Everyone thinks their parents are embarrassing, but Hannah knows she's got them all beat. Her dad made a fortune showcasing photos of pretty girls ...
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Jan 27, 2012
Cara
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From the beginning you are hooked. Just read the jacket blurb. Hannah is the daughter of playboyisk father and her mother was one of what you'd call one of his "girls". Doesn't it make you wonder how a child like this would turn out? I was intrigued and totally dived in to see what Hannah had to offer.
Hannah does all things possible to deflect any kind of attention, but she would like a certain someone's attention and that someone is Josh. Josh is sensitive, smart, caring a More...
Hannah does all things possible to deflect any kind of attention, but she would like a certain someone's attention and that someone is Josh. Josh is sensitive, smart, caring a More...
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Jan 02, 2010
Abby
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Hannah's parents take embarrassment to a whole new level - her aging playboy dad is the star of a reality show and her mom poses as Candy Madison, running a paid website in her negligee. Hannah's perfected the art of being invisible, which is a shame when it comes to the object of her longing, a coworker named Josh. How can Hannah retain her invisibility and still get Josh to ask her out? Is she doomed to be alone forever?
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This is a really sweet, romantic story and I think it might b More...
Jan 25, 2012
Valerie
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Something, Maybe is simply great. I really like Hannah and her courage. The book is mostly focused on the romance (or lack-there-of in the beginning). It’s funny and heartfelt in a way that I hadn't expected.
First about the romance: Hannah starts out being low-key and all gaga over Josh. She wants to be more like Josh or like one of his typical girlfriends. Hannah never truly conforms to anyone so no need to worry there. You know Finn has a crush on her and in the book he does all t More...
First about the romance: Hannah starts out being low-key and all gaga over Josh. She wants to be more like Josh or like one of his typical girlfriends. Hannah never truly conforms to anyone so no need to worry there. You know Finn has a crush on her and in the book he does all t More...
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Jul 19, 2010
Nian
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I guess I've never been a Scott fan, and this book is another sharp reminder as to why. It's similar to Bloom, but just even worse. It's a disaster, to be blunt.
I liked the creativity. For a while, anyway. That's one thing I have to applaud Scott for: she always seems to have an out-of-the-ordinary story up her sleeve. But can she really pull it off? Not in this case. The Playboy parents were interesting at first but later got terribly melodramatic and boring. The father was so pred More...
I liked the creativity. For a while, anyway. That's one thing I have to applaud Scott for: she always seems to have an out-of-the-ordinary story up her sleeve. But can she really pull it off? Not in this case. The Playboy parents were interesting at first but later got terribly melodramatic and boring. The father was so pred More...
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Apr 17, 2009
Amber
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From the beginning, I knew I was going to enjoy Hannah. She says words like "craptastic" and calls people "asshats" just like me. Plus Hannah's family life was so different, you couldn't help but get sucked into it. You have a mother who is struggling to stay in the spotlight, and a father who is basically a Hugh Hefner wannabee. No wonder the girl doesn't want anymore attention drawn her way!
The friendship between her and Teagan is another thing that drew me in. More...
The friendship between her and Teagan is another thing that drew me in. More...
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Feb 26, 2009
Rachael
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Hannah is invisible, and she likes it that way. She made herself like that on purpose because everybody knows, it seems, who her parents are. Ordinarily, this might not be such a bad thing, but because her father is Jackson James, an older used-to-be-celebrity famous for partying with his scantily clad and much younger girlfriends, and her mother is Candy Madison, a has-been known for being clothed in naught but a pizza box in a commercial, attention is not something Hannah wants or needs. All H
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Mar 10, 2009
Lauren
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I'm going to let you into to a little secret I have, I love Elizabeth Scott's novels! They are like a guilty pleasure for me because they are light, funny, and well written novels, that I absolutely love. Whenever, I read one I'm usually in a bad mood, for some reason, but they instantly cheer me up within the first chapter.
Something, Maybe was no different, of course. It was filled with well developed characters, cute boys, and father-daughter relationship problems. The plot was in More...
Something, Maybe was no different, of course. It was filled with well developed characters, cute boys, and father-daughter relationship problems. The plot was in More...
