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marshmallowbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Reading books about high school make me glad I'm no longer in high school.
heidimrogers's review against another edition
5.0
I may or mat not regret staying up half the night to finish this in one sitting. But I absolutely could not put down this super-fun, high-stakes contemporary YA. Pip had me rooting for her all the way, as well as not feeling so bad about my own poor choices.
oliviamk195's review against another edition
4.0
4/5 solid book but warning there's a decent amount of cringeworthy moments. It's enjoyable but beware of a little bit of second hand embarrassment.
daniella_07's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
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? No
5.0
sc104906's review against another edition
2.0
For a more complete review, visit my Bickering Book Review vlog here: https://youtu.be/kaXjso2xtB4
Piper earned a scholarship to attend a Chiswick Academy. Piper has dreams of becoming the next big journalist and knows that Chiswick will give her the best opportunity to do that. She must win the big journalism scholarship if she hopes to have the funds to attend college. Piper knows that if she manages to get a big expose in the school's paper, she will be on the fast track for the scholarship. Surrounded by foreign diplomat's children, who get up to some pretty sketchy activities, Piper plans to blow this diplomatic immunity/no culpability for these rich kids wide open. (Nothing like a bit of biting the hand that feeds you.) Inevitably, Piper finds herself attracted to Raf, a diplomats son, obviously. Treachery and blurred lines ensue.
I was not a fan of this book. I did like the fact that Raf and Piper connected through their brothers, who both have Asperger's syndrome. Other than that, the characters were vapid and the plot was boring.
Piper earned a scholarship to attend a Chiswick Academy. Piper has dreams of becoming the next big journalist and knows that Chiswick will give her the best opportunity to do that. She must win the big journalism scholarship if she hopes to have the funds to attend college. Piper knows that if she manages to get a big expose in the school's paper, she will be on the fast track for the scholarship. Surrounded by foreign diplomat's children, who get up to some pretty sketchy activities, Piper plans to blow this diplomatic immunity/no culpability for these rich kids wide open. (Nothing like a bit of biting the hand that feeds you.) Inevitably, Piper finds herself attracted to Raf, a diplomats son, obviously. Treachery and blurred lines ensue.
I was not a fan of this book. I did like the fact that Raf and Piper connected through their brothers, who both have Asperger's syndrome. Other than that, the characters were vapid and the plot was boring.
biblialex's review against another edition
1.0
"Realistic" is a complete misnomer, and not just because the National Arboretum and the U.S. Botanic Garden are two completely different places. Inconveniently, I also did not find the romance the least bit romantic. Le sigh.
resslesa's review against another edition
3.0
I was hoping for another 'Fixer' series, and although it started off well, overall it was predictable, and I do not understand how or why the protagonist has a car in DC. It's an important plot point, but I just don't see someone living in DC as needing a car -or as the ambassador's houses being that huge as they are still in the heart of DC.
A fun read but not one I need to buy for the library.
A fun read but not one I need to buy for the library.
kanksuu's review against another edition
1.0
Rating - no rating as of now because I DNF this book
Okay, so i tried. I swear, I really did. Brodi Ashton's name came to me highly recommended, and this book drew me in with its blurb - it sounded like a delicious mix of Scandal and Gossip Girl, two shows I will always be down for.
It couldn't be farther from the truth. The book moved along awfully slowly, Piper is a snivelling, whiny idiot and her way of describing Rafael just made me so, so uncomfortable. I cringed everytime she referred to him as 'exotic'.
I came here expecting a lot of drama, rich kid debauchery, backstabbing and more, but the only thing Piper delivered was a continuous drone of "oh no look at me I'm so much better than the rich kids because I'm poor so I'm going to win this scholarship by doing an exposé on their wild ways but oh no look I'm falling in love with one of them whatever will I do now?"
Also, fun fact, I know someone whose father is an Ambassador and they don't get diplomatic immunity in schools. What the fuck kind of bullshit is that? If they pulled the kind of shit Rafael does, it would reflect terribly on their home country and it would be a media shit storm.
Maybe one day, when I learn to shut off my brain completely, I'll come back to this book. For now, it lies discarded at barely 25%.
Okay, so i tried. I swear, I really did. Brodi Ashton's name came to me highly recommended, and this book drew me in with its blurb - it sounded like a delicious mix of Scandal and Gossip Girl, two shows I will always be down for.
It couldn't be farther from the truth. The book moved along awfully slowly, Piper is a snivelling, whiny idiot and her way of describing Rafael just made me so, so uncomfortable. I cringed everytime she referred to him as 'exotic'.
I came here expecting a lot of drama, rich kid debauchery, backstabbing and more, but the only thing Piper delivered was a continuous drone of "oh no look at me I'm so much better than the rich kids because I'm poor so I'm going to win this scholarship by doing an exposé on their wild ways but oh no look I'm falling in love with one of them whatever will I do now?"
Also, fun fact, I know someone whose father is an Ambassador and they don't get diplomatic immunity in schools. What the fuck kind of bullshit is that? If they pulled the kind of shit Rafael does, it would reflect terribly on their home country and it would be a media shit storm.
Maybe one day, when I learn to shut off my brain completely, I'll come back to this book. For now, it lies discarded at barely 25%.
emjrasmussen's review against another edition
In retrospect, I guess this book's blurb makes it clear that Diplomatic Immunity is first and foremost a romance. But for some reason, I was expecting something more thriller-esque—like Embassy Row meets The Fixer. In that regard, this book disappointed me a bit (although that's really more my fault than anything). Plus, the ending felt a little rushed and too neatly tied up. Overall a fun read, but sadly not quite as dramatic as I hoped for.