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Charm Me Not by Danielle Keil
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Charm Me Not by Danielle Keil
Book Stats:
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐(3/5)
Spice Rating: ❤️YA❤️
Tropes: He Falls First, Grumpy-Sunshine, HAE
Publisher: Indie
Review:
Uma is the leader of the Teller kids. Her Job? Making deals. Anything from love to grades to dealing with bullies. When she screws up a deal between her step sister and her best friends due to her not believing in love, her business starts to suffer. In comes the captain of her dad's soccer team, Charlie; who is determined to make her believe in love again.
Uma is the leader of the Teller kids. Her Job? Making deals. Anything from love to grades to dealing with bullies. When she screws up a deal between her step sister and her best friends due to her not believing in love, her business starts to suffer. In comes the captain of her dad's soccer team, Charlie; who is determined to make her believe in love again.
Adding on to that, I feel as though Uma's story was trying to be a retelling of The Little Mermaid and Cinderella. Personally though, I feel like there wasn't a lot of world building and or plot to push that narrative.
My only other major thing, is the idea of love is very very heavy for a book set in highschool. As someone who is in highschool I can say, real love is the last thing on my mind!
There are also exact Disney references in the book, which I honestly didn't hate.
This book is also very very fast paced which could be good if your trying to get out of a reading slump.
I feel like this book is better for the middle grade readers. That pre-teen age I feel would be perfect for this.
Book Stats:
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐(3/5)
Spice Rating: ❤️YA❤️
Tropes: He Falls First, Grumpy-Sunshine, HAE
Publisher: Indie
Review:
Uma is the leader of the Teller kids. Her Job? Making deals. Anything from love to grades to dealing with bullies. When she screws up a deal between her step sister and her best friends due to her not believing in love, her business starts to suffer. In comes the captain of her dad's soccer team, Charlie; who is determined to make her believe in love again.
Uma is the leader of the Teller kids. Her Job? Making deals. Anything from love to grades to dealing with bullies. When she screws up a deal between her step sister and her best friends due to her not believing in love, her business starts to suffer. In comes the captain of her dad's soccer team, Charlie; who is determined to make her believe in love again.
Adding on to that, I feel as though Uma's story was trying to be a retelling of The Little Mermaid and Cinderella. Personally though, I feel like there wasn't a lot of world building and or plot to push that narrative.
My only other major thing, is the idea of love is very very heavy for a book set in highschool. As someone who is in highschool I can say, real love is the last thing on my mind!
There are also exact Disney references in the book, which I honestly didn't hate.
This book is also very very fast paced which could be good if your trying to get out of a reading slump.
I feel like this book is better for the middle grade readers. That pre-teen age I feel would be perfect for this.