I bought this book for my younger sister. She loved it so much she had me read it, although I am out of my teen years this book was entertaining in reminding you how "dramatic" teen life was. I recommend this book to anyone that loves a good laugh.

I absolutely adore the Jessica Darling books. I love that these books are amusing yet not totally trivial. Pick it up, and you won't be able to put it down. I rated the book 4/5 stars because, let's face it, nobody actually talks like Jessica and her friends.

The book came in with in 2 days and in perfect condition as the seller had promised

As funny and well-paced these novels are, I can't help but compare them to Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep. The protagonist of McCafferty's novels is shallow, superficial and immodest. It makes me cringe to think that teenagers would consider her a role model. On the other hand, Prep's leading character is honestly struggling to find herself through high school and goes through some truly believeable and honest and relatable experiences. Maybe I am old fashioned at the age of 25, but I would've liked to see Jessica Darling treat sex as something other than a purely phyiscal "right" of which it would be shameful to have not obtained by the ripe old age of 17. These novels contribute to the sad truth that society and media put too much pressure on young girls to look a certain way and have sex when you are still a kid. Of course people evolve as time and culture evolve, but you would think that maybe writers today would encourage upholding morals and dignity.... oh well.

This was a pretty good sequel as far as sequels go. I like Jessica's pessimism laced with optimism and her dark humor. The novel was a nice mix of plot and character. Not sure why the author felt the need to keep up with the Sloppy Firsts angle and give this book such a lame title, but whatever. The reader is "treated" with the author's liberal political views, but not so much that it bogged down the story. Things wrapped up pretty nicely (but not perfectly) for Jessica and her friends/"friends" - I especially liked how she realized Bridget was a better friend than she realized for a long time. I wonder how necessary it is to keep Hope, her long-distance best friend, in the picture - she didn't add a whole lot to the story other than the link between her and "He Who Shall Not Be Named" Marcus.