Monday, October 18, 2010

Mostly Good Girls Review

Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Release date: October 5, 2010
Source: Publisher

The higher you aim, the farther you fall….

It’s Violet’s junior year at the Westfield School. She thought she’d be focusing on getting straight As, editing the lit mag, and making Scott Walsh fall in love with her. Instead, she’s just trying to hold it together in the face of cutthroat academics, Scott Walsh’s new girlfriend, and the sense that things are going irreversibly wrong with her best friend, Katie.
When Katie starts making choices that Violet can’t even begin to fathom, Violet has no idea how to set things right between them. Westfield girls are trained for success—but how can Violet keep her junior year from being one huge epic fail?

Review:

Definitely one of the best books I’ve read this year, Mostly Good Girls was original, addicting, and laugh out loud funny. The characters were well developed and extremely relatable and I finished this over the course of a couple of days. I just couldn’t put it down!

The main character, Violet, was awesome. She was sweet, funny, determined, and a character I loved from the start. Violet was just a normal girl experiencing and loving life as she went along. Reading about Violet’s different experiences was entertaining and enjoyable. Her antics and ideas never ceased to bring a smile to my face and she just seemed so real to me. I especially loved her friendship with Katie. While the girls may appear very different, their friendship was extremely strong and they were very loyal to each other. Although they had their ups and downs, Katie and Violet proved that no matter what, friendship prevails. School, boys, family, money…nothing came between them.

Boarding school books are so interesting to me because everything about them is so different from public school (like where I attend). Going to an all girls school where everyone knows everything about everybody is such a different experience. Violet and her friends had minimal experience with boys and I loved watching how she acted around them. Romance was not a huge part of the novel and I liked how Mostly Good Girls focused on other aspects of a girls life than having a boyfriend. This novel was rich with friendships, adventures, and laughs. I have to say I loved every minute of it and was reading every chance I got.

I highly recommend picking this up. It’s fabulous debut that will leave you smiling and the main character is one of my favorites.

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars

24 comments:

  1. I almost bought this book and your review makes me wish I had! I'm definitely going to pick it up next time. Great review :)

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  2. Oh this does seem interesting!!!
    Thanks for the review!

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  3. MGGs struck me as a good read-yay for being right, lol! Great review!

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  4. I'm reading this right now and loving it. Your review is exactly how I feel about the book so far :D

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  5. Nice review! You loved every minute of it? It really must be incredible then, =)

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  6. I am really excited to read this one. Great review!

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  7. Mary D

    I love reading debut novels, and this one sounds lovely! Wonderful review and I'll definitely be looking out for this one :D

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  8. Sounds like a fun one! I was a public school kid so I've always been curious about boarding schools as well. I'll keep a lookout for this book.

    Thanks for the review!

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  9. I keep hearing about how good this one is. I might have to check it out for myself!

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  10. I love it when YA books have strong friendships! We need more of that in the genre, for sure. Great review, Kelsey? And boarding school??? Uh, count me in!

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  11. I have been dying to read this ever since I was told to check out the author's HILARIOUS blog about text she mistakenly receives. I cannot stop reading it. http://theleilatexts.blogspot.com/

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  12. Thank you for the great review. I'll definitely be reading this one.

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  13. I LOOOVE boarding school books. What a great review. I must check this out now! :)

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  14. Ooh, I really want to read this. Great review!

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  15. I loved this book as well! I laughed and laughed. I wanna see more from those girls.

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  16. Wonderful review. I'll add this to my must read list.

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  17. This book looks and sounds so good! I need it in my life, ASAP. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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  18. Thanks for the great review and giveaway :) This book sounds great! Will add it to my TBR list :)

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  19. This review has made me want to read the book.

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  20. This novel sounds really cute! And I love the cover! I like that you were able to relate to Violet. Finding a connection with characters makes the novel so much better! Thanks for the review! :D

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  21. I'm on a contemporary book kick... I'd love to read this one. I'm a big fan of romance, but this one sounds like it would be very enjoyable even though it's not really a part of the story.

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  22. Great review! This definitely sounds like a book I would enjoy. Just like you, I have always been interested in boarding schools. This book sounds like a lot of fun!

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

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  23. Great review. I've now added this to my TBR list!

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  24. Great review! Thanks for the chance at the giveaway.

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