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Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Corgi Childrens (6 Mar 2008)Genre- Chick Lit Source: Author
My Thoughts - From the Moment Jo kisses Jake Matthew everything changes, she splits into two, the Nerd and the cool girl with the popular friends. What I was most curious about as I'm sure a lot of you were is.. which part of her will she pick and will the real Jo finally come together? I'll leave it down to you to decide. Jo at the beginning is just your average but very genuine teen, she's on the shy side especially when it comes to boys and doesn't surround herself with to many friends except from her best friend Hailey. Its when her mother decides to move to America
Then there's the so called freaks / outcasts, David, Rachel and Kendis. Kendis is gorgeous as in supermodel worthy, Rachel is extremely rude, moody and covered in black constantly then there is David. The boy with dimples and a bright smile who is actually kind of cute, shes horrified to realise that she is in fact starting to like David. That can't be good, because she has to stay a part of the IT crowd and the only way to maintain that is to keep Jake around.
Things start to worsen when she starts to lie to herself and her so called friends when she manages to create a fake boyfriend "William" When it comes to Kristy and Chelsea its pretty obvious they don't like Jo at all especially since Chelsea has her eye on Jake. I really liked Tori I had a feeling from the beginning that she wasn't one of the girls, but actually enjoyed Jo' company.
Split By A Kiss is a humorous read as in Laugh out loud hilarious!! I giggled countless times, and failed to suppress a grin when something horribly embarrassing happened to Jo. It's a light - fun read with a little lesson here and there for good measure. I would have liked to have known more about Kendis and Rachel as well as David, but I have the sequel right next to me which I'm guessing will tell their story.
Split By A Kiss is a humorous read as in Laugh out loud hilarious!! I giggled countless times, and failed to suppress a grin when something horribly embarrassing happened to Jo. It's a light - fun read with a little lesson here and there for good measure. I would have liked to have known more about Kendis and Rachel as well as David, but I have the sequel right next to me which I'm guessing will tell their story.
"Would Josie like to take some tea? My nephew in London
Hahahaa!!! I laughed like crazy like oh god seriously!
Jake I must add is a total sleaze, and I couldn't stand him! There was not one single redeeming quality about him and I could tell he was bad news right away. I felt sorry for Jo, she didn't feel part of the It crowd and even though The Nerdy half of Jo started to get to know David, Kendis, and Rachel that to didn't end so well either.
Rachel was very hot and cold with her of course you find out at the end of the novel why. The ending! god I was so angry particularly at both David and Chelsea and really annoyed to, the situation could have been dealt better if they only would have explained beforehand. Yet not all is lost, I found myself with a beaming smile and a slight flutter at the end, it made sense and it was what I had been hoping for all along. I'm glad it ended the way it did because Jo deserved to be happy.
Split By A Kiss is a light -charming read that kept me awake throughout the night, immersed and in a fit of giggles. It takes you back to your high school days and the issues and problems we faced when we were Jo's age. A warm read that you will take away smiling with fondness. There is a lesson though, "Be proud of who you are" is what I discovered after reading it.
"Oh my! you're British! oh my! Splendid! Do you say "splendid"? you really must. It's a marvellous word. Do you say "Marvellous"? Oh my, Tori, why didn't you tell me you have a British friend? This is marvellous, splendid, , ahhh, spiffing? Spiffing news"
Bahahha! I actually nearly fell of my bed that's how hysterical I found Tori's dad. I wasn't sure if I should be horrified about the kind of words he assumed we used or to be amused, nevertheless I was a flushed mess by the end of it.
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