cnj
Sitting For The Papadakis's
Posts: 1,708
|
Post by cnj on Mar 2, 2020 17:43:01 GMT -5
I think the book should have had Mary Anne win a category.
She could have easily won the Most Caring category.
|
|
cnj
Sitting For The Papadakis's
Posts: 1,708
|
Post by cnj on Mar 2, 2020 17:46:34 GMT -5
The conclusion, Mary Anne just publicly calling out Cokie for being mean, was OK but underwhelming, disappointing that Cary didn't play a bigger role or had better ideas either planned for or done at the party. No, it was fine as is...I'm glad they didn't have Cary taking over too much. Too many other teen girl series do that...have a girl start off with a partial plan, but then have a boy step in, virtually take over and end up being the main hero of the story.
|
|
|
Post by oldmeanie on Oct 24, 2023 21:27:01 GMT -5
Oh wow. I guess I have a new favorite FF XD.
Idk why, but I had low expectations. I doesn't enjoy Big Breakup as much as I thought I would. But this one was pretty wild for a BSC book! Mary Anne SNEAKS OUT OF THE HOUSE to go to a party. Awesome! I know it's been done before, but this is Mary Anne we're talking about.
Richard being overprotective again makes a lot of sense. I can see that being a trauma response. Mary Anne getting much more bold and not wanting to take any crap also makes sense... and is also very entertaining.
Abby is in this book a lot, and she's great. She's a great foil to Cokie. I got a good laugh when she realized that her ballot wasn't counted because she'd voted for herself 6 times. I do think her worries about sports not being featured in the yearbook enough are unfounded, though.
Cary is also in this book a lot, and I think I see where Mary Anne and Cary shippers are coming from. Not saying I am one, but I think they balance each other out well.
You know what, I like Logan in this one. I like that he stands up for Mary Anne, trying to dispel the rumors. The rumors seem pretty realistic for middle school.
I like Mary Anne trying to find out who she is and standing up for herself and how everyone is shocked. I still can't believe that she snuck out of the house to go to a party! I'm not sure I buy everyone clapping after she tears Cokie down, but it's nice nonetheless. I also don't buy that Richard isn't angrier at Mary Anne for sneaking out, but I'm glad the 3 had a heart to heart.
This one gets a 7.5
|
|
|
Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Oct 26, 2023 11:24:27 GMT -5
^ maybe Abby meant the girls teams got plenty of space? I know in my yearbook the boys teams got more attention then the girls.
I wish we got more of Mary Anne coming into her own.
|
|
|
Post by oldmeanie on Oct 28, 2023 15:45:08 GMT -5
^ maybe Abby meant the girls teams got plenty of space? I know in my yearbook the boys teams got more attention then the girls. I wish we got more of Mary Anne coming into her own. Ohhh good point. In that case, she's definitely right.
|
|