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dodu's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
diversifyyourreading's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 STARS!
As someone who loves to travel (and writes a blog), I found so many moments in this book hilariously relatable. I also think the ups and downs as growing up were portrayed wonderfully - relationships with friends, hard relationships with family, wanting to be something more, etc. The main character, Alice, is the type of character that you hate but also see a lot of yourself in, which makes for quite an interesting adventure throughout the book!
Overall, though, the book didn't do that much for me. It was an enjoyable travel-themed summer read, but it's not one I'll remember forever!
I received a free copy of this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
As someone who loves to travel (and writes a blog), I found so many moments in this book hilariously relatable. I also think the ups and downs as growing up were portrayed wonderfully - relationships with friends, hard relationships with family, wanting to be something more, etc. The main character, Alice, is the type of character that you hate but also see a lot of yourself in, which makes for quite an interesting adventure throughout the book!
Overall, though, the book didn't do that much for me. It was an enjoyable travel-themed summer read, but it's not one I'll remember forever!
I received a free copy of this book for review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
katereadsxo's review against another edition
3.0
This was exactly what I expected, a fun light read with a small message to it.
It was enjoyable and made me laugh at points, I just didn’t fully connect with the characters. I’m not a traveller and so those parts fell ever so slightly flat with me.
Alice does grow in the book and deals with issues she doesn’t want to think about so I enjoyed that realistic depiction. I also enjoyed the fact that she meets a blogger she idealised and sees that people don’t always portray their real self online.
It was enjoyable and made me laugh at points, I just didn’t fully connect with the characters. I’m not a traveller and so those parts fell ever so slightly flat with me.
Alice does grow in the book and deals with issues she doesn’t want to think about so I enjoyed that realistic depiction. I also enjoyed the fact that she meets a blogger she idealised and sees that people don’t always portray their real self online.
suzyq436's review
4.0
A laugh-out-loud read that has you hooked from beginning to end! I am sure my fellow commuters were annoyed with my laughter but I could not help it. Alice is hilarious with a witty attitude and a genuine demeanour but it is her hot mess vibes that had me in stitches. I loved reading about her adventures, but I loved the mishaps, miscommunications and misunderstandings even more. The ability that Lucy has to incorporate popular references into the story makes the book even more enjoyable to read. Lucy's talent is showcased in this book, especially when it came to Alice's travel blog and Hannah's family newsletters. I thoroughly enjoy books that are centred around family and how messed up families can be at times but at the end of the day they are family and no one can replace them. This book captures the ups-and-downs of family perfectly giving me the feels for sure! This book is a perfect pick-me-up and will definitely pick up Lucy's other books for sure!