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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
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:
Yes
Adulting is hard. No lie. I'm 46 years old and sometimes I still have trouble with it. And the fact that I've been adulting for far longer than I should have been, interestingly enough, doesn't make it any easier. And I never did figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up.
Adulting 101 is a very humorous story about an 18 year old boy who isn't ready to adult. Nick thinks - and I think his parents might be at least partially to blame - that he should have a clue as to what he wants to be when he grows up. His parents put all kinds of pressure on him about working and college and making grown up decisions and doing the right thing. Those are all very good things, except when they aren't stopping to actually talk to Nick about what he wants to do. Nick is simply expected to magically know or at least want to follow the path his parents have laid out. Nick, though, has trouble asserting himself where his parents and his anxieties meet. Ah, growing up.
Like Nick, I have been known to write the occasional (read WAY TOO MANY) haiku. So I thought I would give it a shot here, as well (Sorry for subjecting you to my awful poetry skills #SorryNotSorry):
Nick becomes rather obsessed with Jai during what is supposed to be his summer job before embarking on that college adventure. Well, Nick doesn't get a whole lot of work done, but he writes haiku and sonnets about Jai's ass. So I wrote one, too. I mean, why not?
Jai is a bit older than Nick, and definitely more worldly. Jai spends his summers working and the rest of the year, he travels. I think that's pretty cool. I wish I would have had the courage to do the same thing when I was young. Jai doesn't want life to pass him by without having taken chances. He wants to really live and experience the many wonders this world has to offer. And he doesn't see the need for an actual relationship. On his travels, Jai has hooked up with many people and whether it was for a day, or a week, it's been fine. Jai is an introvert and really functions well alone. Normally, someone as full of energy, like Nick, would totally exhaust him, but he really takes to Nick, word salad and randomness and all. Oh, I would be remiss if I didn't have a haiku for Nick, too:
What I really loved about Adulting 101 is that embedded in the humor and the over-the-topness and blurtiness of Nick, is a story that has depth and relevance and characters that are well drawn. Growing up really is hard and there are so many pressures put on young people to rush out and get that degree - whether or not they even want it - and be successful. But success isn't something that can really be measured by how much money you make a year. And adulting isn't something that magically happens when you turn 18.
Nick and Jai each have their own lessons in this story. Nick learns that adulting doesn't come with a script and Jai learns that you don't always have to go around the world to find home.
Well done!
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Review copy of Adulting 101 was generously provided by the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.
Adulting 101 is a very humorous story about an 18 year old boy who isn't ready to adult. Nick thinks - and I think his parents might be at least partially to blame - that he should have a clue as to what he wants to be when he grows up. His parents put all kinds of pressure on him about working and college and making grown up decisions and doing the right thing. Those are all very good things, except when they aren't stopping to actually talk to Nick about what he wants to do. Nick is simply expected to magically know or at least want to follow the path his parents have laid out. Nick, though, has trouble asserting himself where his parents and his anxieties meet. Ah, growing up.
Like Nick, I have been known to write the occasional (read WAY TOO MANY) haiku. So I thought I would give it a shot here, as well (Sorry for subjecting you to my awful poetry skills #SorryNotSorry):
Adulting is hard
And highly overrated
Don't wanna grow up
Nick becomes rather obsessed with Jai during what is supposed to be his summer job before embarking on that college adventure. Well, Nick doesn't get a whole lot of work done, but he writes haiku and sonnets about Jai's ass. So I wrote one, too. I mean, why not?
Jai's ass is so fine
It so deserves monuments
Made in its honor
Jai is a bit older than Nick, and definitely more worldly. Jai spends his summers working and the rest of the year, he travels. I think that's pretty cool. I wish I would have had the courage to do the same thing when I was young. Jai doesn't want life to pass him by without having taken chances. He wants to really live and experience the many wonders this world has to offer. And he doesn't see the need for an actual relationship. On his travels, Jai has hooked up with many people and whether it was for a day, or a week, it's been fine. Jai is an introvert and really functions well alone. Normally, someone as full of energy, like Nick, would totally exhaust him, but he really takes to Nick, word salad and randomness and all. Oh, I would be remiss if I didn't have a haiku for Nick, too:
Nick loves word salad
Fandom is strong in this one
Random is random
What I really loved about Adulting 101 is that embedded in the humor and the over-the-topness and blurtiness of Nick, is a story that has depth and relevance and characters that are well drawn. Growing up really is hard and there are so many pressures put on young people to rush out and get that degree - whether or not they even want it - and be successful. But success isn't something that can really be measured by how much money you make a year. And adulting isn't something that magically happens when you turn 18.
