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A review by booksandbosox
Footfree & Fancyloose by Sarah Fain, Elizabeth Craft
4.0
In this sequel to "Bass Ackwards and Belly Up," we find the four friends finishing out their Years of Dreams. Harper continues to work on her novel and renews her friendship - and possibly more? - with Judd; Kate arrives in Africa and immediately makes som enemies; Becca's dream of falling in love with Stuart said nothing about staying in love; and Sophie has to figure out if L.A. can still work for her after her big break turns out to be a direct-to-German-video movie.
I really liked the first book and this was definitely a worthy follow-up. These characters are mostly realistic (though I found myself wondering, 'where is the ugly friend?!') and I really like that they engage in pretty typical teenage behavior without being chastised for it. I guess most people would be upset about the depiction of underage drinking with no real consequences but I'd say in most cases, that's reality. These characters are just really fun to read about. They're endearing and enjoyable. I think the authors have a really good grasp on teen fiction and I'm surprised - and pleased - that they are able to find success in screenwriting as well. The one thing that bothered me was at the end when we find out that Harper's Great American Novel is allegedly the previous book. Just seemed too easy of a way out.
I really liked the first book and this was definitely a worthy follow-up. These characters are mostly realistic (though I found myself wondering, 'where is the ugly friend?!') and I really like that they engage in pretty typical teenage behavior without being chastised for it. I guess most people would be upset about the depiction of underage drinking with no real consequences but I'd say in most cases, that's reality. These characters are just really fun to read about. They're endearing and enjoyable. I think the authors have a really good grasp on teen fiction and I'm surprised - and pleased - that they are able to find success in screenwriting as well. The one thing that bothered me was at the end when we find out that Harper's Great American Novel is allegedly the previous book. Just seemed too easy of a way out.