The Chick Friends Rules! Freshman year (Volume 1)

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The Chick Friends Rules! Freshman year (The Chick Friends Rules! #1)

by Vici Howard (Goodreads Author)

4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 · rating details · 27 ratings · 8 reviews

*Friends with benefits is a good idea, in theory.

*A chick friend scorned is a scary thing.

*Ugly girls need love too.

The second installment to the Chick friends series in this edgy coming of age story.

It's sophomore year! Grant's drama continues and he's added some new friends to his life. Aubrey, is his FWB. Fatima, is his partner in crime (literally). And Ugly Emma, i...more

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Nov 22, 2011 Brea rated it 3 of 5 stars

An alright start to a promising series...

Chick Friends Rules (Freshmen Year) by Vici Howard is the story of 15 year old Grant who has just moved into a new place. He's one of the only two black kids his age, so its safe to say he has a hard time finding his bearing in the suburbs. He meets Marta, a fiesty Dominican, who has no problem telling him how it is, and they soon have a blooming friendship. It's not too long that Grant realizes he has feelings towards his companion, but having a relation...more An alright start to a promising series...

Chick Friends Rules (Freshmen Year) by Vici Howard is the story of 15 year old Grant who has just moved into a new place. He's one of the only two black kids his age, so its safe to say he has a hard time finding his bearing in the suburbs. He meets Marta, a fiesty Dominican, who has no problem telling him how it is, and they soon have a blooming friendship. It's not too long that Grant realizes he has feelings towards his companion, but having a relationship with her isn't socially acceptable because she is a tad bit overweight. Grant has a lot on his plate with his family, his friends, and trying to gain acceptance from his peers. Freshmen year turns out to be a bumpy ride for our young friend.
Freshmen Year had plenty of good plots. The overall storyline was nothing new, it's hard moving into a new place when you are just starting out in high school. The main problem I had with the book is that there seemed to be more characters I disliked than liked. Now maybe this was done on purpose, because we are reading from Grant's perspective and he's a pretty moody teenager. But these characters really made me unmotivated to continue reading. His mom was a drag, his sister a brat and Remi, don't get me started on that kid. The background characters seemed to want to take the lead in this book, but I pretty much wanted them to stay in the background.
I feel as though Marta's situation could have been handled with better. At like page 28 there's this big bomb that gets dropped on the reader and yet the characters' response is nonchalance. For me, Marta has the better storyline. It's real, gritty, and very emotional. But it wasn't touched upon too much which left me disappointed.
There is a scene involving Grant and his sister where they get into a big arguement. Without giving too much away, I'll just say it left me with a bad taste in my mouth. This scene was another situation I felt was briefly introduced and then packaged away in a neat little box on the shelf of a closet. I feel as though this is a series that can really "go there" as far as the race thing is concerned. Grant has a white step-father and a black mom and a half/half sister. I felt it was headed in that direction as far as why people feel the need to sling around words, so we can get a sort of explanation, but in the end it was cut off before it really got going.
Overall the book was not too shabby. Now that Grant has a pretty good idea of who his real friends are, I just hope that the background players stay in the background. And More Marta please!

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Oct 06, 2011 Sammy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: curve-ball

Okay, the cover through me off. I saw this book laying around my friend's room and the cover looked really fun and interesting so I asked to read it. I thought it was going to be an easy book but when I got into it there was a lot of heavy duty drama, like molestation, peer pressure and sexting. The main character is Grant a supposedly nice looking kid with dimples. I usually don't read a lot of books from a boy's p.o.v, but it worked. There are some funny moments in the book such as when he loo...more

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Oct 01, 2011 Kelly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Before I really jump into my review, I have to say this: There is a lot of talk about sex in this book. It's somewhat graphic. If you don't like reading that type of novel, then this book is definitely not for you. I know that a lot of people don't like there to be any grammatical errors in their novels. I'm not exactly a fan of it, either, but it's usually not enough to make me stop reading. People make mistakes, and I've noticed factual and grammatical errors in plenty of novels. That said, I...more Before I really jump into my review, I have to say this: There is a lot of talk about sex in this book. It's somewhat graphic. If you don't like reading that type of novel, then this book is definitely not for you. I know that a lot of people don't like there to be any grammatical errors in their novels. I'm not exactly a fan of it, either, but it's usually not enough to make me stop reading. People make mistakes, and I've noticed factual and grammatical errors in plenty of novels. That said, I also wanted to mention that there are some grammatical errors in The Chick Friends Rules! (Freshman Year), mostly in the form of comma splices. As I mentioned, it was't enough to make me stop reading, because I found the story to be enjoyable, but for those of you who do stop reading when you see that kind of thing, I wanted to give you a fair warning.

