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Plenty of thirtysomething women would be thrilled to look like a teenager. But journalist Kathy Hopkins wishes she could be taken a little more seriously-or, at the very least, order a glass of wine without producing ID. Now her youthful appearance is forcing her into an undercover assignment she could do without: posing as a freshman at a small liberal arts college where,
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I really enjoyed this book; it's chick lit, o.k., but had a decent plot and the main character is funny and not so perfect. Am interested in more of her work. A good book for times when lighter reading is what you seek.
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Review: Been There Done That by Carol Snow. 2.5★'s
The beginning of the book started out slow but once I got into the main part of the story I seemed to get interested. I will say I really didn’t find much hardy humor throughout the story and I was off and on liking and not liking the book. The writing was good and the characters were fair but it just didn’t give me the lift I wanted. I’m some what old fashioned and what little collage days I had wasn’t enough to remember those days.
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The beginning of the book started out slow but once I got into the main part of the story I seemed to get interested. I will say I really didn’t find much hardy humor throughout the story and I was off and on liking and not liking the book. The writing was good and the characters were fair but it just didn’t give me the lift I wanted. I’m some what old fashioned and what little collage days I had wasn’t enough to remember those days.
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If you're looking for a light, fluffy read, this is for you. Kathy is 32 but appears as if she's 18. This is usually obnoxious, but about to become a positive--at least to her ex-boyfriend, Tim. Tim wants Kathy to go undercover at a small college in order to investigate a story on college girls working as prostitutes. Sooner than she's like, Kathy is back in a dorm, living with a strange roommate and adjusting to college life. She's trying to fit in, but having the super-hot RA's constant attent
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Good story line but way too long for what it was. The book dragged on with way to much description of the characters and not enough "meat" to the story. I really wanted to like the book much more than I did. I liked the characters and plot but there seemed to be something missing and the end was terrible. I did laugh a few times while reading though.
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Cheesy. Lame. Bubblegum fluff. My IQ dropped after this shallow, poorly written story. 32 year old chick goes undercover as a reporter and pretends she is an 18 yr old freshman to bust a prostitution ring on campus. Seriously? So glad it's over.
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Insipid but not insipid enough. Also why is everyone so obsessed with weight. Weird.
Very cute story, fun read.
I enjoyed this book very much. It took a different idea than a lot of chick lit. I found the characters endearing and the story interesting.
32-year old, looks 18, goes to Mercer to investigate an alleged prostitute ring.
Plenty of thirtysomething women would be thrilled to look like a teenager. But journalist Kathy Hopkins wishes she could be taken a little more seriously-or, at the very least, order a glass of wine without producing ID. Now her youthful appearance is forcing her into an undercover assignment she could do without: posing as a freshman at a small liberal arts college where, rumor has it, a secret prostitution ring is ...more
Plenty of thirtysomething women would be thrilled to look like a teenager. But journalist Kathy Hopkins wishes she could be taken a little more seriously-or, at the very least, order a glass of wine without producing ID. Now her youthful appearance is forcing her into an undercover assignment she could do without: posing as a freshman at a small liberal arts college where, rumor has it, a secret prostitution ring is ...more
Kathy is a reporter in her thirties, yet she looks younger and could pass for 18. She is always carded when she orders alcohol, which is a nuisance. And her looking younger gets her an undercover assignment that she has mixed feelings about: posing as a college freshman to try to undercover a scandal at the school.
This book sounded like fun. I'm in my thirties and having the character go back to school and be confused by the younger 18 year olds would be amusing and I thought I would relate to t ...more
This book sounded like fun. I'm in my thirties and having the character go back to school and be confused by the younger 18 year olds would be amusing and I thought I would relate to t ...more
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This book came out ages ago and I’m finally glad to actually get to read it for the first time. I have read other books by Carol Snow and I have enjoyed her previous writings so I was expecting something of the same caliber.
With that said, I thought this book was relatively good – it’s such a great summer read. It’s certainly not a book where you had to think too much about. The plot was pretty standard and the characters were decent. Honestly I woul ...more
This book came out ages ago and I’m finally glad to actually get to read it for the first time. I have read other books by Carol Snow and I have enjoyed her previous writings so I was expecting something of the same caliber.
With that said, I thought this book was relatively good – it’s such a great summer read. It’s certainly not a book where you had to think too much about. The plot was pretty standard and the characters were decent. Honestly I woul ...more
An Ode to Dorm Life & College Years Gone By!
Kathy has a problem that most women would love to have – she’s in her thirties but could pass for 18 and this works wonders when she decides to go undercover at a college dormitory in order to unearth the secrets behind a supposed prostitution ring on campus. She’s put to the task by Tim, her ex-boyfriend – they dated for a long time right after college, but it didn’t work out and Kathy’s been carrying a torch for him ever since. At first, she’s not re ...more
Kathy has a problem that most women would love to have – she’s in her thirties but could pass for 18 and this works wonders when she decides to go undercover at a college dormitory in order to unearth the secrets behind a supposed prostitution ring on campus. She’s put to the task by Tim, her ex-boyfriend – they dated for a long time right after college, but it didn’t work out and Kathy’s been carrying a torch for him ever since. At first, she’s not re ...more
As I understand, Been There, Done That is the debut novel by Carol Snow. I've read one or two of her other books, and I enjoyed them, so when Amazon recommended others, I gobbled them up. I really enjoyed this book. It was not as predictable as I'd expected (although there were no huge surprises). I didn't want to put it down. The book had just enough characters to be interesting, but not so many as to where you lose track of who is who in the overpopulation. The premise is not entirely believab
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The story premise was very intriguing to me. I didn't think that a 32 year old could pass for a college student, regardless how young he or she appeared. Despite physical differences, adults just hold themselves differently from children. And, true, Kathy makes a few mistakes, but what I loved was that without appearing as overly immature for an adult, Kathy successfully infiltrates the college life, even to the point of sleeping in later, and flirting with the resident assistant.
