Take a photo of a barcode or cover
fyoosha 's review for:
Foolish Hearts
by Emma Mills
This book is the epitome of Pure and Wholesome.
Awesome things about this book include:
THE FRIENDSHIPS: There are so many great existing friendships in this book but also there are great ones that develop over the course of the story. In particular I loved the friendship between Gideon (the main love interest) and Noah because I so rarely see such close, loving friendships between boys. It was so wonderful to see.
THE FANDOM LOVE: I mean there's not a ton of fandom stuff in this book where I'd call it a fandomy book, but the main character Claudia goes through this obsession with a boy band that very clearly reflects a mash-up of One Direction and Korean boy bands. I've never been into boy bands so I didn't find it personally relatable but I definitely related to the fandom talk and the way the characters related to fandom.
THE TEEN SLANG: It's accurate! The phrase "my guy" was used accurately! The teens curse! Not a lot but a realistic amount! I felt like they talked like actual teens. I mean, I haven't been a ten in like seven years so I can't like, bet my life on that, but it seems like they talked like real teens. They use a lot of slang I see on Tumblr, anyway.
THE CHARACTERS: I love all of these characters so much. Claudia is so deadpan snark but she also cares so much about everything? Alex is such a good brother. Iris is fantastic; she is a young woman of Chinese heritage and is written completely outside the stereotype of the sweet Asian woman. Iris is fierce and prickly and sarcastic and mean but she's also really insecure. I love her so much; she's such a well-written character. And Gideon!!! When do I ever like male love interests? He's just...an energetic goofball and an absolute sweetheart I love him so much.
THE ROMANCE(S): I usually LOATHE romance and I don't usually like male love interests, but Gideon Prewitt is just??? Such a cinnamon roll?? And I think he jives wonderfully with Claudia, who is also hilarious but in a much snarkier way than Gideon, whose humor is more silly. I loved watching Gideon's interest in Claudia grow and I loved how she held herself back from him at first and I just loved the two of them together. I also loved Iris and Paige's relationship; I don't know how realistic it was for teens to be so mature but I loved it nonetheless.
This book just made me happy and warm inside, like I was made of melted chocolate. I'd read a sequel that's just about these characters having breakfast together.
Awesome things about this book include:
THE FRIENDSHIPS: There are so many great existing friendships in this book but also there are great ones that develop over the course of the story. In particular I loved the friendship between Gideon (the main love interest) and Noah because I so rarely see such close, loving friendships between boys. It was so wonderful to see.
THE FANDOM LOVE: I mean there's not a ton of fandom stuff in this book where I'd call it a fandomy book, but the main character Claudia goes through this obsession with a boy band that very clearly reflects a mash-up of One Direction and Korean boy bands. I've never been into boy bands so I didn't find it personally relatable but I definitely related to the fandom talk and the way the characters related to fandom.
THE TEEN SLANG: It's accurate! The phrase "my guy" was used accurately! The teens curse! Not a lot but a realistic amount! I felt like they talked like actual teens. I mean, I haven't been a ten in like seven years so I can't like, bet my life on that, but it seems like they talked like real teens. They use a lot of slang I see on Tumblr, anyway.
THE CHARACTERS: I love all of these characters so much. Claudia is so deadpan snark but she also cares so much about everything? Alex is such a good brother. Iris is fantastic; she is a young woman of Chinese heritage and is written completely outside the stereotype of the sweet Asian woman. Iris is fierce and prickly and sarcastic and mean but she's also really insecure. I love her so much; she's such a well-written character. And Gideon!!! When do I ever like male love interests? He's just...an energetic goofball and an absolute sweetheart I love him so much.
THE ROMANCE(S): I usually LOATHE romance and I don't usually like male love interests, but Gideon Prewitt is just??? Such a cinnamon roll?? And I think he jives wonderfully with Claudia, who is also hilarious but in a much snarkier way than Gideon, whose humor is more silly. I loved watching Gideon's interest in Claudia grow and I loved how she held herself back from him at first and I just loved the two of them together. I also loved Iris and Paige's relationship; I don't know how realistic it was for teens to be so mature but I loved it nonetheless.
This book just made me happy and warm inside, like I was made of melted chocolate. I'd read a sequel that's just about these characters having breakfast together.