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    He's So Not Worth It

    By Kieran Scott

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    Ally Ryan, come on down to the Jersey Shore!

    Have you recently been humiliated at your former best friend's birthday party? Was your almost-boyfriend partly responsible for that humiliation by withholding some vital information about your estranged father? Did you come home to find said estranged father sitting on your doorstep? If so, you really need a vacation! Sun, sea and sand are the perfect way to unwind and forget about your frenemies. Plus, what better way to get over Jake than to hook up with local guy, Cooper.

    Jake Graydon, an exciting opportunity is waiting for you in the service industry!

    Are your grades so low you're grounded for the summer? Did you the girl you like unceremoniously dump you? Would you rather eat dirt than see your "friends" again? Then a job at the local coffee shop is just the ticket! Unfortunately, Ally's father is the new manager so you'll be reminded of her nearly every day. Maybe it's time to start flirting with your best friend's ex or even start taking school a bit more seriously. Especially when you finally see Ally and she's hanging around with some loser and it's couldn't be more clear that she is soover you.

    It's going to be a great summer!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster UK
    Release dateSep 1, 2011
    ISBN9780857070470
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    He's So Not Worth It
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    Kieran Scott

    Kieran Scott has written more than fifty novels for children and teens, eight of which (under the pseudonym Kate Brian) have been New York Times bestsellers. She lives with her husband, two sons and one dog in New Jersey. She is also the author of Regrets Only and Wish You Were Gone. Follow her on Instagram @KieranScottAuthor.

