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sam_hartwig's review against another edition
3.0
This was selected as our book club book for this month, and it's ironic that we picked a book about pregnancy because I'm pregnant myself. I didn't find any similarities between myself and Hannah though.
I didn't particularly like or dislike this book, and it could've been because I didn't like or dislike either of the main characters. Also, I think I may have continued with it because I was listening to it on audio book. I find it give books more of a go when I listen to them rather than reading.
Would've gone with two stars but I give one whole extra star to this book for Hannah's gran, she was awesome and I adored her.
I didn't particularly like or dislike this book, and it could've been because I didn't like or dislike either of the main characters. Also, I think I may have continued with it because I was listening to it on audio book. I find it give books more of a go when I listen to them rather than reading.
Would've gone with two stars but I give one whole extra star to this book for Hannah's gran, she was awesome and I adored her.
katykelly's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
I enjoyed this much more in the first half than the second, I would say. It's unusual to make the teenage protagonist a 'bit of a goer', and for such an insight into her world of make-up, boys and hangin' out. Hannah isn't quite the 'easy' girl she appears though, and she does grow throughout the story.
It's a story often told of course - accidental pregnancy. But this time, even the narrator (Hannah) refuses to name the father (though I thought it was pretty obvious), and at only 15 she is caught up in a decision that will change her little world. Especially as her mother works in a birth control clinic.
Hannah has a reputation for being rather... loose, like her best friend. But she knows exactly who the father of her child is, and it's not the boy claiming it as his own. Aaron is a new boy at school, finds himself feeling for Hannah and wanting to help her. Through the story we learn just what he's trying to hide from as well.
My favourite parts of the book were those where I felt the author had an excellent grasp of teenage language, conversation and social lives - the scenes outside of school where they each jostle for position, for supremacy and for mates. And the scenes in the nursing home where Hannah talks to her confidante of a grandmother, and where Aaron seeks refuge with a curmudgeonly resident and learns a bit about life through him. Some humour there.
I wasn't convinced by Aaron at all, his reasons for helping Hannah just didn't feel right, it's simply a strange thing to do, and though I liked both him and Hannah, it just didn't sit well with me.
There's a plot concerning Hannah's best friend as well, and a lot about social media (though a bullying subplot comes out of nowhere and barely registers). The pregnancy as well isn't as central as I'd have expected, considering Hannah is going through exams while coping with symptoms and changes.
The reveal about the father raises yet more issues in a book already concerned with several, and the conclusion left it all rather flat and open, in a rather unsatisfying way. I wanted to know exactly how that story was going to continue.
Overall, a good idea with an excellent youth angle, but felt flawed.
I enjoyed this much more in the first half than the second, I would say. It's unusual to make the teenage protagonist a 'bit of a goer', and for such an insight into her world of make-up, boys and hangin' out. Hannah isn't quite the 'easy' girl she appears though, and she does grow throughout the story.
It's a story often told of course - accidental pregnancy. But this time, even the narrator (Hannah) refuses to name the father (though I thought it was pretty obvious), and at only 15 she is caught up in a decision that will change her little world. Especially as her mother works in a birth control clinic.
Hannah has a reputation for being rather... loose, like her best friend. But she knows exactly who the father of her child is, and it's not the boy claiming it as his own. Aaron is a new boy at school, finds himself feeling for Hannah and wanting to help her. Through the story we learn just what he's trying to hide from as well.
My favourite parts of the book were those where I felt the author had an excellent grasp of teenage language, conversation and social lives - the scenes outside of school where they each jostle for position, for supremacy and for mates. And the scenes in the nursing home where Hannah talks to her confidante of a grandmother, and where Aaron seeks refuge with a curmudgeonly resident and learns a bit about life through him. Some humour there.
I wasn't convinced by Aaron at all, his reasons for helping Hannah just didn't feel right, it's simply a strange thing to do, and though I liked both him and Hannah, it just didn't sit well with me.
There's a plot concerning Hannah's best friend as well, and a lot about social media (though a bullying subplot comes out of nowhere and barely registers). The pregnancy as well isn't as central as I'd have expected, considering Hannah is going through exams while coping with symptoms and changes.
The reveal about the father raises yet more issues in a book already concerned with several, and the conclusion left it all rather flat and open, in a rather unsatisfying way. I wanted to know exactly how that story was going to continue.
Overall, a good idea with an excellent youth angle, but felt flawed.
jennifercrowe's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
nhdk's review against another edition
4.0
I knew who the father was from the off and I found that uncomfortable. But that aside this book was brilliant, and funny and heart warming and the characters were fabulous. Will definitely be reading more from this author.
stephwiesman's review against another edition
4.0
I did not like this one at first, but I'm glad I stuck with it. I really wanted things to be okay for both characters by the end.
ettorditaget's review against another edition
2.0
Skulle inte rekommendera denna, den var seg att ta sig igenom & historien var inget speciellt. Blev ganska besviken då baksidestexten fick mig intresserad direkt.
indigoivee's review against another edition
3.0
This book had been sitting in my TBR pile for years and I finally decided to give it a try.
