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Against The Wall edition by Julie Prestsater Literature Fiction eBooks

I am not going to choose books based on ratings anymore. People on Amazon are really generous with their five stars.

I went into reading this book with an open mind, hoping that the great reviews were right and I was going to read something awesome. Well, it was awful.
The dialogue was extremely juvenile, and some of it didn't make any sense at all. Also, her grammar is hideous. I just could not get over it.
Look, I'm not a stickler for rules, and I know I am no English major, but the grammar issues were far too distracting in this one to let it go by.
These people talked like they were sixteen, as opposed to in their twenties.
Also, the texting... Um, people don't text like that. It was hard to follow at times, and it was annoying.
The writing was terrible, the dialogue was juvenile, and the situations were absolutely ridiculous. I hate leaving reviews like this one, because I write, and I know how hard it is. It is to be admired when someone starts a novel and actually finishes it, but trash like this makes me mad.
That said, the proposal was really cute.


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Against The Wall edition by Julie Prestsater Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

For the first couple of chapters, Shelly and her best friend, Melissa, come across as feisty and fun. I’m in my thirties and I like to laugh and drink with friends . . . but then, as the book progressed, I realized that is ALL these characters ever seem to do. They didn’t grade papers at night (despite both being high school teachers), they didn’t ever have serious conversations or pursue hobbies or even read books (and they’re English teachers!). Instead they guzzled beer (or, in Melissa’s case, wine), did body shots, played drinking games, wallowed in angst, complained about their mothers, and drooled over guys on popular TV shows. Do women in their thirties do those things? Yes, of course. I do a couple of them myself. But well-adjusted women in their thirties do so much more and that perspective is completely and totally missing from this book. It’s like a college romance starring women in their 30s, except the average college student is accomplishing so much more than these women.

Shelly is recovering from a break-up with her fiancé. Despite being together since high school, they somehow made it to their thirties without ever getting married. Now he’s left her for another woman and her recovery is hampered by the fact that they all work together. She and Matty, another teacher, strike up a relationship. Not surprisingly given Shelly’s emotional state and general lifestyle, it’s a lot like a high school relationship. There is lots of under-the-clothes touching (but no sex), chowing down on Captain Crunch, catty stand-offs with the ex and his new girl at high school football games, watching “The Notebook,” and drinking. Matty doesn’t just accept Shelly’s stunted stuck-in-time relationship with her “bestie” Melissa, he actively encourages it. He seems to like being the third wheel while they guzzle alcohol and scream “beeyotch” at each other. Melissa’s husband, probably the wisest character in this novel, makes the right choice and taps out early in the book, probably because he realized that Shelly wasn’t going to stop passing out on his living room couch after beer-fueled “Grey’s Anatomy” binge-watches.

Shelly doesn’t want to commit to Matty, but her shallow standards seem to rule out every other man alive. She – literally – ends a date after a few minutes because she doesn’t like the beer the guy ordered. No other reason – she just doesn’t want to date a guy who doesn’t always want to drink dark beer. So most of the book involves the push and pull between Shelly and Matty. Enjoying it would require one to enjoy their company and so each chapter, for me, was harder and harder to get through. I would consider checking out a NA romance by this author, but she doesn’t have a convincing way of writing about older people and how they fall in love.
The writing of this story is very immature and simple. I felt like I was just listening to high school gossip the whole time I read it; there were many times I nearly stopped reading thinking, "I'm much too old for this." However, I never could turn an ear away from good chisme. The book has nothing to offer but a few minutes of distraction. Didn't hate it, but it was definitely not for me. Cheesy and predictable, while also being completely unbelievable at times. There were also many topics I feel she didn't give enough weight to. The author just glanced them and never came back to it. I could go on but I really don't want to rip this book a part. It had a good story, I liked it, it was just ruined by the writing. But, I guess that's what I get for straying away from my typical genre.
This is suppose to be a story about high school teachers, but it is so painfully obvious that it is written by a student. The characters all swear almost constantly, even obsessively, as if they really need to use obscenities. Who can forget that classic obscenity "Son of a s.h.i.t.hole?" When obscenities are in order, they are oddly left out "That's so jacked up." "Total bull sh.i.z.z." Characters constantly call each other "beeyotch." Seriously, who talks like this?

The author very clearly drank a single dark beer that they swiped from their friend's father during a slumber party, and now proceeds to rip anyone apart who may like other alcoholic drinks. Characters in the book are openly mocked for drinking any beer lighter than motor oil. I'm further convinced the author knows nothing about alcohol after describing wine as being "bubbly." Don't make alcohol such a common focus of your book when you can only describe one type of beer; even light beers are described only as "piss beer."

In addition, the whole thing is completely unbelievable; The main character, her on/off boyfriend since the 4th grade, her best friend since 1st grade, the man of her dreams, AND her brother all just happened to become teachers? And she teaches at a school with nothing but hot teachers? It's okay to have some characters who aren't gorgeous; it would have given the book a little depth.

Overall, I am convinced this is written by a high school girl with a teacher complex and too much time on her hands.
I am not going to choose books based on ratings anymore. People on are really generous with their five stars.

I went into reading this book with an open mind, hoping that the great reviews were right and I was going to read something awesome. Well, it was awful.
The dialogue was extremely juvenile, and some of it didn't make any sense at all. Also, her grammar is hideous. I just could not get over it.
Look, I'm not a stickler for rules, and I know I am no English major, but the grammar issues were far too distracting in this one to let it go by.
These people talked like they were sixteen, as opposed to in their twenties.
Also, the texting... Um, people don't text like that. It was hard to follow at times, and it was annoying.
The writing was terrible, the dialogue was juvenile, and the situations were absolutely ridiculous. I hate leaving reviews like this one, because I write, and I know how hard it is. It is to be admired when someone starts a novel and actually finishes it, but trash like this makes me mad.
That said, the proposal was really cute.