Charming as a Verb

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Also, she’s actually a good conversationalist once she became less uptight, as her immediate connection with Ming and Marvyn have shown us.

When she uncovers Henri’s less-than-honest dog-walking scheme, she blackmails him into helping her change her image at school. When I was first introduced to Corinne, I thought she was pretty intense and determined to reach her goals. She was so cute and rough and tough in the beginning, but like a cookie in the microwave, she warmed up to him. He never actually talked bad about anyone, but this way of thinking make it seems like he’s not genuine with all his smiles and conversations.Honestly, Henri wasn’t likable at all and I think if there were switches between their POVs that may have made the book a little better. I will say that the genre makes me think of more lighthearted reads and this one comes with a punch.

Norris’ evolution from cynical outsider to caring insider is a journey well-worth following—especially as it’s accompanied with laugh out loud moments [and]insightful revelations.She seems very prim and proper, but readers quickly learn that there’s more to her than meets the eye.

Whether Henri sharing his sarcastic quips, his best friend, Ming, joking along with him, or the banter between them and Corinne, there’s a lot that kept me laughing along with these characters. I really appreciated his arc when it came to accepting and moving past said pressure and realizing what he wanted to do with his life. Which we thought would make us happy, or fulfill us, but end up having origins that don’t belong to us.Generally, I appreciated the description of the school and Henri's frustration at the way rich people are still able to wield their advantages, even when the playing ground is seemingly fair. My name is Sam and I blog about all things bookish, as well as life updates on my adventures across Canada.

I wish there were switching of povs because Henri was not doing a good job at narrating the whole book. I’ll admit I was annoyed by one thing Halti did and it almost made me stop reading, but after a bit I realized how someone in his position might do the same. There is the stress with getting all the applications in, keeping your grades up, and padding your "resume" so that the colleges notice you.

This humorous, first-person narrative with a conversational, almost conspiratorial, tone will captivate readers. He elicited a multitude of laughter from me with his many observations, while also appealing to my heart with some of his hopes and fears. Although it was still predictable at times and I did question some of our narrators actions and the way they were handled, I enjoyed it a lot and it was the light and fluffy contemporary I needed! Near the end of the book, there's a scene where Henri and his girlfriend are about to have sex for the first time but Henri (for reasons I won't spoil) isn't in the mood.