Crazy for Young Adult Books discussion

Trisha and I will be reading this. Anyone is welcome to join.

yay! I'm so excited!

Thx for making the thread! I've wanted to read this as soon as you mentioned it in our Reality Boy buddy read.

I can't wait!

I bought a copy of this today and it looks really good, so I'm excited to read this, too.

yay!!! we start this one tomorrow! The cover is so cool.
I can't wait!

I've read through Season 17, Episode 5 so far. I really like this book.

Chuck (view spoiler)[He and Chloe's parents both make me mad because they bring this show into the kids life without caring what they want. Chuck is especially awful since he's running the show and telling the kids what to do. (hide spoiler)]

Chloe (view spoiler)[I can understand why she feels how she does about the show being in her life. I wouldn't want to be on a show like this. (hide spoiler)]

1984 (view spoiler)[The comparisons between 1984 and Chloe's life actually work perfectly. The whole thing is very Big Brother-esque. (hide spoiler)]

Benton (view spoiler)[He seems like a really good brother to Chloe. I like him. (hide spoiler)]

yay! I'm getting ready to start!!

Chuck (view spoiler)[ just feels slimy, doesn't he? (hide spoiler)]

mom(view spoiler)[ yikes. her secret sounds big.
she's....pregnant again?
has cancer?
something BIG is going on here..... :(
and I really can't imagine this is the way to tell the kids.
and I don't understand why the mom couldn't sit her Chloe/Bonnie down and just....let her know. Warning about the show and WHY would make all the difference.
that was a crappy mom move (hide spoiler)]

stepdad (view spoiler)[ meh. I like that he tried to explain but seriously, they have 13 kids with no plan on how to support them??
crappy mom move #2 (hide spoiler)]

every time they put the trademark symbol behind their names, I just cringe.
Could you even imagine? Yikes!

1984 - YES! that was such a great comparison!!

Benny (view spoiler)[ I love him too! he's great. I love how he's worried about her but he just says "spill it, sister"
yeah, he's great (hide spoiler)]

Lex (view spoiler)[ she makes me so sad.
I hope Chloe/Bonnie and Lex get to talk at some point (hide spoiler)]

Patrick (view spoiler)[ hmmm...who is this guy?!?!? LOL (hide spoiler)]

Mer & Tess (view spoiler)[ I wish Chloe/Bonnie would let them in
I think Tess may already know..... (hide spoiler)]

wow, this one really starts off with a bang. I can't wait to read more!

okay I'm 17 chapters in

and I'm still waiting for her Mom (view spoiler)[ to explain why she's doing this again......or why dad's not around. there US so much here that no one is saying !! (hide spoiler)]

cantaloupe omg cracked me up every time! lol

Patrick is awesome :)

I'm on my kindle so I'll comment more later
loving this one tho!!!

I just finished this, and I loved it so much. I couldn't put it down.

Chloe (view spoiler)[Her character growth throughout the book is so fantastic. I love how she learned to stand up to Chuck, her mom, and Kirk. She let them know she didn't want to do the show, and she fought hard for that choice, including talking to lawyers about it. (hide spoiler)]

Patrick (view spoiler)[He was so sweet to Chloe, and he was supportive of the show. She didn't want him to Google her past, and he actually didn't, because he cared about her. He didn't care about the media, and himself ending up in the tabloids. He wasn't going to let his relationship with Chloe end just because of the Vultures, and I loved that about him. (hide spoiler)]

Benny (view spoiler)[He was awesome. He was kind of a combination of both a brother and a best friend to Chloe. He was such a sweet guy. I felt bad that Kaye outed him on national TV. (hide spoiler)]

Matt (view spoiler)[He was a sweet guy, and his relationship with Benny was really well written. I loved the scene when he wore the t-shirt and asked Benny to Winter Formal. (hide spoiler)]

Chuck (view spoiler)[I never liked him at all. He threatened Chloe, and he was running the lives of this family for a TV show. (hide spoiler)]

Chloe's mom (view spoiler)[I didn't like her very much. She never seemed to blame herself and the show for what was going on in Chloe's life. She never accepted that what happened on season 13 was because of this show that she had brought into their lives. (hide spoiler)]

Lexie (view spoiler)[At the beginning, she didn't seem very nice, but her relationship with Bonnie had definitely changed by the end of the book. They were much closer and better sisters to each other by the end. (hide spoiler)]

Tessa and Mer (view spoiler)[They were good friends and really supportive of Chloe. At first, they were surprised about the show, but I was glad that they didn't stop being friends with Chloe because of all the secrets she had kept from them. (hide spoiler)]

So glad to see your 5 star review! I think I want to read this during the readathon.

I would definitely recommend it. I hope you like it too.

Awesome, I'll let you know!

OMG I'm done. This was a WONDERFUL book!

I'm so glad you loved it too Katie!

My fav. part! The bright red shirt.
Ugh, I actually cried it was just so beautiful!!!