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Not That Kind Of Girl

By Siobhan Vivian

Summary: Natalie Sterling wants to be in control. She wants her friends to be loyal. She wants her classmates to elect her student council president. She wants to find the right guy, not the usual jerk her school has to offer. She wants a good reputation, because she believes that will lead to good things.

But life is messy, and it's very hard to be in control of it. Not when there are freshman girls running around in a pack, trying to get senior guys to sleep with them. Not when your friends have secrets they're no longer comfortable sharing. Not when the boy you once dismissed ends up being the boy you want to sleep with yourself - but only in secret, with nobody ever finding out.

Slut or saint? Winner or loser? Natalie is getting tired of these forced choices - and is now going to find a way to live life in the sometimes messy, sometimes wonderful in-between.

My Thoughts: Wow, I really enjoyed this. The last few books I have read were just mediocre and am glad I read this to get me out of my reading slump. We are introduced to the three girls of the story. Natalie is a stubborn independent single girl. She is also a senior and runs for student counsel president. Then there is Autumn who is Natalie's best friend. They have been best friends for as long as they can remember. She is also a senior. She is kind of the quiet girl who got an unflattering nickname a few years back. We are than introduced to Spencer. She is a freshmen and the girl Natalie used to babysit. She also likes to have fun and stand out and soon is the attention of a lot of snarky rumors. We are than introduced to the guys. First there is Mike. He comes off as a jerk and likes to make fun of Natalie. He also runs against her for president. He is the kind of guy who always attracts girls even though he is a jerk. He thinks he's better and can get anyone he wants. Most of the time I wanted to slap him. Than there is his best friend Connor. Connor is quarterback of the football team and his family owns a Christmas tree, etc, business. He is popular and all the girls would love a chance at him. Even though he's Mike's best friend and popular, I always liked him. He was very likable from the get go.

There was a lot of drama throughout this book and I enjoyed it a lot! I liked how Mike and Natalie were at each others throats. I liked how Natalie stood up for herself. She knew exactly what she wanted and even though she was shy at times she stuck up for herself. I also liked the interaction between the girls. They were fun to get to know.

Now for the good part. Natalie starts to spend time with Connor. Natalie is supposed to be a good girl and she would never get mixed up with a popular boy, especially one all the girl's want to sleep with! I loved this. Connor is always doing sweet things. He donates wood for the bonfire, he helps Natalie off the ground during the rainstorm, he was an amazing guy. I loved all the sneak outs to the shed. I liked how she had to dress up as the school mascot and ended up talking to Connor. He was such a sweetheart and made my heart melt. Of course Natalie does not expect to like him as much as she does, I mean come on, he's Mike's best friend, how nice can he be right? There are lots of funny moments, romantic moments, kisses, and gossip throughout this novel.

Overall: I highly recommend this book. I liked it a lot. It was fun to read. This was my first book by Siobhan but I know I'll read more soon. Natalie is the kind of girl to look up too, independent, smart, well preserved. And Connor, swoon swoon swoon!

Cover: The cover is gorgeous! I love covers that show a girl/guy kissing or on the verge of kissing. I also like the stubble on his chin. Very cute cover!

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Mandy also commented on the top 5!



1) I LOOOVE the font on this one. LOVE IT. While the image is a little dark (especially compared to the bright pink cupcake version) the font and tag line plays it up, so you found a nice balance.



2) The image on this one, I think, conveys the moodiness of Kayla, the main character, really well. It's almost a little meloncholy. I love the sort of "message" that the girl is wishing on a shooting star. And I love that "YOU" and "WISH" are different fonts.

3) This one is beautiful in its simplicity-- striking, really. The text placement works really well. It definitely grabs your attention.

4)This one has been my favorite since the second I saw it. It's probably because it has such a romancey feeling. I just keep staring at it, screaming, KISS HIM ALREADY. Not aloud. Just in my head, I swear. ;-) I just really love the composition, too, of the cake in front of the couple. A slam dunk, in my eyes. :-)


5) I'm really glad this one made it to the finals! It looks most like it could actually be Kayla-- dark, sort of messy hair, bright-red nails, etc. And of course the dandelion itself symbolizes the wishes, but in a less obvious way than if she'd been blowing on it. Plus, the text at the bottom looks professional-- the two tones, sort of worn-out color to the font.... I really like it!

Thanks for participating! Please go out and buy your copy of You Wish right now! It's a wonderful book! Check out Princess Bookie's Review Here!

Waiting On Wednesday (58)

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. WOW spotlights forthcoming titles that we absolutely can't wait to read.


Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer

Summary: Meet Brooke: Popular, powerful and hating every minute of it, she’s the “It” girl at Douglas High in Lake Champion, Minnesota. Her real ambition...more Meet Brooke: Popular, powerful and hating every minute of it, she’s the “It” girl at Douglas High in Lake Champion, Minnesota. Her real ambition? Using her operatic mezzo as a ticket back to NYC, where her family lived before her dad ran off with an up and coming male movie star.

Now meet Kathryn: An overachieving soprano with an underachieving savings account, she’s been a social leper ever since Brooke punched her at a party junior year. For Kath, music is the key to a much-needed college scholarship.

The stage is set for a high-stakes duet between the two seniors as they prepare for the prestigious Blackmore competition. Brooke and Kathryn work toward the Blackmore with eyes not just on first prize but on one another, each still stinging from a past that started with friendship and ended in betrayal. As competition day nears, Brooke dreams of escaping the in-crowd for life as a professional singer, but her scheming BFF Chloe has other plans. And when Kathryn gets an unlikely invitation to Homecoming, she suspects Brooke of trying to sabotage her with one last public humiliation.

As pressures mount, Brooke starts to sense that the person she hates most might just be the best friend she ever had. But Kathryn has a decision to make. Can she forgive? Or are some rivalries for life?