All the sex talk that was in the book didn't bother me, although I'm not sure how believable it is, either. Grant has sex. A lot. He's only fifteen. It could just be that I was really naive in high school, or it could just be that the culture in my high school was really different than the culture in Grant's high school, but when I was in high school, I wasn't aware of anyone being like Grant. I never heard any rumors about people sleeping around. Then again, I also wasn't part of the popular crowd, and I just didn't really hear too many rumors in general. So I suppose it's completely plausible that experiences like Grant's really do happen. It's just hard for me to believe because of what my high school experience was like.

I was expecting The Chick Friends Rules! (Freshman Year) to be a really fun, beach-read type of novel. In some places, it was. I loved reading about Grant going onto the golf course to stargaze, jumping out of two-story windows with his friend, and going to a party during summer break. I love reading about people's summer break experiences, because they're so different depending on where you live. Despite those scenes and how fun they are, there are some majorly serious undertones to this novel: race, sexual abuse, affairs, and the consequences of sexting are just a few. It was interesting and refreshing to read about these issues from a male character's point of view. I really loved reading a novel with a male narrator, since the majority of the YA novels I read are told from a female's point of view.

Grant's reactions to some of the more serious issues were admirable. There were times when I got really frustrated with him though, like when he wouldn't stand up to someone when he that someone was doing something wrong, just because he didn't want to get on that person's bad side and/or he was worried about his own reputation. I think those moments are so realistic, though, because as a fifteen year old, Grant is still so young and immature in some ways, but he's also learning about life and himself, so in those moments, we also get to see instances of maturity. I think Vici Howard struck the perfect balance in creating those moments.

I also loved Grant's relationship with his family. I loved his loyalty to his mother, and I loved it that he had a mostly good relationship with his stepfather, since he couldn't have that kind of relationship with his father. The sibling rivalry between Grant and Lexie was well-done. There were moments when I wondered why Grant was so mean to his sister, but as the novel progresses, it becomes more and more clear why he treats her the way he does, even if it's not obvious to Grant.

One character I really loved in this novel was Marta. I thought she was fantastic. I loved it that she could act as Grant's confidant, and that she was willing to be upfront and honest with him. I didn't get to see nearly as much of Marta as I would have liked in this novel, so I can't wait for the next book in the series. I'm really hoping that in the next book, we'll really get to delve into Marta's character more and learn more about her.

The Chick Friends Rules! (Freshman Year) was an enjoyable read. I don't know that I'd exactly call it fun, because of the serious issues presented in the novel, but it had its fun moments, and it was definitely a pleasurable read. Grant is a fantastic character and I look forward to seeing how Grant's experiences will shape his sophomore year.(less)

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Nov 23, 2011 Lori Wolf rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: good-reads

Let me start by saying I did enjoy this book and look forward to finding out what happens to Grant, Marta, Lear, their families, and yes even Remi. It was a lot more serious than I really expected - even knowing there were going to be some serious topics. Some of the subject matter made me a little uncomfortable, but I say that as the mother of 15 year old boy/girl twins. It gave me an understanding inside the life/mind of today's Freshmen, which is very different than when I was a Freshman. I p...more

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Oct 04, 2011 Ryan Lucero rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this book because as a young male I could relate to Grant and his friends. It was almost like the writer was a fly on the wall in my high school. Most of the things the writer talks about is so similar to the actual events that happens in my high school everyday. For example I personally know four girls that have been caught up in a "sexting" scandal. The author did a really good job writing about whats actually happening in high schools these days. Can't even lie, I'm prett...more

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Nov 04, 2011 Mario rated it 5 of 5 stars

Funny. This guy made me laugh. I don't understand how a guy can hook up so many times and always regret it. I think it's an abstinence campaign in disguise.

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Nov 11, 2011 Stacey rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed it, really heavy in some parts put I really enjoyed it.

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Dec 05, 2011 Sam rated it 5 of 5 stars

I just finished 'the chick friends rules' freshman year book! It was a very good book and I couldn't keep my head out of the book! Vici, you are a very talented writer and describe things very well and it makes me feel like I'm in the story. My favorite part was when Grant and Marta were at Grants house and Grant was taking care of Marta after she got slapped and shoved into a dresser by her father, it was very sweet how grant took care of her! Let's just say Grant gets 'excited' a lot, lol

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I love writing, but doesn't every writer say that? So,at the risk of sounding like a cliche, let me be specific. I love writing stories that are inspired by real people and real experiences. After a reader is done reading one of my novels I want them to say, "that happened to me too," or "I know someone who went through the same thing."

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