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rebeisstrange
*my overall rating is a 3.5*
hi guys! im finally writing AN ACTUAL REVIEW. are you proud of me?
anyway, this is book is about Camilla, a Mexican girl, whose mother is a telenovela superstar. one day, her mother lands a part as a maid in an American show and Camilla and her family are swept away to LA.
i was interested in this book for two reasons:
one, it was short. i really needed a book to get some AR points so this short little story (192 pages, huh) seemed good enough for me.
two, i wanted a fun little story that i wouldn’t have to think much about. this seemed like the perfect thing.
LETS START!!!!
what i liked:
• Sergio
Sergio is Camilla’s older brother, and i really loved him. he was the second best character in the whole freakin world. he was so studious and kind. i loved the way that he would gently correct Camilla when she was being a total idiot and stuff. he was just amazing. i was so captured every time he talked and i just genuinely loved him.
•Willow
where do i even start with Willow? she was just so kind and beautiful. even when Camilla was pretending to be poor (that’s not a spoiler), Willow didn’t treat her any different than herself. she gave her a designer jacket. she paid Camilla when she didn’t need to. she was so wonderful. i loved her. Willow knew when Tiggy went to far and she forgave Camilla when she didn’t need to.
•family
awww the family aspect was just so adorable. Camilla and her family showed such genuine love for each other that it made my heart swell. it reminded me so much of my own family and i felt so attached to it. their culture shone through. i enjoyed all the Mexican heritage and history.
now what i didn’t like:
•backstory
yes, Camilla, i do want to know what happened in your past. but you don’t have to suddenly remember something and delve into its backstory every time a word is even said. every time something of some significance came up in the story, we were handed a long ass flash back/explanation as to why Camilla remembered this word or phrase or place or anything.
•Tiggy
read the book and you’ll understand.
•translation
tell me why every single time words were spoken in Spanish we were immediately given the translation in English. yes, i understand that not everyone speaks Spanish. but i do. and as a Spanish speaker it annoyed the hell out of me having to read the same sentence back to back. they couldn’t have put translations in the back? that wasn’t an option?
anyway, that’s my review! it was a pretty good book to be my second book of the year. we’re already starting strong with those three stars lmao.
-rebe
hi guys! im finally writing AN ACTUAL REVIEW. are you proud of me?
anyway, this is book is about Camilla, a Mexican girl, whose mother is a telenovela superstar. one day, her mother lands a part as a maid in an American show and Camilla and her family are swept away to LA.
i was interested in this book for two reasons:
one, it was short. i really needed a book to get some AR points so this short little story (192 pages, huh) seemed good enough for me.
two, i wanted a fun little story that i wouldn’t have to think much about. this seemed like the perfect thing.
LETS START!!!!
what i liked:
• Sergio
Sergio is Camilla’s older brother, and i really loved him. he was the second best character in the whole freakin world. he was so studious and kind. i loved the way that he would gently correct Camilla when she was being a total idiot and stuff. he was just amazing. i was so captured every time he talked and i just genuinely loved him.
•Willow
where do i even start with Willow? she was just so kind and beautiful. even when Camilla was pretending to be poor (that’s not a spoiler), Willow didn’t treat her any different than herself. she gave her a designer jacket. she paid Camilla when she didn’t need to. she was so wonderful. i loved her. Willow knew when Tiggy went to far and she forgave Camilla when she didn’t need to.
•family
awww the family aspect was just so adorable. Camilla and her family showed such genuine love for each other that it made my heart swell. it reminded me so much of my own family and i felt so attached to it. their culture shone through. i enjoyed all the Mexican heritage and history.
now what i didn’t like:
•backstory
yes, Camilla, i do want to know what happened in your past. but you don’t have to suddenly remember something and delve into its backstory every time a word is even said. every time something of some significance came up in the story, we were handed a long ass flash back/explanation as to why Camilla remembered this word or phrase or place or anything.
•Tiggy
read the book and you’ll understand.
•translation
tell me why every single time words were spoken in Spanish we were immediately given the translation in English. yes, i understand that not everyone speaks Spanish. but i do. and as a Spanish speaker it annoyed the hell out of me having to read the same sentence back to back. they couldn’t have put translations in the back? that wasn’t an option?
anyway, that’s my review! it was a pretty good book to be my second book of the year. we’re already starting strong with those three stars lmao.
