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The Princesses Of Iowa (2012)

by M. Molly Backes(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0763653128 (ISBN13: 9780763653125)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Candlewick

review 1: i liked this so much more than i wanted to at times, mostly because the unlikable characters are ~so excruciatingly unlikable~. but this book has more good than excruciating. it's refreshing to read a realistic and non-dystopic/magical/vampirical YA novel; especially one where the main character's voice is so strong. yeah, she fucks up and gets blinded by SO MUCH DRAMA but it serves the plot instead of feeling condescending. also, this does creative writing class and the whole magical english teacher thing (oh, not literally, see above) without making is too treacly and sappy. the characterization is much more grounded than the flowery precocious/precious john green stuff. (which i am fond of but it never feels entirely real.)
review 2: I really wanted to like ... morethis book. Being born in the Midwest and currently living in Iowa - I really, really wanted to like this book.But in the end, I can't give it more than two stars. I couldn't handle the main character - let's be honest - I couldn't stand any of the characters. They were completely unlikable. I didn't understand or sympathize with any of them.The only reason I'm giving it two stars is because I did enjoy the authors writing. less

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