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Being Friends with Boys may be the first book I've read by Terra Elan McVoy but I promise you it won't be the last. Besides it's smooth and fast-paced writing style (which I loved) this is the first time in a long time that I've truly adored every aspect of a book. For one, the characters were fabulous. Every single one was well-thought out and interesting because of their individual personalities and part they played in the overall story. The dialogue was easy to follow and very fun to read. Although at times there was a lot of humor, Ms. McVoy balanced the story out nicely with more thought-provoking ideas and situations. At it's core, this book is about a teenage girl (Charlotte) whose life suddenly diverges from it's comfortable and understood path. Like most girls at this time, Charlotte is struggling with accepting and understanding the changes that inevitably come with growing up. I felt a tidal wave of emotions while reading this book including happiness, anger, pride, and confusion (along with Charlotte). This is one book that because I enjoyed so much, I'd definitely consider reading again at some point down the road.

Charlotte is 100% anti-drama. She's had past incidents involving friends (who I don't believe were truly ever real friends) who've caused her a lot of grief. In the past these "friends" have ignored and shunned her for stupid, non-reasons. Since most girls drive Charlotte crazy it makes since that her close knit group of friends would mainly consist of boys. Although she's known Oliver since grade school, he along with two other boys - Abe and Trip along with Charlotte, make up a band called Sad Jackal. Charlotte is perfectly content with her life until one day, out of the blue, Oliver announces that Trip is out of the band. This announcement comes at a complete shock to Charlotte, simultaneously starting a domino affect. This is where life (as she knows it) begins to change.

Charlotte has a hard time adjusting. For one, she can't understand how or why her perfect group of friends and beloved band have been teared apart. Trip whose friendship has been a constant, shining light in her life, this last year and a half, now becomes harder to hold onto. Although she has two stepsisters at home, her sister-sister, Jilly, who Charlotte has always relied on for emotional support, is now away and busy at college. This all together could make a great story line, however that's not all. Add in not one but two cute, new boys and a quick rise to high school rocker-fame and you've got 368 pages of time-stealing awesomeness.

I am absolutely head over heels for Being Friends with Boys. I thoroughly enjoyed following Charlotte's path to self-discovery. Through humorous, exhilarating, and sometimes, heartbreaking encounters, Charlotte not only learns more about herself but also who her "true" friends are, the ones that she can count on through thick and thin. It was easy to understand Charlotte's character, feeling sad about a sibling living far away, not knowing how to repair a friendship that is slipping away, and most importantly, understanding what you truly want and then believing that it does matter that you want it. This book was perfect in every way. Except for sleep, which eventually I had to give into, I for the most part didn't part with this book until it was finished. It's been months since I've read a book without some type of supernatural element. I'd almost forgotten how good a book could be without vampires, witches, werewolves, etc.


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Being Friends with Boys Terra Elan McVoy Books Reviews

There seems to be a lot of the same thing page after page, but it does acknowledge some particularly hard teen issues.
Another great book, that my daughter devored in 2 days!
It looked like a nice book but turned disgusting and sexual very quickly.
I love Terra's books. They have so much emotion and a true understanding of what will make the reader enjoy the book even more once they're done reading.
but I would have liked a little bit more romance. I don't know...it was an OK easy read, but there was just something lacking. Refreshing with characters described just with how they are as persons, not with how inscribably hot and beautiful they are.
This novel is a teen fiction about Charlotte and her two best friends whom are guys. It's all about the comfort of friendship, what happens when someone succeeds over others, what happens when friends become more and the sacrifices of young love. It started out really cute and stuff then it got to the end and I wanted to chuck the book at the wall. You know how there is always a climax point in a story? The build up was slow and the reveal was just plain stupid.
Normally I don't go for modern YA protagonists because I find them to be whiny and self-centered. That was not the case with McVoy's Charlotte. Sure, she has her teenage ups and downs, but she's sympathetic all the way through as she navigates those tricky waters between "just one of the guys" and figuring out who she is and what she wants as a whole person. This is definitely more "coming of age" than romance, but even so, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. If I had a teenage daughter, I'd definitely give her this book. I'd even recommend it to some of my fellow grown-ups.
Being Friends with Boys may be the first book I've read by Terra Elan McVoy but I promise you it won't be the last. Besides it's smooth and fast-paced writing style (which I loved) this is the first time in a long time that I've truly adored every aspect of a book. For one, the characters were fabulous. Every single one was well-thought out and interesting because of their individual personalities and part they played in the overall story. The dialogue was easy to follow and very fun to read. Although at times there was a lot of humor, Ms. McVoy balanced the story out nicely with more thought-provoking ideas and situations. At it's core, this book is about a teenage girl (Charlotte) whose life suddenly diverges from it's comfortable and understood path. Like most girls at this time, Charlotte is struggling with accepting and understanding the changes that inevitably come with growing up. I felt a tidal wave of emotions while reading this book including happiness, anger, pride, and confusion (along with Charlotte). This is one book that because I enjoyed so much, I'd definitely consider reading again at some point down the road.

Charlotte is 100% anti-drama. She's had past incidents involving friends (who I don't believe were truly ever real friends) who've caused her a lot of grief. In the past these "friends" have ignored and shunned her for stupid, non-reasons. Since most girls drive Charlotte crazy it makes since that her close knit group of friends would mainly consist of boys. Although she's known Oliver since grade school, he along with two other boys - Abe and Trip along with Charlotte, make up a band called Sad Jackal. Charlotte is perfectly content with her life until one day, out of the blue, Oliver announces that Trip is out of the band. This announcement comes at a complete shock to Charlotte, simultaneously starting a domino affect. This is where life (as she knows it) begins to change.

Charlotte has a hard time adjusting. For one, she can't understand how or why her perfect group of friends and beloved band have been teared apart. Trip whose friendship has been a constant, shining light in her life, this last year and a half, now becomes harder to hold onto. Although she has two stepsisters at home, her sister-sister, Jilly, who Charlotte has always relied on for emotional support, is now away and busy at college. This all together could make a great story line, however that's not all. Add in not one but two cute, new boys and a quick rise to high school rocker-fame and you've got 368 pages of time-stealing awesomeness.

I am absolutely head over heels for Being Friends with Boys. I thoroughly enjoyed following Charlotte's path to self-discovery. Through humorous, exhilarating, and sometimes, heartbreaking encounters, Charlotte not only learns more about herself but also who her "true" friends are, the ones that she can count on through thick and thin. It was easy to understand Charlotte's character, feeling sad about a sibling living far away, not knowing how to repair a friendship that is slipping away, and most importantly, understanding what you truly want and then believing that it does matter that you want it. This book was perfect in every way. Except for sleep, which eventually I had to give into, I for the most part didn't part with this book until it was finished. It's been months since I've read a book without some type of supernatural element. I'd almost forgotten how good a book could be without vampires, witches, werewolves, etc.