The New Girl

Heartside Bay #1

by Cathy Cole

Life, love and everything in between...

Lila Murray is determined to leave behind the drama of her old life and make a fresh start in Heartside Bay.
But when she falls for Ollie the hottest boy at Heartside High, she makes an instant enemy of Eve, the school's Queen Bee. Eve wants Ollie for herself and now she will do anything to keep them apart...

Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Friendship

211 pages, Paperback

First published February 6, 2014

Reviews

[Bee · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is probably not even worth writing a review about. It just a big pile of nothing.

It's about a stereotypical new girl starting at a new school where she falls for the stereotypical jock, befriends one random girl who has no other friends for some reason, and pisses of the stereotypical mean Queen Bee.

That is literally the book. It's only 200 pages.

It's badly written, unoriginal and unrealistic.

But it's not even so bad that I couldn't even wait to write a scathing review about it. It didn't even get that right. It reads like a Creative Writing exercise in young adult writing. And the student probably got a D-.


Like I said, it's just a big pile of nothing.

[Kitapların Senfonisi • Büşra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fazla klişe bir kitaptı

[Tiffany Heywood · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a fluffy and cute contemporary read based around a highschool in the Uk. Being set in the uk i felt very connected to the characters in this book and what they were goin through at times as i myself have been a year 10 student and i know what it is like except having lockers. Within this book there was quite accurate representation to school life and bullyin within school. i loved how this book handled the dealing and how lila had her friends by her side the whole time which showed true friendship. I loved all the characters cause they werent perfect as they all had flaws which is showing a true picture of teenagers and people nowadays. This book is full of love as we see it from every angle from family to friends. Lila was a fun and quirky character and stood up against the people making her life hell and also stayed true to her friends when times got tuff. i liked both love interest within the story and glad that she got to be happy at the end. Also how we had both a jock and nerd catch her attentionand not her striding towards just one stereotype. 

[Γιώτα Παπαδημακοπούλου · Rating 3 out of 5]

Η Κάθι Κόουλ είναι η συγγραφέας της εφηβικής σειράς βιβλίων "Heartside Bay" και για κάποιον περίεργο λόγο, πέραν του ότι είναι γεννημένη και μεγαλωμένη στο Λονδίνο όπου ζει μαζί με τον σύζυγο και τα παιδιά της, δεν υπάρχουν περισσότερες πληροφορίες για το άτομό της. Η αλήθεια είναι πως αφού διάβασα το πρώτο βιβλίο της προαναφερόμενης σειράς, μπήκα στη διαδικασία να ψάξω λίγο το ποιόν της και ξαφνιάστηκα όταν συνειδητοποίησα πως πρόκειται για μια γυναίκα μιας κάποιας ηλικίας -προφανώς, αφού έχει δικιά της οικογένεια. Περίμενα πως η συγγραφέας θα ήταν κάποια νεαρή κοπέλα στα σύνορα μεταξύ εφηβείας και ενηλικίωσης, και στο συμπέρασμα αυτό συνέβαλε τόσο το γεγονός ότι η ίδια η σειρά είναι πολύ νεανική, όπως πολύ νεανικός και ο τρόπος που αυτή είναι γραμμένη.

Έχουμε, λοιπόν, να κάνουμε με τη Λάιλα Μάρεϊ, μια νεαρή κοπέλα η οποία μετακομίζει με την οικογένειά της στο Χάρτσαϊντ Μπέι και που είναι αποφασισμένη να κάνει μια νέα, κουλ αρχή στο νέο της σχολείο, αφήνοντας στο παρελθόν τον παλιό της εαυτό που θύμιζε περισσότερο επαναστάτρια παρά το κορίτσι που όλοι θα ήθελαν να κάνουν παρέα μαζί της. Και όλα φαίνεται να πηγαίνουν καλά, μέχρι την στιγμή τουλάχιστον που στο δρόμο της θα βρεθεί η Ιβ Σάμερστουν, το όμορφο, πλούσιο και κακομαθημένο κορίτσι του σχολείου, που είναι αποφασισμένο με τη σειρά του να υπερασπιστεί την κυριαρχία της και κυρίως, να μην αφήσει τον Όλι, το ομορφότερο και δημοφιλέστερο αγόρι του σχολείου, να ξεφύγει από τα δίχτυα της. Κάπως έτσι γίνεται η αρχή ενός πολέμου ανάμεσα στα δύο κορίτσια, με κανένα από τα δύο να μην είναι πρόθυμο να υποχωρήσει έτσι εύκολα.

