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Freshmen
by Tom Ellen, Lucy Ivison
Freshmen is a story about two incoming college freshmen in England. I did not know it was not American until I started reading it. That may have slightly deterred my enjoyment simply because college in America is a bit different than in England (according to this book) and I was looking forward to laughing about shared experiences. The two main characters are very realistic and for that I applaud the authors. They aren't too good or too bad or too anything. They are freshmen and are adjusting to the college experience.
The reason this was only a 4 star book and not a 5 star book is because the relationship between the two main characters fell flat for me. There's literally a heart on the cover so I was expecting a cute romance, but this is like a typical hook-up type of the college relationship, which is totally fine, but it's not what I signed up for.
Phoebe and her group of friends are hilarious and wonderful and I enjoyed every moment with them (even if some things were insanely cringey). Luke, on the other hand, wasn't my fave. He was kind of a good guy but also a huge jerk at the same time and I don't like how he only started like Phoebe after he found out she likes him. His friends weren't amazing either and I totally ending up shipping Phoebe with a different character in the book.
What this book boils down to is this: it's a fun look at the first year of college, but the boys in this book (minus one) suck a LOT. The girls rock though! So just know, this isn't a fun cute little romance with a college setting, so if that's what you're looking for, keep looking.
The reason this was only a 4 star book and not a 5 star book is because the relationship between the two main characters fell flat for me. There's literally a heart on the cover so I was expecting a cute romance, but this is like a typical hook-up type of the college relationship, which is totally fine, but it's not what I signed up for.
Phoebe and her group of friends are hilarious and wonderful and I enjoyed every moment with them (even if some things were insanely cringey). Luke, on the other hand, wasn't my fave. He was kind of a good guy but also a huge jerk at the same time and I don't like how he only started like Phoebe after he found out she likes him. His friends weren't amazing either and I totally ending up shipping Phoebe with a different character in the book.
What this book boils down to is this: it's a fun look at the first year of college, but the boys in this book (minus one) suck a LOT. The girls rock though! So just know, this isn't a fun cute little romance with a college setting, so if that's what you're looking for, keep looking.