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365 Days
One mixed-up girl, one dull boy, two hot distractions. How does one figure it all out?
Life sucks when you’re fifteen years old, confused about your sexuality, and the girl of your dreams doesn’t even know you exist. The sudden entrance of a hot new emo at school only adds to the confusion.
Clemmie Atkins thinks she's in love with her school friend, the mysterious and alluring J. Devastated that J doesn’t even seem to know she exists, Clemmie tries to escape her feelings by dating the nice but dim Ben. Unfortunately for Clemmie—and Josh—J just won’t leave her head, or her heart.
Until...
In walks sexy new-girl, Hannah Harrison. Before long, dreams of Hannah begin to eclipse the impossible thoughts of J and the boredom of Ben. Clemmie has exactly 365 days to discover herself, and she’s going to have a blast doing it!
Life sucks when you’re fifteen years old, confused about your sexuality, and the girl of your dreams doesn’t even know you exist. The sudden entrance of a hot new emo at school only adds to the confusion.
Clemmie Atkins thinks she's in love with her school friend, the mysterious and alluring J. Devastated that J doesn’t even seem to know she exists, Clemmie tries to escape her feelings by dating the nice but dim Ben. Unfortunately for Clemmie—and Josh—J just won’t leave her head, or her heart.
Until...
In walks sexy new-girl, Hannah Harrison. Before long, dreams of Hannah begin to eclipse the impossible thoughts of J and the boredom of Ben. Clemmie has exactly 365 days to discover herself, and she’s going to have a blast doing it!
280 pages, Paperback
First published June 14, 2011
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About the author
K.E. Payne
9 books52 followersKE Payne was born in Bath, the English city, not the tub, and after leaving school she worked for the British government for fifteen years, which probably sounds a lot more exciting than it really was.
Fed up with spending her days moving paperwork around her desk and making models of the Taj Mahal out of paperclips, she packed it all in to go to university in Bristol and graduated as a mature student in 2006 with a degree in linguistics and history.
After graduating, she worked at a university in the Midlands for a while, again moving all that paperwork around, before finally leaving to embark on her dream career as a writer.
She moved to the idyllic English countryside in 2007 where she now lives and works happily surrounded by dogs and guinea pigs.
Fed up with spending her days moving paperwork around her desk and making models of the Taj Mahal out of paperclips, she packed it all in to go to university in Bristol and graduated as a mature student in 2006 with a degree in linguistics and history.
After graduating, she worked at a university in the Midlands for a while, again moving all that paperwork around, before finally leaving to embark on her dream career as a writer.
She moved to the idyllic English countryside in 2007 where she now lives and works happily surrounded by dogs and guinea pigs.
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July 23, 2011
365 Days was a great, fun read. I loved Clemmie's character. I think we're still in a place where people expect LGBT YA books to be about bullying or the struggle to fit it, but Clemmie's story is simply about first love and annoying big sisters.
July 6, 2017
Young adult story. Reading their story as told to a diary. Not a bad story but didn't flow for me. Due to the diary set up I never really connected with the characters.
October 2, 2013
This is one of the funniest books I've ever read, laughing out loud at least once every page. It's a day-to-day diary of a 16, then 17 year old Clem who's trying to figure out what life is all about, especially after falling in love with another girl.
In all its funniness it's also serious about the problems teenagers have to deal with - stupid parents, boring teachers, etc etc!
It's simply hilarious!!
In all its funniness it's also serious about the problems teenagers have to deal with - stupid parents, boring teachers, etc etc!
It's simply hilarious!!
September 16, 2013
I wish there were books like this around when i was growing up. Don't be put off by some of the reviews, its for young adults and teenagers and i didn't approach it excepting it for be Shakespeare. It's meant to be light and funny, not an accurate portrayal of all modern teenagers.
January 7, 2013
Really funny book. I loved the main character. So glad the sequel has just come out!
November 2, 2013
The diary writing style was extremely tedious and the whole piece seemed to lack cohesion and point.
December 2, 2017
This one's a light read and a good laugh..
Clemmie is hilarious.. found myself laughing out loud quite often.. the book makes good use of the diary format.. I don't think this is meant to be a deep book, so don't read it if you're looking for character development or a plot as such.. it's more about the every day happenings in the life of a gay 16 year old.. there are a bunch of characters and we only see them through Clemmie's eyes.. but I'm not complaining.. enjoyed it..
Clemmie is hilarious.. found myself laughing out loud quite often.. the book makes good use of the diary format.. I don't think this is meant to be a deep book, so don't read it if you're looking for character development or a plot as such.. it's more about the every day happenings in the life of a gay 16 year old.. there are a bunch of characters and we only see them through Clemmie's eyes.. but I'm not complaining.. enjoyed it..
January 11, 2018
After struggling through the supercilious, schoolboy and completely unfunny 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' with it's cleverer than you tone I had decided that Brits could not write humorous novel any more and have deleted anything that came my way with British and humor in the review. This book has reset my attitude, once I got used with the language I was laughing on nearly every page.
Read this book if you have had a bad week, will make you feel better.
Read this book if you have had a bad week, will make you feel better.
