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I really tried to push through this one, but I just couldn't do it. The writing style was too immature for my taste. The premise had so much promise and potential to be so much more, but fell flat. I'm truly disappointed as I was expecting more.
This was a super fun read for me. I finished it in a day. Perfect for a beach read. Would recommend.
I wasn't able to get into this one. I tried until 50% and decided it just wasn't for me. Thank you for the opportunity to read this title.
Rache Harris. One of the best contemporary novelists I’ve read. This book was fresh, fun, and so stinkin’ romantic. It made me fall in love hard.
My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century is a ya time-travel novel that will make you laugh more then few times while reading.
This is just like you could imagine from the title, a sweet, fluffy story that could even make you swoon (just) a little bit (I mean, Lorenzo is swoon worthy all the way!).
I remember how confused I was at the very beginning, because our main protagonist Cat travels time in a heartbeat, and it feels like she isn’t even freaked out about it. I mean, not at all!
I was confused myself but she had no problem figuring out what was hapening or fitting in.
The story is silly at times and the first half was bit boring (sometimes), but the second half is really intense and it makes you read more and faster. In other words, it compensates the first half.
This is a ya, but I would like to note that it would probably be more appealing to the younger audience (between 13-16 years old teens).
I had fun reading this book and would recommend it to those who look for some fluffy entertainment in their reads.
Great read, well written with a great plot and characters, i was engrossed from start to finish. I usually don't read this type of book but it was good I will read more books by this author. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley.
I love romance and humor. My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century combines the 21st and 16th century into a fun read for anyone whether you love historical fiction or loathe it. I personally love them.
I am looking forwards to reading the other books in this series.!
Thank you netgalley for this ARC.
This book wasn't what I was expecting. I didn't have a ton of interest. I thought the writing was good. The story flowed but nothing hooked me. I almost dnf but I soldiered on over a few days. I don't like to dnf.
Cats life is anything but ordinary. Her father is a Hollywood film director. He is dating someone new and Cats potential stepmother is a little over the top. Her birthday is approaching and the family are wanting to do something special. Unfortunately, they didn't take into account what Cat would like. Cat finds herself in the need of a little me time before her birthday gala begins. They have taken a trip to Italy so she has the perfect tranquil setting. After wondering around she comes across a gypsy tent. The temptation to look inside is too much and so the adventure begins.
Cat is transported back in time to the sixteenth century. Artists are in their prime and the rules of society have changed. Cat is transformed into a family member from the past. Luckily she is found by friends and family. She now has to navigate a different kind of party.
My super sweet sixteenth century is a fun read with a cute message. There is some romance and some interesting characters. Cat is a sweet kind girl who learns the lesson taught. This is book one in a series of 3. The door is left open to continue the story in book 2. Book one ends as expected rather than a shock factor cliffhanger. I enjoyed this book. It was fun and interesting. The idea behind the story is creative. 4 stars out of 5.
*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Something about this book just really got me. I loved the characters and the silliness of the original drama over the 16th birthday party, and the details about the Italian renaissance added a lot to the story.
This has been rereleased with a cute new cover and I confess I would have missed the book had it used the original one.
Cat is a fan of Renaissance art but finds herself in a conundrum as she's come Florence with her smitten father and her future stepmother, who won't stop planning for her Sweet Sixteen. As she goes for a walk on her own, she meets a gypsy, who transports her into the sixteenth century, with a new identity and family. That's where she also meets the aspiring artist Lorenzo, in whom she finds a reason to fight for what she wants.
I confess I wasn't in the right moment to read this or I could have enjoyed it more. Still, I don't think I'd give it four stars. I can't judge the research involved—although I'm sure the author put effort on accuracy—but the writing was more of the same. Most of the time, it felt like I was watching some movie, as this plot is much more recurrent in movies.
I'd say it needed more polishing. Cat's thoughts were all over the place. I was glad she considered the clichés—like when she says she knows she'll be eventually back. I guess this is what diverges the most from other stories, in which the time-traveler character loses pages and pages or even whole chapters angsting about whether he will ever go home, when the tone of the story makes it obvious he will. Still, I was still a little bored whenever Cat started thinking too much—again, I know I got this book at the wrong moment. I'm sure younger readers won't be as sensitive to this.
