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A Totally Awkward Love Story
by Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
At first I was intrigued by this book. I thought since the authors dated in real life, we’d get an interesting romance that was funny, realistic, and awkward, but still a bit humorous. However, now that I’ve finished, I’m left feeling…underwhelmed.
What I like about this book is that it really has two distinct voices. Sam’s chapter sounded like Sam, and Hannah sounding like Hannah. Honestly, I think books with alternative points of views only work with two authors involved. What I didn’t like about the alternating chapters is how repetitive everything was. Hannah would summarize what happened, then Sam would, then repeat over and over. It became redundant.
I couldn’t stand Hannah! I thought she was immature and annoying. For once, I found myself enjoying the guys’ chapters more than the girl. I loved the dynamic of friendship between Sam and his friends, Robin and Chris. Actually, I would prefer if Robin was the main character of this story. He was really funny and I thought his Harry Potter obsession was cute. Bottom line, Sam, Robin, and Chris actually sounded like real teenage boys. Hannah and her friends gave me a headache. I don’t understand why Hannah would be friends with Stella if she’s such a terrible person. Stella treated Hannah badly the entire length of the novel (Stella steals her guy, tells Hannah’s secrets, and encourages a friend to cheat on her boyfriend). Their friendship was just a mess and it wasn’t very realistic.
I also can’t stand when characters lie for no reason. You know what I’m talking about? Like if the character just spoke up and told the truth, the whole issue could be resolved in five seconds and the story would be over. Hannah did that. She lied for no reason which caused me to pull out my hair.
There wasn’t much of a plot to this novel. It sort of just wandered aimlessly. And the writing style was so/so. It was okay but nothing special.
Seeing that the American title of this book is “A Totally Awkward Love Story” I thought there’d be, you know, romance within the pages. Hannah and Sam have a ten minute conversation in the bathroom with each other, and then they’re basically soulmates. However, unnecessary lying and childish misunderstandings keep them apart for most of the novel. Towards the end they kept playing petty games with each other and I really couldn’t tolerate that.
This was a funny book but one you can definitely pass. It was sort of like a Skins knockoff.
What I like about this book is that it really has two distinct voices. Sam’s chapter sounded like Sam, and Hannah sounding like Hannah. Honestly, I think books with alternative points of views only work with two authors involved. What I didn’t like about the alternating chapters is how repetitive everything was. Hannah would summarize what happened, then Sam would, then repeat over and over. It became redundant.
I couldn’t stand Hannah! I thought she was immature and annoying. For once, I found myself enjoying the guys’ chapters more than the girl. I loved the dynamic of friendship between Sam and his friends, Robin and Chris. Actually, I would prefer if Robin was the main character of this story. He was really funny and I thought his Harry Potter obsession was cute. Bottom line, Sam, Robin, and Chris actually sounded like real teenage boys. Hannah and her friends gave me a headache. I don’t understand why Hannah would be friends with Stella if she’s such a terrible person. Stella treated Hannah badly the entire length of the novel (Stella steals her guy, tells Hannah’s secrets, and encourages a friend to cheat on her boyfriend). Their friendship was just a mess and it wasn’t very realistic.
I also can’t stand when characters lie for no reason. You know what I’m talking about? Like if the character just spoke up and told the truth, the whole issue could be resolved in five seconds and the story would be over. Hannah did that. She lied for no reason which caused me to pull out my hair.
There wasn’t much of a plot to this novel. It sort of just wandered aimlessly. And the writing style was so/so. It was okay but nothing special.
Seeing that the American title of this book is “A Totally Awkward Love Story” I thought there’d be, you know, romance within the pages. Hannah and Sam have a ten minute conversation in the bathroom with each other, and then they’re basically soulmates. However, unnecessary lying and childish misunderstandings keep them apart for most of the novel. Towards the end they kept playing petty games with each other and I really couldn’t tolerate that.
This was a funny book but one you can definitely pass. It was sort of like a Skins knockoff.