Publication Date: May 1rst, 2012
Publisher: Amulet Books
ISBN-13: 9781419701917
Synopsis
Chloe's world is turn upside down after returning from winter break, the girls she thought where her BFF's are not speaking to her and started being alienated by her peers, as bad as it was for Chloe a social fish to not be well... social, she's got world war III going on in her house and she now plays the role of the middle woman between her grandmother and her mom.
After finding out that her junior independent study project needed a re-do, Chloe is sent into the world of her school's struggling radio station where she meets Duncan the boy in charge of working his magic so everything can run smoothly and Clementine the girl that is weary about Chloe and her little project. Now saving the student run radio station is Chloe's main priority although the young mr. radio tech may be a close second.
Review
Shelley Corriellk did a really good job making Chloe's ex-BFF's trully unlikable, I felt no pity or regret of either of them, or for not liking them, as the books flows she makes you see that our acts have consequences and when Brie's and Mercedes's true characters are revealed and so are the reasons behind them that it ends with showing us that even thought people grow apart or sometimes we offered a friendship that wasn't real to the other person life goes on and we should keep moving forward.
I really enjoyed reading this book, the idea concept of a student run radio being the main scene gave it the original edge that makes you want to pick up this book and read more about Chloe and her adventures on the radio, want to know if she will be able to save it or if its just too late.
The dialog between the teenagers I feel moved easily and didn't feel forced at all, although I can't say the same about all the talk about the Mexican sisters, it's ok to talk about them a couple of times, but their presence was sometimes found in places that felt a little forced into or didn't really belonged.
The way Chloe faced everything that was happening around her with her family, her friends and the radio station makes her a strong girl that never stopped believing in people or caring besides all the sadness that should have set her down I found that really admiring and make me like Chloe even if I didn't get the reason for her shoe collection.
I really did liked this book, the only thing that left me feeling a little down about it that the friendships that Chloe did during this whole book didn't feel as strong at the end of the book and that is a great part of why this book got this rating.
Synopsis
Chloe's world is turn upside down after returning from winter break, the girls she thought where her BFF's are not speaking to her and started being alienated by her peers, as bad as it was for Chloe a social fish to not be well... social, she's got world war III going on in her house and she now plays the role of the middle woman between her grandmother and her mom.
After finding out that her junior independent study project needed a re-do, Chloe is sent into the world of her school's struggling radio station where she meets Duncan the boy in charge of working his magic so everything can run smoothly and Clementine the girl that is weary about Chloe and her little project. Now saving the student run radio station is Chloe's main priority although the young mr. radio tech may be a close second.
Review
Shelley Corriellk did a really good job making Chloe's ex-BFF's trully unlikable, I felt no pity or regret of either of them, or for not liking them, as the books flows she makes you see that our acts have consequences and when Brie's and Mercedes's true characters are revealed and so are the reasons behind them that it ends with showing us that even thought people grow apart or sometimes we offered a friendship that wasn't real to the other person life goes on and we should keep moving forward.
I really enjoyed reading this book, the idea concept of a student run radio being the main scene gave it the original edge that makes you want to pick up this book and read more about Chloe and her adventures on the radio, want to know if she will be able to save it or if its just too late.
The dialog between the teenagers I feel moved easily and didn't feel forced at all, although I can't say the same about all the talk about the Mexican sisters, it's ok to talk about them a couple of times, but their presence was sometimes found in places that felt a little forced into or didn't really belonged.
The way Chloe faced everything that was happening around her with her family, her friends and the radio station makes her a strong girl that never stopped believing in people or caring besides all the sadness that should have set her down I found that really admiring and make me like Chloe even if I didn't get the reason for her shoe collection.
I really did liked this book, the only thing that left me feeling a little down about it that the friendships that Chloe did during this whole book didn't feel as strong at the end of the book and that is a great part of why this book got this rating.
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Oh hey I just reviewed this too.
ReplyDeleteIKR! about her ex-best friend's. I really did not feel any sympathy towards them either.
I didn't really see what you saw with the Mexican sisters. Maybe when one of them called in. But I'm pretty used to Hispanics.
I felt it got kind of sappy at the end. I couldn't connect with her struggles because everything was so lighthearted. Good review (:
Sorry I didn't mean to come across as if I hated the Mexican sisters, my problem with their story is that it is told a lot of times in the book, not always when it was relevant and I think it stole some lines from the radio group and Chloe bonding or more things developing.
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