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Sep 28, 2010
Marie
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Hannah is your average girl with no so average parents. Her father lives in a playboy type of mansion surrounded by playgirls (but they're called something else in this book). He hasn't talked to Hannah in a number of years and she would like to keep it that way. Her mother runs a site where she chats with men in her underwear and her husband died a bit recently. Not to mention that they live in a small town and everyone knows who her parents are. That's gotta be tough. She works at BurgerTown w
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May 16, 2010
BOOK BUTTERFLY
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All Hannah James wants is to be a normal teenager. But it’s not easy when your father is Jackson James, a sleazy celebrity famous for partying at his mansion with beautiful women, or as he calls them, his “special girls” (scantily clad young women who parade around with little on or sometimes nothing at all). Her mom, Candy Madison, a former “special girl”, makes her living by doing live web chats in her lingerie. With eccentric parents like hers, Hannah only wants to fly under the radar at sc
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Aug 29, 2008
Lucy
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Hannah is used to being invisible. She likes it that way. When the entire world has seen your mom mostly naked, and your dad has his own reality show that features him and his "special girls", you get a little sick of people looking at you.
But sometimes, Hannah wants to be noticed. She would love, for example, to get noticed by Josh, her brainy, passionate coworker who happens to be her soulmate. Unfortunately, the only person who seems to notice her is Finn, her other More...
But sometimes, Hannah wants to be noticed. She would love, for example, to get noticed by Josh, her brainy, passionate coworker who happens to be her soulmate. Unfortunately, the only person who seems to notice her is Finn, her other More...
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Aug 17, 2011
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I just finished my second Elizabeth Scott book, Something, Maybe and, I don't know if anybody has experienced this, but I have been having some Judy Blume flashbacks. Just thrownin' that out there...There is just something about the way Elizabeth Scott can really get inside my head, in the same way that all those Judy Blume books did with all their big moments and tough decisions!!!!!!!
Speaking of which....Not that I ever cry when I'm reading More...
I just finished my second Elizabeth Scott book, Something, Maybe and, I don't know if anybody has experienced this, but I have been having some Judy Blume flashbacks. Just thrownin' that out there...There is just something about the way Elizabeth Scott can really get inside my head, in the same way that all those Judy Blume books did with all their big moments and tough decisions!!!!!!!
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Jul 08, 2011
cecilia
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Life as a teenager already sucks, but when you’re the product of a playboy and his bunny (now ex), it sucks even more! When Hannah has to wonder if a boy actually likes her or wants to use her as an “in” to meet the Internet vixen also known as her mother, there is a MAJOR problem! Not to mention the whole ICK factor. Hannah has to sift through normal teenager stuff, a pain-in-the-behind job, a longtime crush, a longtime annoyance, a mother who doesn’t do the usual motherly things, and a disappe
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Apr 30, 2011
Em
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While reading this, I got a major case of déjá vu. It felt like I had already read it before, but I'm still not sure.
It's a simple book. Simple plot. Simple characters. Simple execution. But I still liked it. It wasn't supposed to be a complicated book, and it was the perfect book to waste a few hours on.
Hannah, the main character, was a push-over and a little naive, but in her case that may have worked in her favor. She wanted to trust people so bad - including her father - More...
It's a simple book. Simple plot. Simple characters. Simple execution. But I still liked it. It wasn't supposed to be a complicated book, and it was the perfect book to waste a few hours on.
Hannah, the main character, was a push-over and a little naive, but in her case that may have worked in her favor. She wanted to trust people so bad - including her father - More...
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Feb 08, 2011
Lauren
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At the library the other day, I made an effort to check out the work of several YA authors whose books I hadn't read before. I'd been meaning to delve into Elizabeth Scott's books for a while now, but, ah, perhaps I should have checked out Love You Hate You Miss You, which was right next to Something, Maybe on the shelf. I read this book rather quickly, but I never felt very engaged with main character Hannah or the story as a whole.
First off, it must be hard to write a book about a More...
First off, it must be hard to write a book about a More...
Feb 05, 2011
Reading
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This book does an amazing job of establishing a teen voice that is relatable and real. Hannah is embarrassed by the lifestyles of her parents. What teen isn’t embarrassed by their parents at some point? She doesn’t quite fit in at school due to her parents crazy careers. It’s pretty difficult being the daughter of a Hugh Hefner top and one of his former “girls”. Poor Hannah doesn’t stand a chance against the taunts of high schoolers.
