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mehsi's review
5.0
4.5 stars out of 5.
Let me be honest, I was at first not truly sure if I would like the book. I was (until now that is) never a big fan of twitter, and I still think that # should stay on Twitter or similar fora.
I can now honestly say after reading this book that this book was wonderful and that the whole # thing fitted right in. After all the main character loves (for most of the book) twitter and she is constantly on it, trying to gain followers.
Morgan was awesome, she is truly a kick-ass character, though I didn't always like her at the beginning, she was such a typical teenager, always tweeting and telling the world about what happened in her life every time. I felt sad for her that, until her mom got sick, she never knew about her dad, only snippets of things, but nothing concrete. Her mom thinks she is dying and let's out a secret, who Morgan's dad is and eventually also where he is living how he looks.
Mom could have guessed though that Morgan would go search for him. She is after all old enough now to go and find him. And so she does. With her jerk of a boss Adam and the lovely, but at times a bit annoying, Amy.
Morgan keeps getting more awesome throughout the trip, and I was cheering for her when she went off to meet her dad when they finally got to their destination. I also cheered for her when she confronted her mom and also cheering for her during the end (I won't spoil anything about that). Also I loved how she learned to stop twittering about everything and just occasionally checked stuff. Great job girl!
I loved, loved, loved the roadtrip. It was so much fun. Especially with Amy who just kept chatting and chatting, no matter what topic, it seems like she wasn't embarrassed at all. Masturbation? Running out of the car to pee next to the road? Telling the truth, no matter how painful? Yep, you have Amy. I loved how she and Adam connected and how they just had a whole conversation filled with facts.
Adam was a truly good character, as soon as you get to know him, you will find out he is a great guy, really sweet and wonderful. It was quite easy to see that Morgan and he would end up together. After all Amy is fun, but you could see him gravitating towards Morgan in the beginning already while he was fleeing from Amy and her constant chatter. ;) I loved how supportive he was, how sweet he was. Great guy, Morgan really deserves him.
Amy, ah, Amy, my favourite, though, slightly annoying girl at times. I don't mind people who chat, but she does it constantly and she also has no filter. Loved how she turns out to be rich and how shocked she was at the hostel (she expected something more luxurious). The whole thing that happened with her during the end, I never expected it. Sure I could have, given what she said during the end of the trip, but I never expected it would go in that direction. I truly cried, and that is all I will say. Be warned and bring tissues though.
I really loved this book. It was full of awesomeness, roadtrips, daddy issues and twitter. And I would really recommend it. Again, be sure to bring tissues.
Review first posted on http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Let me be honest, I was at first not truly sure if I would like the book. I was (until now that is) never a big fan of twitter, and I still think that # should stay on Twitter or similar fora.
I can now honestly say after reading this book that this book was wonderful and that the whole # thing fitted right in. After all the main character loves (for most of the book) twitter and she is constantly on it, trying to gain followers.
Morgan was awesome, she is truly a kick-ass character, though I didn't always like her at the beginning, she was such a typical teenager, always tweeting and telling the world about what happened in her life every time. I felt sad for her that, until her mom got sick, she never knew about her dad, only snippets of things, but nothing concrete. Her mom thinks she is dying and let's out a secret, who Morgan's dad is and eventually also where he is living how he looks.
Mom could have guessed though that Morgan would go search for him. She is after all old enough now to go and find him. And so she does. With her jerk of a boss Adam and the lovely, but at times a bit annoying, Amy.
Morgan keeps getting more awesome throughout the trip, and I was cheering for her when she went off to meet her dad when they finally got to their destination. I also cheered for her when she confronted her mom and also cheering for her during the end (I won't spoil anything about that). Also I loved how she learned to stop twittering about everything and just occasionally checked stuff. Great job girl!
I loved, loved, loved the roadtrip. It was so much fun. Especially with Amy who just kept chatting and chatting, no matter what topic, it seems like she wasn't embarrassed at all. Masturbation? Running out of the car to pee next to the road? Telling the truth, no matter how painful? Yep, you have Amy. I loved how she and Adam connected and how they just had a whole conversation filled with facts.
Adam was a truly good character, as soon as you get to know him, you will find out he is a great guy, really sweet and wonderful. It was quite easy to see that Morgan and he would end up together. After all Amy is fun, but you could see him gravitating towards Morgan in the beginning already while he was fleeing from Amy and her constant chatter. ;) I loved how supportive he was, how sweet he was. Great guy, Morgan really deserves him.
