How Hard Can Love Be? (The Spinster Club Series #2)

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The characters were so fun and realistic. Evie's best friends, Amber and Lottie are great characters and I loved the interactions between these three. They have a great friendship. They discuss everything together, from gossip to actual deep things. That is the girl friendship I want to see more of! You’ve probably heard a lot of people saying stuff like “I’m feeling OCD.” Or in the cases of bookworms, when we own a book series that are not in the same height or format, we get anxious. I am guilty of that! I sometimes use that expression, or rather, I sometimes misuse the term. We see Evie's recovery diary. She describes good thoughts and bad thoughts as they burst into her day. We get to nosy at test messages and watch Evie compile lots of lists. All things I ADORE in books, so these were another huge highlight for me.

The whole "feminist plotline" (see: sarcastic quotations, please) that was attempted, failed. It was a BIG FAT MESS. It was done so poorly, I was struggling with a continuous cringe the entire time.

YA Book Prize for teen fiction winner announced". Future News - Media Planner. 3 May 2018 . Retrieved 8 May 2018. Amber and Kyle are both really well described characters as well. We know so much about the two of them, as well as all the other characters, and the book is written in a realistic and accurate manner. I loved seeing how these two seemingly incompatible characters’ stories intertwined with each others, and it really made this book. This book is fantastic and no, you don't have to read Am I Normal Yet? before you read this but I recommend that you do so you get the full 'spinster club' experience! Holden, Lucy (19 June 2018). " 'Life isn't how it looks online.' Holly Bourne, the woman on a mission to end social-media envy". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460 . Retrieved 30 July 2018.

It was just sad to have to sift through the teenage girl rants about boys to get to the good stuff. It hindered my enjoyment of the characters and overall message, I ended up being completely unimpressed with every one of the characters. I appreciated the main character in parts, but for the majority, she missed the mark. Too many teenage cliches masquerading themselves as 'self-aware' teenage girls. Bourne is represented by The Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency. [3] Her debut novel Soulmates was published in September 2013 by Usborne. [4] Equal parts hilarious and heart-wrenching... I cannot get over how many times I snorted out loud whilst reading this book. You'll have to read it to see for yourself. --Fable & Table Seitsemäntoistavuotias Amber matkustaa Kaliforniaan työskennelläkseen ohjaajana pikkulasten kesäleirillä, ja ennen kaikkea tavatakseen pitkästä aikaa äitinsä. Äiti on toipuva alkoholisti, joka on perustanut Yhdysvalloissa uuden perheen, eikä ole pitänyt mitään yhteyttä tyttäreensä. Melko nopeasti käy ilmi, ettei kertaalleen rikkoutuneita välejä ole mahdollista korjata ihan tuosta vaan, ja minkäänlaista anteeksipyyntöä on ihan turha odottaa.

My Book Notes

I've been in a slump since last week basically, and I decided to start my only owned contemporary book as an attempt to get out of this slump. I think it worked??? However, the book was just what I needed at the time. i really liked how the romance aspect was handled, toxic relationships are scary bc often times you don't know how awful it is. and despite the people around you telling you, a person could easily get blindsighted While reading, I was thinking that this book aces the Bechdel test (girls taking about things other than boys). So I was amused and delighted to see that it was also IN the book as a topic of conversation.

This book did a very piss poor attempt at Native American representation. The character is literally introduced as having “Olive reddy skin”... when did Holly Bourne miss the memo that it’s not ok to refer to native Americans skin color as “reddy”? And then there’s prom king Kyle, the guy all the girls want. Can he really be interested in anti-cheerleader Amber? Even with best friends Evie and Lottie’s advice, there’s no escaping the fact: love is hard.

The ending was really good up until the epilogue. That ruined it a bit. A lot of the side characters are really underdeveloped. They all seem to have their own issues, but they are never really explored since this is the main character's Evie's story so by the end I'm like ARE THEY OK? Alongside her writing, Holly has a keen interest in women’s rights and is an advocate for reducing the stigma of mental Holly started her writing career as a news journalist, where she was nominated for Best Print Journalist of the Year. She then spent six years working as an editor, a relationship advisor, and general ‘agony aunt’ for a youth charity – helping young people with their relationships and mental health. If I had read this when I was 15, I would have enjoyed this much more, but as I haven't the book fell a bit flat for me. Leirikesää mutkistaa myös yltiösöpö Kyle, joka huhujen mukaan saa kaikki tytöt rakastumaan itseensä, joten miksipä Amber olisi yhtään erityinen tapaus... Vai voisiko olla sittenkin? Mutta voiko romanssi toimia, jos pariskunnan välissä on kokonainen valtameri? Onneksi Amber saa kuitenkin taustatukea ystäviltään, feministisen Vanhapiika-keskustelukerhon jäseniltä, jotka ovat häneen yhteydessä Skypen kautta.