I’ve never really read any teenage pregnancy books while in high school, in fear of manifesting the real thing into my life (silly I know), but reading it now and from alternative perspectives it made me appreciate it so much more. The depths of the characters and the true bonds that were formed. I loved the realness and rawness of the main character and the genuine connection between new friends and old ones.
A really good read.
Favourite quote: “He made the seven deadly sins his to-do list, with lust underlined three times.”
I’ve never really read any teenage pregnancy books while in high school, in fear of manifesting the real thing into my life (silly I know), but reading it now and from alternative perspectives it made me appreciate it so much more. The depths of the characters and the true bonds that were formed. I loved the realness and rawness of the main character and the genuine connection between new friends and old ones.
A really good read.
Favourite quote: “He made the seven deadly sins his to-do list, with lust underlined three times.”
charlottekook's review against another edition
3.0
pretty good. i wanted to see how the topic of teen pregnancy could be dealt with in teen fiction because i'd never come across it in anything when i was younger, and only read one adult book that featured it and that was from the point of view of the teen father. cool concept and i thought the language/speech sounded really natural. i did see the reveal of who the father was coming, but don't think that diminishes the impact as there are quite worrying aspects to it that aren't really addressed, except for briefly by hannah's stepdad. it would have been interesting if this had gone into more depth, but i do see that it would have been distracting to the storyline. i did think it ended quite abruptly and also i'm not sure that i totally bought the baby's name at the end, overegging it a bit i think. all round though, enjoyable read.
michalice's review against another edition
5.0
I have hear so many fantastic things about Trouble that I could not wait for my copy to arrive, however I still had some reservations about whether I would like this book or not. I have read books that people raved about and not liked them at all, but have also loved books that others don't really rate too high, so it was with some trepidation that I began reading Trouble. My review will hopefully be spoiler free, but still give you a general idea of what the book is like and how much I loved it.
After making it through a couple of pages of Trouble I was hooked, plain and simple, and I sat on the sofa, occasionally fidgeting to get feeling back in my legs, feet, and did not move until I had finished reading, Trouble finds a way to grab hold and not let go until the final word.
Aaron is new to school, and has the disadvantage and embarrassment of his father being a teacher there. He is also hiding something that happened prior to move, and is the result of the move to a new school, but it isn't elaborated on until later on in the book, we just know he is running from something he regrets and blames himself for.
Hannah is 15 and pregnant. She has a reputation in school for sleeping around, and for her age and the amount of people she has slept with already isn't really that good, so I could sort of see where her reputation has come from. She has had safes ex with with the boys she has slept with, except one, so while we are left questioning who the baby Daddy is, she knew from the minute she found out she was pregnant. She is scared, alone, and is terrified to tell her Mum, who works at the health clinic, so it is her Nan who is her emotional support and goes with Hannah for her first scan, which is also how her parents find out the truth. I thought it was hilarious how they were told and saw it coming, so I could not help but giggle in the lead up to the revelation.
As Trouble progresses I had mixed emotions. I felt sorry for Hannah having to go through this situation, initially without a lot of support, she looses her friends but gains some amazing new ones. While this is also Hannah s fault for being pregnant, it also takes two to tango, and I wish the father would have stood up and supported Hannah with all the decisions she has to make. Aaron I wanted to give a huge squishy hug to. He claims responsibility for something he had nothing to do with, and is so supportive of Hannah and what she is going through. Yes they have arguments and disagree on things, but somehow Hannah and Aaron manage to make this work for both of them. I think we all need a fake baby daddy in our lives, with or without the baby.
I went through 200 pages with me thinking I knew who the father was, and I called him all kinds of names that I can't repeat. When the actual truth was revealed to say I was shocked is an understatement. I had no idea this person was the father, they didn't even register on the list of names I initially started with. I actually looked at the words for a few minutes, willing my brain to absorb the details, to really take in that this was the truth, that this person was the father.
I devoured Trouble, I could not put it down, and every single review that raves about Trouble, that says how fantastically amazing it is, is absolutely correct. Trouble makes you laugh, cry, and want to give lots of squishy hugs to Hannah and Aaron. But Trouble also focuses on the serious matter of teenage pregnancy but its done in a tasteful way with lots of humour mixed in. After spending time with all of these characters, I really think my Mum and Dad had an easy time with myself and my sibling growing up ☺
Find out more about the author and the book at the Trouble tumblr page
After making it through a couple of pages of Trouble I was hooked, plain and simple, and I sat on the sofa, occasionally fidgeting to get feeling back in my legs, feet, and did not move until I had finished reading, Trouble finds a way to grab hold and not let go until the final word.
