Book: Lost It by Kristen Tracy
Rating: 3 Stars
Release Date: January 23, 2007 from Simon Pulse
Summary:
What would you do…
…if your best friend were plotting the annihilation of a small, furry neighborhood poodle? Or if your parents up and moved to an Outward Bound-type survival camp in the middle of the desert? How about if your grandmother bought you new bras and underwear — and you actually thought they were a teensy bit, umm, sexy?
Most people would not react well.
Tess Whistle’s junior year of high school is off to a fairly bizarre start. One might even say her life is spiraling out of control. But with her sense of humor firmly intact and her first real boyfriend on her arm, Tess is dealing with the ridiculous twists quite well, thankyouverymuch.
Just wait until her shoes explode.
Well, Tess decides to do Ben in that situation. When everything seems to be going wrong with her life, Ben seems to be the only constant, the only person who can make things seem right. Things are great with Ben up until they aren’t.
Can Tess unravel all her lies and explain things to Ben before it’s too late? Will her parents ever be the same again? Will her best friend stop trying to murder poor innocent animals?
I really expected to like Lost It when I bought it. Of course, the cover was the thing that drew me to it but the summary really got me hooked and the first couple chapters kept me hooked. After that things just kind of went downhill.
I have to say my least favorite thing about the book was Tess. She lied to make Ben like her and then she was so whiny. She complained about everything and she was always upset about something. I just felt like I couldn’t relate to her and I couldn’t really like her.
Also, I’m not gonna give it away but I will say this, the ending sucked. Everything was so unresolved and I just can’t stand that in a book unless there is going to be a sequel and I’m pretty sure this one was supposed to be a stand alone book. I just felt really unsatisfied when I finally closed the book.
I’m not going to say the book sucked, though. It was hilarious at parts but there just wasn’t enough funny stuff to make up for the annoying stuff. Overall, I have to say that this isn’t something I would recommend unless you are just really bored.
Similar books:
The Book Of Luke by Jenny O’Connell
When It Happens by Susane Colasanti
I hate whiny girls in books too especially if they are snobby to boot.
Erk, I read this… I didn’t like it either. But as to the snobby lying Tess part, I looked at it like the author was trying to show her faults and everything, and that’s not something you see in books very often. It’s annoying but it’s what makes the book real and easy to relate to. But in this case, you’re right- it wasn’t relatable. JUst ANNOYING. 🙁 Sorry you didn’t like it either.
This was on my wish list for a while but I think I’ll take it off. There’s a bunch of other books out there that I think I’d much rather read. Thanks for the honest review!
-Briana
This is on my wishlist, but the whiny character makes me not want to read it.