Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty chronicles the life of Jessica Darling through her own journal entries. Jessica is sixteen and the most awful thing that could happen, happened to her- her best friend, Hope, moved away. Jessica takes us on a journey through the ups and downs of hating your friends, liking someone you're supposed to hate, lying, cheating, scandals, and the most annoying parents ever-trying to find her place without her best friend.
First off, I bought this book right before I saw Megan talk at my school last Wednesday. Let me just say that she is FABULOUS! She's hilarious, and beautiful, and has an amazing singing voice (yes! Barryoke!). I enjoyed listening to her so much that it's no surprise I devoured the first book in her Jessica Darling series.
Jessica is smart, witty, and observant. She leaves leaves nothing to the imagination of readers! I love, love, love her voice. She is such a perfect picture of a sixteen year old girl, I actually felt like it was me back in high school. There is a lot of stuff that parents might consider "Rated R" but I think McCafferty ingeniously wrote about it from the real perspective of a teenager encountering these things for the first time and her subsequent reactions. And it works. It's so funny, so embarrassing, and so cringe-worthingly delicious.
I recommend this to everyone who was ever once, is, or will be a sixteen year old girl. And even for the boys! It gives an accurate portrayal of high school while being funny, contemporary, and just plain fun to read! I ADORED this novel! I'm going to pick up Second Helpings ASAP! If you haven't read this book, what are you waiting for?
Rating: 5.0
4 comments:
Great review!! This book sounds REALLY good.. I think I will pick it up :)
Just the title and the cover makes it a book I usually stay away from ,but you made it sound good! I might just have to read it now =p
I've read the whole series of Jessica Darling. The first 2 are my favorites. The series goes downhill from there, but they are still good. Glad you liked the book!
I really liked the Jessica Darling books though the first two are probably the best in the series. I had a hard time finishing the others. Jessica is a great character!
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