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browncharlotte18's review
2.0
When I received this book through the Goodreads giveaway program, I expected to enjoy this mildly, and i did. This book definitely has a strong friendship complex paired with decent writing, but it's just fine. Enjoyable, but not overtly so. However, the frequent "feministic" comments made throughout the book may cause others to enjoy it more than I.
The biggest gripes I had were definitely that the characters were forgettable. I read this book in a three day period and still the names and backstory eluded me. The three main characters are different, on the surface. I found it very disconcerting just how boring everyone was. Susan was a private investigator who was mainly anti-social. Esther was practically in love with a self-obsessed b*tch for a good portion of the novel. Daisy was a blonde, ignorant bimbo. The rest were there just to drive the plot along when convenient.
Overall, I felt the entire book wasn't very well-rounded and solely based upon these three friends with random background characters to pop up at random. Though I will say I enjoyed the bit with the Yoga group, or really, cult. The plot flowed nicely despite characters and didn't feel quite choppy to me. It was realistic and expected, a good combo for this type of story. Hence the reason why it got three stars from me.
I have not read any of the graphic novels in this series and wasn't even aware they existed until I entered for the giveaway.
If you're interested in a lightly feminist novel about a small group of friends set in college I'd recommend. But, if you're on the fence, just don't, you'll be all the better for it.
The biggest gripes I had were definitely that the characters were forgettable. I read this book in a three day period and still the names and backstory eluded me. The three main characters are different, on the surface. I found it very disconcerting just how boring everyone was. Susan was a private investigator who was mainly anti-social. Esther was practically in love with a self-obsessed b*tch for a good portion of the novel. Daisy was a blonde, ignorant bimbo. The rest were there just to drive the plot along when convenient.
Overall, I felt the entire book wasn't very well-rounded and solely based upon these three friends with random background characters to pop up at random. Though I will say I enjoyed the bit with the Yoga group, or really, cult. The plot flowed nicely despite characters and didn't feel quite choppy to me. It was realistic and expected, a good combo for this type of story. Hence the reason why it got three stars from me.
I have not read any of the graphic novels in this series and wasn't even aware they existed until I entered for the giveaway.
If you're interested in a lightly feminist novel about a small group of friends set in college I'd recommend. But, if you're on the fence, just don't, you'll be all the better for it.
soyouwinagain's review
3.0
I hadn't read the graphic novels when I started this so it ended up being a real struggle to get into. But then my library added Vol. 1 which I read and adored and after that, I enjoyed this a lot more because I finally understood the jokes! I really want to pick up the rest of the series now...
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