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Chloe Snow's Diary #3
Notes from a Former Virgin: Junior Year
Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Mean Girls as lovably flawed high school student Chloe Snow chronicles her junior year as she navigates the highs and lows of family, friendship, school, and losing her virginity.
I’ll be junior year has been a disaster.
My horrible mom is back from Mexico.
My dad’s girlfriend is living in our house.
Did I mention my parents aren’t divorced yet?
On the plus side, I lost my virginity!...and then the whole school found out and I got slut-shamed.
Then, somehow, I got popular! But according to some people, it turned me into a monster, and I’m pretty sure everyone hates me now.
Oh, and there was the Thanksgiving fiasco, and the prom queen debacle, and the illegal middle-of-the-night drive to the hospital.
Want to hear the whole wild story? You’ll have to read my notes.
I’ll be junior year has been a disaster.
My horrible mom is back from Mexico.
My dad’s girlfriend is living in our house.
Did I mention my parents aren’t divorced yet?
On the plus side, I lost my virginity!...and then the whole school found out and I got slut-shamed.
Then, somehow, I got popular! But according to some people, it turned me into a monster, and I’m pretty sure everyone hates me now.
Oh, and there was the Thanksgiving fiasco, and the prom queen debacle, and the illegal middle-of-the-night drive to the hospital.
Want to hear the whole wild story? You’ll have to read my notes.
448 pages, Hardcover
First published July 2, 2019
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July 24, 2019
This is one of my very favorite contemporary series. It makes me lolfr and the insights are so spot-on it kills me. Chastain just REMEMBERS high school in this transporting, in-the-skin way, and navigates the big trials and the small ones with such funny, incisive clarity. Her heroine is as prickly and imperfect and confused and sometimes ridiculous as most of us were, and her journey through the different strata of high school society is just so damned FUN. Like the first two books, this one reads deceptively light and delightful, then thwocks you with some real shit, and, btw, is sex-positive AF.
Basically the book held me hostage till I finished it.
Basically the book held me hostage till I finished it.
October 30, 2019
Half of this book is about Chloe being a lovelorn, horny teenager, the other - about her dabbling in mean girlhood and facing the breakdown of the relationship with both of her parents. The second half definitely gave me Ruby Oliver vibes with all the nauseating high school dynamics and dramas.
Pity that the 4th book isn't happening (or so it seems). I've really grown to enjoy these novels.
Pity that the 4th book isn't happening (or so it seems). I've really grown to enjoy these novels.
December 19, 2019
I wish more people were reading these books because this feels like a finale and I’m really sad about it. This one almost lost me in the middle but I loved chloes redemption and I loved the ending I just hope it isn’t the last one.
July 21, 2020
What a disappointment.
I'm a 21 year old girl, still relatively in the thick of the college party culture, but this book quite literally took me surprise. Here i was opening it up, thinking "oh no, poor girl probably got suckered into losing her V-card by some jock and now learns how her life doesn't revolve around her sexuality, and how her interests and family might provide her with meaning as she matures."
Well, I think by page 12 my bubble was burst. Rather, exploded.
Chloe is a 16 year old girl with a super dysfunctional family (probably why she feels totally okay letting Grady feel her up at the pool, as well as trying to find love and acceptance in the arms of a muscular 17 yo who has all the testosterone of a rhino, the self control of a female dog in heat, and a similarly dysfunctional family.) She has to navigate growing up and relationships when the only examples she sees are her separated parents, and her teacher, who is actually having an affair with (and gets pregnant by) her dad.
Ah I also love her attitude towards teenage pregnancy "oh hmm i'll just get an IUD YAY". Hello, mom? Have you ever thought that maybe helping your daughter develop her own sense of self worth and responsibility before allowing her to give BJs to her boyfriend of *two weeks* might have been wiser than shipping her off to an OB-GYN who asked her more about her pets than informing her of the risks of Long. Term. Birth. Control. Seriously. I get more information about Amoxicillin than IUDs. But at least she's organized. I got a nicely numbered list about things to remember while giving BJs. Oh don't forget about STDs. I think verbatim she said "I don't CARE about STDs or pregnancy, I just want SEX!!!!!"
Seriously, I can't even write this without laughing. It's true but horrible. What kind of example is that for impressionable young girls reading? "I don't care about lifelong chronic illnesses, sacrificing my education, or abuse by a bad boyfriend! I only want blind physical pleasure!!!"
Furthermore, who did this author consult when writing Chloe's opinions? The Karma Sutra? Hormonal teenage boys? At 16/17 sure, there were some cute guys, but hours of dry humping weren't exactly on my to do list. Maybe this is a but much, but I also asked my own friends and we can confidently (and maybe somewhat proudly) say that we have *never* wanted to sit against our boyfriends' laps so we can feel his hard-ons. In front of his parents. Or wanted to give up our entire lives, homes, and families so that we could rut on the side of the pool like wild hogs. (My comparison, not hers, thank god). Or more things that personally I'd rather not remember long enough to type out.
Oh; and the constant plugging for Planned Parenthood. Think what you want about PP, but heck, what was I doing at 16? Definitely not spending all my free time calling people to change laws. It seemed pretty unrealistic; I already get the whole "I am woman, hear me roar," from the fourteen times Chloe tells me that she wants to have sex with Grady forwards, backwards, and upside-down. (Also in the pool. And on a towel.) oh, and the part where he's super chill about her getting an IUD? That was laughable. Of course Grady would be chill! Now there's no way to get pregnant, *and* he doesn't have to wear a condom. Horny teenage boy heaven!
