Helpful Score: 3
I love this author's style of writing and what a great story. This is the first in a series of 3. Can't wait to read the others.
Helpful Score: 2
VERY funny, great characters, makes you wish that you were part of the family.
Helpful Score: 1
I absolutely adored this book! It's so very touching and so darn funny! I really, really enjoyed it.
Helpful Score: 1
I had read "Last Call" by the same author and hoped I would like this one as well. It was okay. I wouldn't call it a MUST read but then I wouldn't say it wasn't worth reading either.
Helpful Score: 1
A fabulous book, funny, touching, meaningul. The characters are so endearing, you want to know them as friends.
Helpful Score: 1
Enjoyed this book very much. Really fun read with great characters.
Am reading this now, and enjoying it -- BUT: the errors on simple things like garden flowers and cooking are driving me nuts! Hyacinths bloom before lilacs! Peony bushes average 3' x 3' x 3' and don't grow in window boxes! Paella is not a Mexican dish. Ludicrous errors like this throughout the entire novel, and for that reason I'll nvr read this author again.
My first book by this author - I couldn't really get into it and I thought it was totally unrealistic.
Positives:
* This book moves really fast even though it's a bit long.
* The family that she moves in with is hilarious. It reminds me of the stories about hippies.
* She really grows up and you see that there is always a second chance.
Negatives:
* She never really understands her parents point of view. It's like they don't matter.
* The decisions are laid out for her.
* It's unknown if she really learns what she is supposed to, or if it's just things that she finds interesting. If we didn't have to learn everything then I would have never learned any math.
* This book moves really fast even though it's a bit long.
* The family that she moves in with is hilarious. It reminds me of the stories about hippies.
* She really grows up and you see that there is always a second chance.
Negatives:
* She never really understands her parents point of view. It's like they don't matter.
* The decisions are laid out for her.
* It's unknown if she really learns what she is supposed to, or if it's just things that she finds interesting. If we didn't have to learn everything then I would have never learned any math.
As I started reading this book I thought it was a YA and looked to make sure it wasn't. It was a little slow and then I was sucked in to the life of this teenager trying hard to figure out her place in the world. If only all confused kids had such a wonderful group of quirky, caring adults to surround her with love and wisdom. I felt compelled to read to the end to see what happens to her and the other characters. I really enjoyed this book.
A fun first novel.
