Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Let's chat about Lola ;)

Thanks, Dee! :)

To continue the talk from the other thread, Anna and Etienne comes up at Chapter 3 for me. (I'm reading ebook, though and not sure if it differs from the book)

that's where they showed for me too...I have the print

up to that point, i'm wondering what (view spoiler)[happened between Lola and Cricket a couple of years ago - because it was obvious she had a crush on him...did he reject her? (hide spoiler)]

I gotta say, Perkins writes very good teenage POV.

(view spoiler)[ I'm thinking he did not just reject her but probably something more. Outright rejection does not really justify Lola's reaction. (hide spoiler)]

A line that shines: (mildly spoilery)

(view spoiler)[
I turn to Lindsey. “What just happened?”
“Your father invited the former love of your life in for pie.” (hide spoiler)]

I like the comments Lola makes about her two Dads. A snippet:

Andy is always the first to soften in difficult situations.
Which, by the way, doesn’t make him “the woman.” Nothing annoys me more than someone assuming one of my dads is lessthan-dad.....
So neither is “the woman.” They’re both gay men. Duh.
Besides, it’s not like all women fit into those stereotypes either

ditto...I just wonder what...lol

I like Lola she is quirky...she just spilled her guts to Anna about what happened...bit disappointed, it wasn't as grandiose as I was expecting

Yeah, same here. But, I guess when you are at that age, everything is so magnified. I'm now sure how the rest of the book will pan out. Let's see

are we the only 2 reading it?? :(

No Dee i am here as well, just a little behind so i will catch up today :)

Vi wrote: "I gotta say, Perkins writes very good teenage POV.

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A line that shines: (mildly spoilery)


I turn to Lindsey. “What just happened?”
“Your father invited the former love of you..."

i agree with you on Perkins having a very good teenage POV, still i liked Anna better until now. I related a lot more with her emotions and the way she put her mind out there in the first book then here in Lola's. maybe it is because Lola is more quirky, she likes being different which is mostly not like me ;) i am just hesitant being all that different thing might end up like forced.
so far i am liking the way the story has been told though i agree that there should have been something more that just out right rejection in her behaviour :) but then at that age what is more important than the cool boy you think you love :)

oh, i couldn'tt stop myself from writing again, i loved the scene in Ameoba Records. She is a genious in expressing this kind of situations :) i am loving the book more now as Cricket is also involved more and we can read more about Lola's feelings than what she wore ;) what's with those wigs btw?

ok now i cannot stop it and its already 2 am. somebody stop me!!!

i'm the same as you...i don't want to stop reading...i'm on chapter 24 and somehow see myself finishing it up tonight

Dee, i am around chapter 15 and even i see myself finishing tonight. What's going on with you Vi?

I'm almost done, I think. One 2-4 chapters to go.. So far, I liked it very much. I should be done soon.

I'm done. It's a 4 stars read for me with a 5-star cover. I don't know why but I'm so crazy about that cover.

yeah, i finished this am, i think i actually read this one faster than Anna - 4 star read for me as well, but loved the cover

This has to be asked but did you like Anna's or Lola's better? I think overall, I liked Lola better.

i liked them for different reasons, but if i had to pick lola...i loved anna but she was so normal, lola is a good example of how having a not so normal life doesn't have to be bad, she's making the most of it - does that make sense?

Yeah, it makes sense and that is why I would pick Lola too. It got glossed over but you could get that Lola was not exactly very popular in school as well. I'm not sure but the book sorta depicts people accepting Lola and her two Dads which I really liked but I can't quite say that our society is that accepting yet (it definitely isn't in mainline Singapore nor in India)

it isn't that accepting in some parts of the US...I love that she went to Harvey Milk high school...he was one of the first gay men (IIRC) elected to public office...there was a movie made about him a few years back with Sean Penn maybe

yep and got tge oscar with that role ;) i have finished the book a few mmins ago and it's one of those books i crave for finishing while.reading and sad for finishing afterwards.
i liked them both, i like the points you mentioned but for the same reasons i vot troubled to like lola in the beginning. in real life i never react to not normal people but that is in thebook or a movie i like my characters from reallife but with her abnormalities she was still very realistic so i turned out to like her eventually.

i loved the idea of two dads and loved her parebts wish they were more in the story.

I am not getting notifications for this thread suddenly. Why?

because it hates you Vi!! lol!! IDK!!