I'm not going to tell you what this book is about, for a change, because really, you can read the description above. I will, however, tell that I went in straight right after reading The Duff, which I've been obsessing with, and that this doesn't come very close, even though the formula is quite similar. I'm still quite determined to read anything Kody has put out though, so we'll see.

As for this... I kinda found Sonny infuriating, to be honest. And Ryder must be rather thick because she slipped up so many times it isn't even funny. They still had good character chemistry though, which I appreciate. I alsp appreciate having a little more of Wesley, which is always fun. And I like Fierce Amy, I think Kody should find her a really rude boy to argue with.

And while she's at it, she can be more specific about Sonny's relationship status in the next book, because I was really disappointed with the ending of this.

Ho sprecato due ore della mia vita per poi non avere neanche un finale decente, ma che cazzo

Funny, the main character has my name... I'm excited cause it's not common.

Moving on, I'll be honest and say I liked Wesley more than Ryder. Okay let me rephrase it, I was more attracted to Wesley than to Ryder, yet Ryder is definitely the nicest and smartest one of them two. I just happen to be into the cocky, arrogant kind of guy. And I'll also blame it on the curls.

Sonny is actually a lot like Bianca on at least one aspect. They both struggle with accepting help. While Bianca kept trying to convince herself that her Dad would eventually go back to being sober, Sonny didn't want to admit that her mother wasn't coming back this time, that she'd left her, that she had no family. At least blood-related family. I couldn't tell you which one I liked the most, the truth is, I don't like liars, but we all lie, so I'd be a hypocrite if I judge her to harshly for it.

My favorite thing about Keplinger's books, besides the freaking addictive writing, is the refreshing plots. I might be one of the few ones that loved the whole sex part of the first book, let's face it, high schoolers have sex, not all of them, but some do, for me it's realistic. And the fact that the theme played a big part in the first book, whether as an escape route, the slut-shamming issue, or the taboo around it, made it more authentic to me. The same with the lying. A lot of kids lie, not it's not right, but it's the reality. In this case, Sonny's life was a pile of lies with little bits of truth here and there, and even if most of the time her intentions were good, she had to face the outcome of her lies later on. See her struggle with it was frustrating, I wanted her to come clean about everything, but when I put myself in her shoes I'd have probably done the same because we all have our insecurities, but we deal with them differently. Might not have been the best way but Sonny's way to deal with hers was by lying mostly because she didn't want to face reality, she was afraid that once the truth was out that was it, she'd have to face whatever came, the judgement, the fury, the shame. How many of us haven't turned to lying when we were too afraid of facing our problems, acknowledging them? We're only humans. Sonny is no exception. I was glad to see her come clean, when she broke down in front of the Rush parents I couldn't hold my tears, she was finally admitting to herself that she had a problem and she needed to face it.

I wish we could have had some more chapters to know how it played out for Sonny and Ryder, is she going to college? Well I guess it's up to our imagination. I'll certainly read more of Keplinger's books in the future, they're highly entertaining.

Totally charming with well-developed characters and lots of witty banter. Even the secondary characters get interesting arcs.

Not nearly as good as The Duff - and not especially better than any of her previous books - I did have a comprehensive review about this one but it's been weeks since I read it, and now I lost all meaness I had after reading it. I will say that it dissappointed as a Duff companion novel: Kody has found a premise she likes and all her books have followed the same pattern which made the Duff a sucess; a heroine with parental issues, rage and a booty call to calm her nerves. Misplaced trust and oblivion of what is supposed to be a good friendship but which always comes second in her books because of a boy.
I get that The Duff was good YA, and her style is magnificent, so I am sad to see that sticking to what's already worked is a hindrance for what could be a brilliant carreer, but instead feels like the same book all over again but with decreasing quality. Such a pity.

The Duff > LOL

Lo que me gustó de The Duff era que a pesar de utilizar un montón de clichés:

1-El manwhore millonario,lindo e idiota
2-La chica que no es popular en el intituto
2-El chico malo que cambia por tí

Pero a pesar de todo eso los empleaba de una forma tan divertida,y de un punto de vista tan fresco que no podías parar de leer.
Las situaciones eran para morirse de la risa

LOL se trata de lo que pasa con Sonny y Amy Rush (Sí,la hermana de Weasley).Sonny es una chica super-ultra-mega-hiper-archi-mitomana miente sobre sus padres,miente sobre estar vviendo con Amy y todo el mundo le cree

A sus jefes,sus profesores,sus compañeros,todo el mundo cae ante esta versión femenina de Pinocho.

Ella tiene un némesis, Ryder quién está en la misma clase y tiene un crush en Amy.Cuento corto Sonny chatea con él para jugarle una broma porque lo odia la travesura sale mal y luego se vuelve a conectar sin darse cuenta que la sesión estaba con el login de Amy y ya pueden a divinar que pasa xD

Luego viene una maraña de mentiras tras mentiras.Un cameo de Wesley y Bianca *o* y un final abrupto que deja todo incluso y te deja buscando un epilogo inexistente u.u.Además el cliffhanger me dejó indiferente

Es mucho más teenager que la novela que le dió vida,entretiene pero la protagonista te saca de quicio cosa que no me pasó con Bianca.

Y Weasley es mucho mejor que Ryder.Recomendado sólo si amaste The Duff

4.5 es genial pero necesito más. Solo por eso le quite 5(?

3.5/5

~ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review~

I really enjoyed this at the beginning, the narrative was light and witty making it entertaining to read. Unfortunately, it started to go so downhill once the love interest - a crappy, pretentious guy who doesn't like her- comes in.

I read almost all of Kody Keplinger her books and even though most of her books have the same kind of format I still really enjoy them. She has such a fun way of writing about relationships and banter. I didn't like this one as much as A Midsummer's Nightmare or The Duff. Sonny isn't a very likable narrator which got on my nerves (Kind of like Lissa in Shut Out). I did however enjoy the story very much. I like how Kody Keplinger always adds a subplot to her contemporary books.