Girls in love

I'm really surprised by how relevant all the issues discussed in this book are! Turns out the teenage girl experience hasn't changed much in 20 years!

I liked this series when i was younger. Was nice to read again.

Aww, what a sweet book of innocence and shattered innocence. Of love and heartbreak. I felt a connection with each of the characters in this book and it was possibly one of the most important books of my early teens. If you are between 11 and 15/16 then you should read this book. A very cute read!

Read as part of The Infinite Variety Reading Challenge , based on the BBC's Big Read Poll of 2003. Yuck yuck yuck. Puke puke puke. Full review to follow. Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Pinterest | Shop | Etsy

CW: Fatphobia This was a reread for me as I used to read and love this series as a child/almost teen. I remember thinking this was one of the coolest, mature books I could read at the time and while it makes me laugh now thinking about it (and realising how young the characters were), I still think t Leggi tutto

Reading this as an adult makes me realise how nuanced and intelligent Jacqueline Wilson’s writing is

A sweet short book à la Judy Blume (teenagers, life lessons etc) for middle grade or maybe a little higher by my standards. Summer is coming and I am switching to lighter things to read.

Wordpress Blog | Twitter ~ Part of a blog post I'm doing where I review 10 iconic Jacqueline Wilson books and see if they've aged well over time. ~ This one has aged like milk. I was initially thinking that it did have a very negative attitude to weight, but it didn't seem that "grown up" - I've alway Leggi tutto

The book was very cute, and all the girls were relatable although I have to admit that Magda got on my nerves. Elly is adorably self-deprecating without it being annoying and just begging for reassurance, and Nadine may look like the token goth chick, but she's put in situations that young girls can Leggi tutto

Dropping this at 50 pages. I've never read this one before but read the third in the series when I was a kid, and was feeling like experiencing it again. This was a mistake. This novel is based on the protagonist lying to her best friends, it includes a lot of harmful thoughts about dieting and bodi Leggi tutto