Amy, ah, Amy, my favourite, though, slightly annoying girl at times. I don't mind people who chat, but she does it constantly and she also has no filter. Loved how she turns out to be rich and how shocked she was at the hostel (she expected something more luxurious). The whole thing that happened with her during the end, I never expected it. Sure I could have, given what she said during the end of the trip, but I never expected it would go in that direction. I truly cried, and that is all I will say. Be warned and bring tissues though.
I really loved this book. It was full of awesomeness, roadtrips, daddy issues and twitter. And I would really recommend it. Again, be sure to bring tissues.
Review first posted on http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
rklewinski's review
5.0
Five stars! I read this book in less than 24 hours #couldntputitdown. I absolutely loved it. The characters were well developed and seemed real to me. Quite frankly I got very attached to them and I was sad to finish the book. I laughed, I cried, and I loved this book.
celjla212's review
3.0
Pretty much another meh, cookie cutter YA contemp for me. The only sort of interesting twist here is that our main character is obsessed with her Twitter feed because she's Twitter-famous. Morgan is about to be a senior in high school, and is working at the local amusement park. She's basically friendless since her best friend leaked a video of Morgan dancing around in her underwear onto youtube that went viral.
Morgan's mom suddenly has to be admitted to the hospital for a heart procedure. She rushes there even though she and her mom have not always seen eye to eye; her mother has never even told her who her father is. But when Morgan's mom thinks she's on her deathbed, she tells Morgan who he is and where she can find him. Morgan sets out with her dorkily cute boss Adam and her new talkative co-worker, Amy, to confront the father she never knew.
This is part road trip story and part emotional novel with a little dash of romance thrown in. I found Morgan herself rather annoying and a bit stuck up, though I could relate to her problem of a narcissistic mother. Adam is super sweet and dedicated, though I think he gives her too much credit sometimes.
Amy was absolutely the heart of this novel, and she brought most of the laughs as well as the deeper, more poignant moments. Her part in the end was the part I liked best. The author did a nice job of connecting you to this lively girl and feeling her pain.
Maybe someone younger than me would like the book more, but as I stated, I didn't find much special about it.
Morgan's mom suddenly has to be admitted to the hospital for a heart procedure. She rushes there even though she and her mom have not always seen eye to eye; her mother has never even told her who her father is. But when Morgan's mom thinks she's on her deathbed, she tells Morgan who he is and where she can find him. Morgan sets out with her dorkily cute boss Adam and her new talkative co-worker, Amy, to confront the father she never knew.
This is part road trip story and part emotional novel with a little dash of romance thrown in. I found Morgan herself rather annoying and a bit stuck up, though I could relate to her problem of a narcissistic mother. Adam is super sweet and dedicated, though I think he gives her too much credit sometimes.
Amy was absolutely the heart of this novel, and she brought most of the laughs as well as the deeper, more poignant moments. Her part in the end was the part I liked best. The author did a nice job of connecting you to this lively girl and feeling her pain.
Maybe someone younger than me would like the book more, but as I stated, I didn't find much special about it.
thebookhaze's review
2.0
It was actually pretty funny in the beginning, and I liked the writing style. But the further I got into it, the more I felt that it was way too much drama and not enough substance. I don't buy the romance, there wasn't enough between them, and they fell too deep too fast, especially with all the things going on around them... Just. No.
michalice's review
4.0
This is the first book I have read by Janet, although I do have one or two waiting to be read. The synopsis is initially what drew me to 16 Things I Thought Were True, and when I began reading I liked how every so often the chapter title would be something that Morgan thought was true.
Morgan lives with her Mum, and twin brothers Jake and Josh. She has no idea who her Father is as he skipped out of town when he found out her Mum was pregnant, and didn't keep in touch. Morgan is also a loner, but chooses to be alone rather than face the laughter and gossip that follows her wherever she goes after her ex-friend posts a video of Morgan dancing online.
Morgan Works at amusement park and is at her job when she discovers the news that her Mum has been rushed to hospital, her boss Adam, who's attitude she doesn't particularly like takes her to hospital and goes back to work.
While we don't really get much detail about Adam, we see him from others points of view and he seems to be your typical narky boss, but as we get to know him we soon find out that there is more to Adam than what our first impression was, and I quickly grew to like him and how he helps Morgan in a difficult situation late in the book..
I had instant love for Amy, a fellow park employee who has the hots for Adam, but changes her mind quickly. I loved her lack of filter and her habit of saying whatever is on her mind, I thought it was hilarious when she busted in on Adam's and Morgan's private conversation, saying that it wasn't really private as it was in a public staff room, and volunteers to drive to Canada and basically pay for everything to help Morgan out. As the story progresses we soon discover why Amy is eager to help, and when she tell's all my heart broke for her, and for the friendship she has formed with Morgan and Adam.
