16 Things I Thought Were True

by Janet Gurtler

• ISBN10: 1402277970
• ISBN13: 9781402277979
• Publish Date: 4 March 2014
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 17 October 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Actual rating: 2.5 stars

Quick thoughts: Technically the title should have been 17 Things I Thought Were True, not 16. There were a few typographical/editing errors as well. While one or two errors do regularly slip past into publication, I get distracted when there are more than that. That aside, I thought 16 Things I thought Were True is a very relevant contemporary work of fiction. Social media is here to stay and it was firmly embedded in Morgan's life. Beyond that though, this book turned out to be pretty average.

Fuller review to follow.

[boghunden]

When I first purchased this novel, I didn't really know anything about it. It was cheap and I liked the feeling the cover gave me. I think it was because of me not knowing anything that I liked it this much. It's YA contemporary romance, but it's also so much more than that.

This is the kind of book that's hard to review. All I wanna say is "read it, read it!" It's really cute. And good. So good that it's not on my favorite shelf.

“The girl starts crying even harder, but helpful posts in 140 characters or less don’t appear. Life should be more like Twitter.”

The characters are both good and bad; Morgan is so sweet, but her mum? Well... She's a bitch. No other way of putting it. Fortunately all the other characters made up for it.
Both Adam and Amy were amazing, although at times I really hated Amy and her big mouth! Haha. She was constantly babbling - and at the most inappropriate times as well. I somehow managed to like her despite her flaw(s) though.

The writing is really good. Very easy to read, which fit the genre extremely well. This one will be a good beach read. But beware! If you're one to tear up, you might wanna read this in privacy. All I'm saying is that I ended up with tears streaming down my face.

Amazing book!

[bumblingbookworm]

This review was originally posted on The Bumbling Bookworm

Ah, another book I've waited a bit too long to review! It has nothing to do with my feelings for the book itself, I'm just such a procrastinator! So I apologise if this is a bit vague :)

I'd been waiting a while to get this book from the library because it was on order, and I was so excited when it came in! Luckily, it lived up to my expectations and was a very enjoyable read.

Check out the rest of my review here!

[Rowena]

Need to gather my thoughts, but this was a good read. A solid one. I only wish that I could have connected with the main character more. As it was, I liked Amy's character far more than I liked Morgan. Still, it was a good read.