Lastly, I thought the point of literature and YA lit specifically was to bring kids forward, and to lift them out of wherever they are, to enrich minds. Chloe seems to me to be the same sort of misguided girl that there are so many of in American culture these days. There's no reason to perpetuate the system of hedonistic nihilism. It ain't gonna help anybody. This book, quite honestly, is better suited to some sort of half-smut reality Wattpad book than actual literature.
What makes me mad about Notes is it is *so* so misleading. High school isn't like this. 16 year old girls aren't like this. And "like this" isn't something you want to be. Just my two cents.
I'm a 21 year old girl, still relatively in the thick of the college party culture, but this book quite literally took me surprise. Here i was opening it up, thinking "oh no, poor girl probably got suckered into losing her V-card by some jock and now learns how her life doesn't revolve around her sexuality, and how her interests and family might provide her with meaning as she matures."
Well, I think by page 12 my bubble was burst. Rather, exploded.
Chloe is a 16 year old girl with a super dysfunctional family (probably why she feels totally okay letting Grady feel her up at the pool, as well as trying to find love and acceptance in the arms of a muscular 17 yo who has all the testosterone of a rhino, the self control of a female dog in heat, and a similarly dysfunctional family.) She has to navigate growing up and relationships when the only examples she sees are her separated parents, and her teacher, who is actually having an affair with (and gets pregnant by) her dad.
Ah I also love her attitude towards teenage pregnancy "oh hmm i'll just get an IUD YAY". Hello, mom? Have you ever thought that maybe helping your daughter develop her own sense of self worth and responsibility before allowing her to give BJs to her boyfriend of *two weeks* might have been wiser than shipping her off to an OB-GYN who asked her more about her pets than informing her of the risks of Long. Term. Birth. Control. Seriously. I get more information about Amoxicillin than IUDs. But at least she's organized. I got a nicely numbered list about things to remember while giving BJs. Oh don't forget about STDs. I think verbatim she said "I don't CARE about STDs or pregnancy, I just want SEX!!!!!"
Seriously, I can't even write this without laughing. It's true but horrible. What kind of example is that for impressionable young girls reading? "I don't care about lifelong chronic illnesses, sacrificing my education, or abuse by a bad boyfriend! I only want blind physical pleasure!!!"
Furthermore, who did this author consult when writing Chloe's opinions? The Karma Sutra? Hormonal teenage boys? At 16/17 sure, there were some cute guys, but hours of dry humping weren't exactly on my to do list. Maybe this is a but much, but I also asked my own friends and we can confidently (and maybe somewhat proudly) say that we have *never* wanted to sit against our boyfriends' laps so we can feel his hard-ons. In front of his parents. Or wanted to give up our entire lives, homes, and families so that we could rut on the side of the pool like wild hogs. (My comparison, not hers, thank god). Or more things that personally I'd rather not remember long enough to type out.
Oh; and the constant plugging for Planned Parenthood. Think what you want about PP, but heck, what was I doing at 16? Definitely not spending all my free time calling people to change laws. It seemed pretty unrealistic; I already get the whole "I am woman, hear me roar," from the fourteen times Chloe tells me that she wants to have sex with Grady forwards, backwards, and upside-down. (Also in the pool. And on a towel.) oh, and the part where he's super chill about her getting an IUD? That was laughable. Of course Grady would be chill! Now there's no way to get pregnant, *and* he doesn't have to wear a condom. Horny teenage boy heaven!
Lastly, I thought the point of literature and YA lit specifically was to bring kids forward, and to lift them out of wherever they are, to enrich minds. Chloe seems to me to be the same sort of misguided girl that there are so many of in American culture these days. There's no reason to perpetuate the system of hedonistic nihilism. It ain't gonna help anybody. This book, quite honestly, is better suited to some sort of half-smut reality Wattpad book than actual literature.
What makes me mad about Notes is it is *so* so misleading. High school isn't like this. 16 year old girls aren't like this. And "like this" isn't something you want to be. Just my two cents.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 12, 2019
I loved this book so much. I couldn't slow down, and I already feel upset that I can't immediately read more about Chloe. She is so smart/hilarious/frustrating and she takes you right back to what it's like to be in highschool. I had high expectations because I loved the first two books in the series, but I was blown away by this one. I couldn't have loved it more.
July 19, 2019
This series is helping to fill the hole Jessica Darling left. I love these books. C'mon July.
7.19.19
A wonderful addition to a wonderful series. I sincerely hope this not the last book.
7.19.19
A wonderful addition to a wonderful series. I sincerely hope this not the last book.
March 23, 2020
*Before I jump in I want to thank The FFBC and Simon and Schuster for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest review. This has not impacted my thoughts and/or feelings about this book at all. All opinions in this review are my own.*
Chloe has had a whirlwind of the past few years, her mom left to Mexico and her dad started dating her English teacher. Chloe has made new friends and is still struggling to figure out high school every year.
I LOVED the first two books in the series and I am really hoping we get a fourth! I want to be able to follow Chloe all the way through her high school career.
In this installment, Chloe does everything anyone would do if they finally were given the one thing they wanted. Popularity. Chloe lets this turn her into someone she doesn’t even recognize, finally being able to voice her true feelings to her friends and family.
