[Review] The Whole Stupid Way We Are by N. Griffin

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Publication (dd/mm/yyyy): 04/02/2014
Publisher: Atheneum Books

Pages: 368

Source: Library

Genre: YA {Contemporary}

Violence | Sexual Content | Profanity

Book Tunes

♪ Ed Sheeran - The A Team ♪
♪ Pink - I'm Not Dead ♪

My Rating

2/5

My thoughts

Oh dear. I had to force myself to finish reading this one, and I only wanted to push through so that I could dust off my hands and start on something that might be more palatable. Since this one was borrowed from the library, and not a book that I feel I need to do justice by my review, I'm just going to rant and talk about it informally.

The Whole Stupid Way We Are follows two teenagers, Dinah and Skint. They have been friends for as long as anyone can remember, and they are inseparable. There's a barely-there plot, focusing more on the day-to-day lives and happenings of the two and some other characters. Determined to help the needy, they plot and scheme ways to help help help. Meanwhile, Skint's family is crumbling apart: Mr Gilbert, Skint's dad's dementia is getting worse and worse.

[Review] Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall

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Publication (dd/mm/yyyy): 20/10/2015

Publisher: Swoon Reads
Pages: 613

Source: For review
Genre: YA - Contemporary (12+)

Violence | Sexual Content | Profanity

Book Tunes
♪ Carly Rae Jepson - I Really Like You ♪

My Rating: 

Fluffy and light read

My thoughts

(It's actually 2 stars but I don't actually have a graphic for it and I'm too lazy to make one just for this book. If ever I come across another 2 star book maybe then I'll make one.)

I should have run the other way as soon as I saw the cover and read the description, but it's been such a long time since I actually reviewed a book that I'd been sent for review (unsolicited) and I was in the mood for a light and fluffy read . . . Well, that's exactly what this book is: fluff. I felt like I was actually using less brain cells to read this book than I would have had I been watching an episode of The Bachelor. For some people that's not such a bad thing at all. After all, reading is a portal to another life, an escape from reality. But. I just could not connect at all. I'm only disappointed in myself because I knew exactly what I was walking into. One look at the cover and you should know what's in store for you. Now that that's out of the way, let's go a bit deeper.