One thing that certainly kept me amused was the road trip itself to Canada, I love the car rules, the amount of snacks they had to eat, and how Amy's bubbly personality struggled to contain itself through most of the journey and it couldn't help but escape, which caused me to laugh out loud at some of the stuff she says. I enjoyed getting this trio to learn more about each other and see the secrets they hide from others
16 Things I Thought Were True was an enjoyable read that I quickly read, the minute I picked it up I had to keep reading to find out what happens next with Morgan, her Mum, and Amy. When the truth is finally revealed to Morgan my heart broke and I wanted to give her a huge squishy hug, I couldn't understand why this could happen, why would you want it to happen, and when we hear the reason for this happening, you could understand why it happened, but it still didn't negate the whole situation happening.
Near the end of 16 Things I Thought Were True there were mixed emotions. When Morgan and Adam are told about something I sobbed my heart out, I literally could not see the words for the amount of tears that fell from my eyes. But I also cheered Morgan on for confronting her fears and finally standing up for herself, I loved how calm on the outside she was and how she managed to make some things work for her.
After finishing 16 Things I Thought Were True I really need to pick up more books by Janet and give them a read, starting with the book that it waiting for me on my virtual shelf.
Morgan lives with her Mum, and twin brothers Jake and Josh. She has no idea who her Father is as he skipped out of town when he found out her Mum was pregnant, and didn't keep in touch. Morgan is also a loner, but chooses to be alone rather than face the laughter and gossip that follows her wherever she goes after her ex-friend posts a video of Morgan dancing online.
Morgan Works at amusement park and is at her job when she discovers the news that her Mum has been rushed to hospital, her boss Adam, who's attitude she doesn't particularly like takes her to hospital and goes back to work.
While we don't really get much detail about Adam, we see him from others points of view and he seems to be your typical narky boss, but as we get to know him we soon find out that there is more to Adam than what our first impression was, and I quickly grew to like him and how he helps Morgan in a difficult situation late in the book..
I had instant love for Amy, a fellow park employee who has the hots for Adam, but changes her mind quickly. I loved her lack of filter and her habit of saying whatever is on her mind, I thought it was hilarious when she busted in on Adam's and Morgan's private conversation, saying that it wasn't really private as it was in a public staff room, and volunteers to drive to Canada and basically pay for everything to help Morgan out. As the story progresses we soon discover why Amy is eager to help, and when she tell's all my heart broke for her, and for the friendship she has formed with Morgan and Adam.
One thing that certainly kept me amused was the road trip itself to Canada, I love the car rules, the amount of snacks they had to eat, and how Amy's bubbly personality struggled to contain itself through most of the journey and it couldn't help but escape, which caused me to laugh out loud at some of the stuff she says. I enjoyed getting this trio to learn more about each other and see the secrets they hide from others
16 Things I Thought Were True was an enjoyable read that I quickly read, the minute I picked it up I had to keep reading to find out what happens next with Morgan, her Mum, and Amy. When the truth is finally revealed to Morgan my heart broke and I wanted to give her a huge squishy hug, I couldn't understand why this could happen, why would you want it to happen, and when we hear the reason for this happening, you could understand why it happened, but it still didn't negate the whole situation happening.
Near the end of 16 Things I Thought Were True there were mixed emotions. When Morgan and Adam are told about something I sobbed my heart out, I literally could not see the words for the amount of tears that fell from my eyes. But I also cheered Morgan on for confronting her fears and finally standing up for herself, I loved how calm on the outside she was and how she managed to make some things work for her.
After finishing 16 Things I Thought Were True I really need to pick up more books by Janet and give them a read, starting with the book that it waiting for me on my virtual shelf.
mischief_in_the_library's review
2.0
Hmm. Well, if you can get past the first chapter, it was a pretty alright read. But apart from not being able to feel the characters at all, a lot of it was just plain unbelievable. Casually discussing a stranger's crush with her the first time you meet her? A wannabe doctor who seems to know everything about medicine - the jargon, the statistics, not to mention the likely methods of diagnosing this particular disorder? A very convenient, yet unlikely, line of questioning that revealed that Morgan didn't know who her father was? ("So, what's your father's favourite restaurant?" asked the stranger who she had known for five minutes.)
Not to mention: '"I didn't mean that. I'm a self-centred jerk. I didn't mean it." No one contradicts me.' Not surprising. She gets mad at this boy she hardly knows for not returning her call, despite not leaving a message or texting to ask him to call back, just...for ringing and not catching him.