I have found that this series does an amazing job at voicing the inner thoughts of a high schooler. Yes, every student is different but every high schooler has some of the same thoughts. People want to be well-liked, have lots of friends and get through high school as soon as possible to be able to move on with their life.
I love how we see Chloe’s relationships develop. She has always had a close relationship with her dad, but it gets a little strained when her mom comes home and her dad’s girlfriend moves into their house. Slowly, with everything that’s going on in Chloe’s life she starts to push things away but then when its all said and done, she realizes just how important her dad is and who her true family is.
Chloe’s mom SUCKS. She is by far my least favorite YA mom that I have read about. She is a flake, bad-tempered and truly a very bad mother. She is border-line abusive and It makes It very hard for Chloe. So if we do get another book, which I really hope we do, I hope we never have to see her mom again. Can she move to like the opposite side of the world please?
I love Chloe’s friends and I love her boyfriend, Grady. Her friends are loyal and loving, and each friend is very different. I find that sometimes in books the friends are all very similar but in this one, each friend brought something different to the table and I really loved that. Hannah and her being able to see the good in everyone, Tris and his love for gossiping and being able to talk about the same thing for hours with Chloe, Elliot and his just plain amazing Elliot-ness. And then there’s Noelle, who I don’t like the most but she’s real and doesn’t hold back. And Grady, her loving, sweet and just plain amazing boyfriend.
And then we have Miss Murphy, her english teacher and her dad’s girlfriend, she wants to be part of Chloe’s life but she doesn’t want to over-step in anyway. She wants to be part of her family but she doesn’t want Chloe thinking she’s trying to replace her mom in anyway. I really like Miss Murphy and I’m happy we get to see how her relationship with Chloe grows.
I really enjoyed this book and I love Chloe so much. I felt like I was seeing so much of my own crazy high school thoughts coming from Chloe and her friends (our experiences are EXTREMELY different but the thoughts are very similar.)
Chloe has had a whirlwind of the past few years, her mom left to Mexico and her dad started dating her English teacher. Chloe has made new friends and is still struggling to figure out high school every year.
I LOVED the first two books in the series and I am really hoping we get a fourth! I want to be able to follow Chloe all the way through her high school career.
In this installment, Chloe does everything anyone would do if they finally were given the one thing they wanted. Popularity. Chloe lets this turn her into someone she doesn’t even recognize, finally being able to voice her true feelings to her friends and family.
I have found that this series does an amazing job at voicing the inner thoughts of a high schooler. Yes, every student is different but every high schooler has some of the same thoughts. People want to be well-liked, have lots of friends and get through high school as soon as possible to be able to move on with their life.
I love how we see Chloe’s relationships develop. She has always had a close relationship with her dad, but it gets a little strained when her mom comes home and her dad’s girlfriend moves into their house. Slowly, with everything that’s going on in Chloe’s life she starts to push things away but then when its all said and done, she realizes just how important her dad is and who her true family is.
Chloe’s mom SUCKS. She is by far my least favorite YA mom that I have read about. She is a flake, bad-tempered and truly a very bad mother. She is border-line abusive and It makes It very hard for Chloe. So if we do get another book, which I really hope we do, I hope we never have to see her mom again. Can she move to like the opposite side of the world please?
I love Chloe’s friends and I love her boyfriend, Grady. Her friends are loyal and loving, and each friend is very different. I find that sometimes in books the friends are all very similar but in this one, each friend brought something different to the table and I really loved that. Hannah and her being able to see the good in everyone, Tris and his love for gossiping and being able to talk about the same thing for hours with Chloe, Elliot and his just plain amazing Elliot-ness. And then there’s Noelle, who I don’t like the most but she’s real and doesn’t hold back. And Grady, her loving, sweet and just plain amazing boyfriend.
And then we have Miss Murphy, her english teacher and her dad’s girlfriend, she wants to be part of Chloe’s life but she doesn’t want to over-step in anyway. She wants to be part of her family but she doesn’t want Chloe thinking she’s trying to replace her mom in anyway. I really like Miss Murphy and I’m happy we get to see how her relationship with Chloe grows.
I really enjoyed this book and I love Chloe so much. I felt like I was seeing so much of my own crazy high school thoughts coming from Chloe and her friends (our experiences are EXTREMELY different but the thoughts are very similar.)
October 8, 2019
Chloe Snow is baaaack!!! I can't tell you how happy I was to start reading this book. It was a breath of fresh air for me. Chloe talks in her diaries in a way that makes me feel like I'm living in her world rather than just reading about it. It's 400+ pages and feels like 50 because of how light and easy it is to fall into Chloe's head.
In this 3rd book Chloe and Grady are officially official. But now that Chloe's boy problems are over, that's not going to magically fix her family. And since Miss Murphy is moving in and Chloe's mom randomly reappears, life in both her houses is tragically complicated.
Also, there's school. You didn't think Reese was going to melt into the background after Chloe started dating her ex-boyfriend, did you?? That feud is still going strong.
There are so many things I love about this book and this series, that I think I'm going to have to list them:
🔹Snickers!! I love her adorably loyal Boston Terrier (I'm a proud Boston Terrier owner myself).
🔹I love that Chloe is brutally honest about everything. I mean, it IS her diary and all, but she's painfully honest about body functions and embarrassing thoughts. It's endearing. And real.
