Girl, Nearly 16, Absolute Torture

Reader reviewed by mlecompt

Jess is head over heals for her boyfriend Fred, but she can't tell her mother about him because her mother is anti-male. Jess is looking forward to spending summer vacation with Fred, but then out of the blue her mother announces that they are going to take a long vacation ending with a visit to her father. While she would love to see her father, Jess is devastated by the separation from Fred.

This book was a fast and fun read. Jess' antics are amusing in an over-the-top kind of way and her interaction with her grandmother was touching. It had a couple of twists at the end that weren't very surprising. This would be a good beach book- doesn't require too much in the way of brain power.

Reader reviewed by K.W.

This is the 2nd book in the 3-book series about Jess. In this novel, Jess' mother, who still doesn't know Jess's dating Fred, takes her on a vacation to visit her father. However, Jess's boyfriend has gotten tickets to a music festival and Jess tries to lie to get to go. Her motehr's not very understanding about dating since her divorce from Jess's dad. Instead of going to the music festival, Jess winds up going on a road trip to visit historical stuff she could care less about.

This is a fun book, but I would have liked to see more vivid descriptions of the places Jess visits. Also, at times Limb tends to make Jess over dramatic in an adult laughing at a kid way instead of the real way people can tend to exaggerate.

This is a great second novel and I am eagerly waiting to read the third book in the series. A must have for anyone who loves British YA novels!