Just Jealous

by Anne Cassidy

Elise has a crush. She's been infatuated with her best friend, Carl, for as long as she can remember. When he starts dating an American girl who's just arrived at their school, Elise thinks it will just be a short fling. When she realizes it's not, she decides she needs to take matters into her own hands.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary, Unfinished, Romance

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 5, 2009

Reviews

[leona · Rating 1 out of 5]

Åh, vilken dålig bok. Hatade Elise och alla andra jävla karaktärer. Elise är ju förfan helt sjuk i huvudet. Usch. Förstår inte poängen med en bok som denna. Det enda som hände på riktigt - som faktiskt överraskade mig och fick mig att vilja veta mer - var att Jason blev skjuten i slutet. Ena hälften av resten handlade bara om Elise och hennes jävla tjat om Carl, och resten av resten om hennes enorma bröst som ingen bryr sig ett skit om egentligen.

Slutet var bra, dock. Carl dog!

[Yii-Ru · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't really enjoy this book, although I must admit that there were times when the book was full of suspense that kept me turning the pages. However, the development of the book was rather uneventful, and the final event was, although interesting, was also sad in that despite everything, Elise still didn't get what she wanted. I enjoyed how the book was wrapped up with similar ways with similar sentences. The book didn't appeal to me, but it was good.

[Joyce · Rating 4 out of 5]

a sweet and sad story including a tale about secert love that is reaveled and the love cannot live as somthing tragic happens to one of the two who are secretly in love.

[Keisya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Weird ending, didn't think that it will involve murder

[Ilonita50 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stupid jelous girl! Suggest to read all teenager girls..i really enjoy the book endings...couldnt end any other way..

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did wonder where this was going, but I worked it out after a while, and oh dear, look where her meddling got her!

* Elly likes her next door neighbour Carl, but they've never really gotten anywhere romantically.
* A new American girl (Sandy) starts at their 6th form, and Carl starts going out with her.
* The relationship is a bit turbulent, mainly because Carl is jealous of Sandy's relationship with a boy called Peter.
* Elly starts to meddle by telling Carl things that are factually correct, but don't tell the whole story, and the relationship is off then on then off then on. The final thing she does is tell Carl that she found one of Sandy's vests under Peter's pillow, and then texts Carl to tell him that Sandy and Peter have gone into a bedroom together at the new years eve party - even though she knows that they went in there because Sandy was upset about Carl.
* The next morning Carl calls her to say he did something awful at the park, she goes to the park to find Peter dead. She tries to help Carl, but he's upset and won't meet her.
* Elly finds Carl at Sandy's house, but Peter is also there. It turns out that it's Jason who's dead. He borrowed Peter's coat and went out for a smoke.
* A few hours later, Carl's body is discovered near the beach. Shot in the back the same as Jason. People gossip that it's drugs related, but now Elly has lost the person she loved most in the world, and it's all her own fault for meddling.

[Ricardo Lopes Moura · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story is very well crafted from the beginning and it has a very peculiar protagonist, a teenager who believes she's fat and undeserving of the love and attraction of the oppsoite sex, thus thinking herself to be invisible. But she is in love with her unknowing neighbour next door and she will do everything so separate him from the girl he begins dating.

Some of the elements of the story are hammered in, some never amount to anything (the brother coming out of prison) and the ending is pretty bad from a narrative standing point, but there are bright spots througout as as portrait of a certain type of girl that is laser foccused on another and self loathes, incapable of recognizing the value in the interest others demonstrate towards her. She is selfish and careless, completely oblivious to everything other than her immediate goal. This part of the book is very well done.

The relashionship sabotage, though, is very basic and tires after a while, because of its repetitiveness. The couple breaks up and reuntines more times than one can count, getting the protagonist hopes up and down at every instance. The manipulation mechanism loses the reader long before the climax. And the finding and keeping of the gun is too on the nose. A pity the whole is not wrapped up a little better.

[Lilly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intressant med plottwisten i slutet. Att det är ett typiskt triangeldrama med två tjejer och en kille drar ner betyget lite, lite uttjatat... För att väga upp det är denna boken dock mer spännande än vad en del andra liknande böcker kan vara.