🔹I love her honesty about sex in this book. She's having sex (it's not a spoiler because TITLE, duh), but she's also not all freaked out about it. She's just happy.
🔹I love that she doesn't want to talk to her boyfriend about feelings. I love that she's more the guy than the guy :)
🔹She's still googling ridiculous stuff-- it makes me laugh.
🔹Ughh her mom. I like that this book kind of took a serious turn with the mom situation. I always knew Chloe's mom was crap ever since she ran off to Mexico, but this book really highlights that she's also pretty abusive. It was sad.
If you haven't read this series yet, I seriously implore you to try it. If you're easily annoyed by teenagers, you might struggle, but I think her voice is fun and interesting and she makes me laugh.
OVERALL: Big, giant YES!!!!
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In this 3rd book Chloe and Grady are officially official. But now that Chloe's boy problems are over, that's not going to magically fix her family. And since Miss Murphy is moving in and Chloe's mom randomly reappears, life in both her houses is tragically complicated.
Also, there's school. You didn't think Reese was going to melt into the background after Chloe started dating her ex-boyfriend, did you?? That feud is still going strong.
There are so many things I love about this book and this series, that I think I'm going to have to list them:
🔹Snickers!! I love her adorably loyal Boston Terrier (I'm a proud Boston Terrier owner myself).
🔹I love that Chloe is brutally honest about everything. I mean, it IS her diary and all, but she's painfully honest about body functions and embarrassing thoughts. It's endearing. And real.
🔹I love her honesty about sex in this book. She's having sex (it's not a spoiler because TITLE, duh), but she's also not all freaked out about it. She's just happy.
🔹I love that she doesn't want to talk to her boyfriend about feelings. I love that she's more the guy than the guy :)
🔹She's still googling ridiculous stuff-- it makes me laugh.
🔹Ughh her mom. I like that this book kind of took a serious turn with the mom situation. I always knew Chloe's mom was crap ever since she ran off to Mexico, but this book really highlights that she's also pretty abusive. It was sad.
If you haven't read this series yet, I seriously implore you to try it. If you're easily annoyed by teenagers, you might struggle, but I think her voice is fun and interesting and she makes me laugh.
OVERALL: Big, giant YES!!!!
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July 27, 2019
I wasn’t exactly in the mood to read tonight but my issues with this book started much earlier than that. I just feel like, in reading about Chloe from freshman year to now, that she hasn’t matured at all. She’s still incredibly melodramatic, to the point where it’s frustrating to read most of the time. I appreciated the general realism in this about sex, high school, popularity, but it was taken to a wild degree IMO. I wanted to punch her more often than not. I can’t tell if I’m aging out of this series somehow? I found myself VERY easily putting myself in her shoes in the first book or two, but I can’t wrap my head around her actions for most of this one.
May 25, 2021
I wasn't a huge fan... It didn't really feel real? I mean, I'm the same age as the protagonist, and the things going down at her school have never even come close to happening at mine. Plus it was like the entire book was her sex life, and it made me kinda uncomfortable.
July 25, 2019
Rating: 4.5 Stars
I can't even express how excited I was to read this book. I fell in love with Chloe Snow last year, when I happened to read her second book, The Year of Living Awkwardly. It made me so happy, that I immediately read (and loved) her first book.
Chloe Snow joins a short list of heroine's, who star in these dairy style books, which I adore. Like Jessica Darling and Ruby Oliver, these books follow Chloe for one year of her life. This book focused on her Junior year, which was filled with a bunch of BIG firsts, a lot of ups and downs, and tremendous personal growth.
I was really elated to see that Chloe's relationship from the end of the prior book was flourishing, and I was just drowning in all that precious first love stuff going on between them. But, while her romantic life was doing well, Chloe's home life was falling apart.
Dad's relationship with Miss Murphy went next level, leaving Chloe as an outsider in her own home. That, combined with her dad's inability to recognize she was growing up, and the return of her sort of emotionally abusive mom, left Chloe a bit adrift. She sort of lost herself and lost sight of the things and people, who were really important to her. I just wanted her to listen to her little voice, as well as Grady's actual voice (because that boy was quite wise for 15/16 year old). Damage was done, but Chloe learned a lot from the experience, and I was proud of the steps she took to correct the situation.
Needless to say, I STILL adore Chloe Snow. She was, as always, honest and amusing and an utter delight. I rode the emotional roller coaster right by her side, and was happy to share the good and bad times with her. It's been a pleasure watching Chloe grow up, and I am crossing my fingers, that I will get to celebrate senior year with her.
*Book provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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I can't even express how excited I was to read this book. I fell in love with Chloe Snow last year, when I happened to read her second book, The Year of Living Awkwardly. It made me so happy, that I immediately read (and loved) her first book.
Chloe Snow joins a short list of heroine's, who star in these dairy style books, which I adore. Like Jessica Darling and Ruby Oliver, these books follow Chloe for one year of her life. This book focused on her Junior year, which was filled with a bunch of BIG firsts, a lot of ups and downs, and tremendous personal growth.
I was really elated to see that Chloe's relationship from the end of the prior book was flourishing, and I was just drowning in all that precious first love stuff going on between them. But, while her romantic life was doing well, Chloe's home life was falling apart.
