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Something Real
by Heather Demetrios
I want to start this off by thanking Kathleen Breitenfeld, who, if I'm not mistaken, designed the cover/jacket of this book as well as [b:I'll Meet You There|21469068|I'll Meet You There|Heather Demetrios|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403897439s/21469068.jpg|24893471]. I bought both those books because of their incredible covers, and I just want to say that, ma'am, you are a true genius.
As for the book itself. It's only the second book I've read by Ms. Demetrios, but she's officially one of my favorite authors. This women just has the ability to get me so invested in her plots and characters. Parts of this book made me so angry and frustrated, parts had me rejoicing, some parts had be emotional. There was also some swooning in there (I'm looking at you, Patrick. I mean, whoa!) It took some getting used to, what with the whole trademark symbol next to the characters' names, but I liked that in the end!
Great sibling dynamic between the 3 oldest Bakers- I loved the progression of Bonnie and Lexie's relationship, as well as the constant awesomeness of Bonnie and Benton's.
I couldn't get over how clever the T.V show title was, which is stupid of me. But, come on, Baker's Dozen is clever on several different levels!
I loved the ending. Not everything was perfect, but I was left with a satisfying sense of closure, like all the characters are getting they deserve.
Finally, I absolutely love the way the author can infuse this laugh-out-loud humor every once in awhile to lighten the mood of a book that often made me homicidal. (Chuck, Kirk, Beth, Sandra, Andrew- watch your backs. Mostly you, Chuck!)
Side note, Bonnie's Government teacher, Schwartz, was a big highlight of the book for me. Also, how serendipitous (I loved the favorite word part between Bonnie and Patrick!) that I should be reading [b:1984|5470|1984|George Orwell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348990566s/5470.jpg|153313] at the same time as Bonnie, so I totally was into that aspect.
Another side note, Heather Demetrios makes good musical reference decisions. I read the sentence of Benton singing California Girls by the Beach Boys just to make sure it was real! That's my favorite band, right there.
In the coming days, I'll probably remember a million things to add to this review so that I personally do not forget everything I loved about this thing.
As for the book itself. It's only the second book I've read by Ms. Demetrios, but she's officially one of my favorite authors. This women just has the ability to get me so invested in her plots and characters. Parts of this book made me so angry and frustrated, parts had me rejoicing, some parts had be emotional. There was also some swooning in there (I'm looking at you, Patrick. I mean, whoa!) It took some getting used to, what with the whole trademark symbol next to the characters' names, but I liked that in the end!
Great sibling dynamic between the 3 oldest Bakers- I loved the progression of Bonnie and Lexie's relationship, as well as the constant awesomeness of Bonnie and Benton's.
I couldn't get over how clever the T.V show title was, which is stupid of me. But, come on, Baker's Dozen is clever on several different levels!
I loved the ending. Not everything was perfect, but I was left with a satisfying sense of closure, like all the characters are getting they deserve.
Finally, I absolutely love the way the author can infuse this laugh-out-loud humor every once in awhile to lighten the mood of a book that often made me homicidal. (Chuck, Kirk, Beth, Sandra, Andrew- watch your backs. Mostly you, Chuck!)
Side note, Bonnie's Government teacher, Schwartz, was a big highlight of the book for me. Also, how serendipitous (I loved the favorite word part between Bonnie and Patrick!) that I should be reading [b:1984|5470|1984|George Orwell|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348990566s/5470.jpg|153313] at the same time as Bonnie, so I totally was into that aspect.
Another side note, Heather Demetrios makes good musical reference decisions. I read the sentence of Benton singing California Girls by the Beach Boys just to make sure it was real! That's my favorite band, right there.
In the coming days, I'll probably remember a million things to add to this review so that I personally do not forget everything I loved about this thing.