-rebe
(**my overall rating is 2.8)
hello! another repetitive book i had to read for school!
yes, welcome back. im rebeca and i gave ANOTHER book a three star! are we surprised? of course not.
anyway. this book, in case you didn’t know, is about Ally, who’s in the sixth grade, who also had dyslexia. but she doesn’t really want anyone to know.
anywho, lets get started.
so, basically. the book opens with Ally at school & being difficult w/ her teacher, Mrs. Hall.
in this book, Ally covers up her secret by being a bad student and refusing to do work. she is bullied by two girls, Shay and Jessica, throughout the majority of the book.
i really loved the friendship that had developed throughout the book. it was a really beautiful and well developed friendship that i found truly real and genuine.
i was really happy for Ally as she overcame dyslexia and finally stood up to Shay and Jessica in the end. Shay got what she deserved and i was really glad she got what she deserved.
also, SUPER glad they stood up to Albert’s bullies! it was wonderful.
although it was an enjoyable book, there were still a few things i disliked.
my main issue with this book was Mr. Daniels and Ally’s relationship.
yes, he was her teacher. yes, he was helping her. but throughout the whole thing i couldn’t help but feel like the author wanted a romance between the two.
i know i sound super frickin crazy for saying that but the whole time Ally was doing everything for HIM. for Mr. Daniels. maybe Ally was the one who loved him & Mr. Daniels was just chillin idk.
the other thing that ruined the book for me was how repetitive it was. it was the same thing over and over and over! Ally just assumed she couldn’t do it and them Mr. Daniels encourages her to do it and, omg guess what, she did end up doing it.
yeah, 266 pages of who-knows-what.
anywho, thanks for reading this!!
stay hydrated and keep reading!
-rebe✨
hello! another repetitive book i had to read for school!
yes, welcome back. im rebeca and i gave ANOTHER book a three star! are we surprised? of course not.
anyway. this book, in case you didn’t know, is about Ally, who’s in the sixth grade, who also had dyslexia. but she doesn’t really want anyone to know.
anywho, lets get started.
so, basically. the book opens with Ally at school & being difficult w/ her teacher, Mrs. Hall.
in this book, Ally covers up her secret by being a bad student and refusing to do work. she is bullied by two girls, Shay and Jessica, throughout the majority of the book.
i really loved the friendship that had developed throughout the book. it was a really beautiful and well developed friendship that i found truly real and genuine.
i was really happy for Ally as she overcame dyslexia and finally stood up to Shay and Jessica in the end. Shay got what she deserved and i was really glad she got what she deserved.
also, SUPER glad they stood up to Albert’s bullies! it was wonderful.
although it was an enjoyable book, there were still a few things i disliked.
my main issue with this book was Mr. Daniels and Ally’s relationship.
yes, he was her teacher. yes, he was helping her. but throughout the whole thing i couldn’t help but feel like the author wanted a romance between the two.
i know i sound super frickin crazy for saying that but the whole time Ally was doing everything for HIM. for Mr. Daniels. maybe Ally was the one who loved him & Mr. Daniels was just chillin idk.
the other thing that ruined the book for me was how repetitive it was. it was the same thing over and over and over! Ally just assumed she couldn’t do it and them Mr. Daniels encourages her to do it and, omg guess what, she did end up doing it.
yeah, 266 pages of who-knows-what.
anywho, thanks for reading this!!
stay hydrated and keep reading!
-rebe✨
Meet Cute
Meredith Russo, Dhonielle Clayton, Julie Murphy, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi, Katie Cotugno, Jocelyn Davies, Kass Morgan, Katharine McGee, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord, Sara Shepard
(*my overall rating is a 3.0)
oofers. a short story collection. not really my cup of tea but i decided to give it a shot.
so, I’ll be talking briefly about each imagine and what i though about them + my rating for the imagine!