Continuing on how Rachel Harris knew how to play the cliché, I really liked the insertion of Niccolo. I'd prefer him if he were a little less of a villain but he gave some life to the story. I don't even like this type of plot but I liked it here, the book needed it. It brought adversity a little too late but it was present, as well as many comic moments.
In all, it was an enjoyable read but I missed feeling engaged to it. There was something with the romance and the lightheartedness Cat dealt with her predicament that didn't bring me as close as I needed to the story in order to feel it more. It's hard to explain well, but it's still what happened.
I see this is the first of a trilogy and I found the idea very funny for a series. I do consider checking the following books, looking forward to seeing how Harris has progressed.
This was quite a surprise ending for me! I was expecting all of my questions to be wrapped up, but i think the next book will be great. Cat was an interesting main character. I found her very likeable and relatable.
Could not review this copy, cause when I went to donwload it on NetGalley, it was already archived . It was my fault, sorry about that, it will never happen again.
I had wanted to read this book since I first saw it on display at the bookstore where I worked the year it was published. So when Entangled Teen was asking people to do some reviews on it, I volunteered to read and review it. I am very glad that I did, because I ended up enjoying it as much as I'd hoped.
The main character is a girl named Cat. She is the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress and a famous Hollywood movie director. Her mother, the actress, however isn't around. Having always been very self-centered and more concerned about her own career and falling in love with every guy that came along. So Cat lives with her father and her soon-to-be stepmother. Cat likes how happy her stepmother makes her father, but isn't really excited for the big sweet sixteen birthday party that she wants to throw Cat. One thing Cat had requested for her birthday had to do with a trip to Florence, Italy. Her request on their first day there is to be able to go out and do some exploring on her own. And what she chooses is a guided tour where she gets to see Michelangelo's David. At the end of the tour she notices a gypsy tent. She decides for the fun of it to go check it out. When she gets her reading, the gypsy has a strange reading, and for some reason tells Cat to make sure to learn whatever lessons she is given in the near future. Cat is confused by all this, but she heads on out of the tent.
Only when she heads out of the tent, now she seems to be in a different time, no longer present day Florence, but now Renaissance Florence. A man is calling her name, and when she next looks down, she is no longer in her jeans and normal clothes, but in the appropriate dress for the time period. She follows the man to a carriage, realizing that she is speaking and understanding Italian somehow. It seems as if she has been transported into the body of a girl who had been orphaned. And this girl actually turns out to be a member of Cat's own ancestors.
She is taken to live with her aunt and uncle, and two cousins, a boy and a girl, both near her age. She becomes good friends with the girl, Alessandra, and soon falls for the boy, Cipriano's, best friend Lorenzo. There are mean girls in this time period as well. One that even asks Cat to get up and sing in front of the rest of a party, something that Cat does NOT do well with, singing. Cat's new family is wonderful, but she must realize what time period she is. She tends to use the same kind of slang we use in modern day, often having to explain what things mean, or blame it on coming from her life in London where they do things differently. She is lucky enough to still have her backpack with her phone and some magazines and cosmetics. Of course her phone doesn't work, other than she is able to listen to some music.
At one point Alessandra figures out that something is really off about Cat, and Cat gives in and explains to Alessandra that she is from the future. Even so, being in this time, it is important to find Cat a husband, something that her uncle does, meaning well, although who he sets her up with is an older man that something feels off about to Cat.
Now Cat must decide whether she wants to run away with Lorenzo, but in doing so, will he have to give up his dreams of being an artist? And is it fair to the girl who Cat has taken over her life for now. Cat also wants to get back home before anything like actually getting married to this guy takes place. She soon learns that what she was so worried and upset about at home might not be as bad as she thought, that maybe her father's fiance is someone who really does have her best interests at heart, and maybe she can get past how her mother has treated her.
I really liked the story. The characters seemed very realistic. Even the mean girl, while yes, definitely a mean girl, was not necessarily doing anything that didn't make sense for a girl of that time period to expect. I liked the love story, and I liked that Cat didn't expect things to just happen how she wanted and possibly ruin the way things were meant to go. I like the way the author wrapped up everything at the end as well. I look forward to reading more books in this series, and seeing what else could happen in another story.