Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Overall feeling: Boy I feel old now… eep! This was a cute book, but not one I could relate to. Lockhart’s writing and our protagonist Ruby graduates at the end of the novel, so maybe the writing style matures as she does, so I’m going to continue with the series and see where it leads. And if I was a tween that’s exactly what I’d think of this book… Though I do like E. I’m just too old to find most of ‘ The Boyfriend List’ charming and funny. But because this book was so in the wheelhouse for its demographic, I got bored from the small tangents and footnotes, and really didn’t appreciate the juvenile narrative of it all. I know it is meant to be humorous and really mimics the short attention span of teens, but it kept pulling me from the narrative. The character growth Ruby goes through was appreciated, and how we get a strong undercurrent of female empowerment. It takes a healthy approach to mental disorders and provides tools with how protagonist Ruby manages her issues, especially in navigating high school life, boys and bullying. I liked the message and the moral of the story.

– it jumped about everywhere, and I couldn’t decide if it was adorable or distracting. Previous read ‘Fly on the Wall‘ was hilarious juvenile fiction… but ‘The Boyfriend List‘ was, well… babbly. Lockhart’s previous novels and thought the Ruby Oliver books would be a fun addition. Through a special assignment to list all the boys she’s ever had the slightest, little, any-kind-of-anything with, comes an unfortunate series of events that would be enough to send any girl in a panic. * and had graffiti written about her in the girls’ bathroom (who knows what was in the boys’!?!).īut don’t worry, Ruby lives to tell the tale. * became a social outcast (no one to sit with at lunch) * hurt Meghan’s feelings (even though they aren’t really friends) * lost a lacrosse game (she’s the goalie)

* drank her first beer (someone handed it to her) * lost all her other friends (Nora, Cricket) But before you make up your mind about her, you should know that she has had a pretty awful (and eventful) past ten days.

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