A Little Friendly Advice

Great for a high schooler probably. I got a little bored half way but overall worth reading. The end was good and I highlighted a few gems...I'm a deep thinker sometimes

The novel A Little Friendly Advice was a short, quick read. It processed the main points that a book needs (characters, problems, solutions and emotions) but did not give me anything special. I suggest this book to young girls, who desire a good short read that includes girl and boy drama as well as family problems. The conflict was well developed although I wish further detail was included. I have read many books by Siobhan Vivian including The List, Burn for Burn and Fire with Fire. I have to say I was a little disappointed with this book. Like I said, it was average but I wish for further detail.

The book was kind of slow moving, especially through the middle, as far as action, but I was never bored by the characters. They were well drawn and very relatable to high school friendships between girls. I also liked that the romantic interest was not an angsty, bad boy with issues, but a nice, cool boy who was unique and still interesting and likeable. This was my first book by the author but I'll be reading more books by Mrs. Vivian for sure. It was a very refreshing contemporary YA novel in a sea of YA novels with cliche love triangles and paranormal/supernatural creatures.

Good story line

She loved the first book that she read from this author so i figured I would get more of the books. She cant seem to put it down. Good stuff for her.

Not a bad story, just a bit too choppy.

Love the book I especially love how cute and it gives me a reality check on things that I didn't know before

A Little Friendly Advice has its ups and downs, but overall was a bit of a disappointment. If I had read this book by Siobhan Vivian first, I probably would have had a better impression, but having read Same Difference and knowing she's capable of great things, this was a letdown. The writing was fantastic, she really does know how to bring the masterful language, but the plot was pretty pathetic, not gonna lie. The situations were realistic, the dialogue was realistic, but the combination of the different plots just doesn't work. A lot of the emotions seem natural, but some seem extremely blown out of proportion. I'm also aggravated that there was even the need for a cliche love interest, and I feel it would have been a great book without that element. Family and friend issues are more than enough to deal with, but having that supportive boyfriend there, that's going too far. There is some obnoxious symbolism here, but I'm really not sure if it was intentional or not. I think what bothered me most was that a lot of this book was ridiculously shallow. Ruby has so much going on in her life, and how does she fix it? By getting drunk at age 16, of course. I'm not saying that's not realistic, I just don't think it was the best decision creatively. It is one of those scenes where I cringed the whole way through, and particularly upon seeing her mother's reaction. Other than that, plenty of flat characters that I had trouble caring about, not enough detail about the interesting characters and too much on the boring ones. The relationships are, with minor exceptions, extremely empty. Empty flirting, empty friendships, unfortunately accurate, but still empty. I was, for the most part, glad with the ending, although again, the love interest is just irritating. The plot twist at the end redeemed the book for me greatly, but I still greatly preferred Same Difference to this.Rating: 2.25/5