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Mattie's still adjusting to stepfamily life, so drooling over her sexy neighbour is a welcome distraction. But when her mate Lisa falls for Gabriel too, life gets a lot more complicated. Is Lisa's crush turning into an obsession? And why does she seem to think losing weight is the only way to Gabriel's heart?
286 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2007
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June 25, 2008
It's about a girl who likes this guy and she literally starves herself to make him like her, but he doesn't. But it all goes happy in the end, proper good book.
September 3, 2019
I had totally forgotten that this a sequel to this author's (for me) one-star read Tin Grin, and that's really why I'm reviewing it: if I have a review of one book in a series, I like to do the rest.
Well, I can see why I forgot: for the most part, this is one of those sequels in which characters have the same names as people you've met before, but they might just as well be anybody. For a time, Mattie comments on events which really could do without her, with some involvement from her generic best friend and the occasional comment from her generic little sister, generic mum and generic stepfather. There is very little to link any of them to the events of the first book. Rupert, who provided the conflict and plot of said book, is barely seen and when he is, he's pretty much Mattie's generic stepbrother.
Meanwhile, most of the events are happening to a cast of new characters who would have been better served getting a world of their own, with no Mattie giving an extremely limited view of what they're up to. What they are up to I actually find quite engaging, and there were times when I was considering three stars for this book (which would have been tidy, as I've given this inconsistent author one, two and four stars for her other books), but it wasn't to be.
Towards the end of the story, the plot starts to focus on Mattie's family, and her particular characteristics and feelings about her situation come through. Unfortunately, this means that she goes from being an uninteresting narrator to being the selfish, unreasonable and irredeemable cow she was in the first book. So you 'didn't really bully' Rupert, you say? Oh yes, now I remember whose voice this is...
Well, I can see why I forgot: for the most part, this is one of those sequels in which characters have the same names as people you've met before, but they might just as well be anybody. For a time, Mattie comments on events which really could do without her, with some involvement from her generic best friend and the occasional comment from her generic little sister, generic mum and generic stepfather. There is very little to link any of them to the events of the first book. Rupert, who provided the conflict and plot of said book, is barely seen and when he is, he's pretty much Mattie's generic stepbrother.
Meanwhile, most of the events are happening to a cast of new characters who would have been better served getting a world of their own, with no Mattie giving an extremely limited view of what they're up to. What they are up to I actually find quite engaging, and there were times when I was considering three stars for this book (which would have been tidy, as I've given this inconsistent author one, two and four stars for her other books), but it wasn't to be.
Towards the end of the story, the plot starts to focus on Mattie's family, and her particular characteristics and feelings about her situation come through. Unfortunately, this means that she goes from being an uninteresting narrator to being the selfish, unreasonable and irredeemable cow she was in the first book. So you 'didn't really bully' Rupert, you say? Oh yes, now I remember whose voice this is...
February 3, 2017
its just a bit meh to be honest good book but not page turning excitement
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February 12, 2009its a good read it doesnt take that long to read though. but its still a good book theres alot of things you can learn from this book
April 25, 2013
Not good. Not exciting. No happy ending. And there is a REALLY fat chance that this would go back to my shelf in the real world.
March 7, 2015
it was cute - reminded me of the books i used to read at age 13/14 - melodramatic and actually kinda deep but still super fun.
September 22, 2015
Didn't like this book... Ending wasn't good at all..
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