Name: Samantha Ridge's review of Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt
Item: Going Vintage
Rating: 3
Author: Samantha Ridge

Lindsey Leavitt

When sixteen-year-old Mallory learns that her boyfriend, Jeremy, is cheating on her with his cyber "wife," she rebels against technology by following her grandmother's list of goals from 1962, with help from her younger sister, Ginnie.

Going Vintage

Samantha Ridge

Cassidy C

It was a great story! Very well written and it had a good pace! The characters were also amazing, although the ending wasn't that great.

Becky

This was a nice book. At least the idea and the premise was interesting if not completely well executed. I think half the problem was I just did not care about the characters. I felt no connection for then. I don't know if it's that wedding learn enough about Mallory and her family to start with or what. I just found myself disliking all the characters at one point or another. I just could not empathise or sympathise with them or whatever. I know Oliver's hipster tendencies were explained as being in no way forced but it still felt like they were.

I don't know, I still f I finished so I couldn't have hated that much. something was definitely off with it though.

Shawna Gavas

I was so disappointed with this one. It could have been great. The premise was great. The book was not.

Mallory has sworn off all technology after finding out her boyfriend Jeremy has been cheating on her with an avatar on "Friendspace" which is the equivalent of Facebook. While cleaning out her grandmother's house, Mallory finds a "list" which is basically a to-do list from 1962. Inspired by this list, Mallory is convinced that by simplifying her life, she will find happiness and success.

So she goes vintage. Gone is the internet and cellphone. Hello library and rotary dial. 

Although the story itself is cute, there really wasn't much to it. I wanted more. More details about life in 1962 other than finger foods and a pep club.

I could see this book appealing to a younger audience. Early teens maybe. For the more mature reader, save your money and move on.

What a cute, sweet, fun book. Loved the concept. Absolutely adored the characters (or at least three of them). Lindsey writes how I think/talk, so it was easy to get into this one.

Lisa ✩ @lifeinlit

Originally posted on Lost in Literature.

When Mallory finds out her boyfriend is cyber cheating on her with his computer game wife, BubbleYum, Mallory feels completely betrayed. She doesn't blame her cheating boyfriend, Jeremy, entirely for this. She also faults technology in general. She finds a list of her grandmother's from a simpler time (i.e. the 1960's) when technology didn't get in the way of high school fun-ness. She vows to cut all technology out of her life, fulfill everything on this list, and do it all while "going vintage".

The characters in this story were fun. Mallory was snarky, yet sweet, and completely naive when it comes to boyfriend issues. Jeremy's cousin, Oliver was fantastic, and someone I could totally see myself being friends with in high school. Ginnie, Mallory's sister, was a character I wasn't very found of simply because she was a freshman in high school, yet acted and spoke like an adult. I often forgot that she was Mallory's younger sister, assuming she was more of an older sister in college or even an mother or aunt. She spoke and acted much too mature for her 14-year-old self, which got on my nerves a bit.

Can we just take a minute to talk about this cover? I absolutely adore it!! It's seriously perfect. I'm not sure why I'm so in love with it... but I was drawn to it the first time I saw it. I definitely have an obsession with covers. Once I'm drawn in, there's no going back!

This story was overall very cute and fun. And I loved the lists!! As a person that thrives on lists, that addition to the story really pulled me right in. I would recommend this to someone looking for a nice, sweet, quick YA contemporary story. This would be a great summer read. Gotta love Going Vintage!

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