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You Should See Me in a Crown
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bookshelves: contemporary, diverse, ya, eh, unpopular-opinion, reviewed, 2-and-a-half-stars, authors-of-color
Aug 04, 2020
bookshelves: contemporary, diverse, ya, eh, unpopular-opinion, reviewed, 2-and-a-half-stars, authors-of-color
It has come to my attention that I have exactly one brain cell and no heart.
I have had three conference calls today, and I have another big one tomorrow, and therefore the amount of a) work and b) small talk and c) fake smiling I have done has been the cause of death for the 17 brain cells I had previous to this cursed day.
I just don't have anything else to say about tropical storms, you know? On the spectrum of light pre-nitty gritty conversation they rank more interesting than whatever people's children are up to, but significantly less entertaining than any piece of gosssip I've ever heard.
Anyway.
The reason I know I have no heart is because this book, which everyone calls "adorable" and "so cute" and "fun" and "generally life-changing levels of wonderful," and which is populated with characters that people refer to with nonsense phrases like "cinnamon roll," made me feel nothing.
And I'm a huge fan of cinnamon rolls, so honestly I'm not sure what went wrong.
This just felt...so unrealistic to me??? Sometimes I don't have a hard time withholding my sense of reason, but those are the times I read fantasy. I don't read contemporaries about high schoolers when I'm feeling whimsical.
But I've read magical realism that made more sense to me than this book about a school with a million-dollar prom where professional celebrity photographers take the pictures. And also the school has its own social media platform.
And I went to a high school where the band kids were popular and it was uncool to be on the football team, so if anyone can believe fantastical high school plotlines it's me.
The romance also didn't hit for me?? It wasn't even the love-at-first-sight thing that bugged me, it was...that I didn't understand why these two characters liked each other.
Possibly because I didn't like either of them.
Otherwise...this was fine.
Bottom line: I'm the reading equivalent of the old man in cartoons who yells at kids to keep off his lawn.
I have had three conference calls today, and I have another big one tomorrow, and therefore the amount of a) work and b) small talk and c) fake smiling I have done has been the cause of death for the 17 brain cells I had previous to this cursed day.
I just don't have anything else to say about tropical storms, you know? On the spectrum of light pre-nitty gritty conversation they rank more interesting than whatever people's children are up to, but significantly less entertaining than any piece of gosssip I've ever heard.
Anyway.
The reason I know I have no heart is because this book, which everyone calls "adorable" and "so cute" and "fun" and "generally life-changing levels of wonderful," and which is populated with characters that people refer to with nonsense phrases like "cinnamon roll," made me feel nothing.
And I'm a huge fan of cinnamon rolls, so honestly I'm not sure what went wrong.
This just felt...so unrealistic to me??? Sometimes I don't have a hard time withholding my sense of reason, but those are the times I read fantasy. I don't read contemporaries about high schoolers when I'm feeling whimsical.
But I've read magical realism that made more sense to me than this book about a school with a million-dollar prom where professional celebrity photographers take the pictures. And also the school has its own social media platform.
And I went to a high school where the band kids were popular and it was uncool to be on the football team, so if anyone can believe fantastical high school plotlines it's me.
The romance also didn't hit for me?? It wasn't even the love-at-first-sight thing that bugged me, it was...that I didn't understand why these two characters liked each other.
Possibly because I didn't like either of them.
Otherwise...this was fine.
Bottom line: I'm the reading equivalent of the old man in cartoons who yells at kids to keep off his lawn.
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Ele wrote: "Glad to see you're back! Hope you are doing well!"
thank you!! is anyone ever doing "well"
thank you!! is anyone ever doing "well"
Ele wrote: "emma wrote: "thank you!! is anyone ever doing "well""
True. At least doing better?"
i'm holding up thank you!!!
True. At least doing better?"
i'm holding up thank you!!!
lol my school had an instagram page that some people thought was real but was actually just run by one of the student council members who when found out got in huge trouble for it because he was “making the school look bad” etc., since every single post was a passive aggressive dig about all the rules we have...
anyways i’ve never heard before of any school having an actual social media platform, besides maybe a facebook page that hasn’t been updated in 12 years oops.
anyways i’ve never heard before of any school having an actual social media platform, besides maybe a facebook page that hasn’t been updated in 12 years oops.
