start completely ignoring her, and then enters a Facebook official relationship with another girl at their school. To stop the constant thoughts of Leon, Emma decides to use her private blog and the online world to recreate herself. She wants to become the ideal Emma. What follows is a whirlwind of dating disasters and wonderfully cringe-worthy moments.
The reason why I really connected with this book is because it reminded me so much of the stories I used to devour throughout my school years. I adored anything written in a chatty, diary-style way with funny and relatable characters. As I've gotten older, I seem to have discovered less stories like this. Instead I seem to constantly be reading either fantasy or more serious stories. Not that books that deal with serious issues aren't super important because they are, but sometimes you really need a good, funny story in your life. A charming bit of escapism. And that's exactly what Editing Emma is. But it's also a little more grown up that some of the former books written in this sort of style. It's on top of the game when it comes to modern issues and situations that teens go through.
For me, Emma is just one of those characters that you can't help but love. She's a little more than questionable at times, but everything that she does just adds to her overall charm. The story starts with her explaining her relationship with Leon and the heartbreak she's currently suffering because of him. I'll admit, with her moping about after losing Leon, especially when I didn't like his attitude from what we learn about him, I didn't take to her straight away. But this story had me in fits of giggles in no time. Honestly, I had one of those rare moments where I almost laughed on a train. In public. In front of actual people. During the early morning rush hour. This book is dangerous.
Emma has a group of friends, Steph, Faith, and Gracie, and we get to know more about them as the story unfolds. Their conversations and the moments between them are brilliant. We even get their tweets and texts included, which add another interesting element to the story and it breaks up the blog writing. Whilst the story is told by Emma, I enjoyed getting to learn about her friends through her, especially Faith who, among all of the witty moments, had some important and heartfelt moments that I'm so glad were included.
The various dating disasters that Emma has to face are hilarious. She has some serious guts to go ahead with some of the things that she does, I'll give her that! I don't want to say anything about how it turned out in the end, obviously, but I will say that I was so proud of the final blog post that Emma writes in this book. With such an interesting bunch of characters and so many laugh-out-loud moments, Editing Emma is perfect when you need a story to make you smile.
Emma really can't catch a break. This story follows her after Leon, her former unconfirmed boyfriend, decides to start completely ignoring her, and then enters a Facebook official relationship with another girl at their school. To stop the constant thoughts of Leon, Emma decides to use her private blog and the online world to recreate herself. She wants to become the ideal Emma. What follows is a whirlwind of dating disasters and wonderfully cringe-worthy moments.
The reason why I really connected with this book is because it reminded me so much of the stories I used to devour throughout my school years. I adored anything written in a chatty, diary-style way with funny and relatable characters. As I've gotten older, I seem to have discovered less stories like this. Instead I seem to constantly be reading either fantasy or more serious stories. Not that books that deal with serious issues aren't super important because they are, but sometimes you really need a good, funny story in your life. A charming bit of escapism. And that's exactly what Editing Emma is. But it's also a little more grown up that some of the former books written in this sort of style. It's on top of the game when it comes to modern issues and situations that teens go through.
For me, Emma is just one of those characters that you can't help but love. She's a little more than questionable at times, but everything that she does just adds to her overall charm. The story starts with her explaining her relationship with Leon and the heartbreak she's currently suffering because of him. I'll admit, with her moping about after losing Leon, especially when I didn't like his attitude from what we learn about him, I didn't take to her straight away. But this story had me in fits of giggles in no time. Honestly, I had one of those rare moments where I almost laughed on a train. In public. In front of actual people. During the early morning rush hour. This book is dangerous.
Emma has a group of friends, Steph, Faith, and Gracie, and we get to know more about them as the story unfolds. Their conversations and the moments between them are brilliant. We even get their tweets and texts included, which add another interesting element to the story and it breaks up the blog writing. Whilst the story is told by Emma, I enjoyed getting to learn about her friends through her, especially Faith who, among all of the witty moments, had some important and heartfelt moments that I'm so glad were included.
The various dating disasters that Emma has to face are hilarious. She has some serious guts to go ahead with some of the things that she does, I'll give her that! I don't want to say anything about how it turned out in the end, obviously, but I will say that I was so proud of the final blog post that Emma writes in this book. With such an interesting bunch of characters and so many laugh-out-loud moments, Editing Emma is perfect when you need a story to make you smile.
sebinsangel's review against another edition
3.0
Yet another books that I was pulled in to the hype for right when it releases. I have to say I was pretty excited to pick this up because who doesn't like reading about other people's lives being a disaster so you can forget about yours for some time. I'm pretty sure that I finished this book in just about two days because it was so easy to read and quick as well.
