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Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It
Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It | Kerry Winfrey
6 posts | 4 read | 5 to read
Jolies a lot of things, but she knows that pretty isnt one of them. She has mandibular prognathism, which is the medical term for underbite. Chewing is a pain, headaches are a common occurrence, and shes never been kissed. Shes months out from having a procedure to correct her underbite, and she cannot wait to be fixed. Jolie becomes paralyzed with the fear that she could die under the knife. She and her best friends, Evelyn and Derek, decide to make a Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It (Which Is Super Unlikely, but Still, It Could Happen) list. Things like: eat every appetizer on the Applebees menu and kiss her crush Noah Reed. But since when did everything ever go exactly to plan? Filled with humor, heart--and an honest look at todays beauty standards--Jolies journey is a true feel-good story.
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Jolie has a severe underbite that has impacted her health and looks her entire life. She's going to have surgery in a few weeks and even though the chances of her dying under anesthetic are very tiny - there is still a chance! So she decides to complete a list of things she would have wished she'd done if she ends up dead haha It's a fun premise and Jolie is a likable characters. I loved her warm family, and I always appreciate the way Winfrey ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) sets her stories in Ohio and doesn't act like it's the worst place in the world to live (because it's actually lovely here!). But sometimes I read YA that makes me feel kind of old, and this was one of them. I found myself wondering if I would have gotten more from this book when I was a teen. Jolie spends a lot of time thinking about her looks and wishing she was prettier, and it's one of the big lessons from the story, but I found ⬇ 6mo
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) myself getting a little tired of listening to her obsess over looks, since I have long been in the stage of life where I pretty much don't care what other people think about how I look.

Still, a not-bad read with plenty of fun banter and enough seriousness mixed in to keep things grounded, while still staying overall lighthearted.

#ReadtheUSA2024 - Ohio
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shortsarahrose I definitely appreciate when the Midwest is portrayed in a good light (originally from Wisconsin, now in Iowa, worked in Ohio and Indiana in the past)! 6mo
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LibrarianRyan
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And today's long title is... a neon dream.

#coverlove #YAedition

July 10

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4/5 stars! Thank you @netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.. check out my blog for my review 😊

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My next read is all thanks to #netgalley.. Stirring away from YA fantasy for a bit..

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Here‘s an interesting premise: Jolie has mandibular prognathism (an underbite) and she is scheduled for corrective surgery, but before it happens, she plans to cross off a bucket list of things in case she dies during surgery.
Well, I just happen to have a dog, my awesome Apollo, with the best underbite on the planet. He‘s so handsome. Anyone else have an animal with an underbite?!
#showmeyourunderbite

mabell So cute! ❤️🐶 7y
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Today was a pretty fantabulous #bookmail day, if I do say so myself.

somebooksaround These looks amazing! 😍 If you don‘t mind me asking, who are the authors of the Supervillain book & Traitors book? 7y
somebooksaround Thanks so much!! 7y
rachelsbrittain What a gorgeous stack of books 😍 7y
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