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outoftheblue14's review against another edition
3.0
Every spring since she had turned thirteen had started the same way for Murphy MacGowen. She started feeling restelss at the very same time crocuses started busting out of their buds every year. She's start to want to bust out of her skin too, into a skin that lived, say, in New York, or Paris, or Buenos Aires, anyplace that wasn't Bridgewater, Georgia.
I picked up the Italian translation of Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson from the kids section of the library. It sounded like a promising YA book, the kind that I like to read lately. It's the story of three girls very different from each other, who bond together during the summer.
Leeda is beautiful and rich, but feels she will always be second best to her older sister. Her cousin Birdie is plump and insecure and has always lived in a peach orchard. Murphy is a straight-A student and attractive girl with a penchant for mischief and getting into trouble. The three girls end up working together at the peach orchard owned by Birdie's father, which is on the verge of ruin. During the space of a summer, the three girls will become friends and share secrets with each other.
This is an okay book, but I almost expected something better from it. Instead, I found it a bit boring--almost nothing ever happens in the book. Anyway, it was a pleasant reading experience, I guess.
I picked up the Italian translation of Peaches by Jodi Lynn Anderson from the kids section of the library. It sounded like a promising YA book, the kind that I like to read lately. It's the story of three girls very different from each other, who bond together during the summer.
Leeda is beautiful and rich, but feels she will always be second best to her older sister. Her cousin Birdie is plump and insecure and has always lived in a peach orchard. Murphy is a straight-A student and attractive girl with a penchant for mischief and getting into trouble. The three girls end up working together at the peach orchard owned by Birdie's father, which is on the verge of ruin. During the space of a summer, the three girls will become friends and share secrets with each other.
This is an okay book, but I almost expected something better from it. Instead, I found it a bit boring--almost nothing ever happens in the book. Anyway, it was a pleasant reading experience, I guess.
fannfran's review against another edition
3.0
This book made me smile. It wasn't great or bad it was some where in the middle. As I said it made me smile, it was that kind of book.
It's about friendship and a little bit of romance, It's a fine mix and the author writes with a good amount of humor.
This book is definitely a 3,5
It's about friendship and a little bit of romance, It's a fine mix and the author writes with a good amount of humor.
This book is definitely a 3,5
majs1337's review against another edition
3.0
Jag tyckte ändå att boken var mysig. Gick ganska snabbt att läsa, men var nog lite långtråkig ibland. Jag tyckte om Murphy men kände att Birdie var en fett tråkig karaktär. Shippade aldrig riktigt Rex och hon sista vad hon nu heter. Men jag gillade hela grejen med persikofarmen även om en del saker var ganska lame. Men skulle ändå rekommendera den, typ så mysig att läsa på sommaren.
casp801's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. it was so cute and wholesome and focused on girlhood and friendship. the romance was really cute and sweet too. this is the first book I've read in a while that I actively enjoyed reading, it was so easy to zone out and watch the movie in my head !!!!! loved it very very much
brandyfern's review against another edition
5.0
One sure sign that I loved a book is that not only am I sad when it ends, but I also miss the characters. That's how this book was for me. I was looking for one last summer read and this one was perfect!
thewenzl's review against another edition
2.0
my Free Fridays nook book from last week. Not amazing, but decent chicklit. There were a few moments that caught me by surprise and made me laugh.
ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
Peaches was a pretty good book but it was full of cliches. It's about three girls who would never be friends in real life.. but certain situations happen and they end up bringing them together. All three girls end up working at the same peach farm for the summer, which sounds interesting because I know zero people who have worked on a farm.
Now these girls were okay characters that I either liked or didn't like. Pretty simple for pretty simple girls. Murphy thinks she is all that and a cherry on top. Apparently everyone guys wants to be with her and she's tired of them all. Sounds high unrealistic but whatever helps her sleep at night.
Then there's Leeda, who is super skinny, pretty, popular, and is basically dating the hottest guy ever: Rex. Basically everyone loves her - well, not her mom.. but who needs her love anyways? She has the people of this town falling in love with her.
Birdie, the last of the three, is the chubby one. She's also shy, awkward, and a total virgin. No sex or kisses have come her way which apparently is frowned upon. She has her insecurities about where and who she is in the beginning - like most girls. However, at the end she is no longer her chubby old self and has a boyfriend.. or a friend with benefits.. I don't really remember what he was. Just know she has kissed a boy people!
Now the girls were very cliche and annoying at times. However, I did end up enjoying the book - probably because of wine but I don't want to point fingers at this point. I probably would've liked this book more if it wasn't filled with cliche moments or people. It wasn't a terrible book but I also didn't have a favorite character either. Each girl goes through their own journey to find who they really are.. but did I like any of them after the book? Nope.
Now these girls were okay characters that I either liked or didn't like. Pretty simple for pretty simple girls. Murphy thinks she is all that and a cherry on top. Apparently everyone guys wants to be with her and she's tired of them all. Sounds high unrealistic but whatever helps her sleep at night.
Then there's Leeda, who is super skinny, pretty, popular, and is basically dating the hottest guy ever: Rex. Basically everyone loves her - well, not her mom.. but who needs her love anyways? She has the people of this town falling in love with her.
Birdie, the last of the three, is the chubby one. She's also shy, awkward, and a total virgin. No sex or kisses have come her way which apparently is frowned upon. She has her insecurities about where and who she is in the beginning - like most girls. However, at the end she is no longer her chubby old self and has a boyfriend.. or a friend with benefits.. I don't really remember what he was. Just know she has kissed a boy people!
Now the girls were very cliche and annoying at times. However, I did end up enjoying the book - probably because of wine but I don't want to point fingers at this point. I probably would've liked this book more if it wasn't filled with cliche moments or people. It wasn't a terrible book but I also didn't have a favorite character either. Each girl goes through their own journey to find who they really are.. but did I like any of them after the book? Nope.
zuzubugs's review against another edition
1.0
When I picked this book out, I was looking for something light, easy, and good. Something summery. Overall, I can't say I was a fan of this book. Any of the redeemable parts are blanketed in racism, fat-shaming, and misogyny. None of the characters were all too likable, and they were all a bit toxic towards each other. Birdie's biggest character arc seemed to be her losing some weight. This story didn't have much substance; neither the plot nor the characters were too enthralling.
unemarguerite's review against another edition
3.0
this was a fun read for the summer, but not a super duper legendary one. i did really like the girls' friendship and wished to be in the lake swimming with them, or just to be able to walk in the peach trees! the environment descriptions did give nice imagery without being too long. also i would have had a major crush on enrico too hehe and i loved birdie!!!
one thing that i didn't like was when the author refers to the mexicans in the story sometimes in a weird way, like how leeda avoided them (such as enrico in a scene) because she couldn't stand being around people who didn't speak english (whereas he did speak it, just not perfectly...), or when the girl with enrico was refered as "une fille de type mexicain" (a girl of mexican type) idk maybe i'm overreacting but the wording of that bothers me a little bit like "type"??
one thing that i didn't like was when the author refers to the mexicans in the story sometimes in a weird way, like how leeda avoided them (such as enrico in a scene) because she couldn't stand being around people who didn't speak english (whereas he did speak it, just not perfectly...), or when the girl with enrico was refered as "une fille de type mexicain" (a girl of mexican type) idk maybe i'm overreacting but the wording of that bothers me a little bit like "type"??