She spen More...
This book does an amazing job of establishing a teen voice that is relatable and real. Hannah is embarrassed by the lifestyles of her parents. What teen isn’t embarrassed by their parents at some point? She doesn’t quite fit in at school due to her parents crazy careers. It’s pretty difficult being the daughter of a Hugh Hefner top and one of his former “girls”. Poor Hannah doesn’t stand a chance against the taunts of high schoolers.
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Dec 29, 2010
Jennifer
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This book reminds me alot of "Relatively Famous" by Jessica Park. It's a story about a girl who lives with her single mother after thier famous biological father is not around. The only difference is that Something, Maybe is about a girl that has a famous father who knows about her and does not want anything to do with her. He calls and requests that she come to see him but he has an agenda on why he needs her to come to see him. There's also little romance involved. Hannah is madly i
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Jul 09, 2010
Hannah
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This was the very first Elizabeth Scott book I've ever read, and let me tell you, I loved it! The summery above pretty much sums it up, (Duh Hannah, as that is what a summery is for! Moron...) so I won't get into all that. I'll just let you know my opinion.
Not only was the book wonderfully written, but the characters were all people I so wish I knew. Take Hannah for instance. She is someone my mom might call spunky. She's sassy, smart, funny, kind, and also, very relatable. I think in More...
Not only was the book wonderfully written, but the characters were all people I so wish I knew. Take Hannah for instance. She is someone my mom might call spunky. She's sassy, smart, funny, kind, and also, very relatable. I think in More...
Jun 22, 2010
Jasmine
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Having read Perfect You [one of my favorite books:] and Bloom, by Elizabeth Scott, I've been wanting to read Something, Maybe for the longest. Finally went to the library today, [or technically yesterday because I've been up all night & it's now 4 in the morning:], and finished reading it in aproximately five hours. That includes breaks, of course. Almost a record, if you ask me:) Anyways, I'm going to keep this review short & sweet because I still have to get used to this website & all. Hopeful
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May 18, 2010
Bianca
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have only two other books by Elizabeth Scott: Perfect You and Bloom and they both have been amazing! I was eager to read Something, Maybe and Elizabeth Scott does it again!
The book starts off with, "Everyone's seen my mother naked," and you absolutely have to continue reading after that! Having parent's like Hannah's would be difficult for anyone. Her mother sits in front of her computer with hardly anything on and she has a father whose old enough to be her grandfather, t More...
The book starts off with, "Everyone's seen my mother naked," and you absolutely have to continue reading after that! Having parent's like Hannah's would be difficult for anyone. Her mother sits in front of her computer with hardly anything on and she has a father whose old enough to be her grandfather, t More...
May 10, 2010
Kelly
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I really liked this book (even more than Stealing Heaven, which I read earlier this year). I think Elizabeth Scott's books tend to sneak up on you. They're entertaining enough at the beginning but usually (for me) about halfway through, I realize I'm having a really hard time doing anything that isn't reading that particular book.
Anyway. :)
This is about Hannah, who has the misfortune of being the only child of two very distinctive parents. Her dad is a Hugh Hefner-type More...
Anyway. :)
This is about Hannah, who has the misfortune of being the only child of two very distinctive parents. Her dad is a Hugh Hefner-type More...
May 07, 2010
Lisa
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What can I say about this book? Well, First I have to say that FINN is AWESOME!!.. He actually was the reason that I kept reading the book. The dialogue between him and Hannah is just oh so funny. I can't even explain how funny it is! Finn is one of those guys that sits in the backgound totally in love with a girl but she is too blind to see or she is in love with the "popular" guy. In this case Hannah is in love with the "popular" guy who doesnt get her like finn does and is
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Mar 28, 2010
Sara
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This is the third book I've read by Elizabeth Scott and definitely the best of the bunch. Hannah's the daughter of a Hugh Hefner-ish dad and one of his former live-in girlfriends. She now lives with her mom, who's continually trying to cash in on her fifteen minutes of fame; has a strained relationship with her playboy dad; and works at a fast food call center, where she thinks one of her co-workers is destined to be her soul mate.
Hannah's a really likable character. I definitely More...
Hannah's a really likable character. I definitely More...