Τυπική, εφηβική σχολική ιστορία της αμερικάνικης σχολής, που δεν έχει να προσφέρει κάτι το ιδιαίτερο ή κάτι το ανατρεπτικά πρωτότυπο, αλλά που παρ' όλα ταύτα διαβάζεται ευχάριστα. Άλλωστε, απευθύνεται σε ένα πολύ συγκεκριμένο κοινό, πράγμα ξεκάθαρο τόσο από το μέγεθος του βιβλίου, όσο και από την ιστορία που αυτό αφηγείται. Βέβαια, έχω κάποιες ενστάσεις όσον αφορά το ύφος της γραφής, που παραείναι απλοϊκό, ίσως και κάπως αφελές στα σημεία, πράγμα που αποδεικνύει την έλλειψη λογοτεχνικής εμπειρίας από μεριά της συγγραφέως, αλλά που θεωρώ πως έχει περιθώρια εξέλιξης όσο η ιστορία της Λάιλα θα προχωράει και θα εξελίσσεται. Αν, λοιπόν, ψάχνετε ένα βιβλίο αρκετά ενδιαφέρον για ένα κορίτσι στην εφηβεία, πάνω στα πρώτα του ερωτικά σκιρτήματα, τότε το συγκεκριμένο αποτελεί μια ιδιαίτερα καλή επιλογή.

[Helena Zelin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy reading this one. The character are so natural, they have their flaws and that's what makes them perfect. It is a nice story for the summer, even though it is placed on February, near Valentines Day. Let me say one thing; I'm glad that it's a series because I hate the boy Lila ends up with in the book. I don't want to spoil you so I'll just say that I preferred the nerd.
P.S. LOVE THE NERDS!
But anyway, I still liked that book. It's a short read but full with emotions and one can relate at so many things. And when I say emotions, I'm not talking specifically about love for 'the other half'. No, no. We see love among family members, friendship, old friends reunited and a lot of other stuff that makes life what it is. Let's be honest, life isn't just about finding our other half, It is so much more. And in this book we see that. I also liked that the protagonist isn't introduced as the perfect girl and has the difficulties and everyday teenager has.

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[Ivka · Rating 2 out of 5]

Klišé, klišé, hromada klišé. Nové dievča na škole. Nádherná kráľovná krásy a jej "Nedovolím, aby mi hrdinka ukradla Ollieho!" a.k.a. najsexy chalana na škole, do ktorého je hrdinka po prvom dni tragicky zamilovaná. Až tak, že si ani nevšimne kamarátskeho spolužiaka v okuliaroch, ktorý je vždy pripravený sa za ňu postaviť. Nie som si popravde síce istá, či tie okuliare naozaj mal, ale ak nie, škoda. Nebude si mať čo skladať, aby potom hrdinka objavila, ako veľmi sexy je. 5/10

[Lucy Somerhalder · Rating 1 out of 5]

Grim.

[belle ☆ﾐ (thisbellereadstoo) · Rating 2 out of 5]

The New Girl is the type of book that I reach for when I’m twelve and now at 21, I’m just not into books like this anymore. There’s a beauty mean Queen Bee, a good-looking Jock the main girl is crushing on, a secret admirer which isn’t hard at all to figure out, the whole high school scene. I flew through the book very quickly since it was quite short and the writing is simple and easy to read.

Unfortunately, The New Girl isn’t for me and with that, I won’t be reading the other 11 books that are in this series. It’s not my kind of novel at my current age.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why does the mc have to be such an idiot ahhhhh i feel sry for the 2nd guy and i hate her for being so arrogant and sluty

[Maya Morgenstern · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just Finished reading this book and I really liked it, even though it was the typical high school story. Lila has just moved from London and now lives in Heartside Bay and wants a fresh start. She even starts calling herself Lila instead of Lil which was what she called herself before. As she walks into school on her first day, everyone looks at her. I couldn't possibly walk into school and have confidence like she did. I am much too shy. She then meets a guy who she says is the most gorgeous guy she has ever seen. His name is Ollie and just as Lila thinks that she can survive at Heartside Bay in walks the most popular and rich girl in school, Eve, who wraps her arm around Ollie. Never in this way but I know the feeling when all of your hopes are crushed. The one speck of hope Lila has, is that Ollie shakes himself out of Eve's death grip on his arm and begins to walk away with Lila. But just when Lila begins to feel better she crashes into the classroom she was leaning on, and everyone turns to her and laughs. When I imagine her life, I imagine it as a roller coaster trying to get to the top. It is so close and then it falls back down. Her roller coaster then goes up when she meets her first friend Polly who also is an enemy of Eve. Over the next few days, Eve tries to make Lila's life as hard as possible. She does things like filling her locker up with glitter, locking her in a bathroom, and trying to get her caught spray-painting the cove. This is pretty typical in most books; the mean girl tries to ruin the main character's life, so I was pretty bored during this part of the book. But all throughout this time Ollie tries to help Lila escape Eve's schemes. But Ollie and Lila have a plan to make Eve even more annoyed, Ollie has an invitation to Eve's party, and he decides to bring Lila to it. When I was reading this part of the book, I knew that something bad was going to happen, or something embarrassing. Eve is my least favorite character because she is what I would call "a typical Mean Girl." She decides to pick on kids who don't deserve it because she can, and she takes anything she wants because she is so used to getting her way. Well at the party there is a big fight between Eve and Lila but Lila wins and gets to stay.

