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booknerdkc's review
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
librerika's review
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Cute book with an appropriately ridiculous premise and slightly cartoonish characters for a silly romcom. Romance fans, especially theater kids getting ready for college!
amberinpieces's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Vomit, and Alcohol
danielghurst's review against another edition
5.0
This is so cute! I loved all the musical theatre references and the depiction of every artist's battle between art and stability.
kstacy91's review
funny
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kansas_b's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
spideyreads's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
joanna77_'s review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
"𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫."
This book was about as bad as the plays my high school put on...it's a big no from me.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝:
I love books about musical theater / Broadway. I'm not musically talented at all, but I love watching musicals and I love the soundtracks. I've read a couple of other YA theater books, and I've really enjoyed them, so I had high hopes for this one, but unfortunately, it just didn't work for me. At all. What I did like was how each chapter was titled after a Broadway song so like "My Shot" from Hamilton, etc. I also really liked learning more about Persian culture. I also really enjoyed Beckett and Minu's characters.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞:
Unfortunately, the good parts of this book are overshadowed by clunky writing and a very unbelievable plot, not even to mention the absolute worst main character I've read this year. The main thing that bothered me about this plot is how unbelievable it is. Nasrin walks into her first two auditions and wins BOTH roles, as a freshman. In NYC. Home to thousands of actresses. Okay? That was one thing but I also just found it so unbelievable that her parents never found out about the lie. I mean the fake website for bills is one thing, but it just seemed so unrealistic that her parents would really not notice that their daughter was lying to them, or that nobody else would find out.
In addition, the writing is just so juvenile. I'm supposed to believe this girl is a high school freshman, but she really acted like a high school freshman. She was so immature. I hated reading from her perspective, she was so whiny and refused to recognize her own privilege. She whined constantly about her parents wanting her to pursue a more responsible career choice, but she never felt bad about taking their money. NYU's Tisch School, which Nasrin attends is almost $20,000 a semester. I just could not handle her horrible behavior when she literally is so blessed to attend one of the best schools in America. And yet she lies, over and over.
Those were my main issues in the book, but the love story was also stupid, and the love interest was about as interesting as a saltine cracker. Honestly, this book was just not for me. For being about theater, it couldn't really put on a show.
This book was about as bad as the plays my high school put on...it's a big no from me.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝:
I love books about musical theater / Broadway. I'm not musically talented at all, but I love watching musicals and I love the soundtracks. I've read a couple of other YA theater books, and I've really enjoyed them, so I had high hopes for this one, but unfortunately, it just didn't work for me. At all. What I did like was how each chapter was titled after a Broadway song so like "My Shot" from Hamilton, etc. I also really liked learning more about Persian culture. I also really enjoyed Beckett and Minu's characters.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐃𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞:
Unfortunately, the good parts of this book are overshadowed by clunky writing and a very unbelievable plot, not even to mention the absolute worst main character I've read this year. The main thing that bothered me about this plot is how unbelievable it is. Nasrin walks into her first two auditions and wins BOTH roles, as a freshman. In NYC. Home to thousands of actresses. Okay? That was one thing but I also just found it so unbelievable that her parents never found out about the lie. I mean the fake website for bills is one thing, but it just seemed so unrealistic that her parents would really not notice that their daughter was lying to them, or that nobody else would find out.
In addition, the writing is just so juvenile. I'm supposed to believe this girl is a high school freshman, but she really acted like a high school freshman. She was so immature. I hated reading from her perspective, she was so whiny and refused to recognize her own privilege. She whined constantly about her parents wanting her to pursue a more responsible career choice, but she never felt bad about taking their money. NYU's Tisch School, which Nasrin attends is almost $20,000 a semester. I just could not handle her horrible behavior when she literally is so blessed to attend one of the best schools in America. And yet she lies, over and over.
Those were my main issues in the book, but the love story was also stupid, and the love interest was about as interesting as a saltine cracker. Honestly, this book was just not for me. For being about theater, it couldn't really put on a show.
readtotheend's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
If you have pretty traditional or conservative parents and dream of pursuing a career in the arts I think you can relate. But if your parents are immigrants then you'll relate even more!! Love the Iranian representation and I just fell in love with Nasrin's whole family. I also loved that while there was a romantic interest, it wasn't the main show in this book. It had a role and it was very sweet but it wasn't the end all, be all of Nasrin's identity or priorities. What a well done YA book! I did feel like the pacing was a little off at the end. It was going well for 90% of the book but then the end kind of felt rushed and packed in. And I'm not quite sure I bought in entirely with the resolution, to be honest! But that's merely a personal feeling. This was equally great on audio , highly recommend both.