How Hard Can Love Be? (The Spinster Club Series #2)

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Probably the most resonant note of the entire book, however, is when Lottie and Evie attempt to persuade Amber to go for it with Kyle, despite her fears over getting hurt. I so cannot wait to read the next book and just be inside Lottie’s head; here’s what she has to say: If I was 15 or 16, reading this for the first time would have blown my mind. But now I'm in my early 20s, I've lived too many situations, I've seen too many things happening and I've read too many books and essays to let this story impact my person. Bourne is a former news journalist, and was nominated for Best Print Journalist of the Year in 2010 [18] while working as a news reporter at the Surrey Mirror. [4] She graduated from the University of Sheffield [19] with a first-class degree in Journalism. [20] Bibliography [ edit ] Standalone novels [ edit ] Holly Bourne really understands life, insecurities and opinions for teens and I think her writing is some of the best portrayals of it I've ever read. --Miriam is Reading Why do something you know will end up hurting you?” Because it’s the right thing to do! Because it’s living . Because it’s the only way you grow and change!”

it was really enlightening and i thought it portrayed how mental illness can literally take control of your mind and actions so well Amber keeps trying to justify her hate for Melody, but it comes down to this. : she hates her because she happens to like a boy that amber has a bit of a crush on and so she takes it upon herself to slut shame Melody for pretty much everything that she does.

Amber and Kyle are both really well described characters as well. We know so much about the two of them, as well as all the other characters, and the book is written in a realistic and accurate manner. I loved seeing how these two seemingly incompatible characters’ stories intertwined with each others, and it really made this book. The topics discussed (alcoholism, family break ups, first love etc) were really great to read about and I thought Holly approached them in a very accessible way. I loved the relationships portrayed, not just between Kyle and Amber but also Amber's friendships both old and new (although I'm really hoping that Whinnie isn't totally forgotten by Amber, I loved her and her wonderful philosophies!) Holly Bournen "Mikä kaikki voi mennä pieleen?" (Gummerus, 2017) on toinen Spinster Club -sarjaan kuuluva nuortenkirja. En ole ensimmäistä osaa lukenut, mutta eipä tuolla väliä, kyse kun on (virkistävästi) itsenäisistä r Bourne talks about feminism so openly and truthfully in her books and if you ever doubted the intelligence, ability or passion of teenage girls read her books and you never will again. --Muchbooks reader review on Guardian Children's Books

one of my favourite things was how the author gave us an insight into evie's mind. she gives things titles like "bad thought" and it'll describe the actual feelings shes going through Do we really need more YA books where girls turn against each other? Make catty remarks to other girls while friends stand around and try to contain their giggles. It's so cute to use your 'superior' intellect to make another girl the butt of your 'feminist' joke. Het geeft die tweestrijd goed aan die je soms voelt: niet als lustobject behandeld willen worden, maar over die knappe man toch ook even zo denken ;) Dat is erg goed gedaan, hoe moeilijk het is om in onze huidige maatschappij je standpunt te vinden over dit soort situaties. Want aan alle situaties zitten meerdere kanten en verhalen en hoe kies je nou waar je staat?

Holly Bourne's] writing style keeps me hooked, makes me feel things and genuinely makes me think hard about important issues. I cannot recommend her novels highly enough and I am on a mission to read them all! --Adventures of a Teenage Bookworm There was no cliched 'happy ending' or love making it all better in the end. It was about her accepting and finding herself first. There were strong elements of feminism and its theories in this book and I love how Holly Bourne infused that in. a b Sheffield, University of (21 August 2014). "Holly Bourne: journalist, novelist, Sheffield graduate - Latest news - Journalism Studies - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk . Retrieved 15 May 2018. As long as you have green eyes and a ‘crooked grin’ you can be as creepy as you like. Girls are totally double standardy. You get all het up if we dare to judge you on appearances. But then you do exactly the same to us.” Because now people use the phrase OCD to describe minor personality quirks. "Oooh, I like my pens in a line, I'm so OCD."

Evie's relationships won't have you dreaming of happily-ever-afters or swooning dizzily about the guys in her life. But they are far more realistic than any others that I have read about in YA fiction. Huge bonus marks here not over romanticising teenage love affairs, but at the same time capturing the giddy moments.

Leirikesää mutkistaa myös yltiösöpö Kyle, joka huhujen mukaan saa kaikki tytöt rakastumaan itseensä, joten miksipä Amber olisi yhtään erityinen tapaus... Vai voisiko olla sittenkin? Mutta voiko romanssi toimia, jos pariskunnan välissä on kokonainen valtameri? Onneksi Amber saa kuitenkin taustatukea ystäviltään, feministisen Vanhapiika-keskustelukerhon jäseniltä, jotka ovat häneen yhteydessä Skypen kautta.

Holly Bournen "Mikä kaikki voi mennä pieleen?" (Gummerus, 2017) on toinen Spinster Club -sarjaan kuuluva nuortenkirja. En ole ensimmäistä osaa lukenut, mutta eipä tuolla väliä, kyse kun on (virkistävästi) itsenäisistä romaaneista koostuvasta sarjasta. Lukukokemus oli iloinen yllätys. Äidin ja tyttären välisen suhteen ja alkoholismin kaltaiset vakavammat teemat, feministiset puheenvuorot, melko söpö leiriromanssi ja naseva huumori oli saatu suuremmitta ongelmitta mahdutettua samojen kansien väliin. I started this book for two reasons, one being that Holly Bourne will be attending YALC 2018 in London, where I am going in a few weeks, and the other being my friend Roxanne who told me to do so. And so I did.I wanted to love this book, and although there was so much I did love, there were also parts that had me wanting to pull my hair out.