Dad's relationship with Miss Murphy went next level, leaving Chloe as an outsider in her own home. That, combined with her dad's inability to recognize she was growing up, and the return of her sort of emotionally abusive mom, left Chloe a bit adrift. She sort of lost herself and lost sight of the things and people, who were really important to her. I just wanted her to listen to her little voice, as well as Grady's actual voice (because that boy was quite wise for 15/16 year old). Damage was done, but Chloe learned a lot from the experience, and I was proud of the steps she took to correct the situation.
Needless to say, I STILL adore Chloe Snow. She was, as always, honest and amusing and an utter delight. I rode the emotional roller coaster right by her side, and was happy to share the good and bad times with her. It's been a pleasure watching Chloe grow up, and I am crossing my fingers, that I will get to celebrate senior year with her.
*Book provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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August 28, 2020
3.5 maybe? I didn't enjoy it as much as the previous two. Chloe's quest for popularity seemed a bit caricatural to me and got old quickly. I mean, surely we weren't THAT shallow at 17, were we? That said, I still enjoyed it and would definitely read a book about her senior year.
June 16, 2021
Chloe Snowová je asi môj najobľúbenejší objav za FAKT dlhú dobu a tretí diel je najlepší zo všetkých - akoby autorka vzala všetko to, čo v minulých dieloch budovala, a iba sa s tým pohrala. Chloe znova rieši svojich rodičov, prejde si prvým pobláznením sexom, rozhodne sa pomstiť školskej mean girl... a mnoho z toho je funny a relatable as fuck.
Jednotka je taká klišé a tínedžersky ukričaná, ale dvojka a trojka sú vážne skvelé, každá úplne iným spôsobom. Ak máte radi také tie veselé a prudko čitateľné knihy plné trapasov a hrdiniek, ktoré sa vám nesnažia byť sympatické, ale robia hlúpe pubertálne rozhodnutia, tak určite nevynechajte.
Jednotka je taká klišé a tínedžersky ukričaná, ale dvojka a trojka sú vážne skvelé, každá úplne iným spôsobom. Ak máte radi také tie veselé a prudko čitateľné knihy plné trapasov a hrdiniek, ktoré sa vám nesnažia byť sympatické, ale robia hlúpe pubertálne rozhodnutia, tak určite nevynechajte.
September 29, 2021
4.5/5 i love this series. This one wasn’t my favorite but I still really enjoyed it. I’m
Always laughing out loud when reading ! So enjoyed this!
Always laughing out loud when reading ! So enjoyed this!
February 10, 2025
If this book is to be the end of the Chloe Snow Diaries like I believe it might be, considering the author hasn't written another book for this series, I am truly devastated. As for YA contemporary romance novels, this series has to be one of my absolute favorites! I've mentioned this before in my review of the second book in this series, but I love the vibrancy of the style of writing and how similar it feels to that of the Princess Diaries series, which is also one of my favorite series. I feel like Chloe Snow really matured in this book, though it may have taken a bit of time for her to get there. I definitely think there were times when Chloe may have overreacted to her being punished quite a bit and for the drastic changes taking place in her life but then, she IS a teenager. Truthfully speaking, Miss Murphy moving into the Snow household and becoming pregnant didn't bother me even half as much as Chloe not having a freaking backbone when it came to ignoring her bitch of mother, who didn't seem like she was working towards changing the fundamental things about herself needed to be a good mother towards Chloe anyway. Honestly, Veronica Snow was acting psychotic most of the time throughout this book and I'm so glad she decided to go ahead with the divorce at the end. I would've loved more backstory on how Chloe's parents first met and how they got together because that would've explained quite a lot. Through it all, it was nice to know that Chloe had a great support system of friends by her side. Tristen will forever be my favorite. He was so real. I was kind of surprised that Grady broke up with Chloe but it made sense in the storyline. I am glad they got back together, they mesh so well with each other. I wish we could’ve experienced more of a sense of closure for Chloe specifically. I would’ve loved to know what her senior year of high school would be like and if she decided on what to do afterwards.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 18, 2019
Another fun, fluffy entry to the Chloe Snow's Diary series! I'm really impressed with the way Emma Chastain is able to capture the voice of a regular, Gen Z teenager and create such an endearingly messy character.
Now a junior, Chloe Snow is slightly more mature than she was as a freshman, but no less prone to awkward misadventures. The previous books focused on her romantic mishaps and the growing pains of high school friendships, but this book focused more on Chloe's family life, which is complicated by the return of her previously-absent mother Veronica and the increasingly serious romantic relationship between her father and Miss Murphy.
I think this was a great choice to take for the series. I half-dreaded that after all of the romantic angst we went through in sophomore year as Chloe pined for Grady, we would get another year of high school relationship drama, but Chastain chooses to keep Chloe and Grady's relationship relatively grounded and stable. As the title of the book indicates, Chloe loses her virginity and I truly appreciated that Chloe's sex life was not treated with handwringing or excessive moralizing. Chloe is confident, secure, and unashamed about her sex life and I think it's great for YA readers to see that having sex doesn't always end like an after school special and that it's possible to have sex in a healthy, happy relationship.