1. Siege Etiquette:
i personally didn’t like this one. and i wonder why they thought it would be a good idea to put this one at the beginning of the book. it was just...bad?
first of all the girl in this story makes no sense to me. she’s popular and mean but she used to be nice and something about her family and blah blah blah. i understand that maybe they were trying to make a fleshed our character but it’s really hard to do that when you’re writing a short story.
second, the guy just confused me. if you’re only going to come to school half of the year, why come at all? also, he works on a farm? how did he get to the party? what party is this for? how were the cops informed of this party? so many questions are left unanswered.
also, at the end when they kiss, it’s totally forced. they hardly know each other. and, wtf, after it the girl is all like ‘i can’t be with you’.
why?
*1.5 stars
2. Print Shop
ooh ok so we’re getting to the good stuff! i loved this one! it was really adorable and i loved how it was like all backstory and we barely get to see the romance. i feel like it gives you a chance to think and come up for yourself how the two girls got together. i loved the idea of the cute print shop and how old fashioned they wanted to be.
*3.7 stars
3. Hourglass
and right when we get something good, they hit us with the worst short story in this whole book. yes, the worst.
i HATED this one. it was so boring. first of all, the main character is just a pity party. i don’t even feel anything for her. she’s so rude and she gets mad at Stacy (her best friend) for almost no reason. i really didn’t like this story.
*0.5 stars
4. Click
this story was pretty cute! i enjoyed the backstory and how we got to see why our main character was so invested in her studies and the app she was making. i found it very touching that the love interest went all that way to help our main character find her USB drive that meant oh-so-much to her.
it was also a pleasant twist when the two found out that they weren’t clicked in the end and that fate brought them together! i found it really cute.
*3.0 stars
5. The Intern
bleh. this one was just...it just went straight over my head. i feel like our main character was too ambitious and too clingy. or that she got attached to people too easily.
the rockstar guy was just plain weird. he sounded a little bit of a creep to me. also, why would he leave in the middle of his concert? it makes no sense.
*2.0 stars
6. Somewhere That’s Green
OMG I LOVED THIS
the transgender rep, the lesbian rep, the acceptance rep, the fight. i. loved. it. so. much.
nia was such an empowering and beautiful trans female main character. i love how she never let anyone tear her down and how she fought for her rights. i loved the kiss at the end and how the two girls ended up together. it was wonderful :)
*4.8 stars
7. The Way We Love Here
another one that just kinda flew over my head. i wasn’t a big fan of the premise. i know that the sort of soulmate au is popular right now, but i just got confused. it was showing us so many alternate universes that none of them really made sense?
*2.8 stars
8. Oomph
ahhh another one that I really loved. again with the lesbian rep. i thought it was wonderful! the two girls seemed to have the same playful personality and i found that it was really cute how they met at the airport! i could definitely relate with the overprotective parents, and i just really loved the concept.
*4.9 stars
9. The Dictionary of You and Me
yet ANOTHER favorite of mine from this short story collection!
ok, so obviously im a bibliophile and i just fell in love with this concept of a girl working in a library, finding love through books. it made me oddly happy, and i kinda wish this could happen to me.
the love story was so genuine and cute that i found myself smiling though most of this.
*4.8 stars
10. The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love
wow, three of my favorites in a row? can you believe that?
yes, yet another favorite. this one was just genuinely well written and thought out. i really loved that it felt like we were reading this girl’s actually report for her class. plus, it was extremely adorable how the guy wore blue so that she would recognize him :,)
*4.8 stars
11. 259 Million Miles
a really wholesome story of two people sort of falling in love after spending 24 hours together. it was a really ??realistic?? story in my opinion.
the one thing that just didn’t fly right with me was how the heck would people humiliate the main character for that? he literally just threw up after getting rejected. yeah, embarrassing, but not embarrassing enough to make people make fun of you wherever you go. i personally just don’t think that’s realistic.
also, he TOTALLY should’ve gone to Mars with the girl. i hate how they made her go but made him stay.
*3.5 stars
12. Something Real
an ok/interesting concept. ive actually never seen a dating show in my life, so i don’t know how accurate this actually is to real life dating shows. but anyway, it was just a really predictable story. i knew that the celebrity would end up being a total ass and that the girls would end up together.
also, throughout my whole time reading this story, i couldn’t stop seeing Will from Dumplin as the main character. it was haunting me.
