by Mari Mancusi
Okay I get that this is purely fictional and yet, I expected scenarios to be possible and not so far-fetched when it comes to realistic fiction. One of the elephantine/ginormous plotholes is something I wouldn't spoil. Never mind, here it is:tell me now, what are the odds that you will meet your cru...
This is cute. Review to follow.
I came across this while looking for read-alikes for Maki Murakami's Gamerz Heaven. Although I decided it wasn't a good read-alike, the manga and gaming aspects of the book appealed to me. Also, I was blinded by the cover art. If I ever hear that Elise Trinh, the cover artist, has illustrated a grap...
This was so fun to read. It was just cute and interesting. It was definitely an easy read, and it didn't really deal with any challenging topics, at least not for a contemporary novel. I figured there might be some bit about substance abuse or breaking the law, something Maddy would have to deal wit...
Putting it off for awhile. Sigh.
The blurb.Little less inclined to read this now.
I had insomnia last night, so I took the opportunity to devour the book. I really liked it, I felt identified with Maddy :)
I'm a little torn with my impressions of "Gamer Girl". Let me first start off by saying that the premise did appeal to me because I was very much into games, manga, and anime when I was around the protagonist's age (matter in point I still am, but I don't have as much of the time to place to it now...
I wanted to like this. I really did. It had the potential to be wonderful, but fell short.