ARC Review: The Boy Book* (Ruby Oliver #2) by E. Lockhart
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Series: Ruby Oliver #2
Author: E. Lockhart
Published July 14th 2016 by Hot Key Books
Goodreads Synopsis
A Study of Boy Habits and Behaviours from me, Ruby Oliver
From E. Lockhart, author of the best-seller We Were Liars, and the highly-acclaimed The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, comes this hilarious and heart-warming series.
Here is how things stand at the beginning of newly-licensed driver Ruby Oliver's junior year at Tate Prep:
Kim: Not speaking. But far away in Tokyo.
Cricket: Not speaking.
Nora: Speaking--sort of. Chatted a couple times this summer when they bumped into each other outside of school--once shopping in the U District, and once in the Elliot Bay Bookstore. But she hadn't called Ruby, or anything.
Noel: Didn't care what anyone thinks.
Meghan: Didn't have any other friends.
Dr. Z: Speaking.
And Jackson. The big one. Not speaking.
But with a new job, an unlikely but satisfying friend combo, additional entries to "The Boy Book" and many difficult decisions help Ruby to see that there is, indeed, life outside the Tate Universe.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
Following the events of the last few months, Ruby Oliver is ready to try and repair her life. Starting her junior year, she only has a few friends, and most people still think of her as a slut. However, she's turning over a new leaf, and has rediscovered her old 'Boy Book'. Now with a job, and developing her unlikely friendships, Ruby is starting to feel happy once more.
I will say that this one was better than book 1, thank god! Even so, I reckon at most I could give this 2.5 stars. Ruby has matured - not a lot, but a little - and is nowhere near as annoying as she was previously. Even so, I felt like she was actively damaging her relationships and her progress from time to time. Jackson was clearly a waste of space, but she was allowing him head space, which nearly ruined her new found friendship with Nora. And then there's the way she acted when Kim came home - if you don't like someone, just stay away from them! I won't be continuing the series, but here's another book cleared from my NG shelf!
Dates Read:
December 30-31, 2022
Rating
2 Stars
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