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bkish's review against another edition
4.0
I began this book after reading Girl Woman Other. It is excellent and it was in my Nook. Love Heather was only hardcover with me to read. I prefer to read a book book to an ebook. I began and very quickly I was reading about life from the perspective of a 16 yo named Stevie. I could not relate to her concerns with the others in her school. It was about inclusion and jealousy and thrown in about a mother who transitions to a man. So it was definitely ‰ЫПcurrent‰Ыќ. Quickly in about 10 pages this girl Stevie is accused of weird things by the other girls and she is suffering.
So come What amI reading
I then here in Goodreads learn this is a YA young adult book about bullies and bullying.
this is not what I want to read. So I closed the book and returned to the Nook and am beginning A Warning the book about our administration...
Im sure thisbook could be valuable to young people like the main girl Stevie and her former friend Lottie and her friend Paige.
It is not what Im into... after 80 pages
That was true then
And i reopened the book and read most of The book. Its very well written and its an important book. Its about life for young people. This is a high school in US. Its a wrong series of situations for young people that leads to sheer madness.
As i watch people where i live in san francisco ca i see very disturbing behaviors where people r trapped by some false sense of identity and importance. Its a massive loss of individuality and soul and self. Its all become about their online identity and search for who am i through others.
This is a tale that could and does happen anywhere. And about fragility of young people ...
Judy g
Judy g
Judy
So come What amI reading
I then here in Goodreads learn this is a YA young adult book about bullies and bullying.
this is not what I want to read. So I closed the book and returned to the Nook and am beginning A Warning the book about our administration...
Im sure thisbook could be valuable to young people like the main girl Stevie and her former friend Lottie and her friend Paige.
It is not what Im into... after 80 pages
That was true then
And i reopened the book and read most of The book. Its very well written and its an important book. Its about life for young people. This is a high school in US. Its a wrong series of situations for young people that leads to sheer madness.
As i watch people where i live in san francisco ca i see very disturbing behaviors where people r trapped by some false sense of identity and importance. Its a massive loss of individuality and soul and self. Its all become about their online identity and search for who am i through others.
This is a tale that could and does happen anywhere. And about fragility of young people ...
Judy g
Judy g
Judy
auclairdemoonchild's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
This has to be one of the worst books I have read. I think the idea was good, but it was incredibly slow and drawn out and I felt like it just never got to the point. The twist at the end made no sense, and still doesn’t make sense and still doesn’t make sense. Everything felt so out of character for all the characters in the author was too invested on trying to create a crazy plot twist and pull the rug out from under the readers than writing it well.
elyseah's review against another edition
5.0
I was drawn to this book immediately because of the title. I thought it has 90s movie vibes written all over it and I was right! This book was a perfect throwback to all of my favorite 90s movies while still being so relevant to today's world! It was thought provoking, gut wrenching, and relatable! A definite 5 star must read with a twist!!
amuncy's review against another edition
dark
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
skeen1934's review against another edition
4.0
Wow!! This book was an eye-opening read.. The bullied, end up being the bullies in this dark novel. My emotions were all over the place, hating the bullies, there was every kind of bullying, it was a dark, very disturbing, but educational book.
This book should be read by Young Adults and their parents, it's realistic, harsh, gut-wrenching painful, but I feel like this book needs to be read even in high schools English classes. My daughter was bullied in elementary school, we pulled her from the school and home-schooled her for 3 years. So reading this book had my emotions all over the place.
We need to learn how to not pass judgment on our peers, but yet be there for them, as we don't know what someone might be dealing with at home.
Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book..
This book should be read by Young Adults and their parents, it's realistic, harsh, gut-wrenching painful, but I feel like this book needs to be read even in high schools English classes. My daughter was bullied in elementary school, we pulled her from the school and home-schooled her for 3 years. So reading this book had my emotions all over the place.
We need to learn how to not pass judgment on our peers, but yet be there for them, as we don't know what someone might be dealing with at home.
Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book..
hwilliams's review against another edition
2.5
I have so many problems with this book. The first being I never liked Stevie at any point. Two the author was writing a book in the late 2010’s about a movie that was already close to 30 and assumed her teenage audience would get it without explanation. I picked the audiobook up because of the Heathers reference. It failed the movie so badly.
umbrellaladyreads's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/5. I was so intrigued by this novel and was delighted to read it via Netgalley, but sadly I didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped. Just to clarify though, I am in my 30s so not exactly the target audience, which could be a factor.
Granted, I have always loved the whole 'revenge' aspect of novels and movies and so was lured in by the premise and the 80s movie references (not to mention the gorgeous cover).
The portrayal of high school bullying in this novel is so realistic. I know the lengths that teenagers can go to to make someone's life hell. How it starts off so small, so trivial, and can lead to complete manipulation and misery. (And I was a teen BEFORE social media was a thing, I can't imagine what some kids have to cope with now.) This portrayal was so real, and something I admired about this book. The revenge plot was fantastic.
However, I found that the story moved very slowly, at least in the first half. I was almost ready to give up on it, as nothing much seemed to happen (it felt like it could have been edited down), but I knew that the book itself was promising, so I kept reading. It starts to get interesting at around 45%. There seems to be a lot of this book that could have been cut; there are long chapters with little to no action. I just think the pacing could have been better. Also, I found the whole MeToo aspect of the story quite forced. The bullies were awful enough. They were realistic as it was, without an additional issue to explore towards the end of the book.
That said, I did enjoy this story, and it's a brilliant read for fans of movies such as Mean Girls, Carrie and Heathers.
Granted, I have always loved the whole 'revenge' aspect of novels and movies and so was lured in by the premise and the 80s movie references (not to mention the gorgeous cover).
The portrayal of high school bullying in this novel is so realistic. I know the lengths that teenagers can go to to make someone's life hell. How it starts off so small, so trivial, and can lead to complete manipulation and misery. (And I was a teen BEFORE social media was a thing, I can't imagine what some kids have to cope with now.) This portrayal was so real, and something I admired about this book. The revenge plot was fantastic.
However, I found that the story moved very slowly, at least in the first half. I was almost ready to give up on it, as nothing much seemed to happen (it felt like it could have been edited down), but I knew that the book itself was promising, so I kept reading. It starts to get interesting at around 45%. There seems to be a lot of this book that could have been cut; there are long chapters with little to no action. I just think the pacing could have been better. Also, I found the whole MeToo aspect of the story quite forced. The bullies were awful enough. They were realistic as it was, without an additional issue to explore towards the end of the book.
That said, I did enjoy this story, and it's a brilliant read for fans of movies such as Mean Girls, Carrie and Heathers.
cberlin's review
3.0
I really enjoyed the first three quarters of this book. I felt like the author really captured how fraught the high school experience is, specifically how complicated female friendships can be and how quickly things can escalate. This book is about a girl named Stevie who starts off the book with a solid support system, including her best friend Lottie, and how things slowly deteriorate from there. After losing all of her friends, Stevie and a new friend decide to turn the tables on the bullies of the school.
I think that the author dealt with teenage angst well, however, the end of the book really fell apart for me. I found it to be very convoluted and confusing, and kind of heavy handed with the way it tried to address the Me Too movement. I feel that this aspect of high school could have been handled in a much more tactful and realistic way, which is way I had to take off a few stars. I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.
I think that the author dealt with teenage angst well, however, the end of the book really fell apart for me. I found it to be very convoluted and confusing, and kind of heavy handed with the way it tried to address the Me Too movement. I feel that this aspect of high school could have been handled in a much more tactful and realistic way, which is way I had to take off a few stars. I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.
madeleinebay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
amandainpa's review against another edition
3.0
This story was not what I was expecting but was an interesting read. As a parent of two teenagers, I found some parts of this story heartbreaking and scary to read. I generally don't gravitate towards YA titles because the high school angst is just not my cup of tea so I didn't "enjoy" it but I did appreciate it. Overall, this was a solid story about issues affecting teenagers today