[Rebecka · Rating 2 out of 5]

*2,5 stars

[Charlotte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, I really liked this book. The very first chapter was confusing, but as I read the book I could see how it led up and linked back to the beginning. This book really gripped me and dug it's claws in deep- I read it in exactly one day.I had so much that I needed to get done that day, but the book simply wouldn't let me put it down! (I'm sure my teachers will understand, right? ;) )I loved the character of Elise (Although I kept reading her name as Elsie) and felt that I could really relate to her. I finished it at about half eleven at night and was very surprised at the ending. I really didn't see it coming!! At all! I had a huge 'book hangover' the next day (you know, when you've finished reading a really good book and can't stop thinking about it but there's no more of the book to be read and your happy that you finished ot but sad there's no more) but this book was really worth it!!

[Jude · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's not often that I give a book only two stars and I was hesitant to do so but now I have. As the title suggests, the underlying theme of the book is jealousy. Elly, the main character, has a crush on her close friend and neighbour Carl. When Carl starts seeing a new girl to the school Elly does everything that she can to derail the relationship. Elly also throws herself at other boys to either take her mind off Carl or to make him jealous and this is something I wouldn't want young girls thinking it's okay to do. The book is well written and does cover issues teenagers would be concerned about.

[Lulu-joko · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was interesting and captured me right from the start as on the first page the author writes of someone being murdered. Later on throught the book it shows of a girl spinning her web of deciet to get the boy she wants and in the end it turned out to be the ending she never wanted. I especially liked how at the start it shows in part one the dead body and in part two something completely different and in part three it all links together.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anne Cassidy can't write anything which doesn't keep me on the edge of my seat... It's full of a passionate twists & characters. The love story was very sad, but I think Anne Cassidy's strength rests in those twists & scandal happening (the ending isn't what Elise wanted, as most reviews will tell you. I don't think there are spoilers...)
To Anne in general, I love you! All books, honestly, every one is a must-read. Everything a YA can ask for ;) But I don't need to.

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

En bok med en huvudperson jag inte kunde sympatisera med. Jag har svårt med karaktärer som ljuger och trasslar in sig i sina lögner, det gör mig irriterad. Jag hade också förväntat mer spänning och lite mer utav en thriller-känsla men 90% av boken handlade endast om hur Elise trånar efter Carl och hånglar med andra killar för att göra honom svartsjuk. Men samtidigt kunde jag inte släppa boken - kanske för att jag var på landet men ändå.

[Kuu · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a mess, and I'm not sure if I mean that in a good or bad way. The plot was certainly something, and I enjoyed reading the book while I did, wanted to continue to figure out what was going to happen next, but now that it's done I'm really not that sure what I think about it. It's not bad, I don't think, just... weird.

[Sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was one of those books that if you put it down you can't concentrate in real life. I had to read it in one sitting it was SOOOO good. It was also really emotional which I LOVE!!!
Hope you enjoy/enjoyed this book just as much as I did.

[Abi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Liked most of it, but the ending was a bit stupid..

[girlpower12121 · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Amazingly juicy book.I loved it sooooooo much. It was sooooooo good and i was pretty muched hooked straight away. loved the end. So scandalishioush

[Olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is quite sad actually, i didn't cry its not 'that' sad but its about love and feelings and a boy never knew how much she loved him :(

[Emzie-may · Rating 3 out of 5]

awesum!

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review in Swedish: http://bookshelf.blogg.se/2011/novemb...

[Eloise · Rating 4 out of 5]

eccinting

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book just not enough words to explain how good this book is !

[Yara]

Good book

[Ben Wheatcroft · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was a brilliant book until the very end it kept the tension going and kept me turning pages until late until the night. Fantastic book. Read it or your missing out!

[Deep Dark · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked it, it was a bit spice 🌶️

[119 · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm happy the guy died in the end. Served Elly right!

[Salma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a love story fan but this was quite interesting.

[Sharon · Rating 1 out of 5]

No...just no.

[Karynna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book