Look, it wasn't terrible, but I didn't really connect enough to enjoy the book. Not one for me.
Not to mention: '"I didn't mean that. I'm a self-centred jerk. I didn't mean it." No one contradicts me.' Not surprising. She gets mad at this boy she hardly knows for not returning her call, despite not leaving a message or texting to ask him to call back, just...for ringing and not catching him.
Spoiler
After her father reacts with quite understandable shock at finding out he has an 18 year old daughter, she decides she doesn't want to have anything else to do with him. (To be fair, she does change her mind.)Look, it wasn't terrible, but I didn't really connect enough to enjoy the book. Not one for me.
haleyelisereads's review
4.0
Janet Gurtler has done it again, she has written a novel that breaks your heart, makes you angry, makes you sad, but in the end teaches you multiple lessons about life.
16 Things I Thought Were True follows Morgan, who starts off as a character hard to like. A video of her dancing around in her underwear has gone viral, and she has now been shunned by everyone she knows and once called friend. Morgan doesn’t care too much though, all she needs is her 4,000+ twitter followers, and her internet friends right? But when Morgan’s mother gets sick, and she goes on a road trip with two people from work to meet her dad for the first time, Morgan will learn that maybe living in real life is better than living on the internet.
Janet’s new novel teaches some amazing lessons that I myself should start following. 16 Things I Thought Were True teaches the readers the importance of human interaction, and the importance of living and enjoying your life and not getting caught up in the technology and social media of things. 16 Things also teaches the importance of surrounding yourself with true, good friends instead of putting up with people who treat you badly. Those were just a few of the messages/lessons this novel personally taught me, but there were even a few more messages than that.
Now that I have read 2 books by Ms. Gurtler I can easily say that she writes some of the most realistic characters I have ever read. The characters in her novels are never perfect, they’re never overly brave, or confident, they have insecurities and they break down. I wish I could go back to when I was in my teens and read books by Ms. Gurtler, I think they would’ve comforted me, reading a character that was so similar to me, a character that wasn’t perfect, that broke down sometimes, compared to reading about characters that were fearless and almost perfect.
16 Things I Thought Were True is a YA novel, but I would recommend this to adults just as much, I believe any adult could read this novel and take something from it that will stick with them. This novel not only taught great life lessons, but it also had beautiful friendships, a sweet romance, family drama, amazing character growth, and so much more. Janet Gurtler is an amazing contemporary author, and anyone that enjoys works by Sarah Dessen or authors similar should check out her work.
16 Things I Thought Were True follows Morgan, who starts off as a character hard to like. A video of her dancing around in her underwear has gone viral, and she has now been shunned by everyone she knows and once called friend. Morgan doesn’t care too much though, all she needs is her 4,000+ twitter followers, and her internet friends right? But when Morgan’s mother gets sick, and she goes on a road trip with two people from work to meet her dad for the first time, Morgan will learn that maybe living in real life is better than living on the internet.
Janet’s new novel teaches some amazing lessons that I myself should start following. 16 Things I Thought Were True teaches the readers the importance of human interaction, and the importance of living and enjoying your life and not getting caught up in the technology and social media of things. 16 Things also teaches the importance of surrounding yourself with true, good friends instead of putting up with people who treat you badly. Those were just a few of the messages/lessons this novel personally taught me, but there were even a few more messages than that.
Now that I have read 2 books by Ms. Gurtler I can easily say that she writes some of the most realistic characters I have ever read. The characters in her novels are never perfect, they’re never overly brave, or confident, they have insecurities and they break down. I wish I could go back to when I was in my teens and read books by Ms. Gurtler, I think they would’ve comforted me, reading a character that was so similar to me, a character that wasn’t perfect, that broke down sometimes, compared to reading about characters that were fearless and almost perfect.
16 Things I Thought Were True is a YA novel, but I would recommend this to adults just as much, I believe any adult could read this novel and take something from it that will stick with them. This novel not only taught great life lessons, but it also had beautiful friendships, a sweet romance, family drama, amazing character growth, and so much more. Janet Gurtler is an amazing contemporary author, and anyone that enjoys works by Sarah Dessen or authors similar should check out her work.
hannahwoycik's review against another edition
2.0
Considering how long it took me to finish this short book, I'm gonna have to say my opinion is "meh" and give it only two stars. It was so slowww and there were too many things going on, and everything was really unbelievable. The timeline also seemed kind of screwed up.
In conclusion: not the worst book I've ever read, but definitely not the best. Would only recommend if you love to be bored out of your mind.
In conclusion: not the worst book I've ever read, but definitely not the best. Would only recommend if you love to be bored out of your mind.