Chloe's relationship with Grady moves to the background when school starts and the tensions at home ramp up. Veronica, Chloe's oft-mentioned but never seen mother, returns from Mexico and hopes to rekindle her relationship with Chloe. Again, I appreciate Chastain's flair for realism. As any real life person would, Chloe has mixed feelings about her mother. She still resents Veronica's abandonment and recognizes Veronica as a selfish, flighty woman, but Chloe still feels a strange loyalty to her. As her father and Miss Murphy become serious, Chloe starts to feel pushed out of their new family dynamic. I liked that Chastain made Chloe aware of her contradictory and sometimes immature feelings (one minute, she sees Miss Murphy as a step-mother and the next, she resents that Miss Murphy's presence in the home), but I wish she delved in deeper. Chloe only scratches the surface of her emotions, and so when tensions boil over the point where Chloe temporarily lives with Veronica, it feels more like a temper tantrum than the culmination of bottled frustrations.
Similarly, I felt that Veronica was a character that should have been developed more. We've only ever seen Veronica through her emails to Chloe and Chloe rarely mentions what her mother was like before the impending divorce, so when Veronica is portrayed as borderline emotionally abusive parent, it doesn't feel earned. Certainly, Veronica is as condescending, flighty, selfish, and oblivious as she was in the emails sent to Chloe in previous books, but her random angry outbursts feel like just that--random. I wish Chastain could have dropped hints about these aspects in previous books or had Chloe talk about them more in this one.
The other major plot point--Chloe's temporary reign as a mean girl--was fun breather to the more serious family drama. After Reese tries to spread an embarrassing rumor about Chloe and her sex life, Chloe stands up to Reese and convinces Noelle, Reese's former minion, to help her become popular and end Reese's tyranny. As with the movie Mean Girls, Chloe's popularity goes to hers and her friends' heads and eventually, they realize they are being just as cruel as Reese used to be. While this could have been the cliche "being popular is bad" plot, I liked that Chloe tries to be a "good mean girl" and mostly used her popularity to strike back at Reese (My favorite part was where Chloe turns Reese's insincere compliment of her "Boo, You Whore" pin, a reference to the film Mean Girls, and uses it to remind Reese of her slutshaming history) instead of becoming an out of control bully.
I think this might be my favorite book in the series and I can't wait to see what happens in Chloe's senior year.
Now a junior, Chloe Snow is slightly more mature than she was as a freshman, but no less prone to awkward misadventures. The previous books focused on her romantic mishaps and the growing pains of high school friendships, but this book focused more on Chloe's family life, which is complicated by the return of her previously-absent mother Veronica and the increasingly serious romantic relationship between her father and Miss Murphy.
I think this was a great choice to take for the series. I half-dreaded that after all of the romantic angst we went through in sophomore year as Chloe pined for Grady, we would get another year of high school relationship drama, but Chastain chooses to keep Chloe and Grady's relationship relatively grounded and stable. As the title of the book indicates, Chloe loses her virginity and I truly appreciated that Chloe's sex life was not treated with handwringing or excessive moralizing. Chloe is confident, secure, and unashamed about her sex life and I think it's great for YA readers to see that having sex doesn't always end like an after school special and that it's possible to have sex in a healthy, happy relationship.
Chloe's relationship with Grady moves to the background when school starts and the tensions at home ramp up. Veronica, Chloe's oft-mentioned but never seen mother, returns from Mexico and hopes to rekindle her relationship with Chloe. Again, I appreciate Chastain's flair for realism. As any real life person would, Chloe has mixed feelings about her mother. She still resents Veronica's abandonment and recognizes Veronica as a selfish, flighty woman, but Chloe still feels a strange loyalty to her. As her father and Miss Murphy become serious, Chloe starts to feel pushed out of their new family dynamic. I liked that Chastain made Chloe aware of her contradictory and sometimes immature feelings (one minute, she sees Miss Murphy as a step-mother and the next, she resents that Miss Murphy's presence in the home), but I wish she delved in deeper. Chloe only scratches the surface of her emotions, and so when tensions boil over the point where Chloe temporarily lives with Veronica, it feels more like a temper tantrum than the culmination of bottled frustrations.
Similarly, I felt that Veronica was a character that should have been developed more. We've only ever seen Veronica through her emails to Chloe and Chloe rarely mentions what her mother was like before the impending divorce, so when Veronica is portrayed as borderline emotionally abusive parent, it doesn't feel earned. Certainly, Veronica is as condescending, flighty, selfish, and oblivious as she was in the emails sent to Chloe in previous books, but her random angry outbursts feel like just that--random. I wish Chastain could have dropped hints about these aspects in previous books or had Chloe talk about them more in this one.
The other major plot point--Chloe's temporary reign as a mean girl--was fun breather to the more serious family drama. After Reese tries to spread an embarrassing rumor about Chloe and her sex life, Chloe stands up to Reese and convinces Noelle, Reese's former minion, to help her become popular and end Reese's tyranny. As with the movie Mean Girls, Chloe's popularity goes to hers and her friends' heads and eventually, they realize they are being just as cruel as Reese used to be. While this could have been the cliche "being popular is bad" plot, I liked that Chloe tries to be a "good mean girl" and mostly used her popularity to strike back at Reese (My favorite part was where Chloe turns Reese's insincere compliment of her "Boo, You Whore" pin, a reference to the film Mean Girls, and uses it to remind Reese of her slutshaming history) instead of becoming an out of control bully.
I think this might be my favorite book in the series and I can't wait to see what happens in Chloe's senior year.
May 5, 2025
Musím říct, že tenhle díl není nejhorší z celé série, ale bohužel ani nejlepší.
