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rissaluvs2read's review
4.0
This was a re-read for me and I enjoyed it. It's a cute little rom com book that is light, cute and consistently interesting. This book takes place in a high school setting and the characters are written very realistically. It never seemed like a corny cliche high school plot. Connor and Natalie are so cute together and their secret little meetups show such vulnerability and romance. The fight with Autumn who is bffs with Nat, is real especially with someone controlling like Nat. Since this isn't my first time reading, 'Not that Kind of Girl" it was nice to just relax and familiarize myself with Siobhan's work again. Love her work so much. Would def recommend and def would re read again!
lilginny's review
2.0
This is a great idea for a book and I would have really liked it if I had not hated the main character so much. I just could not connect with the girl. By the end of it, I didn't want her to end up with Conner because I thought that Conner deserved a lot more than her. I felt that she had absolutely no character development. I was really disappointed by this book.
genia_sh95's review against another edition
2.0
I'm so glad I didn't read this book in high school. It misses the point. It portrays sex and being sexual as something bad and therefore Natalie, the narrator, is scared of having anything close to a relationship with a guy. When she does she hides it cause she's afraid that if somebody finds out they will think she's a slut. The book never touches the fact that it's the way she thinks about the situation. There's nothing wrong with getting with a guy. God, don't read it (mainly if you're in high school. It has stupid morals)
meredithmc's review
3.0
this book reminded me of my own high school years; i could certainly see my friends & i planning something like the empowerment shut-in. i held a lot of the same views as natalie, especially being a "good girl" and not a "bad" one, along with what makes you "bad".
since this is a young adult book, i kept hoping more time would be spent on natalie's thoughts & feelings about what kind of girl she is & what that means, as opposed to just finishing up the book in a perfect way. the reader spends a lot of time in her mindset of negative, judgmental thinking and not enough in her more open & understanding mind that comes after her "bad" actions are revealed.
still, i'd recommend it to teenage girls and encourage them to think about the messages being put forth.
since this is a young adult book, i kept hoping more time would be spent on natalie's thoughts & feelings about what kind of girl she is & what that means, as opposed to just finishing up the book in a perfect way. the reader spends a lot of time in her mindset of negative, judgmental thinking and not enough in her more open & understanding mind that comes after her "bad" actions are revealed.
still, i'd recommend it to teenage girls and encourage them to think about the messages being put forth.
booklover143's review
3.0
Not that kind of girl by Siobhan Vivian was a very fast book to read took no time at all. The only problem was that I didnt enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Yes it had all the good lovey feelings ,the dram, the friendships but I don't know it wasn't anything extraordinary. I would read again if there was nothing better to read but it would not be my very first choice.
literarykate616's review
5.0
I loved this book! It was real and I could totally relate to Natalie even though I was far from being student council president in high school. I was a band geek in school and didn’t hang out with the popular crowd, but I did take AP English and worked hard to get good grades. I hated studying for tests, especially the ACT, but like Natalie I was focused on getting into a good college.
I would have never considered sneaking out of my house and I never got home after curfew because I didn’t have one due to my lack of a social life. I had my few close friends and I was friendly with the rest of my class. We didn’t have huge deviations in social groups at my school and I don’t think that we ever had any big rumors going around. I never knew about any of the parties that were going on since my dad was one of the counselors. I honestly didn’t mind being left out of that loop though, because the people that went to those parties weren’t my friends.
I understand the pressure that Natalie felt from her parents, teachers and peers. It’s hard to focus when people expect you to do well all the time and not screw up anything. I liked how Connor challenged Natalie and made her realize that she couldn’t control everything in her life, and especially couldn’t run from her feelings for him.
The scene with the food drive reminded me of my years in National Honor Society when we put together all the baskets for needy families for White Christmas. We had a huge assembly and then delivered the food afterwards and were allowed to miss classes during that time. Senior year I got to drive around with my friends and then we all went out for lunch. That didn’t even compare to what Student Council did all year round so I can’t imagine being as busy as Natalie with all those committees and projects.
Spencer really bothered me in the beginning with all her drama and smuttiness, but by the end of the book I could see her as the next student council president. I don’t agree with any of the things she did, but she did work hard on the committees once she got her act together. Ms. Bee was annoying because to me it seemed like she was a bitter divorced woman who expected Natalie to be independent and ignore her hormones. A high school senior should be able to date and I’m glad that Natalie realized Ms. Bee just needed to shut up and mind her own business.
Can I just swoon over all the amazing sexy scenes in this book? I will never look at sheds the same way again. Connor and Natalie had real passion and I loved watching their relationship grow. I now want to read everything else by Siobhan Vivian. Please feel free to start sending me recommendations.
I would have never considered sneaking out of my house and I never got home after curfew because I didn’t have one due to my lack of a social life. I had my few close friends and I was friendly with the rest of my class. We didn’t have huge deviations in social groups at my school and I don’t think that we ever had any big rumors going around. I never knew about any of the parties that were going on since my dad was one of the counselors. I honestly didn’t mind being left out of that loop though, because the people that went to those parties weren’t my friends.