This book is written in blog post form by our main character Emma. Emma has spent all summer living a hermit life at home while wallowing over the fact that her recent boyfriend decided to ghost her. Come on people, ghosting is honestly worse than actually breaking up with someone. At least give a girl closure, right? While doing what any normal teenage girl would do, stalking your ex online, Emma finds that he's in a relationship with a new girl, while still not officially ending things with her. That's where everything starts.
I have to say, honestly I would probably act the exact same mopey way that Emma does when it comes to a break up. Especially because Emma and Leon were said to be such good friends before their relationship went to something more serious. But with that being said, there are some pretty crazy things that Emma does, like keeping a band-aid of Leon's under her pillow and apparently keeping a collection of candy wrappers that he's eaten. That all seems to be just a smidge to psychotic for me. Although, when you look at the kind of behavior her mom exhibits in the book, I guess it's no surprise that Emma acts like this as well.
Also, holy cow is masturbation mentioned so freaking much in this book. I get it, girls can be just as exploratory as boys when they're teens but I don't think I needed it to be mentioned about every ten pages. Sure it's a thing that happens but I don't need to know the details that I found out either. Although, Emma's first experience with an actual boy makes all the glamour other first times finally seem fake, where as her experience is EXTREMELY realistic.
Overall I did enjoy reading this book, but there was so much that could have been explored during this book that was left untouched. I also feel like so many things were just left either unfinished or just too loosely left over. One whole plot point of the summary doesn't even happen til about the last 10% of the book and then it's blown up real quick and not fully fixed by the end of the book. Not a book I would suggest running out to buy, but if you want a chuckle inducing book maybe check to see if your library has it.
everlaerian's review against another edition
1.0
I stopped talking to a friend and I am on a vacation from this type of topics and problems she brought me everyday. Will not finish, because it irritates me.
bear_dog's review against another edition
4.0
This book is funny, light and enjoyable. It's not breaking any new ground, but it's a fun read.
Emma Nash is a teenager and the book covers her dating and social life. The book is told via Emma's blog.
It's also more sexually explicit than books for teenagers normally are.
I'd recommend it to young teenager girls.
Emma Nash is a teenager and the book covers her dating and social life. The book is told via Emma's blog.
It's also more sexually explicit than books for teenagers normally are.
I'd recommend it to young teenager girls.
kiracat13's review against another edition
Honestly I didn't finish this. I found it completely unbelievable how often the main character cried over a month long "relationship." Even when I was 16 I never was or knew anybody like that.
rodeorocks13's review against another edition
4.0
I received an advanced copy through Goodreads First-Reads.
Social media was just starting to become a thing when I was in high school but for the youth of today? This book is shows a lot of what goes on because of social media. Written in the style of a blog, you follow Emma as she as she tries to figure out life and relationships. Even though it’s written as if you’re reading a blog, its more like a diary entry since it’s a private blog. It is a different way to write a book and the author has done it in such a way that it covers everything a normal novel does. On top of that it will make you burst out laughing at times.
Emma is a character that is awkward and just trying to find her way in the world. Her thoughts and mishaps when it comes to love and life are so real. When you are 16 every small thing, especially when it comes to love, seems like the end of the world and Emma is the character that portrays that perfectly.
The dating disasters of Emma Nash is the perfect book for teens and adults. Its funny, interesting and relatable to todays life.
Social media was just starting to become a thing when I was in high school but for the youth of today? This book is shows a lot of what goes on because of social media. Written in the style of a blog, you follow Emma as she as she tries to figure out life and relationships. Even though it’s written as if you’re reading a blog, its more like a diary entry since it’s a private blog. It is a different way to write a book and the author has done it in such a way that it covers everything a normal novel does. On top of that it will make you burst out laughing at times.
Emma is a character that is awkward and just trying to find her way in the world. Her thoughts and mishaps when it comes to love and life are so real. When you are 16 every small thing, especially when it comes to love, seems like the end of the world and Emma is the character that portrays that perfectly.
The dating disasters of Emma Nash is the perfect book for teens and adults. Its funny, interesting and relatable to todays life.