Content-wise, however, I found it lacking and won’t go back for another read anytime soon. I think the merits of TTYL lie in its unusual format, and that it can certainly help encourage reluctant readers to give books a try. Not exactly the conclusion you would expect. No one reacts how you think they should, and even the conclusion is befuddling and improbable Zoe is invited to go hot-tubbing with said teacher, and Maddie and Angela show up and join them. In particular, Zoe’s burgeoning relationship with a young teacher is handled in an extremely bizarre way. This time around, I felt like their relationships rang hollow and, honestly, many of the characters were vapid and annoying a majority of the time. As my middle school mind remembered things, Maddie, Angela, and Zoe were a tight-knit trio who went through hard times but remained steadfast in their friendship. However, I found this second reading to be a bit of a letdown. I remember my middle school self loving TTYL precisely because of its unique format today, you’ll find many different examples of books told in creative formats but, at the time, the “Internet Girls” series was pretty much the coolest thing to hit middle school halls.
Review: This is not my first time reading TTYL, but it is certainly the first time I have returned to this novel, told entirely in instant messages, since middle school. Will the winsome threesome make it through the year?” Then a jerky boy sends peppy Angela into the dumps, tough Maddie makes a mistake that has the whole school talking, and good girl Zoe gets in over her head with a flirty teacher. But as the weeks pass and the instant messages accumulate, it’s clear that tenth grade will be a roller coaster ride of boy temptation, math torture, donut emergencies, and Queen Bee encounters. BUT I’m officially back, and am going to do a better job of keeping BBB up to pace with my reading!īook Jacket Synopsis: “On the first day of tenth grade, best friends Maddie (mad maddie), Angela (SnowAngel), and Zoe (zoegirl) vow not to let school stupidness get them down… or split them apart. *sigh*”įirstly, I’ll preface this post by saying sorry that I’ve been so behind on the blogging front! If it’s any consolation, I’ve read a pile of books (seven, to be exact) since I last posted but just haven’t had the time recently to write up any reviews.
we’ll all 3 go to the same college and fall in luv with awesome guys who r also best friends, and we’ll be bridesmaids in each other’s weddings and live happily ever after.
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