Jumping to Confusions

by Liz Rettig

Cat thinks she is fat and boring. Meanwhile her twin sister Tessa is skinny as well as a brat who can get any boy she wants. Josh is the cute new arrival to their town and Tess seems keen to sink her teeth into him. But Josh seems strangely uninterested in Tess, and as he and Cat become friends, Cat thinks she's got to the bottom of the maybe Josh just isn't into girls at all!

Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Chick Lit

314 pages, Paperback

First published June 5, 2008

About the author

My name is Liz Rettig and I am an author. Luckily I had an unhappy childhood, an angst ridden adolescence, and my adult years have been characterised by an almost unremitting catalogue of failures. The ideal background then to nurture an author's talent. I write funny romantic novels mainly for teens but loads of adults read them so they can look back and laugh (or cringe). You can find out more about me and my books plus read some fun stuff about dating, love and writing on my website http://www.lizrettig.com

Reviews

[Hannah Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

I first read this a long long time ago back when I was still in high school and I absolutely adored it, it taught me things like the pencil test and was probably one of my first encounters of a book that even mentioned the word 'gay'. I recently marked my favourite parts and so whenever I want to revisit my high school self I go and read the best parts of this book. It's one of those books where you know more than the protagonist, but it's fun because you spend the entire experience of reading eagerly anticipating the climax of the story. I'd recommend it to younger teens who want a light hearted romance read,

[Jess - The Tales Compendium · Rating 3 out of 5]

A typical teen novel with plenty of romantic sub-plots, romantic confusions, underlying family problems, characters you want to slap in the face, guys you fall in love with and a main character totally clueless but loveable. This is a funny read for teenage girls everywhere. Oh and I love how it is set in Scotland.

[Ivy Blues · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find it very hard to read a book, if the main character is not lovable. I read this book under recommendation from one of my friends who thought that she was fat and boring just like how “Cat” does in this book. So I guess for people who wish for a better body, as the introduction of the book says, this book is for them.
Through out the book, I pitied the main character without loving her. Almost everyone wish to have someone else’s life, but I’ve never seen someone ponder on their weight for that long, get worry and stressed over it, but do nothing to over come it.
If a person gets low marks on an exam, and is not satisfied with their marks, shouldn’t they study harder next time? Shouldn’t that be the case of Cat and her weight?
There were some plus points of her character though.
She can keep secrets as secrets for long.
She does well under pressure.
Most of the time she feels fine as long as her twin is fine.
It can be racist.

[1derfulreviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was fourteen when I read this book for the first time and fell madly and deeply in love with the writing and story. This was a big thing for me as I was the kid who dreaded reading. This was the one book that spoke to my angst and teenage heart at the time. It was also the only book I read other than mandatory required reading.

While I might not remember a lot of the details, I definitely remember the butterflies and lasting impact this book had on me. The feeling hasn't changed after all this time.

[Hanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing I read it in 2 days and would’ve read it faster if I could! Funny and brilliant especially if you’re Scottish and understand everything she’s saying but I suspect it would be even better if you weren’t and were completely olbivious😂

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

🥰🥰 been so long since I read this as a teen. Still as good as I remember.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A girl named Cat lives with her perfect mother and perfect sister. Both beautiful and slim and gorgeous. Her twin sister Tessa is popular, no doubt, and her mother happily married and charming, but what exactly does Cat have? A boring life and a few pounds too much? That is what she thinks. Everything is turned in her point of View when Josh, her father’s bosses son, come from the U.S to England. Josh, also perfect and good looking, isn’t interested in Tessa though, although any guy would fall for her, but who then? Is he really gay? Or just madly in love with someone else, someone secret, someone he knows and is so close? Cat makes a fool out of herself quit often but that makes Cat, well, Cat. A romantic story and a comedy at the same time. All the hopeless Love story readers grab your book and start reading the adventures of Cat and insane love!


One of my favorite Books!

[Resident Optimist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jumping to confusions is absolutely rightly named. As the title says, there was a lot of confusion, but not on the readers part. I was practically groaning as the main character made her mistakes and eventually embarassing herself. The story is based around a guy who comes over from the USA with his parents. There are two sisters, the main character and her oh-so-pretty sister Tess. The heroine thinks boys would only fall for her sister and is confused as to why this boy hasn't. This draws her to another conclusion...

Read this for tonnes of fun, laughing and inward-groaning, I haven't rated it 5 stars for nothing!

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it was a nice book, the timing was sort of difficult since I am enduring a really hard time but as I needed something light I was glad to see that I laughed out loud a few times because some scenes were hilarious, making me laugh these days is a very difficult task so...

I think it took way to long to finally pick up the pace of proper romance, just the last couple of pages and I find it quite annoying not being able to enjoy the happiness for a little bit longer ;)

To finish up, I think Cat was a very sweet and loyal friend, Josh an utterly faithful guy and Tess....I could have slapped her a few times, believe me!

[Amenah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great read by Liz Rettig.It's a very relatable book; the plain girl, slightly curvy and insecure.She's been in the shadow of her twin all her life. When a very handsome young man makes an appearance in her life, it's natural for her to assume that he's not good enough for her.
We've all been there; doubting ourselves, having secret wild fantasies and a craving for chocolate.
It's a fun, light read and ofcourse-there are lots of confusions!

[Nicole · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read this for a Theme month from a book blog, and it's horrible. The kind of thing that turned me off YA before I read David Levithan. The plot is sluggish, characterisation one-dimensional. It was a pain to finish, and the pace only picked up in the last 15 pages.

[Evelyn Christensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun read with a perfect title, because that's exactly what the main character, 16-year-old Cat, does. She jumps to conclusions about the romantic interests of several people and it definitely leads to confusions. I thought it was humorous and well-written.

[Shivani · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this book! :D

::update (2016)::
I'm looking back at this book and I can see just how young I once was. Now, my perception has changed and I'd have to change my rating of this book from a 5 to a 3.

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lets be real the 5 star rating is mostly because of nostalgia but honestly the reread was really fun and lived up to my memory. I didn’t realise how problematic this book was lowkey but i guess it’s fitting of the time. Such a comfort read tbhh

[Amanda]

it is brilliant!!!

[Freckles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great funny book. I just love all Liz Rettig's books :)

[Celine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has humour, romance and well just plain, old reality with ofcourse abit of a twist. Its an easy and quick read.

[Shelleyd · Rating 3 out of 5]

a fast read- but main character not exactly believable. I did have to read until the end, tho.

[Nika · Rating 4 out of 5]

God, I totally fell in love with this book. It was so funny, so girly and so not supernatural. I guess it is one of my favorite books of this year :)

[Anastasia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Couldn't stop reading that book !!!!!! :) :) :) :)

[Ela · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great, light read. Four stars :)

[Santhiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourites! Re-read this this summer <3

[emmma lozza · Rating 5 out of 5]

my friend lent it me and i found it very funny! couldn't put it down for weeks hilarious author great book

[Issy · Rating 4 out of 5]

She's sooo funny

[Voracious · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. Quite sweet,but the heroine is almost embarrassingly naive.

[Mariya Kamran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved Loved Loved it, especially Josh. Would like to own a copy!!

[Rahma · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book when I was younger, it was hilarious and interesting.

[Z. · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the funniest things I ever read as a 14 year old. Brings back so many memories. Good times.

[Lily Jacobs · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is awesome!!! I really enjoyed reading it and I would read it again

[Caitlin Mosterd · Rating 3 out of 5]

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