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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
No more Harriet? Waaah! There was a point in the series that I felt it was getting all too samey, and I wondered where it would go, but Holly turned it around. It’s probably the right time to end her journey but I’ll miss her.
As well as having a fantastic and much-deserved holiday with her best friend Nat, Harriet must also work out what she wants in life. Is it modelling and a jet-set career? Has she learned that fashion is more than just clothes? Is Jasper her boyfriend?
Harriet has learned some lessons along the way, even if she doesn’t get it all right all the time. Her heart is in the right place and at least she’s trying to think of others. There’s a typical misunderstanding that I think most readers will see coming but overall a really enjoyable, and immensely sad in one place, ending to a much-loved series.
Review copy provided by publisher.
As well as having a fantastic and much-deserved holiday with her best friend Nat, Harriet must also work out what she wants in life. Is it modelling and a jet-set career? Has she learned that fashion is more than just clothes? Is Jasper her boyfriend?
Harriet has learned some lessons along the way, even if she doesn’t get it all right all the time. Her heart is in the right place and at least she’s trying to think of others. There’s a typical misunderstanding that I think most readers will see coming but overall a really enjoyable, and immensely sad in one place, ending to a much-loved series.
Review copy provided by publisher.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very cliched.
Spoiler
Harriet ends up with Nick in the end which I guess was to be expected
I loved it!
It was everything I was expecting it to be.
I laughed, I cried, I cried, cried, ugly cried and happy cried.
Nick, Lion Boy had a very much hoped for come back.
and Harriet...I am a grown up woman who is not ashamed of saying that I now feel the loss of Harriet, I know I can re read the entire series at any given moment, but I have loved her stories, I have loved seeing her grow up and leave behind the insecure girl who got herself into cringe worthy situations, the one who found love, lost it, felt the utter pain of a broken heart and had the second chance we were all expecting her to have.
Saying good bye is always hard, but I'll say good bye in a very Harriet Manner's style:
“Goodbye” comes from the term “Godbwye” a contraction of the phrase “God be with ye”.
P.S. Holly Smale, if you ever happen to read this review, could you please consider the possibility of writing a grown up Manner's book? I am not saying right this moment, in a few years, perhaps a follow up on her gap-year, college, or Harriet bringing up little Nicholas Hidaka's babies, lol.
It was everything I was expecting it to be.
I laughed, I cried, I cried, cried, ugly cried and happy cried.
Nick, Lion Boy had a very much hoped for come back.
and Harriet...I am a grown up woman who is not ashamed of saying that I now feel the loss of Harriet, I know I can re read the entire series at any given moment, but I have loved her stories, I have loved seeing her grow up and leave behind the insecure girl who got herself into cringe worthy situations, the one who found love, lost it, felt the utter pain of a broken heart and had the second chance we were all expecting her to have.
Saying good bye is always hard, but I'll say good bye in a very Harriet Manner's style:
“Goodbye” comes from the term “Godbwye” a contraction of the phrase “God be with ye”.
P.S. Holly Smale, if you ever happen to read this review, could you please consider the possibility of writing a grown up Manner's book? I am not saying right this moment, in a few years, perhaps a follow up on her gap-year, college, or Harriet bringing up little Nicholas Hidaka's babies, lol.
A really well-written ending to the series, making Harriet's big finale nothing short of amazing. I loved the drama that only Harriet can bring in her wake.
I'm sad to leave Harriet's world behind. Having read the previous 5 novels, 2 novellas and the World Book Day book I feel I know her pretty well by now. In Forever Geek Harriet is her normal ditzy, control-freak, full-of-assumptions self, but she always has the best of intentions no matter how badly her plans go (even if they are all colour coded and laminated!). She's a wonderfully strong and true character, as full of flaws as any one of us.
There were some wonderful turns of phrase and great laugh-aloud moments in this novel, but Holly Smale also has the ability to write beautifully sad scenes without being overly sentimental. Yes, I cried. And laughed. In the same sentence in fact. I don't know how that's possible, but Holly managed it - kudos.
Forever Geek is a fitting end to a brilliant series. But I'm looking forward to seeing what Ms Smale comes up with next.
My thanks to HarperCollins and Netgalley for giving me a free e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, but I'll be buying the hardback when it comes out regardless ;-)
There were some wonderful turns of phrase and great laugh-aloud moments in this novel, but Holly Smale also has the ability to write beautifully sad scenes without being overly sentimental. Yes, I cried. And laughed. In the same sentence in fact. I don't know how that's possible, but Holly managed it - kudos.
Forever Geek is a fitting end to a brilliant series. But I'm looking forward to seeing what Ms Smale comes up with next.
My thanks to HarperCollins and Netgalley for giving me a free e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review, but I'll be buying the hardback when it comes out regardless ;-)
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
OH MY GOSH. That was an emotional ending. So sad to see this funny, honest, heartwarming and geeky series come to an end. But what a great ending it was!! I love Harriet. I love Nat. I love Bunty. Everyone is just so precious. And this is a perfect pick-me-up-series! ALSO YOU LEARN SO MUCH! Plus a Norwegian word was in it, so YAY!