Tellulah Darling

I really wanted to love this book. Honestly it was good. It was well written, the main character was hilarious and I loved the friendship between Sophie and Hannah. My main problem is that I love the myth of Spring and Hades and Persephone. And this wasn't a faithful retelling. While a decent book in it's own right the inclusion of Kai kind of ruined it for me. I didn't realise before I started reading that Kai and Hades are two different characters. If the book had of removed the Hades/Persephone connection it would have been great but because it tries so hard to connect this story to that I just couldn't bring myself to love it. … (mehr)

Fair warning, if homosexuality makes you uncomfortable, you probably do not want to read this short.

Favorite quote:
"Pierce didn't even look up at my entrance. He had his nose buried in a hardcover copy of Neil Gaiman's latest."

I rather enjoy when books make reference to other books. But I am a book nerd, so of course that would make me happy.

It had been quite a while since I had read the rest of the series, and this should have been between "My Date from Hell" and "My Life from Hell," but it is what it is. Yet again, I managed to read out of order.

I enjoyed getting to see the back story of Festos and Theo (Thesi), and getting to see these old friends again.

This story gives you a sweet little glimpse into the romance between these two guys.

Overall, the story was well edited and there were no consistency issues like what seems to plague the young adult fiction genre as a whole. This story makes a nice addition to the series and I am glad I read it.… (mehr)

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Sam Cruz is the ultimate player. He just puts on his charm and girls go flocking. He has never been into attachment and relationships. He doesn't understand how girls don't get the concept of just sex. Why ruin it with a relationship?

Sam's best friend Ally has just been dumped on her birthday! I might add by her geeky earth loving activist boyfriend. If she were more like guys she wouldn't have to have all this pain. That's when she decides that she's just going to use guys just like Sam uses girls. Sam decides that he will help his best friend. It's the perfect situation. He will finally prove that his way of life is better and he gets to boost his friend's self-esteem. But what happens when Ally really turns into this really beautiful girl, someone he would usually go out with? And not only that but her personality with his make them connect as friends. What has he gotten himself into...

This book has got me comparing it to The DUFF. Same concept. The thing with this book is it is way racier. Just talking about sex and parts like it's part of casual conversation. Lots of talk of innuendos too. It was a little too much for me. But I knew what I was getting into when reading this book and that didn't stop me from really liking the story and characters.

I feel like I always side with the guys in the story. But this time I had fault with Sam too. First Ally, she was all transformed and beautiful and then she started acting like a real witch if you know what I mean. I mean he's your friend and all he does is want to just hang out with you sometime like you used to. But no... Everything's about sex now. Now Sam, I'm proud that I finally can defend a woman in a story, was the charming-every-woman-likes-him type of guy. And everybody likes the bad guy so I of course didn't mind his ways. It's part of the story anyways. But then towards the end he started being a real jerk to Ally. Ally was kind of being a pain too but Sam was denying a big thing and I just couldn't stand him for a while there.

I loved the way they talked around each other. Even before everything started you knew they were perfect together. They've always known each other. Sam made her a birthday hat that she has to wear to get presents and he has this album of every birthday she's had. It's all so adorable. And that right there is why I wanted to read this book and why I loved it in the end. I love the player falling for his non assuming friend. And I love how she is really this fun and witty person but also this girl who can turn heads and she made him take notice. It might be about sex but it's also about friendship, love, and it's pretty hilarious too. Well done Darling on your first book.… (mehr)

Rating: 4.5 stars

*Disclaimer: I received an eARC from Te Da Media and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

It's no secret that I love Tellulah Darling's books. So it should not surprise anyone that I adored Get Real.

Francesca was such a funny heroine. I loved her sense of duty. I was so sad for her because she was willing to give up her dreams to keep her family traditions alive, but in a way I also understood her and her reasons. I loved her relationship with her friends. I can't wait to read more about her in the next books and see how other characters perceive her.

Rafael....Oh my. He was cute. It was interesting to see things from his perspective too. It also helped me like him a lot, because I feel like I wouldn't have been too fond of him had the story been told only from Francesca's POV. This way I got to understand his reasons and I really felt bad for him.

What was interesting about this book was how the subject of sexual orientation was approached. It didn't give me the impression that it was something so out of the norm and it wasn't taboo or something that needs to be kept a secret. Which was great and I really want to read more books like this. It was also refreshing to see how certain relationships are mended in a way, how sometimes we have the wrong idea about a person really close to us and how we can judge them harshly for something they didn't do. Lots of cold truths in there and I really enjoyed that.

At times the story moved a little too fast, but while a bit confusing, it also helped experiencing a little of what Rafael and Francesca were experiencing. I loved the phrases in other languages. It made the characters feel real in a way. It helped that I knew what the phrases meant, I know, but for me it made it real that these characters have a multicultural background.

I did not expect that ending. I really, really want to know what happens next.… (mehr)