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eliselubiarz's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Nothing like a little YA love story to get you out of my post hunger games reading slump!! This was fine, dragged a little and I found a few of the characters very unlikeable and one-dimensional, but they weren’t the main ones so it was okay. I really liked the main character. It also had friends to lovers and secret relationship with indie rockstar which are some of my fave tropes. Overall fine book, prob wouldn’t recommend
christiana's review against another edition
3.0
This reminds me of Audrey Wait! all the way down to its good-not-great-ness.
rachelbookdragon's review against another edition
4.0
Delightful contemporary read. Great dialogue and fun characters. The road to true love is unfortunately as awkward as some of the conversations between the lead and her rockstar crush. It had some great laugh out loud moments.
merkyr's review against another edition
5.0
Adored every bit - except for the character named Meredith who was a bit of a derp. :)
SO GOOD. READ IT.
SO GOOD. READ IT.
khairun_atika's review
3.0
Quirky and fun, this is quite a delightful story about a shy wallflower who finds herself the centre of attention. Nattie is unwittingly thrown into the spotlight when she becomes the subject of her former crush's new hit single, Natalie. While everyone is determined to find out the identity of the girl who broke the heart of the handsome lead singer, Nattie is eager to keep out of the spotlight while fighting for her feelings for her best friend. With some insight of a Gay Alliance group in the school, and a very progressive attitude towards sexuality, this story reflects the millenials and youths of 2017 very clearly, in a quirky and fun but insightful way. It gets a little draggy at some parts, as Nattie tries to sort things out, but it has a wonderful ending.
aielylois's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
rosiethespy's review
3.0
I liked this book. Nattie has a distinct funny voice that sounded authentically teen without being annoying about it. I love the idea of calling your vegetarian, progressive friend "Zach the Anarchist"--it feels like exactly the kind of thing this group of smart, kind of nerdy kids would do.
thearosemary's review
2.0
Going into WHO'S THAT GIRL, I was expecting something similar to STARSTRUCK, or CAMP ROCK, or ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY (bless these classics), but this story was far from those plot lines. This book was a little all over the place, with several scenes of chit chat and baking that didn't seem necessary. (But the treats sounded delicious and I feel very inspired to bake some cookies, haha.)
I suppose my greatest struggle with this story was Natalie. She was SO selfish, and she had these amazing, perfect friends who were willing to do anything for her. Plus for the synopsis saying she's in a gay-straight alliance club, I have to say she really didn't seem like an ally. There were countless times she could've stood up for her LBTQ alliance and she didn't, plus she hardly put any effort into their cause (not until the end).
There was certainly some redemption with Natalie by the last couple of chapters. I understand characters must be flawed – I love when they are – in order to show significant growth, but Natalie was just so hard to love.
The story was fun and easy to read, and the plot still fulfills that what if fantasy we all have tweens and teens. Thornburgh's writing flowed well, so it only took a few sittings to finish it. I loved Tess, Tall Zach and Zach the Anarchist. I wish there was more of them and the gay club, and less of Natalie and her Pixtagram convos with Sebastian (who, by the way, is barely in the book).
I suppose my greatest struggle with this story was Natalie. She was SO selfish, and she had these amazing, perfect friends who were willing to do anything for her. Plus for the synopsis saying she's in a gay-straight alliance club, I have to say she really didn't seem like an ally. There were countless times she could've stood up for her LBTQ alliance and she didn't, plus she hardly put any effort into their cause (not until the end).
There was certainly some redemption with Natalie by the last couple of chapters. I understand characters must be flawed – I love when they are – in order to show significant growth, but Natalie was just so hard to love.
The story was fun and easy to read, and the plot still fulfills that what if fantasy we all have tweens and teens. Thornburgh's writing flowed well, so it only took a few sittings to finish it. I loved Tess, Tall Zach and Zach the Anarchist. I wish there was more of them and the gay club, and less of Natalie and her Pixtagram convos with Sebastian (who, by the way, is barely in the book).