V tomto díle se setkáváme bohužel s Chloe, která si opět vede zápisky z celého roku, který pro ni není úplně jednoduchý - znovu.
Po přečtení třetího dílu jsem měla pocit, že se tato série začíná zlepšovat, ale bohužel se tak nestalo.
Velkým problémem pro mě bylo chování hlavní hrdinky, které nebylo vůbec v pořádku. Chloe je hodně sebestředná, utíká před problémy, místo aby řešila jejich následky a před koncem i povýšená a její chování se postupně změnilo na chování, které ona před tím kritizovala, naštěstí se ke konci změnila. A to nekomentuje chování matky hlavní hrdinky.
Dalším velkým probléme pro mě byly některé scény, které si myslím, že se úplně do téhle knížky nehodí: a) protože nejsou úplně vhodné pro čtenářky, kterým je knížka určena, b) protože je autorka neumí napsat, c) přišlo mi, že je tam autorka cpala na sílu.
Ale abych jen nekritizovala našla jsem i pár pozitiv. Velkým pozitivem jsou přátelé, kluk, táta a jeho přítelkyně hlavní hrdinky, kterým nemám co vytknout. Musím taky pochválit čtivost knížky, i když některé záznamy na mě byly trochu delší a tolik mě nebavily, styl psaní autorky a konec, který se autorce celkem povedl.
2,5*/5* Za mě tohle není knížky, kterou bych doporučovala, ale plusem jí je, že není nejhorší knížkou v sérii.
Čteno v češtině.
V tomto díle se setkáváme bohužel s Chloe, která si opět vede zápisky z celého roku, který pro ni není úplně jednoduchý - znovu.
Po přečtení třetího dílu jsem měla pocit, že se tato série začíná zlepšovat, ale bohužel se tak nestalo.
Velkým problémem pro mě bylo chování hlavní hrdinky, které nebylo vůbec v pořádku. Chloe je hodně sebestředná, utíká před problémy, místo aby řešila jejich následky a před koncem i povýšená a její chování se postupně změnilo na chování, které ona před tím kritizovala, naštěstí se ke konci změnila. A to nekomentuje chování matky hlavní hrdinky.
Dalším velkým probléme pro mě byly některé scény, které si myslím, že se úplně do téhle knížky nehodí: a) protože nejsou úplně vhodné pro čtenářky, kterým je knížka určena, b) protože je autorka neumí napsat, c) přišlo mi, že je tam autorka cpala na sílu.
Ale abych jen nekritizovala našla jsem i pár pozitiv. Velkým pozitivem jsou přátelé, kluk, táta a jeho přítelkyně hlavní hrdinky, kterým nemám co vytknout. Musím taky pochválit čtivost knížky, i když některé záznamy na mě byly trochu delší a tolik mě nebavily, styl psaní autorky a konec, který se autorce celkem povedl.
2,5*/5* Za mě tohle není knížky, kterou bych doporučovala, ale plusem jí je, že není nejhorší knížkou v sérii.
Čteno v češtině.
December 10, 2024
3.5*
This is my third time reading this book and it still hasn’t fully grown on me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely got moments and storylines I love and appreciate. Still, it’s my least favorite in the series.
Chloe’s character arc makes sense but it also doesn’t at the same time. It’s such a 180 from the first two books and feels very out of character, but it also makes sense given the trajectory of the series. By the end of the book, I don’t hate the journey she’s been on from start to finish. I think it wraps up nicely.
It’s still got the girl drama, the boy drama, and the family drama to keep me engaged, so that’s a plus. And I love the romance in this series. Also, I especially like the complicated relationships she has with her family. It’s a unique perspective on separated parents and being a teenager.
I will never forgive whoever decided to not make a fourth book happen. I still haven’t given up hope yet because I need to know what happens in Chloe��s senior year!
**Thoughts from 2023 reread**
I love the way this book ends (aka the July-August entires) because it feels like we’ve gone back to the heart of this series. The ending definitely redeems the less enjoyable parts of this book. Still bitter about no book 4 though.
This is my third time reading this book and it still hasn’t fully grown on me. Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely got moments and storylines I love and appreciate. Still, it’s my least favorite in the series.
Chloe’s character arc makes sense but it also doesn’t at the same time. It’s such a 180 from the first two books and feels very out of character, but it also makes sense given the trajectory of the series. By the end of the book, I don’t hate the journey she’s been on from start to finish. I think it wraps up nicely.
It’s still got the girl drama, the boy drama, and the family drama to keep me engaged, so that’s a plus. And I love the romance in this series. Also, I especially like the complicated relationships she has with her family. It’s a unique perspective on separated parents and being a teenager.
I will never forgive whoever decided to not make a fourth book happen. I still haven’t given up hope yet because I need to know what happens in Chloe��s senior year!
**Thoughts from 2023 reread**
I love the way this book ends (aka the July-August entires) because it feels like we’ve gone back to the heart of this series. The ending definitely redeems the less enjoyable parts of this book. Still bitter about no book 4 though.
