Reviews

Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller by Meredith Ireland

hannahnana73's review

1.0

arghhh i skimmed this. wayy too cringy. hated the writing style. too superficial. didn't like the characters. tried to be funny but wasn't. blah

TOO YA

godz_creation's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

cardanivy's review

4.0

3.75
THIS WAS SO CUTE HAD ME BLUSHING GIGGLING AND KICKING MY FEET NO BODY SPEAK TO ME I AM SAD I DONT HAVE A PERSON WHOS HAD A CRUSH ON ME SINCE FOREVER

emp15's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

shirleytupperfreeman's review

This was a cute YA romance. Kelsie and Eric are arch rivals at a competitive high school. Their friendship (not) is full of misunderstandings and mis-judgements. She is being ghosted by her long time bestie and he by his girlfriend, so they agree to take a road trip together to find their friends. So far maybe the plot isn't that different than many similar stories. But they share some things other than being super smart. Kelsie was adopted from Korea and Eric has two dads and was born to a surrogate mother. When Eric was 12, his best friend died in a skating accident so he knows what losing a best friend is like. A fun, smart, boy-girl romance that normalizes non-traditional family make-ups.

nadjsim's review

3.0

I feel like this book is written for the sixteen-year-old me. I can't explain it.

It has its fair share of unrealistic moments that I would've cringed at even back in 2014. but the main character (Kelsie) seems exactly like the kind of the main character I thought I was when I was sixteen. Let's just say I'm glad I'm not sixteen anymore.

saltair_andtherust_onyourdoor's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

madyvaughn's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

brianna_gallup's review

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-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

gggina13's review

4.0

I love books that are set over the course of like, 3 days. It's one of the most enticing tropes to me. This book sucked me in and I finished it in a few hours.

Kelsie has been ghosted by her best friend, Briana, for the past month or so. Briana moved away and Kelsie has not really heard from her since. She knows she had to have done SOMETHING wrong, but she can't quite figure out what, and it's driving her crazy. She has been trying desperately to get in touch with Briana, to no avail.

Eric, Kelsie's rival at school, just got ghosted by his influencer girlfriend. Somehow, Kelsie and Eric get to talking, and find out Briana will be doing a campus tour of the school Eric's girlfriend goes to school at.... which results in the two of them driving across states to go confront their respective ghosters.

What happens next is a hours-long car trip, then a fun romp across a college campus - parties, restaurants, mishaps, getting to know each other better, all that you'd expect

I don't know that it brought a ton of big issues to the table, but not every book for teens needs to. The main issues are just individual issues Kelsie has - realizing things about herself and making little changes. Still the kind of thing that kids need to read (and some grown-ups)

Also the romance was very very cute, and I quite liked the way Kelsie's storyline with her friend ended. This was a quick and fun read through and through