January 2, 2022
Wanted to put into my class library but there are simply too many instances of blatantly offensive and harmful language. I love having a simple and charming queer love story but this has too many problems to recommend.
September 13, 2015
I am only giving this two stars since it dealt with a lot of things that most teen fiction ignores however it felt at times like I was reading a pamphlet with some of the stereotypical responses the predictable and frankly dull main character had. Said main character, Clemmie was meant to be 17 and yet read like a fourteen year old with the limited vocabulary and outright naivety. She does not have any social awareness which made her seem even more insipid as she could not comprehend anything outside of her own head and sounded, acted and thought like a child with an extreme lack of emotional maturity. This book is targeted for a late teen audience and yet is patronising, lacks awareness of other social issues, is predictable and has dated terribly. While at times this book was entertaining and funny it did not challenge my thoughts and often irritated me more than it amused me, some will enjoy but if you're looking for something that will really change your thoughts, open your eyes or get attached to you will not find it in this book.
October 3, 2011
Fun. Confusing. Scary. Heartbreaking?
Perhaps not so much the latter, but KE Payne has managed to put the seventeenth year in the life of Clem (Clementine) into a virtual diary which is silly, ignorant, funny, sad, upset, angry, and confused as only a teenager can write.
She writes well, tho occasionally too adult - it is, perhaps, not easy for a grown person to mimic the thought processes of an adolescent, so I'll forgive her that one.
A quick romp through a very peculiar - and quite realistic - year in the life of a lesbian teenager.
Mind you, I can't quite recall having had this much heartache over my first crush on a girl, but it's been a while!
Perhaps not so much the latter, but KE Payne has managed to put the seventeenth year in the life of Clem (Clementine) into a virtual diary which is silly, ignorant, funny, sad, upset, angry, and confused as only a teenager can write.
She writes well, tho occasionally too adult - it is, perhaps, not easy for a grown person to mimic the thought processes of an adolescent, so I'll forgive her that one.
A quick romp through a very peculiar - and quite realistic - year in the life of a lesbian teenager.
Mind you, I can't quite recall having had this much heartache over my first crush on a girl, but it's been a while!
November 28, 2012
This review (and others) was originally posted on my blog, KDH Reviews.
K. E. Payne’s 365 Days was a really fun read. I enjoyed the diary-style writing and felt like the story was very believable and realistic. There were many times I found myself laughing out loud or completely relating to Clemmie. I also thought 365 Days was a refreshing take on young-adult LGBT books. It was nice that the book focused on a positive side (first love) rather than a negative side (bullying. etc.).
Be sure to check my blog on January 14, 2013 to see my review of the sequel, Another 365 Days.
K. E. Payne’s 365 Days was a really fun read. I enjoyed the diary-style writing and felt like the story was very believable and realistic. There were many times I found myself laughing out loud or completely relating to Clemmie. I also thought 365 Days was a refreshing take on young-adult LGBT books. It was nice that the book focused on a positive side (first love) rather than a negative side (bullying. etc.).
Be sure to check my blog on January 14, 2013 to see my review of the sequel, Another 365 Days.
October 21, 2012
I just loved this book. Hilarious and touching with characters you can completely relate to in situations that are totally believable. Clemmie is so lovely; both she and her family made me laugh out loud numerous times when reading this book. I think Ke Payne is a brilliantly funny writer...she should be writing for TV! I can't understand why there are only 3 reviews on here...if you haven't read this already, peeps, then give yourselves a treat!
December 29, 2012
Clearly I'm not the target audience. Reading the diary of a 17 year old girl can get kinda tedious.
It also showed me why I sometimes don't like 1st person narratives. You really need to have confidence in your main character and here I didn't feel it was warranted.
I liked it in the beginning and then grew bored. A different format would have made this a good story to read.
Good to pass time on a lazy day if you don't want to activate your brain much.
It also showed me why I sometimes don't like 1st person narratives. You really need to have confidence in your main character and here I didn't feel it was warranted.
I liked it in the beginning and then grew bored. A different format would have made this a good story to read.
Good to pass time on a lazy day if you don't want to activate your brain much.
February 6, 2013
The childish teenager talking to a diary. Started out fine, but I got tired of the way she deal with the people around her. Well, its exactly how I felt about teenagers these days. So I think the author did portray what a gay teenager goes through, but I was waiting for something to be achieved at the end of the story, it didnt happen.
May 21, 2014
In all honesty, I would convince you to not read this book.
I felt as if I didn't quite get the narrator/speaker because of the way she seemed to waver around quite often. The book is ALL over the place,with no real plot. I found this quite upsetting.
what did you get from that short review?
NO PLOT
HORRIBLE SPEAKER.
DON'T READ
So yeah. Don't read it.
I felt as if I didn't quite get the narrator/speaker because of the way she seemed to waver around quite often. The book is ALL over the place,with no real plot. I found this quite upsetting.
what did you get from that short review?
NO PLOT
HORRIBLE SPEAKER.
DON'T READ
So yeah. Don't read it.
October 25, 2015
2011 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention (5* from at least 1 judge)
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