October 27, 2019
Emma Chastain has clearly portrayed Chloe as someone who many girls can relate to, whether they've been her or know of someone like her. Chloe goes through ups and downs throughout this book with both of her parents finally deciding she wants to be on her own but when that plan fails she ultimately decides that maybe her idea wasn't great. Throughout the story Chloe develops into a popular and snotty girl, completely different than she was before which causes her to lose many things. Her boyfriend Grady decides he's had enough of this popularity and he breaks up with her and Chloe's mom resents Chloe for being the snotty popular girl. Chloe finally realizes how being a popular girl isn't the best thing, she has lost so much and she knows she has to make it up to everyone. She finally pulls herself together and profusely apologizes to everyone acknowledging how they must've felt and they all were friends again in the end which was a great way to end this wonderful series hopefully Senior Year will be written as will but until then this so far has been wonderful.
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January 27, 2021
Here we are. The final released Chloe Snow book. Did we go out on a bang? No, not really. While this isn't the worst book I've read, it was the most uncomfortable one. Chloe feels like a completely different character than she was in book two.
The sex talk in this book made me uncomfortable. I'm no prude, but it's the way it was done. Then the book turned into Mean Girls, and I was into it. Noelle was basically Janis but if the film treated her like the villain. The only thing was Chloe's decent was way too out of nowhere, and, until the party, she wasn't cruel. We saw Cady's descent in Mean Girls, and, unlike Chloe, she saw real consequences.
This book had good elements, which stopped it from getting a one-star rating. I'd definitely check out the fourth book, but this is the weakest of the series.
The sex talk in this book made me uncomfortable. I'm no prude, but it's the way it was done. Then the book turned into Mean Girls, and I was into it. Noelle was basically Janis but if the film treated her like the villain. The only thing was Chloe's decent was way too out of nowhere, and, until the party, she wasn't cruel. We saw Cady's descent in Mean Girls, and, unlike Chloe, she saw real consequences.
This book had good elements, which stopped it from getting a one-star rating. I'd definitely check out the fourth book, but this is the weakest of the series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 25, 2019
If I start a series I have to finish it. I hate that I’m like that.. especially now. This book was far from my favorite. Definitely not one I’d recommend and I especially wouldn’t recommend it to a teenager...which is the age range it was written for.
June 20, 2022
eh. I think this one is the worst out of the series, mostly because it's just Chloe making a string of extremely terrible decisions. I'm still very disappointed that there's not going to be fourth book.
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October 16, 2018I got so excited when I saw book three was coming. Ack the horror when I saw July of 2019!!!! Please please please can I be a beta reader for this????????
October 5, 2019
If I could give this more stars, I would. There is something so special about Chloe Snow's story, but this book was something else. The voice continues to be SPOT-ON. I feel like I'm reading my own high school diary, but with the added melodramatics. And like for real I was absolutely enthralled by this novel. My brother sent me a meme while I was reading this and the notification scared me to death because I forgot I had a life outside of this book.
These books are so beautiful and so well done. I cried multiple times, giggled a lot, and just had a great time following my messy daughter and her disaster of a life. I really hope there's a 4th book on the way because I would miss Chloe too much if there wasn't. Also the sex positivity of this was great. Lots of honest conversations, concerns, and educational resources.
These books are so beautiful and so well done. I cried multiple times, giggled a lot, and just had a great time following my messy daughter and her disaster of a life. I really hope there's a 4th book on the way because I would miss Chloe too much if there wasn't. Also the sex positivity of this was great. Lots of honest conversations, concerns, and educational resources.
July 27, 2019
Junior year has been my absolute favorite so far in the Chloe Snow series! The writing depicts Chloe’s growing maturity, but still keeps her personality very intact. The pages of intimate moments were humorously descriptive and I often found myself grinning intensely. I loved the character Grady and what he represents in Chloe’s life. Chastain knows how to keep a reader’s attention - this was my quickest read to date! I highly recommend investing yourself into this series; you won’t regret it!
December 25, 2020
This was a really nice read, even though it almost lost me when Chloe almost turned into a mean girl. From Chloe's perspective, high school in America is so chaotic with how rampant the bullying can be, but it's also interesting to see how much partying and events there are.
Another crazy point I want to make is also how much hornier both Chloe and Grady seemed in this book than in the second book??
Right from the first page to the last page, Chloe has always been mentioning them going at it.
But overall, I'm not going to lie, I loved reading this and devoured the whole thing like a sucker.
Another crazy point I want to make is also how much hornier both Chloe and Grady seemed in this book than in the second book??
Right from the first page to the last page, Chloe has always been mentioning them going at it.
But overall, I'm not going to lie, I loved reading this and devoured the whole thing like a sucker.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 7, 2019
I still love the wacky hijinks but that was a LOT of sex for a 16 year old to be having. Maybe. I DON'T KNOW. Man, it was hard to read this a little and think about girls I know who are only 7-12 and will they be like this when they're 16??? It was a lot of skin crawling. On the other hand it didn't shrink away from discussing UTIs pregnancy scares, STDs, societal slut shaming, etc.
July 11, 2019
Ah the mind of a teenage girl. So appreciated getting to take this journey through 16/17 with Chloe. Painful at times, joyful at others, always grounded in what felt true and real and the experience of the current moment. Loved this!
August 1, 2019
I love Chloe!!! I hope there are endless books in this series. I love each book more and more - Chastain has the remarkable ability to truly capture the high school experience and the emotional roller coaster it is. I am obsessed!
March 15, 2020
Met someone like Reese before. Felt exactly the same to Snow's. If i have a time machine I will not try to get along with that kind of girls, even if the consequence for doing that would be disastrous. Sometimes I just wanna jump into the book and kill R for S...
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