This is one of the greatest YA fiction novels I have ever read. I went into it with skeptism because the person who recommended the book to me loves stories where one of the lovers in a relationship dies at the end and I hate those sorts of stories. This was a lot more than a story about summer love. In fact, I guess it is nothing about that. It's about love in general-- between family, friends, and your soul-mate. It's about finding and completing yourself not by someone else, but in yourself.

I was on the line about whether to add this book to the "enjoyably bad" shelf, since I couldn't decide if it was actually bad. Cheesy, fluffy, and overly quirky, sure, but bad? Well, I'm on disc 5 now, and I've decided. It is bad. Still enjoyable, though. What's best about this book: dead-on portrayal of bad love. The teenage main character and her mother each have a dumbass bad boy in their life that they can't seem to quit. The magnetism and idiocy of the boys and the addictive results of that...

The unavoidable factor that underlies all of Deb Calleti's books is their uniqueness. Sometimes, the uniqueness is good - streamlined writing, interesting characters that are not too quirky, and a well-defined plot. Other times, it is bad. This was one of the bad ones.This being my third book by Deb Calleti, I was not quite sure what to expect. One of her other books I had given two stars, while her most recent novel I had given five. On the other hand, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart is a National Book...

What I liked most was the love and self discovery in this book. Have you ever fallen in love with a boy who is just all wrong for you. He gets you to lie, do bad things and even almost gets you seriously hurt? The MC discover who she really is and not who the boy defines her as. Ruby meets a boy who not only make her fall fast but he knows it as well. Ruby thinks that because age loves him she can't be who she is. Her mother is a great role. She has been through a lot and shows Ruby what love re...

I don't often dislike books but this one I truly had a difficult time completing. I started skimming through this book towards the middle of the book when I realized it was not getting any better. I didn't want to just abandon it as I've never ever abandoned a book before so I skimmed it all the way to the end. It was just really sad that I found this book boring and insignificant. I didn't find any of the characters appealing or interesting enough to follow their stories. I just didn't connect

Rating: A 3.5 stars This is a realistic and tender coming of age story. I love Caletti writing style. So thoughtful and beautiful. I highlighted so many quotes from this book. Enjoyed the plot at the beginning but about two thirds of the way in I got a little bored. If it had a strong plot it could have been a brilliant read. All the characters were interesting and well rounded. Overall another good book from Caletti but not quite as strong Stay (which I read recently also). Sorry for the lack o...

I have mixed feelings about my first Deb Caletti read.I loved the idea of this book ~ the Quiet Girl and the rich, wild boy and one summer where everything goes a little crazy.I also loved portions of the prose. Every now and then a sentence/paragraph/sentiment would just be perfectly captured ~ you could highlight this little book like crazy with all those hidden gems.Unfortunately, those gems do get hidden ~ drowning in often over-written passages. If I were to edit this book I would pare it r...

Based on the cover and the title (and a little bit of the flap copy), I thought this was going to be your typical YA chicklit book. (I won't name any names here, but there were a few authors I was thinking of as I picked this up.) Boy, was I ever wrong! Okay, okay. There was the quiet, "good" girl who fell for the "bad" boy. And yes, you knew he was trouble from the first moment Ruby spied his motorcycle parked on the front lawn of his house. What I didn't expect when I picked up this book were

Once again Caletti has created a vividly adventurous (and humorous) home-spun coming of age story. My first Caletti novel was The Secret Life of Prince Charming and oh the characters! It's the same with Honey, Baby, Sweetheart. The characters are jewels...and the story is so familiar yet so enjoyable.Ruby McQueen doesn't hang out with boys. She's a good girl, has one girlfriend, a love-sick insecure librarian mother, a little brother, and a chewing machine of a dog. Typical family, typical girl

For the most part, I liked this. When it wasn't focused on the bad boy subplot. But I liked how it got resolved at least.I found myself more interested in the mom's book club members and helping out a fellow member. That also includes a road trip. And Ruby and her family bonding along the way, etc.Other than that, this was an okay but good in moments kind of read.

Originally posted here.Based on the summary above, you'd think that this is just a contemporary YA novel with a love story. While the romance is a huge aspect of the novel, Honey, Baby, Sweetheart contains much more. This is a story about a teenage girl finding herself. She believes she's in love with a bad boy when in fact, she's more in love with the idea of falling in love. I could totally relate to Ruby even though she's known as The Quiet Girl and I've never been the shy type. In fact, I'm

My sister reviewed this book and made it sound so delicious, I had to get it. By the time it arrived, I had forgotten any of the details of her review--just a halo of "Dani" over the book--so I was expecting it to be really good. I started reading, and it was kind of horrible. I kept going, getting more and more appalled, thinking, "She thought this was good?! What on earth am I going to say to her?" It was only when I interrupted my reading for a BBQ potato chip quest that I remembered: she she...

Wow this book was awesome, I'm surprised it has such a low score here on Goodreads like truly don't understand the negativity, honestly the writing was actually PHENOMENAL there were times when it legitimately left me breathless. As to the plot it was quite amazing, sure it's not the most action packed book in history but it was so poetic and deep and I was able to personally relate to the main character. I love all the secondary characters they were so real and well created I'm quite sure this

Brilliant book. Brilliant!!! Made me laugh and it made me cry - my favorite kind!

I've read this book several months ago and I didn't particularly enjoy it. The writing style is pretty good, but I had a problem with the characters and the way the author tells her story - like it's a cautionary tale and it should teach teenagers what to avoid in life and how to behave. I absolutely hate it when the author tries to teach the readers a lesson! The moral of this tale is simple : you shouldn't let other people influence you in a bad way, you shouldn't value your boyfriend's opinio...

Ruby McQueen's summer is not turning out at all like she'd thought it would - this "Quiet Girl" is managing to be loud in all sorts of unexpected ways. There so much about this book, and these characters that I loved - Ruby was as real to me as a fictional character can be: Sixteen year old NTE was right there with her while she did all sorts of stupid things, not knowing how to make herself stop. There was the relationship between Ruby and her mother, Ann, which felt so true that it almost hurt...

This and other reviews can be found on The Psychotic NerdActual Rating: 3.5 Stars MY THOUGHTS I picked this book up on a whim. It was a free read on Riveted and since I had yet to read a book by Deb Caletti, I decided to give it a read.Honey, Baby, Sweetheart is about a teenage girl, Ruby McQueen's, summer. There are two main storylines. First, while walking home from work she passes the new Becker house and one day meets Travis Becker. This sets off a fast and spiraling relationship. She ride...