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steffmau 's review for:
How Do You Like Me Now?
by Holly Bourne
Wow. Ok so first off, for the past 2 years or so Holly has filled that void of a perfect YA read for me, with multiple stories that will honestly stay with me for a long time. I'm starting to sound like one of Toris fans (Tori is the protagonist of this read) so I'll get on with it .. but my point is.. to go from Holly's YA to this adult read .. no words.
The first quarter of the book, I was a little worried it was going to be similar to The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon (which I DNF'd) and that I would find Tori too annoying and self-centered, but everything about this read was what fans of Holly Bourne love; the mixed media, the honesty, the rawness, covers friendships and relationships, it's engaging and it's relatable. It's everything we see in Holly's YA reads but with swear words and a lot of .. or rather lack of, sex. I also massively appreciated everything she conveyed in this read, the expectations of woman in society, the pressure and the crap that comes with age. I feel like it's one of those reads that's like marmite, and even if it's relatable and having moments that really make you laugh, it's also difficult and will hit a nerve, but I still finished this read with a smile.
The first quarter of the book, I was a little worried it was going to be similar to The Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon (which I DNF'd) and that I would find Tori too annoying and self-centered, but everything about this read was what fans of Holly Bourne love; the mixed media, the honesty, the rawness, covers friendships and relationships, it's engaging and it's relatable. It's everything we see in Holly's YA reads but with swear words and a lot of .. or rather lack of, sex. I also massively appreciated everything she conveyed in this read, the expectations of woman in society, the pressure and the crap that comes with age. I feel like it's one of those reads that's like marmite, and even if it's relatable and having moments that really make you laugh, it's also difficult and will hit a nerve, but I still finished this read with a smile.