I really enjoyed this!! I saw a lot of myself in Cath but also not at all at the same time? Some of the things she did made me so angry oh my god. But that’s beside the point, I enjoyed the plot and the characters a lot. Although bold of Rowell to give Cath a 21-year-old smiley and sweet boyfriend in the first year of college. Why didn’t this happen to me?

Even though the whole plot literally revolved around Simon Snow and Baz I honestly couldn’t care less about them. Like I didn’t care about those excerpts at the beginning of each chapter. I also didn’t care about the Simon Snow fic that Cath reads to Levi but oh well! I still enjoyed the story as a whole, would recommend.

So I picked up this book because I want to move past reading about high school students and their problems — it’s not something I can relate to anymore. Reading the blurb and seeing it was about “adults” was really appealing to me. It also helped that I’ve read books by the author before and very much enjoyed them.

I really enjoyed Landline! I’m a HUGE romantic so of course I was giddy reading all the flashbacks of Neal (although it’s unfortunate Neal is spelt that way) and Georgie’s meeting in college. I really like their dynamic as a couple. I’ve seen a few reviews that berate Georgie and Neal’s individual characters as being “unlikeable” or “annoying” and “selfish” but is it not more realistic to have characters with faults? For me, I liked both characters a lot, I thought they complimented each other really well. Yes, I thought Georgie was selfish, but that’s her character? We can’t have every character be a saint it’s just not realistic.

So, in saying that, I very much enjoyed this book and the characters and their development. My only issue was that the ending was just a little messy. I felt like nothing was really concluded. I think because of the plot of the book and the problems that Georgie and Neal had, it would’ve been beneficial to have a ‘clearer’ ending.

All in all though! I enjoyed this book a lot! Definitely recommend if you’re into realistic problems that occur in relationships but written in a lighter tone.

Wow...I haven't read a book that gripped me as much as this one did in a long time. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. After a read recommended it to me, I decided to read - having not ventured into the suspense genre before and boy I was not disappointed. The plot of this story was so suspenseful and I enjoyed trying to uncover the mystery with the characters. McManus did a fantastic job at making me want to read more. I liked all the characters a lot and enjoyed how they grew throughout the story. They seemed real and were dealing with real issues. The climax of the book where everything is revealed was so....wow. I couldn't believe it. I don't wanna say any more than that because I want to keep this review spoiler free but I was truly shocked.

All in all, this is a fantastic read for those who enjoy suspense or those who are just venturing into the genre. It's well-rounded characters and intricately detailed and put-together plot make for an exciting read that you won't be able to put down.

Also, the premise could be summarised as "The Breakfast Club, but the basket case gets murdered" and I think that's okay and kinda cool.

Everyone seems to have hated this book but I seriously didn't think it was that bad? I really like Cassia and the relationships she had with her family, friends and love interests. As always, I rooted for the mysterious dark-haired boy but I would've liked to have seen more conflict within Cassia about her feelings and choice between the two guys, it all seemed very biased to one side (Ky) and not much was said about her match (Xander), it was only towards the end did we see a sliver of inner turmoil.

Despite this, I thought the book was good and I'll be reading the next book in the series.

i just really couldn't get into this book. i found the characters irritating, especially finch, and the overall suicide and mental illness theme of the book was so heavy and prominent it was exhausting to read. i didn't finish it. this book just wasn't for me.

This book is fine. Really, it is. The writing is great and Albertali is great at dialogue and I genuinely enjoy her writing. But I really don’t like Leah. Like as in, I can’t stand her. She’s annoying. I found her annoying in Simon vs and reading this just cemented that fact. I thought the romance with Abby was forced and just really weird? She couldn’t even be around Abby and suddenly she was in love with her? I don’t know man it was just........I didn’t like it a lot.

I enjoyed this book. I did. After reading and loving Simon vs. the Homosapien Agenda I was looking forward to reading this book by the same author. I read the blurb and I thought it would be funny, cute and relatable. And it was in many ways, with diverse characters of multiple sexualities and backgrounds. However, the story just failed to...grip me? I wasn't pulled into the story and I wasn't compelled to sit and read the whole book in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. It was a good story, but even though the characters were incredibly diverse I found most of them very annoying and they didn't have much depth. But this story did have it's cute and funny moments and that's what saved the book for me - that and I relate to Molly as I, too, have never had a boyfriend, never been kissed but have had an extensive list of crushes.

The only reason I read this book was because I curiously picked up the first Girl Online a couple of years ago and genuinely enjoyed it.
I read this and I did enjoy it, although I did find it quite slow at some points, wishing it would hurry up and get to the climax. There were times where I relecutant to keep reading because was a bit of a drag and repetitive, but once the crescendo hit I was more into the story again.
I really like the overall message that this book sends about overcoming your fears and anxieties and standing up for yourself, following your dreams and passions and being brave. I also really like Penny as a character and her development throughout the book, her thoughts and feelings are really realistic and I found myself rooting for her not to be with Noah (shocking! especially coming from me; someone who roots for the couples happy ending).
Also the other thing, Blake's character. I didn't find his grounds for disliking Penny very well articulated or explained, he kind of just hated her just because? Seemed a bit eh but whatever.
Anyway, I enjoyed the book, and I'll probably read the next one just because.