52 Reasons To Hate My Father

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The cover, the description, even the blurb from Meg Cobot all lead you to believe this will be a nice and fluffy book. It's not. It's actually quite intense. If you ask me, that is.

 "Do you really want to know what it was like growing up here? ... I'll tell you. It was learning to play pool from the butler and soccer from the gardener and poker from the chauffeur. Because there was never anybody else around to entertain you. It was coming home from school and showing off your artwork to the maid. It was spending Christmases with the nanny and birthdays with whatever girl was hired to dress up as a Disney Princess and knock on your door with an armful of presents... [It was lying] in bed at night, counting the number of words [your father] said to you on his latest phone call from Japan, and then celebrating quietly to yourself when it was a whopping three more than the last time." 

I feel that quote pretty much encompasses all the feels.

Talia Dominguez 

dis book is soo good!! :-D i loved it!! :)

Lisa Collins

Having read and loved Jessica Brody’s Unremembered I was too excited to check out her contemporary work. 52 Reasons to Hate My Father had been floating through my brain for a while. Add in the interest in a stellar title and people telling me it was good and it’s safe to say I was over the moon to pick this book up.

52 Reasons to Hate My Father has one of the most unique concepts I’ve ever seen/read anywhere. I was expecting this to be a quick, light read (it was), but I was happy to discover that Lexington Larrabee wasn’t just a spoiled brat. There were reasons for the way she was and conflict in her life I wasn’t expecting to get a look into. I have to be honest, at the end of this novel I actually got a little misty because of how sweet it was.

I know the title is a little bit misleading, but Lexington Larrabee goes through one hell of a transformation in the duration of the novel. I actually think that her character arc is one of the most complex I’ve read before. That’s not to say that she had a lot wrong with her and she overcame it or anything like that, but the change in her outlook on life was so radically different by the end of the book. And it was written so well. Like, I can totally see it happening in real life.

At the end of the day I’m not really sure what to say about this book. I loved 52 Reasons to Hate My Father so much. I wish I could go back with a clean slate and read it again like I’ve never read it before. If you like contemporary I definitely, definitely recommend you read this book. It is so good and I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Jessica Nottingham

I'll admit that at first I was a little worried about whether or not I'd like this book. A spoiled socialite who is trying to earn her multi-million dollar trust fund? I had a vivid image of Paris Hilton in my head, and let's just say it wasn't working for me. Let me tell you though, I proven so wrong. I loved 52 Reasons to Hate My Father. Absolutely loved it! There's so much more to this story than you think. By the end, I was teary eyed, and smiling like an idiot. Oh yes friends, it's that good.

Lexington Larabee starts off as your typical privileged girl. One whose only goals in life are shopping, partying, and being on the front page of as many magazines as possible. Needless to say, it's tough to instantly fall in love with her. However it isn't long before the reader begins to slowly find out the rest of Lexi's story. Her absent father, her need to fill a family void with as many material things as she can. Little bits of Lexi are laid out as the story progresses, and it's perfectly done. I'll be the first to admit that about halfway through I was totally in love with this girl!

What's even more fun are the jobs that Jessica Brody sets out for Lexi to complete. Each one comes with its own set of trials and tribulations, and Lexi's sarcastic wit totally made my day! Imagine you're a girl who has never had to clean in your life. Now imagine you're thrown into the job of being a maid. Sound like a recipe for disaster? You'd be right! I loved watching Lexi stumble through the way the "other half" lives, and come out a better person on the other side. Favorite part? Hands down, her video logs. Too cute!

I could go on and on about this book. The sweet romance that isn't too over the top. All of the side characters who totally have their own wonderful personalities and, bless their hearts, love Lexi for who she is. There are a million reasons that I could give you to read 52 Reasons to Hate My Father. However I'm just going to give you one. It's adorable. Lexis's story is equal parts hilarious and heartfelt. This is a fun, light read that will make you smile. At the end of the day, isn't that all that matters? Loved this one! I know you will too.

52 Reasons To Hate My Father

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