Book Review: Love Bomb

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Betty Plum has never been in love. She's never even kissed a boy. But when Toby starts school it's like Betty has been hit with a thousand of Cupid's arrows. A bomb has exploded-a love bomb.

More than ever Betty wishes her mom didn't die when Betty was a baby. 

She really needs her mom here to ask her advice. And just when she misses her most, that's when she finds hidden letters for just these moments. 

Letters about what your first kiss should feel like and what real love truly is. Although her mom isn't really there, Betty feels closer to her more than ever.

Love Bomb, book two in the Ladybirds series and the follow-up to Flirty Dancing by Jenny Mclachlan, will have you in both fits of laughter and tears. 

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                                                                        MY THOUGHTS ON THE BOOK                                                              

"Betty Plum has never been in love. She's never even kissed a boy. But when Toby starts school it's like Betty has been hit with a thousand of Cupid's arrows. A bomb has exploded-a love bomb." She has never been in love because they are still young, in high school, and she still has years to go. 

I honestly think I missed something with all these 5-star reviews of this book. Or perhaps my reading tastes have changed, and this isn't the kind of book that I like anymore. It was too cheesy and instant-lovey for my tastes. This is in no way a badly written book and it if you liked it then that is great. 

In Love Bomb, the Ladybirds are back. I can't believe I decided to continue on with this series.  This installment follows Betty Plum's adventures through high school. We also get to see her go boy crazy and more of her annoying unique personality come out. We also get to see her dad's new girlfriend which I found interesting.

I did enjoy seeing Betty have to confront emotional pain from the loss of her mother. That part was so well done. That gave the book a deeper emotional connection with me. Having to cope with the loss of her mother, during her high school years made her so much stronger. This was the only redeeming quality in the book in my opinion.  

For a book targeted for high schoolers I felt this was a bit immature, it read for like 10-13-year-olds but I am not even sure I would have read this at that age. I felt like the romance was forced, awkward, puppy love and I really didn't enjoy reading it. I disliked how she made the choices to blow off her best friend for the school hottie, I wouldn't have done that even at 1o. I just disliked how forced everything felt. 

I picked this up at the library, and I am so glad I didn't spend money on it.