[Evi S · Rating 1 out of 5]

1,5

I was looking for a cute fluffy romance book for the summer full of clichés. I knew what I was going to read. Still couldn't shake the feeling that this was a Wattpad story. The writing was not good, the plotline predictable with holes and the characters very unrealistic. Same with their actions.

So Lila, the new girl, wants a new life. Okay. Nooooone can get a new life overnight. She says that she was this bad girl and did bad things and caused so much trouble to everyone. And suddenly one day she became the good one, because she moved in another town. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
Anyway, I had issues with it, but still fast to read and gotta admit that it's fun seeing cliches gone bad😂

[Alice English · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good book with lots of drama , can't wait to read the next one

[Nicole Zylka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This had an interesting story line.

[Danielle Frost · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read, enjoyed it, characters were okay, I'm going to read the second one next

[Faith · Rating 4 out of 5]

this has all the cliches and I love it

[Helin · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

This book had a very unoriginal and unrealistic storyline to it. Hence why I've rated it 3.5/5 stars. The characters were very simplistic and leaned towards stereotypical characters and so I didn't really care for them (even the protagonist I didn't care for). However, the positives are that it was a light, fluffy, quick and contemporary read. Ultimately, I do not think that I will carry on with the Heartside Bay series.

[Tamara Van dishoeck · Rating 3 out of 5]

het eerste deel in een serie. hij draait om Lila die nadat er problemen zijn geweest in Londen naar Heartside Bay verhuist met haar ouders. daar ontmoet ze al snel de leukste jongen van de klas en ze raken bevriend en daar is de populairste meid van de school het niet mee eens en wil niets liever dan haar dwarsbomen en zwart maken. maar gelukkig staat ze er niet alleen voor en heeft ze vrienden die haar steunen. een dun boekje wat erg makkelijk weg las.

[Çağla Yasemin Gören · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kafa dağıtabilecek kısa ve hafif bir kitap. 170 sayfalık kitabımız Lila adında bir kızın Londra dan Kalpyanı koyu na taşınmasıyla başlar. Londra’dan taşınmasının sebebi sorunlu eski erkek arkadaşıdır. Kalpyanı koyunda yeni başlangıç yapmak ister. Fakat yeni okulundaki popüler gıcık kız Eve, Lila’nın hayatını altüst etmeye başlar. Eve, Lila’dan nefret eder çünkü hoşlandığı çocuk Ollie, Lila’dan hoşlanır.
Lila yeni okulunda Polly adında bir kızla arkadaşlık kurar. Kitap gıcık kızın Bully leri ile dolu. Biraz klişe hikayesi ama kafamı dağıttı birkaç saatliğine 😄.

[Simona Capatina · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you like the stereotypical coming of age , “ new girl meets mean girl “ sort of tropes this book is very much what you’re looking for. I loved it when I went through the phase of living that trope!

[Natisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think that this book is amazing it goes through things that happen in middle school and has a lot of funny and romantic things. i enjoyed this book and i think others will to.

[June Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the heartside bay books

[Lucy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun book to read it in your Summer holidays!

[Flowergirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book, it felt like it was a life of a learning teenager, learning from her mistakes. I can't wait to read the next book, because this book was amazing!

[Brianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I honestly just finished reading this book and can't wait to start the second one. I do kind of wish that she didn't kiss Ollie yet so that Josh still had a chance.

[Victoria Moschou · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not my personal cup of tea. Too much drama for nothing, flat characters and a very plain plot-line.

Probably better for younger ages. And let’s just say it wasn’t the book for me.

[Ria · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean it wasn't bad, but a lot basic. I enjoyed it and it's a fast read to get you out of a reading slump!

[Mona Kamel · Rating 2 out of 5]

A simple story with a repeated plot, and expected events from the first few pages. however, it's an easy read to the fans of high school novels and movies.

[helena · Rating 2 out of 5]

would have probably love this when I was 12 so not surprising this wasn't it for me at all

[Brisa Marie · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's alright. It's hard interview because it is so similar to other teenaged books 📚. Ok if you only want a free book to read. Don't expect much.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very quick read but not much substance to the story. Would continue with the series if I had to but I'm not going to reach for the second one. I think I would have enjoyed this book more when I was younger (aged 12).