Agreed! I’m so happy for the author’s success and if this helps some people in some way, cool. But if I never had to read another book like it I’d be happy.
rose wrote: "lol my school had an instagram page that some people thought was real but was actually just run by one of the student council members who when found out got in huge trouble for it because he was “m..."
the school in this book has a whole app!!! just for itself!!! as if facebook.com were just one school!!! makes no sense
the school in this book has a whole app!!! just for itself!!! as if facebook.com were just one school!!! makes no sense
Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "I think I would have liked your high school..."
it was okay as far as high schools go
it was okay as far as high schools go
Logan wrote: "Agreed! I’m so happy for the author’s success and if this helps some people in some way, cool. But if I never had to read another book like it I’d be happy."
i could delete this whole review and replace it with these two sentences and be much more effective
i could delete this whole review and replace it with these two sentences and be much more effective
OMG Thank you for this. I was convinced I read a different book to the one every 4 and 5 star review proclaims this one to be. I felt quite apologetic about the review I gave. This helps.
Your review popped up and it was the first time I'd heard of this book. I read your review and then read the book summary and I would like to question what kind of high school has a scholarship if you become prom queen.... that sounds completely unrelated to money for college, but okay.
Nisha wrote: "OMG Thank you for this. I was convinced I read a different book to the one every 4 and 5 star review proclaims this one to be. I felt quite apologetic about the review I gave. This helps."
this helps me too!!!!
this helps me too!!!!
Rea wrote: "Your review popped up and it was the first time I'd heard of this book. I read your review and then read the book summary and I would like to question what kind of high school has a scholarship if ..."
i had trouble suspending my disbelief that's all i'll say
i had trouble suspending my disbelief that's all i'll say
It s hard to admit but I totally relate with your points, the story, especially the romance of it was like magic, it was not there, and then it was, and then it wasnt, im so confused =)))
This helps me make my decision to ditch the book. I’m halfway thru and still saying Meh. Not seeing it and I’m dreading picking it up. Time to move on
And I finally found someone who felt the way I did about this book. I felt like I was in The Twilight Zone, reading all these wonderful reviews. Ugh.
I didn't remember I ever even read this review and then I scroll through the comments and see I wrote something...eerie
Anyway, how does it feel being the only person in the world who didn't like this book?
Anyway, how does it feel being the only person in the world who didn't like this book?
Excellent review Emma... "I don't have a hard time withholding my sense of reason, but those are the times I read fantasy." Made me smile ☺️
Lydia wrote: "gosh emma all your reviews are so clever and well-written. HOW DO YOU DO ITTT XD"
omg thank you!! i have few hobbies
omg thank you!! i have few hobbies
Natasha wrote: "Excellent review Emma... "I don't have a hard time withholding my sense of reason, but those are the times I read fantasy." Made me smile ☺️"
:):) thank you!!
:):) thank you!!
IdkIJustLikeBooks wrote: "Completely agree with all of this. This book was just not for me. And gabby ticked me off lol"
ugh...i still remember gabby
ugh...i still remember gabby
addison wrote: "emma your reviews make me laugh hysterically. thank you so much :))))"
thank YOU so much
thank YOU so much
Lem◍nade wrote: "I didn't remember I ever even read this review and then I scroll through the comments and see I wrote something...eerie
Anyway, how does it feel being the only person in the world who didn't like t..."
odd, to be honest!!
Anyway, how does it feel being the only person in the world who didn't like t..."
odd, to be honest!!
Kelly wrote: "And I finally found someone who felt the way I did about this book. I felt like I was in The Twilight Zone, reading all these wonderful reviews. Ugh."
discombobulating to say the least
discombobulating to say the least
Cher wrote: "This helps me make my decision to ditch the book. I’m halfway thru and still saying Meh. Not seeing it and I’m dreading picking it up. Time to move on"
good call!!!
good call!!!
an's littleforest wrote: "It s hard to admit but I totally relate with your points, the story, especially the romance of it was like magic, it was not there, and then it was, and then it wasnt, im so confused =)))"
confused is right!! same
confused is right!! same
"And I'm a huge fan of cinnamon rolls, so honestly I'm not sure what went wrong."
Seriously love your reviews even if I don't always agree.
Seriously love your reviews even if I don't always agree.
I'm reading your reviews on books and all I see is nothing but negative after negative. It's honestly almost like you don't enjoy reading or know what a good book is like. When it comes to the whole school has its own app thing, it's actually realistic. If you know what you're doing, how to code, etc you can easily build your own app. If you actually read what it said, it said that the app was created by A STUDENT. It wasn't just a normal app, the app was more like an app for students where they gossip, talk about things happening, etc.