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abigailbat's review against another edition
3.0
V's conquests have an expiration date of about 2 weeks. She's always chasing a new guy. She loves 'em and leaves 'em. So why is it that Sam has stuck around for three whole months? All V has ever known has been boucing around different places while her mom goes from guy to guy. Now that V's living with her grandparents, getting into college, and dating Sam, things can finally change... Until V does something to mess everything up. It'll take more than she knows to fix everything... but maybe everything can really change.
In this book, Mackler explores the character of Vivienne Vail Valentine who first appeared in Vegan Virgin Valentine. She's a much different main characters than some of Mackler's others and it certainly shows Mackler's strength as a writer that she's able to get inside her head and actually make readers feel sympathetic. (I have to admit that it took me probably half the book to really start feeling sympathetic, but I did!)
Seeing a different kind of character was off-putting at first, but ultimately I think it made me like Carolyn Mackler even more. I still think I liked her others more, but this one was definitely worth the read.
Readalike suggestions: For another character with similar problems, try This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen. Books in the Gossip Girl vein might appeal as well...
In this book, Mackler explores the character of Vivienne Vail Valentine who first appeared in Vegan Virgin Valentine. She's a much different main characters than some of Mackler's others and it certainly shows Mackler's strength as a writer that she's able to get inside her head and actually make readers feel sympathetic. (I have to admit that it took me probably half the book to really start feeling sympathetic, but I did!)
Seeing a different kind of character was off-putting at first, but ultimately I think it made me like Carolyn Mackler even more. I still think I liked her others more, but this one was definitely worth the read.
Readalike suggestions: For another character with similar problems, try This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen. Books in the Gossip Girl vein might appeal as well...
heyshay07's review against another edition
4.0
I wanted to read Mackler's book The Earth, My Butt, And Other Round Things but the library didn't have it so I picked up this book instead. I didn't know it was a sequel so I haven't read the first one. However, I had no problem getting into the story and instantly loved the character of V. This is a fast paced, fun book to read. Lots of references to sex so definitely a high school book. The dysfunctional relationship between V and her family and her many boys was hilarious and would make a good counseling case study. I really liked the ending and that V does end up growing and learning about herself throughout the book so it was not just comedy. A good teen chick lit book.
funsizelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this would be light chicklit. Instead it was the story of a girl wracked with insecurities, living a shallow life of meaningless hookups to avoid emotional entanglements. At least, she does until a hockey puck hits her in the forehead and she lands in the lap of Sam. Even then she's trying to convince herself what she and Sam have is meaningless and temporary. But when it ends, the guilt and sorrow she feels are overwhelming and prompt some overdue self-realization.
jlpxoxo's review against another edition
2.0
Meh.
I can't say that I am a fan of this book. I don't know what I was expecting. Perhaps I wanted a little more depth. V isn't likable and I end up not really caring all that much about her journey.
I can't say that I am a fan of this book. I don't know what I was expecting. Perhaps I wanted a little more depth. V isn't likable and I end up not really caring all that much about her journey.
shinychick's review against another edition
3.0
Better than "Love and Other Four-Letter Words" and slightly (but only slightly) predictable. I still enjoy Mackler's great sense of writing and humor.
sanderle's review against another edition
4.0
Starting this, I wasn't expecting much at all. I thought it would just be another piece of chick lit with little depth. That assumption was far from right. The character development in this book was astounding, the book was easy to get into, and the plot was intriguing.
I would highly recommend this book.
I would highly recommend this book.
rovertoak's review against another edition
3.0
This was a one-sitting read for me! It picks up with V's life a few years after Vegan Virgin Valentine. I seem to remember VVV having more humor than Guyaholic, but let's be frank -- it's a different place V's at in her life. V, attempting to escape western NY, facing college and running away from a botched relationship, does a solo road trip to Texas. Her goal is to spend time with her mother who never gets her act together enough to actually make it to any of V's milestone events: birthdays, high school graduation, etc. While [b:on the road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573], V does a lot of looking back -- ex-boyfriends, hookups, family moments (ruined and pleasant) -- and will discover what she's really looking for at the end of the trip.
sheamaryfitz's review against another edition
3.0
When I finished [b:Vegan, Virgin, Valentine|295117|Vegan, Virgin, Valentine (V Valentine, #1)|Carolyn Mackler|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173476693s/295117.jpg|843533] I didn't realize there was a sequel. But I saw there was on Goodreads and that it was available at my library, so I picked it up. Then, I didn't realize it was about V, not Mara. I wasn't sure if I'd like it since I didn't really like V in the first book, but since it was short I figured I'd give it a shot.
I thought it was pretty cute! Pretty expected, but I liked the writing (although a little risque at times, not sure how young I would let my kid read this); it was funny at times, and at times poignant. I really felt like V had made a huge breakthrough by the end of the novel. I read through this in about a day. If you've read the first book, definitely read this one too!
I thought it was pretty cute! Pretty expected, but I liked the writing (although a little risque at times, not sure how young I would let my kid read this); it was funny at times, and at times poignant. I really felt like V had made a huge breakthrough by the end of the novel. I read through this in about a day. If you've read the first book, definitely read this one too!
williamsdebbied's review against another edition
5.0
In this sequel to Vegan Virgin Valentine, Mara is off at college and V is the narrator. She is fairly settled, having spent her senior year starring in several plays and having an almost relationship with dream-guy Sam (gorgeous, sensitive, and loves to bake bread).
However, when her mom blows off V's graduation ceremony, Vtakes it hard. She feels like if her mom doesn't love her, there's no way that anyone else can either. So she cheats on Sam at a party and breaks his heart. She soon sets out on a road trip to visit her mother, and learns a lot about herself and what she wants while she's [b:on the road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573].
When V's mom disappoints her yet again, V finally has to choose her own path. But where will it lead?
Highly recommended for teen girls and their grown-up selves.
However, when her mom blows off V's graduation ceremony, Vtakes it hard. She feels like if her mom doesn't love her, there's no way that anyone else can either. So she cheats on Sam at a party and breaks his heart. She soon sets out on a road trip to visit her mother, and learns a lot about herself and what she wants while she's [b:on the road|6288|The Road|Cormac McCarthy|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21E8H3D1JSL._SL75_.jpg|3355573].
When V's mom disappoints her yet again, V finally has to choose her own path. But where will it lead?
Highly recommended for teen girls and their grown-up selves.
sarahblessing's review against another edition
4.0
I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did by the end of it. The first book is still definitely my favorite but it was nice to get a deeper dive into V’s character.