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The story premise was very intriguing to me. I didn't think that a 32 year old could pass for a college student, regardless how young he or she appeared. Despite physical differences, adults just hold themselves differently from children. And, true, Kathy makes a few mistakes, but what I loved was that without appearing as overly immature for an adult, Kathy successfully infiltrates the college life, even to the point of sleeping in later, and flirting with the resident assistant.
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Looking like a teenager is something most 30-something women would eat up with a spoon. But for journalist Kathy Hopkins, it just gets old - no pun intended. Now it seems that for the first time ever, Kathy's youthful looks is landing her in a situation she rather not be bothered with.
Kathy's ex, Tim McAllister, comes across a tip regarding a small town liberal arts college that supposedly has a thriving underground call girl operation being run. He decides that she's the perfect person to pose ...more
Kathy's ex, Tim McAllister, comes across a tip regarding a small town liberal arts college that supposedly has a thriving underground call girl operation being run. He decides that she's the perfect person to pose ...more
I was looking at author postcards recently - to find a vendor for glossy postcards. This author had some pretty postcards. So I ordered the book from a used book swap, and started reading. I read, and read, and read - looking for some kind of point. The heroine - like most in chick lit - is unlucky in love and work. Then our heroine decides to try to impress the boyfriend that dumps her by going under cover at a college to unearth a college prostitution ring and possible scandal.
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I think I liked this book a lot more than I should have because I related so well to the protagonist--a 33-year-old lifestyle writer who feels she should like hard news more than she does and who, to the detriment of her self-esteem, looks years younger than she is. When she agrees, against better judgement, to go under cover as a college freshman to root out a possible prostitution ring at a New England college, she realizes how very young she feels in her ill-fitting adult life.
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Although she’s in her early thirties, Kathy’s youthful appearance frequently gets her carded—this annoys her but not nearly as much as her current journalistic assignment—pretending to be a college freshman. She’s supposed to be undercover to investigate rumors of a secret prostitution ring—as it turns out though, she ends up discovering much more about herself. Okay coming-of-age tale for thirtysomethings.
I just have to say this book was hysterical. Part Bridget Jones, part books like authors such as Jane Green and it takes place in Massachusetts. I highly recommend it. The main character is a writer who goes undercover as a college Freshman to investigate a prostitution ring at a Western Mass college. Trust me when I say it is a relaxing, easy read. I finished it in two days and went out to get another one of her books. =)
I enjoyed it, but at times either Kathy and Tim were incredibly stupid or the author forgot what she had written. Example: Tim knew that Kathy was going by Katie early on as evidenced by phone calls to the dorm and her email to him. So when Tim called her Kathy at the performance, why did he get all pissy with her for not telling him about her name change? And why did she act like yes, it was her fault?
I liked this book okay. I would probably give it a 2.5 because at times I got a little bored with it and almost stopped reading it a few times. Kathy annoyed me sometimes with her pining after Tim for most of the book but I did really like the Dennis and Jeremy characters. I do wish we would have gotten more of an ending. I thought it just kind of dropped off and didn't really have much closure but it was an entertaining enough read for a chick-lit book.
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This was another that I expected more from. I think I'm attracted to a bright cover and expect those words inside to leap equally from the pages. And while this tale of a woman revisiting her youth through an undercover romp with prostitution in the liberal arts college was fun, it just felt awfully predictable. Have I read this before? I'm sure this was the first time. You get the feeling.
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This was a fluffy "chick-lit" type I picked up at the library for $1. It was a light read--or should I say "lite." It's a great concept: if you could go back and relive your college days, what would you do differently. The author wasn't hugely innovative in her choices, but it was a decent evening read.
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I liked this book but I didn't love it. The main character I felt need to grow a back bone and she does but not till the end. The plot was very interesting and I honestly didn't know who the ring leader was till it was reveled. I just felt like it (the plot) was missing something. I don't know what, just something.
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This was a good option in the "chick lit" genre. Very light reading that kept me engaged. I like that things didn't end up the way you think they would - I hate predictable books. The action kind of sped up in the end, kind of like the author was trying to wrap things up quickly. But that didn't negatively affect the story.
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I have mixed feelings about this one. At first it is soo slow, and I thought that the situations could have been way more funny. But at the end it becomes more fun and has some interesting twists that caught me off guard. So I would give it a 3.5 I don't know if it worth a re-read but it was nice that at the end it got better.
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I was glued to the book and took three days to complete the whole book.
A story with all various characters in it that covers a varsity of thrilling, romance, jealousy, friendship and trust. The undercover that Kathy was doing was indeed the best part of the book and i could literally the act that she have to put on being a teenager despite being at her 30s.
A story with all various characters in it that covers a varsity of thrilling, romance, jealousy, friendship and trust. The undercover that Kathy was doing was indeed the best part of the book and i could literally the act that she have to put on being a teenager despite being at her 30s.
This book was pretty bad. A friend lent it to me and I read it out of desperation. It is chick lit at it's worst, and the main character is terrible. I gave it two stars instead of one because for some reason I couldn't put it down.
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A So-So read, there was quite a lot or rambling between pages. the character came off to me as weak and overall, truly annoyed me- the idea of an expose would ahve been good if the writing was more focused and thought out
I loved this book and felt like I was in Hawaii and learned a lot about what it's like in Hawaii. I even looked up the hotel in the book and it exists! I hope she writes another book based there...I loved it and was sad when I was done reading it.
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