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320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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April 15, 2017
Actual rating is 2.5 stars!
Okay, I really, really wanted to love this book, but I just didn't. It didn't work for me.
My main problems with this book were that the characters felt very flat and stereotypical. They lacked depth. And some were just annoying! I'm talking about the twins here. Though there were characters I liked, such as Colleen and Paolo. Especially Colleen, because she was really self aware, she knew she was fat but she liked her body nonetheless. She loved herself even though she didn't fit into beauty standarts.
I really wish there had been a bit more exploration on Anthonys past, like when he came out as gay and how his family reacted and such. You only ever see his brother interacting with him and he doesn't have a problem with Anthony being gay at all, which is great, but i just wished it had been shown if that had always been the case or if Paolo had a hard time getting accustomed to it.
Also I was rather annoyed by the romancey kind of thing in this book, since it was so... cliché. I hate to use this word, but the insta-love is strong with this one. And I hated it. Paige (who, btw, is called Paula in the German version, for whatever reason) and Anthony just fall in love with Max the second they lay eyes on him.
But even though I wasn't a fan of this whole Max thing, i enjoyed who they ended up with, even if i had figured that out like 100 pages ahead.
The end of the book was rather heartwarming, i might say, and i found myself feeling bad for them, but also smiling at the very end because everything turned out well.
Oh and I loved how Paige's and Camille's storyline turned out, it actually turned out to be more than i expected and that was a welcome change.
That is really all i have to say about this book, those are just my personal thoughts and in no way is this a professional review, i am way too lazy for that.
I recommend this book to people who can overlook stereotypes and annoying characters (at times) and are looking for a lighthearted lgbt read. But I have to say, that there are better books in the genre, such as The Big Summer by Jamie B. Laurie, Simon vs. The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, or Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe (aka my favorite book of all time) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
Okay, I really, really wanted to love this book, but I just didn't. It didn't work for me.
My main problems with this book were that the characters felt very flat and stereotypical. They lacked depth. And some were just annoying! I'm talking about the twins here. Though there were characters I liked, such as Colleen and Paolo. Especially Colleen, because she was really self aware, she knew she was fat but she liked her body nonetheless. She loved herself even though she didn't fit into beauty standarts.
I really wish there had been a bit more exploration on Anthonys past, like when he came out as gay and how his family reacted and such. You only ever see his brother interacting with him and he doesn't have a problem with Anthony being gay at all, which is great, but i just wished it had been shown if that had always been the case or if Paolo had a hard time getting accustomed to it.
Also I was rather annoyed by the romancey kind of thing in this book, since it was so... cliché. I hate to use this word, but the insta-love is strong with this one. And I hated it. Paige (who, btw, is called Paula in the German version, for whatever reason) and Anthony just fall in love with Max the second they lay eyes on him.
But even though I wasn't a fan of this whole Max thing, i enjoyed who they ended up with, even if i had figured that out like 100 pages ahead.
The end of the book was rather heartwarming, i might say, and i found myself feeling bad for them, but also smiling at the very end because everything turned out well.
Oh and I loved how Paige's and Camille's storyline turned out, it actually turned out to be more than i expected and that was a welcome change.
That is really all i have to say about this book, those are just my personal thoughts and in no way is this a professional review, i am way too lazy for that.
I recommend this book to people who can overlook stereotypes and annoying characters (at times) and are looking for a lighthearted lgbt read. But I have to say, that there are better books in the genre, such as The Big Summer by Jamie B. Laurie, Simon vs. The Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, or Aristotle and Dante discover the Secrets of the Universe (aka my favorite book of all time) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
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