Saucy, shimmering, loud and larger than life - come get your sugar fix! It's survival of the fittest at Ravendene Comprehensive - the terrifying te...
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Mar 19, 2011
Emily
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Jul 20, 2009
Joanne
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When Kim’s father makes her move from her posh girls school to the school fool of trouble makers. Sure she’s not going to fit in for being thought a snob, she’s surprised when Sugar, the most popular girl at school, befriends her. As Sugar leads Kim down the road of alcohol and drugs, Kim experiences things she never has before, including feelings for Sugar. Is she falling for her new best friend?
I’m so glad I never really saw the TV programme before I read this. From what I know of More...
I’m so glad I never really saw the TV programme before I read this. From what I know of More...
Mar 15, 2010
Ashleigh
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I can't help but feel a little disappointed with this. There was so much potential there for an amazing book - but I felt it was very 2D.
Kim, a 15 year old girl having to move from a posh all girls school to a co-ed hell hole, meets Sugar AKA Maria Sweet and just 'falls in love' with her. I use the phrase lightly, as it came over as more obsessive infatuation. It just made me feel a bit, I don't know, awkward I think is the best word.
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Kim, a 15 year old girl having to move from a posh all girls school to a co-ed hell hole, meets Sugar AKA Maria Sweet and just 'falls in love' with her. I use the phrase lightly, as it came over as more obsessive infatuation. It just made me feel a bit, I don't know, awkward I think is the best word.
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May 23, 2009
Coffeeboss
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15-year-old Kim gets transferred from a private girls school to the scrappy high school that has a rep for housing the bad kids. Leaving her old bitchy best friend behind, she is now in new territory and falls under the wing of the bewitching Maria "Sugar" Sweet. Well, she actually falls into a mad crush on Sugar, who is gorgeous, tough, flirtatious, and hard to pin down. Though the book is a girl-on-girl first love story, and it has a refreshing sexiness to it, the story is more about
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Dec 07, 2010
Julie
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This was a great read! Ive wanted to read this books for a couple of years now, so I'm glad I finally picked it up at the library :) The descriptions and comparisons in "Sugar Rush" are really amazing. I read it in one sitting, and it really did feel like riding a wave. When I first started reading "Sugar Rush" I felt very much like the main character, Kim, and I was happy she was getting some new adventures so I could live vicariously through her, lol. But when the book came
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Aug 20, 2011
Kate
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I picked up this book after watching the entire TV series over the course of a week. This is one of those rare cases where the on screen adaptation was actually better...and how.
Burchill's writing style is fine. Not Stephenie Meyer bad but not Markus Zusak beautiful either. Kim wasn't a particularly interesting or likeable narrator, though I guess none of the characters in this book were very likeable.
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Burchill's writing style is fine. Not Stephenie Meyer bad but not Markus Zusak beautiful either. Kim wasn't a particularly interesting or likeable narrator, though I guess none of the characters in this book were very likeable.
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Aug 10, 2009
Elaine
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This is a book I want to read aloud, but have no clue whether or not I could - the accent (British) I could pull off, but the teenage slang, I would probably slaughter. The book was amazing in every way. I read it in only two sittings. Every time I thought I would stop at a pausing point, there were NO pausing points and I couldn't stop! This book addressed teenage sexuality as well as homosexuality and mainstream perceptions of the feminine in the most childish yet mature way. Highly recommende
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Jan 19, 2009
Natasha
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This was a really thought-provoking book for me personally--I'm not sure what other people will take from it! It made me think back on all my friendships and analyze what role I played in those relationship (leader (teacher)/follower). The protagonist's friendships really disturbed me (not the lesbian aspect, for some reason that seemed secondary). I wonder if the British-ness of the story and language will be a barrier for some students. That was the part I liked the best--so fascinating...
Dec 16, 2009
katie
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...And now I've finished it. I'm disappointed, because it could've been fantastic, but it just wasn't. The feel of it's wonderful, the language is wonderful, but the plot's--well, patchy. Plus, and this is a little thing, but it confused me quite a few times--the same character can get called three different names (from the narrator's perspective) just on the one page. First line she'll be Clements, next paragraph she'll be Zoe, next paragraph she'll be Saint. Like I said, little thing but CONFU
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Jan 12, 2010
This was just my sort of book, fun, explicit, and real. I like believable books and Sugar Rush is, it sounded like something that's actually happened, you connect with the characters and you become engrossed in the story. I loved the bluntness of this book, there was no holding back, everything is described how it is in luscious detail. Fabulous.
Aug 28, 2008
Jerrica
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I thought that this was going to be another book about popularity. A book about the vain drama queen and her unassuming little sidekick. I was surprised. Kim is an interesting, constantly changing character. Sometimes that bothers me in books, but it was a nice fit for her. Sugar was a stunning but stupid girl, but you could see her struggles on grappling with life. Zoe AKA "Saint" was a bit of an unbelievable character. She was an amazing runner, a brain, and yet she smoked and well,
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Dec 16, 2009
damian
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Julie is a friend so I'd be basd if I didn't list this book as one of my favourites. Luckily , I did also love it. It's a joyours rompy of youthful indiscretion in the town we both live in (Sodom-on-Sea or Brighton, as it's conventionally called). The TV series is well-worth watching (unusually for something adapted from a book).
See the books of the friend we share--Laura Lockington--for more shenanigans (fewer lesbians, more dugs and set in London). I could sooner live wit More...
See the books of the friend we share--Laura Lockington--for more shenanigans (fewer lesbians, more dugs and set in London). I could sooner live wit More...
Aug 03, 2011
Kylie
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I read this after watching the TV adaptation, and I have to say I liked it less. It is still a gripping book, and good to know that there are books like this out there for teenage girls.
Sep 21, 2009
Saracchi
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It was a good book. I really liked the way Sugar was described. The end was sad :( but I still liked it. (Wow my reviews are so intellectual and complicated)
Sep 30, 2011
Amyd
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Light hearted, girly chick lit, but none the less a good read. If you like simple reads, it's definately the book for you.
Sep 10, 2011
Aleph
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nothing more to say than: AMAZING AND TOTALLY UNSUITABLE FOR YOUNGER READERS.
Oct 09, 2009
Kathleen
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loved the wittiness. the relationships and characters are a bit wrong...
Jun 22, 2009
Crystal
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This book had a nice ending, but it went realy quick, so i was left a little confused. Funny though.
Nov 08, 2010
Chris
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Great book, as in most books that make their way to Television or movies, the book was great and went into more details on the characters than you get out of the series.
There are some story differences between the book and the show, but the changes they did in the show give it more drama!
There are some story differences between the book and the show, but the changes they did in the show give it more drama!
Dec 17, 2009
Librarian
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Kim, a prep school girl, is the newest student at the local working class school after her mom runs away with a younger man. She is befriended by Sugar, one of the most popular girls in school. Soon after, Kim develops romantic feelings for Sugar. This book is mildly suggestive and a quick read.
Nov 07, 2011
Rebecca
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I decided to read this after seeing and loving the Channel 4 TV series. Its a good story but not brilliantly written, or maybe I've just become a bit more picky about my books since I've stopped reading so much YA... Either way, a cute, quick read- only took me an hour or so :)
Apr 23, 2009
Linda
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The show is so MUCH better. I've forgone the sequel because the writing in this one was so bad.
Jun 21, 2011
Reese
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I find myself rarely saying this, but the television adaptation was far more engaging and charming. Otherwise as source material goes, it's a passable read.
