Sugar | Litsy

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

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I have mixed feelings.

I appreciate the way Sugar‘s inner monologue is written and her character is developed. The story deals with a lot of issues like abuse, bullying, self esteem, obesity, family relationships, and it moves along quickly. But, it‘s *very* YA. It gets repetitive and unrealistic, and has one of my most-hated tropes that came very close to ruining it for me.

I‘m giving it a pick, but also this book can f%$k right off.😬

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KarouBlue 🤣🤣🤣🤣 This review is everything!! 5y

britt_brooke That last line. 😆 5y

readordierachel 😆😆 5y

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Reggie What‘s the trope? 5y

sprainedbrain @MellieAntoinette @britt_brooke @readordierachel 😃😂 5y

sprainedbrain @Reggie MC‘s love interest/best (only) friend is tragically killed off, I suppose to make her stronger. 🙄🙄🙄 (edited) 5y

Reggie Booooo!!!! 5y

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sprainedbrain

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

It‘s almost time to start planning for 2019 reading challenges. 🤓

#Popsugar has their 2019 list out and it looks fun! I‘m bound and determined to finish that challenge for 2018.

Here‘s the link to the full list, for anyone who may be interested. 😃

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Reading-Challenge-2019-45450968

#PopSugar2019 #Pop19

JennyM How is it nearly 2019 already?!?! I‘m still in February in my head 😆 (edited) 6y

Tashreads Ooh, I might give this a try too 6y

sprainedbrain @JennyM Right?! 😂 6y

MeganAnn There are some really fun prompts here! I might have to try this next year... but I‘m notoriously bad at finishing challenges 😆🤷‍♀️ 6y

sprainedbrain @MeganAnn it could be a fun one to be bad at, then? 😂 6y

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Eggs

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

"Sugar" has to let go of the dysfunction of family physical and emotional abuse once she turns 18; and find her true self. It's fraught with challenges but strength and alliances sometimes happen when you least expect them to.

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ReadingSusan

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

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I have REALLY mixed feelings about this book. I must ponder it more.

OrangeMooseReads I listened to the audio version of this. It does sit funny. 7y

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Jas16

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

I always select my Kindle First title every month. I just very rarely read them. #sugar #lyricalapril

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TrishB Same 😀 don't think I've read any of them yet! 7y

Cinfhen But they come in handy for all these challenges 😜 7y

OrangeMooseReads I have the audio edition of this one. It's not a terribly fantastic story. It's decent, but (in my opinion) you aren't missing a whole lot by not reading it. 7y

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OrangeMooseReads

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

so-so

Parts were decent. It was predictable. Over all the story could have been better and more complex. Narration was acceptable.

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OrangeMooseReads

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

Waiting to pick up Man Cub. A frozen teddy bear latte from my favorite coffee shop and an audiobook.

josie281 That sounds like it would be amazing! What's in it? 7y

OrangeMooseReads @josie281 it is caramel and white chocolate flavor. The frozen version is basically a latte slurpee with whipped cream and caramel sauce drizzled on top. 7y

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Ruri_kaichou

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

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I loved this book. And the audiobook was great as well. Even though Sugar's high school days and my high school days were been different, her thoughts about herself, what others thought about her, and her journey was relatable. Even was a great guy albeit a little too perfect. Some characters could have been fleshed out more and some parts dragged or was too fast. I still felt attracted to the characters and cried at the end. 🏍️🏍️🏍️🏍️/5

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Ruri_kaichou

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

Finished this great puzzle while listening to Sugar. I need to write down who I get recs from because I would have not known about this book if it wasn't for a fellow Litten. And it's really good. #BlameLitsy #AudioPuzzling

celtichik This puzzle is gorgeous...I had it under consideration for son's gf for Christmas but got her a different one. I'm thinking it might make an appearance for her birthday. 7y

Ruri_kaichou @celtichik yes! It's so pretty! And it was a decently challenging puzzling, I thought. It would make a great gift 😀 7y

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ReadingRover

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall

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I downloaded this ebook and audiobook for free as part of my Amazon Prime subscription and boy was I surprised. It ended up being fantastic. Heartbreaking, eye opening and realistic. Sugar's life is a combination of struggles that she wades through each day. Then she meets Even and he brings not only friendship but hope into her life. This story is so moving and the audiobook was great too.

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sprainedbrain

Sugar | Deirdre Riordan Hall