*3.0 stars
13. Say Everything
this story intrigued me the most because the first sentence immediately made me think of my crush. (the first sentence is: ‘To you, he’s THAT boy’) so yes, i was intrigued.
and no, i wasn’t let down, but it wasn’t exactly what i wanted. it was just like a whatever story. i didn’t really find myself that invested in the story.
it was cute, fluffy, and a short quick read.
*3.2 stars
14. The Department of Dead Love
and ok story by Nicola Yoon. i wasn’t surprised or disappointed with it. i was just kinda like ‘meh’.
the concept is cool, but i feel like it wasn’t explored enough. it was just a bit disappointing:(
i do think that this could be a whole short story collection on it’s own, where we get a short story from each department.
*3.5 stars
-rebe✌️
oofers. a short story collection. not really my cup of tea but i decided to give it a shot.
so, I’ll be talking briefly about each imagine and what i though about them + my rating for the imagine!
1. Siege Etiquette:
i personally didn’t like this one. and i wonder why they thought it would be a good idea to put this one at the beginning of the book. it was just...bad?
first of all the girl in this story makes no sense to me. she’s popular and mean but she used to be nice and something about her family and blah blah blah. i understand that maybe they were trying to make a fleshed our character but it’s really hard to do that when you’re writing a short story.
second, the guy just confused me. if you’re only going to come to school half of the year, why come at all? also, he works on a farm? how did he get to the party? what party is this for? how were the cops informed of this party? so many questions are left unanswered.
also, at the end when they kiss, it’s totally forced. they hardly know each other. and, wtf, after it the girl is all like ‘i can’t be with you’.
why?
*1.5 stars
2. Print Shop
ooh ok so we’re getting to the good stuff! i loved this one! it was really adorable and i loved how it was like all backstory and we barely get to see the romance. i feel like it gives you a chance to think and come up for yourself how the two girls got together. i loved the idea of the cute print shop and how old fashioned they wanted to be.
*3.7 stars
3. Hourglass
and right when we get something good, they hit us with the worst short story in this whole book. yes, the worst.
i HATED this one. it was so boring. first of all, the main character is just a pity party. i don’t even feel anything for her. she’s so rude and she gets mad at Stacy (her best friend) for almost no reason. i really didn’t like this story.
*0.5 stars
4. Click
this story was pretty cute! i enjoyed the backstory and how we got to see why our main character was so invested in her studies and the app she was making. i found it very touching that the love interest went all that way to help our main character find her USB drive that meant oh-so-much to her.
it was also a pleasant twist when the two found out that they weren’t clicked in the end and that fate brought them together! i found it really cute.
*3.0 stars
5. The Intern
bleh. this one was just...it just went straight over my head. i feel like our main character was too ambitious and too clingy. or that she got attached to people too easily.
the rockstar guy was just plain weird. he sounded a little bit of a creep to me. also, why would he leave in the middle of his concert? it makes no sense.
*2.0 stars
6. Somewhere That’s Green
OMG I LOVED THIS
the transgender rep, the lesbian rep, the acceptance rep, the fight. i. loved. it. so. much.
nia was such an empowering and beautiful trans female main character. i love how she never let anyone tear her down and how she fought for her rights. i loved the kiss at the end and how the two girls ended up together. it was wonderful :)
*4.8 stars
7. The Way We Love Here
another one that just kinda flew over my head. i wasn’t a big fan of the premise. i know that the sort of soulmate au is popular right now, but i just got confused. it was showing us so many alternate universes that none of them really made sense?
*2.8 stars
8. Oomph
ahhh another one that I really loved. again with the lesbian rep. i thought it was wonderful! the two girls seemed to have the same playful personality and i found that it was really cute how they met at the airport! i could definitely relate with the overprotective parents, and i just really loved the concept.
*4.9 stars
9. The Dictionary of You and Me
yet ANOTHER favorite of mine from this short story collection!
ok, so obviously im a bibliophile and i just fell in love with this concept of a girl working in a library, finding love through books. it made me oddly happy, and i kinda wish this could happen to me.
the love story was so genuine and cute that i found myself smiling though most of this.