Nick and Jai each have their own lessons in this story. Nick learns that adulting doesn't come with a script and Jai learns that you don't always have to go around the world to find home.
Well done!
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Review copy of Adulting 101 was generously provided by the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.
4 stars = I liked it a lot
I have to be honest, though, this read a lot like one of Lisa's Sterek fan-fics minus all the angst. I happen to like Lisa's Sterek, so this was enjoyable, but...well, there you go. It was a little over-the-top at times, but overall an enjoyable book with likable characters. (I really feel like that looks wrong. It should be spelled likeable, right? But Google spell check vehemently disagrees.)
Also, Dear Nick:
I'm 34 years old and I still don't know what I want to do. So good luck.
I have to be honest, though, this read a lot like one of Lisa's Sterek fan-fics minus all the angst. I happen to like Lisa's Sterek, so this was enjoyable, but...well, there you go. It was a little over-the-top at times, but overall an enjoyable book with likable characters. (I really feel like that looks wrong. It should be spelled likeable, right? But Google spell check vehemently disagrees.)
Also, Dear Nick:
I'm 34 years old and I still don't know what I want to do. So good luck.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely a cute little read but a little too perfect. The main characters never fight or argue and the one time it happens, it’s resolved within ten to twelve pages. It’s a cute and quick story but it didn’t have as much intrigue as I would’ve liked. Definitely gave me some good laughs though!
Hilarious and sweet. Nick is so clueless and so blindly led by his hormones that I can't help but shake my head and chuckle.
I liked this story. Jai could have easily come off as a creeper but he came off as someone who was also searching for his own way and had genuine feelings for young Nick.
I liked this story. Jai could have easily come off as a creeper but he came off as someone who was also searching for his own way and had genuine feelings for young Nick.
This is so freaking funny. It's the kind of romance book so wholesome and sweet with real quirky awkward (so awkward) characters who act like real teenagers. Everything was so well done, the relation-ships, the parents issues, the struggle with growing up and this moment in your life when you need to make real choices about your own life. Bein 18 year old and everyone asking you to not be a kid anymore even if you still are.
Also the friendship is the best ever, they cuddle and say they love each other and it is sooooo good to read this in a book. Two guys who adore each other so much and don't end up together, thank you cause I am tired of the 'best friend who was secretly in live with you all along' trope.
Anyway, such a good read (audio was on point).
I recommend if you like 'The Extraordinaries' by TJ Klune, same kind of humor and character but this is new adult.
Love
Also the friendship is the best ever, they cuddle and say they love each other and it is sooooo good to read this in a book. Two guys who adore each other so much and don't end up together, thank you cause I am tired of the 'best friend who was secretly in live with you all along' trope.
Anyway, such a good read (audio was on point).
I recommend if you like 'The Extraordinaries' by TJ Klune, same kind of humor and character but this is new adult.
Love
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
It's been a while since the last time I couldn't put a book down. Now, this—this is it. Adulting 101 is a fun, light, quirky read, with great and realistic characters, and excellent sex scenes—so many though that at some point I got kinda bored with them, and that's why this is not a 5-star rating. Anyway, loved it.
I feel like I might have related too much to Nick, though.
I feel like I might have related too much to Nick, though.
Such a fun, sweet read! I adored the MCs, especially Nick, who turned out to be quite believable. Strongly recommend.
Adulting 101 by [a:Lisa Henry|5050492|Lisa Henry|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1346826268p2/5050492.jpg]
It was cute, incredibly funny and it made me feel the emotions.
It was cute, incredibly funny and it made me feel the emotions.