tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post7755479155987583426..comments2023-10-20T09:55:26.528-04:00Comments on Blue Sky Bookshelf: The Neggies: TEASE by Amanda Maciel and LIFE BY COMMITTEE by Corey Ann HayduAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-77322059636897897612014-06-27T01:55:28.943-04:002014-06-27T01:55:28.943-04:00I actually really liked Life By Committee. I total...I actually really liked Life By Committee. I totally get the thing were you said Tabitha was in the wrong. Objectively I think she's totally wrong. But when I read it, from her POV, it's like she has no control of anything in her life, her friends abandon her, her parents are paying more attention to the new baby. All she has is Joe (and I literally think he's a dirtbag and didn't understand why she'd want him, but I went with it) and for better or worse, he's what she has. So that has to be better than nothing.<br /><br /> Despite her actions, I could see how it would lead her to LBC. I also really love the plot twist at the end. But I totally get where you're coming from. When I was reading, I knew people would have issues with some particularly things in the book. Alyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915699621994444274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-17714723933621633402014-06-24T11:37:50.497-04:002014-06-24T11:37:50.497-04:00I wasn't interested in Tease at all, but I fou...I wasn't interested in Tease at all, but I found Life by Committee to be very mediocre yet also rage-inducing at times, ya know? I haven't read OCD Love Story yet, but after this, I might not. :(starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-12640578029600126982014-06-22T13:35:21.528-04:002014-06-22T13:35:21.528-04:00I'm sorry Tease didn't work out for you. I...I'm sorry Tease didn't work out for you. It sounds like and interesting and current premise. Life by Committee doesn't sound like my type of read AT ALL. I hate love triangles and I hate cheating in books even more. It's rare if cheating in a book doesn't make me hate the story. It can be done right, but it's rare. This Joe guy sounds like an utter A-hole, so I doubt it works in this book. Great honest reviews, Summer! :)Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682335183798720529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-81858555522192697712014-06-22T12:32:19.702-04:002014-06-22T12:32:19.702-04:00I love the short little "verdicts" at th...I love the short little "verdicts" at the end. Sounds like you perfectly summed up these reads. :)Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-87566700786244767842014-06-22T06:01:08.356-04:002014-06-22T06:01:08.356-04:00Haha, you went through a lot of feelings with Teas...Haha, you went through a lot of feelings with Tease! I was just annoyed, mad and angry, so it was a DNF for me.Mel@Thedailyprophecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516514938771433319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-17746865010265641032014-06-21T17:23:44.773-04:002014-06-21T17:23:44.773-04:00I wanted to read Life By Committee, but then I cha...I wanted to read Life By Committee, but then I changed my mind after REALLY reading what it was about. I don't mind cheating in books, but the idea of doing things because someone online told you to just sounds ridiculous. AND you know I loved Tease!! That's okay though, we can still be friends :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02288722022982656753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-88544578535292892982014-06-21T16:23:27.300-04:002014-06-21T16:23:27.300-04:00Haha, don't worry about being late on posting ...Haha, don't worry about being late on posting a review - I have reviews that I wrote about a year ago that I have yet to post. I have this (possibly rational, possibly irrational) idea that I will have zero free time in college, so I'm obsessive about having a large backlog of reviews. It's a problem.<br /><br />Anyway, it's too bad Tease didn't work for you. I actually liked the protagonist - not as a person, but as a character - and it felt to me like the author was criticizing bullying/slut-shaming with her less-than-brilliant narrator. I can see why you hated her, though - she is pretty hard to deal with, and my entire review was about how your opinion of Sara can make or break the book.<br /><br />As for Life by Committee, I just read a glowing review on The Perpetual Page-Turner and added it to my to-read list, but now I'm second-guessing that decision. It does sound pretty weird... Maybe I'll read the author's other book and then decide whether or not I want to read this one based on my feelings toward OCD Love Story?Emily @ Forever Literaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06220478018390968505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-21636118173233529112014-06-21T14:36:47.475-04:002014-06-21T14:36:47.475-04:00I sort of love how you call negative reviews the n...I sort of love how you call negative reviews the neggies haha it's pretty funny. But ouch! I was hesitant to read both of these books and now I have decided that I seriously won't. I hadn't heard good things about TEASE to begin with, but I was on the fence for LIFE BY COMMITTEE. Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661169246931091833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-66335621620138765242014-06-21T09:56:05.791-04:002014-06-21T09:56:05.791-04:00Thanks, Jasprit, so far the reads have picked up s...Thanks, Jasprit, so far the reads have picked up since :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9155297479974865683.post-46503021739986280532014-06-20T11:41:28.245-04:002014-06-20T11:41:28.245-04:00Oh I'm sorry that these two books didn't w...Oh I'm sorry that these two books didn't work out for you Summer, I haven't heard the best reviews for Tease, so can understand why it wouldn't work out for you. Thanks for the honest reviews, I hope your next reads are a lot more enjoyable for you! Jasprithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346050783201302967noreply@blogger.com