A review by blogginboutbooks
Just Harriet by Elana K. Arnold

3.0

JUST HARRIET was an okay read for me. There's nothing special or particularly memorable about it, but it wasn't bad either. On the plus side, it's a quick, easy read with a vivid island setting. Other than Harriet, the characters are warm, likable, and forgiving. Harriet is sympathetic, but she's also just kind of a brat. Her constant complaining, rudeness, and lying don't make her very likable. It's understandable that she's homesick and that she's acting out without really WANTING to, and her attitude does change over the course of the book, but still...I found Harriet all kinds of irritating. JUST HARRIET is short enough that it doesn't really get boring. It doesn't have tons going on in the way of plot, though, so it felt a bit here, there, and everywhere to me. On the whole, then, I didn't end up loving this book. As I said before, it was just an average read for me.