I understand the pressure that Natalie felt from her parents, teachers and peers. It’s hard to focus when people expect you to do well all the time and not screw up anything. I liked how Connor challenged Natalie and made her realize that she couldn’t control everything in her life, and especially couldn’t run from her feelings for him.
The scene with the food drive reminded me of my years in National Honor Society when we put together all the baskets for needy families for White Christmas. We had a huge assembly and then delivered the food afterwards and were allowed to miss classes during that time. Senior year I got to drive around with my friends and then we all went out for lunch. That didn’t even compare to what Student Council did all year round so I can’t imagine being as busy as Natalie with all those committees and projects.
Spencer really bothered me in the beginning with all her drama and smuttiness, but by the end of the book I could see her as the next student council president. I don’t agree with any of the things she did, but she did work hard on the committees once she got her act together. Ms. Bee was annoying because to me it seemed like she was a bitter divorced woman who expected Natalie to be independent and ignore her hormones. A high school senior should be able to date and I’m glad that Natalie realized Ms. Bee just needed to shut up and mind her own business.
Can I just swoon over all the amazing sexy scenes in this book? I will never look at sheds the same way again. Connor and Natalie had real passion and I loved watching their relationship grow. I now want to read everything else by Siobhan Vivian. Please feel free to start sending me recommendations.
smithers815's review against another edition
4.0
High school is one of those times where you are trying to figure out who you are and are faced with pressure like never before (and that you never again face). Natalie Sterling is experiencing all of this while being her own worst enemy. While she is desperately trying to keep it all together, she finds her life crumbling around her. I have to admit that it took me a while to warm up to Natalie. She is a very self obsessed person and manipulates those around her quite often to get what she needs. Her relationship with Connor, however, brought her into a whole new light for me. Connor saw something in Natalie that she didn’t see in herself and desperately tried to get her to open up and see it too. The more he tried, however, the more she resisted and caused more trouble for herself. At the end of the novel, Natalie had begun to make her transformation and I like that it was one where she recognized there would have to be gradual process. I get tired of those books where the lead needs to change, does, and BAM! Their life is perfect without all the drama. Real life doesn’t work like that so I appreciate Vivian’s acknowledgment of that fact.
Natalie is a very relatable character to many because she does want to fit in, have her life in order and is protective of her best friend. She does, however, take it to the extreme which some cannot relate to. As much as I didn’t get her in the end, she is probably one of my favorite characters because she is so well written and real. I really appreciate the fact that I didn’t like her and now do all because of the writing. Vivian did a great job of showing the dynamics of a variety of relationships in a teenagers life (from best friend, the one we take under our wing, the guy we like and even our parents) and how important they are to even the most controlling of us.
Natalie is a very relatable character to many because she does want to fit in, have her life in order and is protective of her best friend. She does, however, take it to the extreme which some cannot relate to. As much as I didn’t get her in the end, she is probably one of my favorite characters because she is so well written and real. I really appreciate the fact that I didn’t like her and now do all because of the writing. Vivian did a great job of showing the dynamics of a variety of relationships in a teenagers life (from best friend, the one we take under our wing, the guy we like and even our parents) and how important they are to even the most controlling of us.
anabelsbrother's review
3.0
I like the prominent characters of this book: Natalie, Autumn and Spencer.
I get how Natalie is feeling. She wants to be the girl I inspire to be too; the girl who will not let boys screw her over, the girl who knows what she wants and will do anything to get it. But sometimes I wish that she's less uptight about things. I like how Autumn finds her way to move on after that one big mistake she made in her freshman year. And I also like Spencer, who some people may regard as a slut, because she knows her stuff and she has strong opinions and views on things, although it may contradict with the "normal" ones, she's not afraid to stand by them.
A good read.
I get how Natalie is feeling. She wants to be the girl I inspire to be too; the girl who will not let boys screw her over, the girl who knows what she wants and will do anything to get it. But sometimes I wish that she's less uptight about things. I like how Autumn finds her way to move on after that one big mistake she made in her freshman year. And I also like Spencer, who some people may regard as a slut, because she knows her stuff and she has strong opinions and views on things, although it may contradict with the "normal" ones, she's not afraid to stand by them.
A good read.
magictalia's review
4.0
Amo TODO DE ESTE LIBRO. Lo he leído tantas tantas veces y simplemente me canso de leerlo. Creo que todo de este libro es tan bueno, lo más increíble es que no presenta nada nuevo, pero aún así es tan bueno.
hanyentreletras's review against another edition
1.0
Solo diré que le doy estrella solo por Connor.
Odio realmente a la protagonista.
Solo quería abofetearla durante todo el libro.
Odié a todos los personajes menos a Connor.
Odio realmente a la protagonista.
Solo quería abofetearla durante todo el libro.
Odié a todos los personajes menos a Connor.