"I Never Tell Other People's Secrets..."
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Nov 19, 2010
Nomes
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I love Helen Fitzgerald's Adult Fiction, which are darkly funny, wild and always surprising. So I was pretty much absolutely thrilled to hear she had a YA novel coming out.
And it's got a different flavour to most YA out there. It's got the same trademark gutsy pacing - it doesn't linger over scenes but keeps pushing on forward making it a swift and page-flipping read.
I LOVED ADORED the Scottish setting. More please.
As a protagonist, Rachel is pretty different. More...
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Apr 08, 2011
Joy
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Rachel Ross is the best at keeping secrets. At age 9 she told a secret that nearly destroyed her parents' marriage and sent them to exile on a Scottish island she hates--where her parents turned super-religious (the local style) and there are no opportunities. She has a boyfriend she doesn't like, no really close friends, and longs for an academic life in an elite boarding school. When she becomes involved in a local scandal, her parents finally send her to boarding school, where she becomes k
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Jun 02, 2011
Barbara
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This book is so not about Amelia O'Donohue.
It is about secrets, and the danger of keeping them too well hidden.
Rachel keeps secrets. Not her own, she keeps everyone else's secrets. She knows who had an abortion, who sneaks out in the middle of the night, who throws up to keep thin, and which teacher is messing around with which student. People tell her their secrets because she never tells. Once, years ago, she shared a secret that resulted in personal tragedy. Now, no ma More...
It is about secrets, and the danger of keeping them too well hidden.
Rachel keeps secrets. Not her own, she keeps everyone else's secrets. She knows who had an abortion, who sneaks out in the middle of the night, who throws up to keep thin, and which teacher is messing around with which student. People tell her their secrets because she never tells. Once, years ago, she shared a secret that resulted in personal tragedy. Now, no ma More...
Jan 08, 2011
Liza
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The cover and title do not do the book any favors; I was expecting something rather forgettable.
One of the most unique qualities that this board school tale has going for it is Fitzgerald's Scottish setting and slang. There are many YA books set in England, but not very many set in Scotland.
It is difficult to review this book without ruining it for others since the book is primarily about secrets. However, it was a fast and engaging More...
One of the most unique qualities that this board school tale has going for it is Fitzgerald's Scottish setting and slang. There are many YA books set in England, but not very many set in Scotland.
It is difficult to review this book without ruining it for others since the book is primarily about secrets. However, it was a fast and engaging More...
Oct 09, 2011
Tara
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My full Amelia O'Donohue is So Not a Virgin review can be found at Agrippina Legit.
I picked up Amelia O'Donohue is So Not a Virgin because it looked like just the sort of light and fluffy read I love to bury myself in when I don't want to have to think to much about the book I'm reading. As it turns out, it fulfilled very few of my expectations, but proved an interesting and enjoyable read all the same.
The title and cover of Amelia O'Donohue is So Not a Virgin hint More...
Feb 07, 2011
Kath Ann
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Secrets. After a stressful event in her family's life Rachel has learned at a young age to keep them. As Rachel goes away to a boarding school in Scotland for her senior year, she is thrilled to be out on her own and out of her gloomy home on a small dreary island with her ever depressed and non-communicative parents. Rachel's devotion to her studies, her reputation as a secret keeper and her ever increasing self isolation lead to a shocking climax.
I'd recommend this to a more matur More...
I'd recommend this to a more matur More...
Dec 27, 2011
Beth
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3.5 stars
This one was unexpectedly great.
I LOVED Rachel Ross, the buttoned-up heroine of "Amelia O'Donohue Is So Not A Virgin." She's not always the most obviously likeable, but there is something incredibly endearing and loveable about her. As a fellow lonely, grade-obsessed neurotic, I really related to her and understood her. Fitzgerald has a brilliant way with her heroines - Rachel's voice is captivating and addictive, but she's also incredibly flawed, and s More...
This one was unexpectedly great.
I LOVED Rachel Ross, the buttoned-up heroine of "Amelia O'Donohue Is So Not A Virgin." She's not always the most obviously likeable, but there is something incredibly endearing and loveable about her. As a fellow lonely, grade-obsessed neurotic, I really related to her and understood her. Fitzgerald has a brilliant way with her heroines - Rachel's voice is captivating and addictive, but she's also incredibly flawed, and s More...
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Nov 23, 2010
Kiana.707
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In the book Amelia O'Donohue is So Not a Virgin , it tells a story how one girl puts her life in another girl hands so she can keep her secert about not being a virgin. i like the book because it shows that the people that you never talk to or never knew was in your school, u can count on them and they might help you. i rated the book three stars because i wish it could have been more info in the first part and not long and boring. but i do like the book !!!!!!!!! :)
Jan 31, 2011
Chris
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Wow. I mean WOW. This book was BAD. I like the confessions of Georgia Nicolson, but this was some kind of awful. There is lots of unfunny humor, an abandoned pregnancy, pointless and unbelievable social isolation, naivety where there should be maturity and just plain boring writing. This book doesn't know which way is up and is not worth the time it takes to read it.
May 01, 2011
Dailycheapreads
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I am 40 percent of the way through this book and don't think I'll finish. After a promising beginning, the main character has turned into a spoiled whiner. Young adult readers may find the plot interesting, but there is not enough happening to keep me interested.
Jun 04, 2011
Arshin
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Predicted the ending. It was good at first, then later didn't like it.
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