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review 2016-08-04 20:01
A Totally Awkward Love Story
A Totally Awkward Love Story - Tom Ellen,Lucy Ivison

So who is your lobster? Hannah has been looking for her lobster for years and she desperately wants to find him as she is planning to head off to college shortly and she hasn’t yet found him. A lobster she heard, mates for life, at least that is what someone told her in grade school and this notion that been embedded in her head and has been a goal for her for many years. So far, she been coming up empty handed. She hopes this last summer, she will find her lobster.

 

I really enjoyed the girlfriend relationships that were found inside this novel. They were true to each other in the end and were there for each other when they needed to be. Sure there were spats and quarrels amongst them but these girls together, were a fortress. There were many other relationships in this novel. Some were convenient and some took on deeper meanings, pulling at the emotional and committal side of their relationship. Such a variety of characters were included inside these pages, there is sure to be someone you can relate to. As the main characters were finally done taking their college entrance exam boards, there is a mix of feeling amongst them. They all feel relieved to put their books away but waiting for the results, some of the characters just couldn’t let go and just let fate take over. I could relate to these characters as they fretted over their test results. I know and they know that there is nothing that we can do about them but we still run the “what if?” scenarios in our heads after taking exams. They all wanted to have fun this last summer before college but these other individuals were ready to cut loose and be free. They all just needed to get away, change their environment, and things would start to look better.   This was a fun story, a very entertaining and enjoyable read.   I liked that the characters all began to relax for a bit while they were together once they got away from home. The atmosphere changed and there was of course, drama but there was going to be drama anyway. You put a group of people together, things are bound to occur.   It’s hard to change, it’s hard to let go of yourself especially around other people but it’s good to relax and know that you can.

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review 2016-06-14 21:08
Reasons you need this book
A Totally Awkward Love Story - Tom Ellen,Lucy Ivison
1. It is FUCKING HILARIOUS. It's also just got a very different sense of humor found in American YA novels. The straight-forward, British humor made me LOL a lot. Also British humor in general is pretty great. Lots of LOLs to be had. 

2. It is Sex-positive. It isn't just sex-positive in that it has one sex scene. This book is full of teenagers who think a LOT about sex (because TEENAGERS DO THAT) and also have sex often. The book explores teen-sexuality in a very true-to-life manner that isn't full of rainbows and roses but rather lots of awkwardness and self-doubt. 

3. Awkwardness. Just based on personal experience, being a teen is pretty hard. There are so many messages teens get from media and from one another and all they do is make us very aware of ourselves and the ways in which we are different from this 'idealized' image of a teen. While the book doesn't directly address the messages, it weaves them in with the insecurities the main characters have about themselves. 

4. Kids who don't always get into their top college/university. I know this seems really minor but I am so fucking tired of all the teens in YA lit who dream big and somehow always get into their top college/university. That doesn't happen that often in real life. What does happen is that you sometimes see the good in situations that aren't always that great and this book does a lot of that. 

5. Teens who drink. Whaat? Teens drink? What are you going on about? Given that it's the summer after high school, let me tell you, there is a lot of drinking involved and I appreciated the realistic ways in which the authors tackled teen drinking. 

This book will definitely not be for everyone because there is a lot of angst and drama, occasional toxic friendships and perhaps the kinds of situations these teens get into will make some readers uncomfortable. Hell, I was pretty uncomfortable sometimes. BUT, Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison do justice to teen experiences in the novel. Not every teenager will have had the same experiences as the main characters but I am sure everyone will be able to relate to some aspect of these teens' lives and will find something that makes them want to cheer the main characters on. 

Note that I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
 

 

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review 2014-05-04 21:00
Crimson Empire, Vol. 2
Crimson Empire Vol. 2: Circumstances to Serve a Noble - QuinRose,Hazuki Futaba

JustinJustinJustinJustinJustin

 

Uh. . . I really love Justin? A lot? He's a sweetheart, and he's adorable, and he's tough, and an idiot, the poor thing, and HE'S AROUND MORE IN THIS ONE YAAAAY!!! XD XD

Honestly, the darling bought Sheila a rose when he didn't even want her following him (you poor, precious baby, how could she not try to keep you safe? What kind of a monster could help themselves?), and he wore a 'disguise' (seriously, Justin? Pfft) that he hated because it would make her worry a bit less. *bubbles hearts*

 

Sheila, don't you dare let the idiot get hurt. Ever. In any way. Thankfully you're sweet and awesome, too, so that shouldn't be a problem! :D Take care of him, though. Seriously. 

Obviously he's going to protect her from Curtis. He's too perfect not to.

(spoiler show)

 

 

Curtis! Curtis returns!!!! *cheering* He is one of the shortest, most adorable, most awesome villains ever. EVER. Please stay. Preferably don't kill any of the awesome characters, but STAY. DON'T LEAVE! YOU AREN'T AROUND ENOUGH! (He leaves, doesn't he? *cries*)

 

Michael is still adorable. :D Gosh, some of these characters need to be around more. (Just don't detract from Justin's camera time. At all. Just magically be around more, or something.) Oh, yeah, and Michael's an awesome evil demon, too--with wings, mwahaha. Keep it up!

 

What happened to this review, anyway? This is just me ranting about the characters. . .

 

Uh. . . The plot. I don't care much for it, but that's okay, because Justin is around!!!! *bubbles hearts, then remembers previous train of thought before Justin shattered it* I've got to say, there aren't very many assassination attempts in this one, considering it still goes on about them in the book's synopsis. There isn't much action, in fact. Hm. I guess you can't have everything?

 

Anyway, I'm dying to read the next one--conveniently sitting at my elbow right now, new and shiny, taunting me--so I guess that's the entire, useless review. *waves*

 

 

 

 

 

(spoiler show)

 

 

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text 2014-03-26 19:03
Snow Bound Land

I can't help it: I have to rant somewhere about this game, because IT IS AMAZING. I've played a lot of otome games recently, but none of them have even come close to being this utterly awesome. The art is sooo pretty, and the characters are just. . . XD XD XD They make me so happy, and they're so incredible that I can't stop just wandering around chanting their names in my head and thinking about how much I adore them and want to do their campaigns again--especially Aje and Ivan.

 

Ivan. Ivaaan!!! XD XD *bubbling hearts* Seriously, the guy is one of the most amazing people/characters/things/whatever I have ever come across--in anything, ever. He's so just soooo amazing and sweet and adorable and thoughtful and he's one of the most amazing villains ever when he's 'evil' and one of the most amazing 'good guys' ever when he's not that while I was playing his campaign I took over seventy screenshots of him (I'm not even exaggerating, I couldn't go through a single conversation without taking at least one of him while he had the various beautiful backgrounds behind him). I also love love love his relationship with Aje, who just happens to be my second favorite character because he's funny and awesome and sweet and awkward and I want to scoop him up and snuggle him when he's blushing, and when he's not blushing for that matter.

 

This rant is getting seriously out of hand (gosh, I love staring at Ivan's hands for some reason XD) so I'm just going to throw some beautiful random pictures from the game on here and go back to obsessing more quietly. *bubbles more hearts*

 

 

Ivan and Kai

 

 

Ivan

 

 

Ivan

 

 

Aje

 

 

Orva

 

 

(spoiler show)

 

 

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