Feb 19, 2010
Violet
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Something, maybe is really a feel good book, a lighthearted story about a teenage girl Hannah in a small town. There are quite a few themes covered in this book but none are too overbearing. There is Hannah’s mom who is grieving for her dead husband and Hannah who is trying to fit in. Hannah has a huge crush on Josh who works with her at Burger Town call center and Finn who irritates her enough to not think seriously about.
I had read its a romance story. I More...
Something, maybe is really a feel good book, a lighthearted story about a teenage girl Hannah in a small town. There are quite a few themes covered in this book but none are too overbearing. There is Hannah’s mom who is grieving for her dead husband and Hannah who is trying to fit in. Hannah has a huge crush on Josh who works with her at Burger Town call center and Finn who irritates her enough to not think seriously about.
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Feb 06, 2010
Adele
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You could dismiss Elizabeth Scott's Something, Maybe as a frothy romance with some emotional entanglement but if you look deeper you often discover that she's written many ideas and slipped them in like a mother trying to convince you to eat vegetables at dinner.
Scott's writing is so effortless at times that a reader doesn't realise how deep the protagonist's issues run until they are neck deep in them. While the romantic arc of the story is full of snarky interchanges, misdirected lu More...
Scott's writing is so effortless at times that a reader doesn't realise how deep the protagonist's issues run until they are neck deep in them. While the romantic arc of the story is full of snarky interchanges, misdirected lu More...
Jan 24, 2010
Runa
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It's another fascinating premise from Elizabeth Scott, delivered with elegance that is not typical when dealing with trashy parents such as Hannah's. The romance is reminiscent of that seen in another of Scott's books, Bloom. It too features honest, realistic narration. It's captivatingly written in a gentle style that flows very well. The book is a lot deeper than the book description makes it out to be, filled with blurbs of Hannah's special brand of wisdom, very much like a Sarah Dessen novel
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Aug 20, 2009
Jennifer
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Reviewed by Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen for TeensReadToo.com
Hannah's parents are embarrassing. Hannah's mom, Candy Madison, is a former "celebrity" who's known for a certain revealing pizza commercial, a short-lived TV show, and being the girlfriend of famous playboy and Hannah's father, Jackson James. She doesn't talk to her dad and her mom spends most of her time in online fan chats.
Hannah wishes she was a normal girl with a normal life who could attr More...
Hannah's parents are embarrassing. Hannah's mom, Candy Madison, is a former "celebrity" who's known for a certain revealing pizza commercial, a short-lived TV show, and being the girlfriend of famous playboy and Hannah's father, Jackson James. She doesn't talk to her dad and her mom spends most of her time in online fan chats.
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Jul 21, 2009
Alex
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Something, Maybe was incredibly cute and sweet and adorable and all those nice adjectives that I love to use. It's a light, warm and happy feeling read. It's interesting and nice, but there's nothing groundbreaking. Love triangles populate almost every romance novel. And well, parents are always problems. Although, yeah, I have to admit, Hannah does have embarrassing parents. Mostly her father. Her mother isn't really so bad, she does what she does (which is wearing very minimal clothing for a l
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May 30, 2009
Rachel
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This poor kid-I can't imagine the kind of psycological ramifications that must incur after having a father who's basically Hugh Hefner, a mom who walks around the house and surrounding neighborhoods in lingerie, and a crush on one of those too-good-to-be-true-but-doesn't-know-you-exist-and-probably-doesn't-even-care-Guys. How depressing this story must be.
Surprisingly, it's really not.
Something, Maybe turned out to be a sweet and uplifting tale about growing up and finding your own More...
Surprisingly, it's really not.
Something, Maybe turned out to be a sweet and uplifting tale about growing up and finding your own More...
Apr 13, 2009
Kelly
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Summary: 17-year-old Hannah tries not to get noticed. But with a mom who makes a living wearing skimpy clothes in front of a webcam, and an estranged 70-year-old dad with a reality TV show featuring him and scantily clad “special girls,” it can be hard not to come across as a freak. When Hannah finally wants someone to notice her—namely her crush Josh—will the right things get noticed?
Review: This was a sweet story. I really wanted to fall in love with it like other YA book bloggers More...
Review: This was a sweet story. I really wanted to fall in love with it like other YA book bloggers More...
Apr 13, 2009
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