*4.8 stars
10. The Unlikely Likelihood of Falling in Love
wow, three of my favorites in a row? can you believe that?
yes, yet another favorite. this one was just genuinely well written and thought out. i really loved that it felt like we were reading this girl’s actually report for her class. plus, it was extremely adorable how the guy wore blue so that she would recognize him :,)
*4.8 stars
11. 259 Million Miles
a really wholesome story of two people sort of falling in love after spending 24 hours together. it was a really ??realistic?? story in my opinion.
the one thing that just didn’t fly right with me was how the heck would people humiliate the main character for that? he literally just threw up after getting rejected. yeah, embarrassing, but not embarrassing enough to make people make fun of you wherever you go. i personally just don’t think that’s realistic.
also, he TOTALLY should’ve gone to Mars with the girl. i hate how they made her go but made him stay.
*3.5 stars
12. Something Real
an ok/interesting concept. ive actually never seen a dating show in my life, so i don’t know how accurate this actually is to real life dating shows. but anyway, it was just a really predictable story. i knew that the celebrity would end up being a total ass and that the girls would end up together.
also, throughout my whole time reading this story, i couldn’t stop seeing Will from Dumplin as the main character. it was haunting me.
*3.0 stars
13. Say Everything
this story intrigued me the most because the first sentence immediately made me think of my crush. (the first sentence is: ‘To you, he’s THAT boy’) so yes, i was intrigued.
and no, i wasn’t let down, but it wasn’t exactly what i wanted. it was just like a whatever story. i didn’t really find myself that invested in the story.
it was cute, fluffy, and a short quick read.
*3.2 stars
14. The Department of Dead Love
and ok story by Nicola Yoon. i wasn’t surprised or disappointed with it. i was just kinda like ‘meh’.
the concept is cool, but i feel like it wasn’t explored enough. it was just a bit disappointing:(
i do think that this could be a whole short story collection on it’s own, where we get a short story from each department.
*3.5 stars
-rebe✌️
(*my overall rating is a 3.0)
this book was pretty good! it was a bit mediocre but you kinda learn to love it once you get a bit more invested in the story.
i loved our four main characters! they were all wonderful and powerful young girls that i really loved.
this was an all in all pretty good book (except for when they used the word f*g) and i would recommend if you want a sci-fi graphic novel with beautiful illustrations!
can’t wait to continue with the series!
this book was pretty good! it was a bit mediocre but you kinda learn to love it once you get a bit more invested in the story.
i loved our four main characters! they were all wonderful and powerful young girls that i really loved.
this was an all in all pretty good book (except for when they used the word f*g) and i would recommend if you want a sci-fi graphic novel with beautiful illustrations!
can’t wait to continue with the series!
(*my overall rating is a 4.5)
OMG I LOVED THIS STORY SO MUCH!
ok, ok, let me give you back story.
so a while back i bought this book and them attempted to read it. i made it like 20 pages in and then just decided to stop reading it. later i donated it to my school library. after some persuasion from my friends, i checked it out from the library and read it.
and oh my God was it great.
ugh i just loved everything about this book. so, like most stories, lets start at the beginning.
first up, the tests + the backstory.
ok, the backstory was what bored me half to death. the book goes into great detail about everything (which slowly grew on me but i hated at the beginning) which really annoys me. i also wasn’t a big fan of the whole test taking thing.
but after all the tests passed and they were finally at Mr. Benedict’s place (house? lair? idk) then it started to get good.
i fell in love with all the characters. i loved Reynie a lot. he was such a dorky little brave leader and i loved how sweet and smart he was. sticky was also great. he was needy and adorable and i loved how he always polished his glasses when he got nervous.
kate was definitely my favorite. she just so odd and different that i ended up liking her a lot. the concept of her carrying around a bucket all the time was cool to me as well. and Constance, oh Constance, i hated her at the beginning. slowly, slowly, though, she began to grow on me until i fell in love with her at the end.
the whole mission itself was so cool. the institute and mr. curtain’s plan (the improvement) was all so well thought out. it was super interesting to uncover everything along the way and find out everything. there were so many twists and turns that you don’t expect to happen.
also, now i suddenly want to learn Morse code.
the late night meetings of the Mysterious Benedict Society were probably my favorite part of the whole story. it was just so cool to see them come together and see their minds working.