Aaron is new to school, and has the disadvantage and embarrassment of his father being a teacher there. He is also hiding something that happened prior to move, and is the result of the move to a new school, but it isn't elaborated on until later on in the book, we just know he is running from something he regrets and blames himself for.
Hannah is 15 and pregnant. She has a reputation in school for sleeping around, and for her age and the amount of people she has slept with already isn't really that good, so I could sort of see where her reputation has come from. She has had safes ex with with the boys she has slept with, except one, so while we are left questioning who the baby Daddy is, she knew from the minute she found out she was pregnant. She is scared, alone, and is terrified to tell her Mum, who works at the health clinic, so it is her Nan who is her emotional support and goes with Hannah for her first scan, which is also how her parents find out the truth. I thought it was hilarious how they were told and saw it coming, so I could not help but giggle in the lead up to the revelation.
As Trouble progresses I had mixed emotions. I felt sorry for Hannah having to go through this situation, initially without a lot of support, she looses her friends but gains some amazing new ones. While this is also Hannah s fault for being pregnant, it also takes two to tango, and I wish the father would have stood up and supported Hannah with all the decisions she has to make. Aaron I wanted to give a huge squishy hug to. He claims responsibility for something he had nothing to do with, and is so supportive of Hannah and what she is going through. Yes they have arguments and disagree on things, but somehow Hannah and Aaron manage to make this work for both of them. I think we all need a fake baby daddy in our lives, with or without the baby.
I went through 200 pages with me thinking I knew who the father was, and I called him all kinds of names that I can't repeat. When the actual truth was revealed to say I was shocked is an understatement. I had no idea this person was the father, they didn't even register on the list of names I initially started with. I actually looked at the words for a few minutes, willing my brain to absorb the details, to really take in that this was the truth, that this person was the father.
I devoured Trouble, I could not put it down, and every single review that raves about Trouble, that says how fantastically amazing it is, is absolutely correct. Trouble makes you laugh, cry, and want to give lots of squishy hugs to Hannah and Aaron. But Trouble also focuses on the serious matter of teenage pregnancy but its done in a tasteful way with lots of humour mixed in. After spending time with all of these characters, I really think my Mum and Dad had an easy time with myself and my sibling growing up ☺
Find out more about the author and the book at the Trouble tumblr page
patchworkbunny's review against another edition
5.0
Non Pratt does an amazing job of presenting a character who isn’t particularly likable and making her more human at every turn. From the start, Hannah spends her weekends getting tarted up to get drunk, chat up boys in the park and have sex. Or that’s the picture that is painted. There’s no sudden reveal of a different life, but slowly things are put into place. It just highlights how easy we make presumptions about teenagers.
Hannah herself has a lot to answer for her reputation. It’s a mask she puts on at school, a place that is a minefield. The characters are all convincing, from the bitchiness and immaturity to the moments of kindness and comfort. They feel real. Hannah’s snarky but fragile narrative is full of humour and the sense of loneliness her situation lands her in.
I have been pondering how subjects I wouldn’t usually be drawn to become more appealing when told through young adult eyes. I’m not fond of reading about pregnancy, as a rule, but the story of a teen pregnancy is a world of difference to an adult with their own independence, whether the baby was planned or not.
The narrative switches between Hannah and Aaron so we get to see both sides of the story, although he does have plenty of things going on unrelated to Hannah, but they explain why he has offered such a big thing. He does seem a bit too good to be true, yet you can’t help but like him. He does offer out of a sense of guilt yet is a good person. I loved that Aaron is a friend more than a love interest. Yes girls and boys can get along without there being sex, or romance, involved.
Hannah herself has a lot to answer for her reputation. It’s a mask she puts on at school, a place that is a minefield. The characters are all convincing, from the bitchiness and immaturity to the moments of kindness and comfort. They feel real. Hannah’s snarky but fragile narrative is full of humour and the sense of loneliness her situation lands her in.
I have been pondering how subjects I wouldn’t usually be drawn to become more appealing when told through young adult eyes. I’m not fond of reading about pregnancy, as a rule, but the story of a teen pregnancy is a world of difference to an adult with their own independence, whether the baby was planned or not.
The narrative switches between Hannah and Aaron so we get to see both sides of the story, although he does have plenty of things going on unrelated to Hannah, but they explain why he has offered such a big thing. He does seem a bit too good to be true, yet you can’t help but like him. He does offer out of a sense of guilt yet is a good person. I loved that Aaron is a friend more than a love interest. Yes girls and boys can get along without there being sex, or romance, involved.