Barbie Girl took me fairly by surprise with both its characters, believable story line, and plot. Heidi did a great job getting into the minds of her characters and bringing readers into a place some would rather forget - even in adulthood.
As a YA book I felt it could also fit well into the New Adult genre but either is good.
I'm curious to find out if there are going to be additional novels or not - I won't say why because I don't want to spoil it, but I felt that Heidi handled several teen delicate topics respectfully and succeeded in writing a good story.

Freaking fantastic! That's what I thought as I turned every page of this book. The characters were so alive and the storyline was sweet yet dark at the right places. I loved Barbie. What a strong young woman she turned out to be. And, yes, Dylan acted like a total idiot sometimes, but he was still pretty endearing. Third was brilliant as a secondary character, probably one of the best sidekicks I've read about in a long time. I loved this book so much! Book two has been bought and will be eargerly devoured shortly.

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This book is everything I thought it would be. It doesn’t exactly qualify as a light summer read because there is a bunch of drama and tons of emotions in it, but it does have one of the sweetest romances I have ever read.Okay so this book is about Dylan, who is kind of a nerd, and Barbie. Barbie has a reputation, a bad one. But there’s more to her then meets the eye. Her mother is drunk most of the time and she has to take care of her little brother Everett, who happens to be autistic. So it’s not strange that she’s failing classes and needs a tutor. That tutor is Dylan, a boy she’s known from when she was a kid. If he helps her get an A, she’ll help him get the girl he wants. What they didn’t count on was that they’d get real feelings for each other.Again, I have to say that the romance in this book was just so sweet. Even though this is a pretty short book, it builds up nicely and not to fast. It feels so right when they are together and their chemistry just touched me. I really loved them both and I loved this book and I really really want to read book 2 now because I really want to know what happens next for them.I absolutely loved Barbie. She’s the opposite of what you’d picture for a girl named Barbie. She’s badass and like I said, she has a bad reputation. But there’s more to her. She’s so caring and has so much love to give. I loved her. And Dylan. The kind of hot nerd boy. Yeah… I want a Dylan for myself… Third is also awesome. He’s a very loyal friend and I liked him very much.This book was sweet, romantic, funny, full of drama,… It had everything I look for in this genre. It had more depth then I thought it would, and the writing was also very good. So yeah, I want to read the next book!If you love a sweet romance and a not-so-light-but-still-great summer read, this is the book for you to read this summer. Whether you’re at home in the yard or at the beach, this book is great to read. Even in the winter, curled up under a blanket, it would be a good way to spend your time.