S.Q the executive also kinda grew on me. i mean i know im not supposed to like him because he’s like a bad guy, but he was just the sweetest dork ever!
i was super happy with the ending and OMG i can’t believe that Constance is three. years. old.
also, im so happy for Milligan and Kate!
this story was just so awesome and well written that id highly, highly recommend!
-rebe✨
OMG I LOVED THIS STORY SO MUCH!
ok, ok, let me give you back story.
so a while back i bought this book and them attempted to read it. i made it like 20 pages in and then just decided to stop reading it. later i donated it to my school library. after some persuasion from my friends, i checked it out from the library and read it.
and oh my God was it great.
ugh i just loved everything about this book. so, like most stories, lets start at the beginning.
first up, the tests + the backstory.
ok, the backstory was what bored me half to death. the book goes into great detail about everything (which slowly grew on me but i hated at the beginning) which really annoys me. i also wasn’t a big fan of the whole test taking thing.
but after all the tests passed and they were finally at Mr. Benedict’s place (house? lair? idk) then it started to get good.
i fell in love with all the characters. i loved Reynie a lot. he was such a dorky little brave leader and i loved how sweet and smart he was. sticky was also great. he was needy and adorable and i loved how he always polished his glasses when he got nervous.
kate was definitely my favorite. she just so odd and different that i ended up liking her a lot. the concept of her carrying around a bucket all the time was cool to me as well. and Constance, oh Constance, i hated her at the beginning. slowly, slowly, though, she began to grow on me until i fell in love with her at the end.
the whole mission itself was so cool. the institute and mr. curtain’s plan (the improvement) was all so well thought out. it was super interesting to uncover everything along the way and find out everything. there were so many twists and turns that you don’t expect to happen.
also, now i suddenly want to learn Morse code.
the late night meetings of the Mysterious Benedict Society were probably my favorite part of the whole story. it was just so cool to see them come together and see their minds working.
S.Q the executive also kinda grew on me. i mean i know im not supposed to like him because he’s like a bad guy, but he was just the sweetest dork ever!
i was super happy with the ending and OMG i can’t believe that Constance is three. years. old.
also, im so happy for Milligan and Kate!
this story was just so awesome and well written that id highly, highly recommend!
-rebe✨
(*my overall rating is a 4.6)
o.m.g i loved this book.
it was wonderful! im such a sucker for lgbtq+ stories, characters, people, so this book was right up my alley!
i was a bit surprised at first, mainly because Tanner and Autumn didn’t act the way i thought they would? to me, Tanner was a lot more weird/annoying than i expected? and i really didn’t like autumn at the beginning.
another thing was just the insta-love? it was really weird that Tanner was immediately in love with Sebastian.
but as the story progressed, i slowly fell in love with the characters, and the bumper stickers, and the romance, and the friendship. it was just so real and adorable to me and i just couldn’t contain my happiness throughout the whole book.
the one thing that i really just didn’t vibe with was how Tanner and Autumn slept together? I just felt it was unnecessary.
other than that i loved it!
-maya
o.m.g i loved this book.
it was wonderful! im such a sucker for lgbtq+ stories, characters, people, so this book was right up my alley!
i was a bit surprised at first, mainly because Tanner and Autumn didn’t act the way i thought they would? to me, Tanner was a lot more weird/annoying than i expected? and i really didn’t like autumn at the beginning.
another thing was just the insta-love? it was really weird that Tanner was immediately in love with Sebastian.
but as the story progressed, i slowly fell in love with the characters, and the bumper stickers, and the romance, and the friendship. it was just so real and adorable to me and i just couldn’t contain my happiness throughout the whole book.
the one thing that i really just didn’t vibe with was how Tanner and Autumn slept together? I just felt it was unnecessary.
other than that i loved it!
-maya
it’s so hard to come up with something to say about this book except for LOVE THESE TWO CUTIES WITH MY WHOLE HEART.
i love the two boys with my whole heart and i love the story and the art and the way the story was told!! idk i love this book too much.
i love the two boys with my whole heart and i love the story and the art and the way the story was told!! idk i love this book too much.
SAME EXACT THING I SAID FOR VOLUME ONE
+ the fact that im gonna cry because these boys are so soft :,)
+ the fact that im gonna cry because these boys are so soft :,)