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    • 5/5
      So glad I have all three on my shelf! I couldn't have waited for this one to come out after reading the first.
      The first half of the book is kinda boring and Ally really started to get on my nerves, and I was hating Jake for not stepping up and being a man about everything. But the ending, OMG! I can not believe what I read! The next book should be sooooooo good!
    • 4/5
      He's So Not Worth It is the second book in Kieran Scott's contemporary series She's So Dead To Us. I ended up starting this series sort of backwards, because I read an E-ARC of He's So Not Worth It that I mananged to snag from S&S Galley Grab last month before I realized it was the second book. I still read it anyway and really enjoyed it. It was the perfect light fun read that I needed. Even though I have still yet to read the first novel (which, I now own a copy of and will be reading at some point over the summer) I was able to follow along with the story and figure out who the character's where in relation to one another and whether or not they were friends, frenemies, or a couple.I enjoyed Annie and her field journals the most, I think. They had a very Veronica-esque (Mars that is) feeling to them, plus it was fun seeing her all super-sleuthing it up like she was studying the Cresties as if it was all some huge social project or something. To her, it probably was. Observe A in their natural habitat, but what happens to B when C slips them a little something something that's not so natural? Tune in next time...it was hilarious. Plus, she was just a really good friend to Ally, even though Ally said some pretty horrible things to her out on the beach that one night. Speaking of Ally, I was frustrated with her but I also sort of felt a small bit of sympathy for as well. I mean, I can understand acting out a little bit when you're dealing with the kind of crap that she's having to deal with and being publically humiliated like that by people who are supposed to be your friends, but to just spiral down like that and act like a bitca on an one or two occassions just isn't cool at all. Overall, though, in the end I'm kind of glad that she ended up with Jake even though I felt like that was a bit too happy ending-ish for me. I mean, it was a little too easy after the summer that they'd both had and I kind of wish that Jake would have just been like, look let's take it slow, build on our friendship, and then just go from there. But, I suppose I can be okay with it, since I was essentially rooting for the two of them the whole entire book and loved that he just sort of went on a break from his job, drove down to the shore, and like risked house arrest just for her. So, all in all, pretty fun book. Definitely read it, it gets three and a half stars from me of course. Here's to hoping the first book is as good as the second.
    • 4/5
      10th to 12th grade. Captivating and fast-paced, Kieran Scott delivers a Young Adult sequel worthy of She's So Dead to Us as He's So Not Worth It is worth the wait. Now Ally is reunited with her father, but has to continue to process how she feels after having been abandoned by him for two years. She also has to now watch her mother remain estranged from him and pursue her new relationship instead. She and her ex- almost- boyfriend Jake continue to try to repair their relationship amidst fallout from infighting of their affluent, yet imploding, social group called the Cresties. The book is just as fast paced and gripping as the first. Readers will guffaw at a whole new 'crest' of trashy social mistakes. Yet librarians be warned, characters do drink and have sex, although the book though it is not explicit about sexual details past kissing and touching through clothes. Also Scott is careful to have these experiences within a structure of evaluating the characters' choices. For example a character gets a hangover, but accepts her mother's authority the next day. However more seriously, one character sleeps with two guys in one night and then finds out she is pregnant. This book is highly recommended to public libraries. With books like He's So Not Worth It and the Non-Blonde Cheerleader series, readers will avidly look for Kieran Scott books.
    • 4/5
      Note: This review does not contain any spoilers.This is Book Two of the “She’s So Dead To Us” trilogy. At the end of Book One, I had one of those GAAAAHHH moments upon realizing the book “ended” [loosely speaking] with a cliffhanger. Ergo, not only did I have to RE-READ Book One before starting on Book Two, but Book Two does THE SAME THING. GAAAAHHH!These are fun books though, even though in Book Two, Ally, the main character, morphs into a sullen, surly, self-absorbed version of the sweet, spunky girl of the first book. In She’s So Dead to Us, one wonders how anyone could resist this appealing character. In He’s So Not Worth It however, one wonders why the title wasn’t “SHE’s So Not Worth It.” Brief summary of Book One: Ally Ryan’s world is turned upside down when her family must abruptly leave “The Crest” in Orchard Hill, New Jersey - a small neighborhood where the rich people live - and escape to her grandparents’ house in Maryland. Ally’s father, an investor, has lost all their money, as well as most of the savings of all of their friends on The Crest. As if that weren't devastating enough, after two weeks in Maryland, the father abandons them and doesn’t return. Eighteen months pass before Ally’s mother saves to return to Orchard Hill (albeit in the poorer section), but Ally and her mother are shunned by their old friends. Nevertheless, Ally, now seventeen, begins a surreptitious relationship with same-aged Jake Graydon, the “hot” boy who now occupies her room in her former house. But Ally’s old friends are determined to destroy her as thoroughly as Ally’s father destroyed their lives.On to Book Two:This book is interspersed with the notebook observations of Ally’s new friend Annie, who takes over the job of being fun and genuine, since Ally clearly is no longer in those categories.Ally’s mother is now dating, and Ally resents her for it, and hates the new guy, Gray, who has the nerve to try to be nice to her when he is not her father! They all head off with other “Cresties” to spend the summer at Gray’s place at the New Jersey shore, but Ally is determined to be as antagonistic and unpleasant as possible.She is so self-absorbed and grouchy that even other characters get sick of it (along with the readers, one might add). As one character shouts: "‘I am so sick of hearing about you and your problems with your mother and how your dad bailed on you and wah, wah, wah,’ he said, his eyes blazing. ‘News flash, Crestie Girl, everyone’s lives suck! The only difference between you and the rest of us is that we don’t spend every waking second whining about it.'”Alas, this does not produce an epiphany for Ally. It only makes her feel hostile toward the speaker, Cooper, a “hot” boy Ally meets at the shore.Eventually, Ally’s rebelliousness gets her into trouble, and she finds out who her real friends are. Maybe. There’s that cliffhanger at the end…Discussion: Both books are told in alternating chapters narrated by Jake and Ally. Book Two adds frequent interludes by Annie’s “Daily Field Journal,” injecting much-needed humor and warmth to mitigate all the melt-downs in Book Two. And almost everybody is having melt-downs (or personality changes). Interestingly, much of the Sturm and Drang comes from a puzzling lack of introspection by all of the characters, who each make at least one bad choice in behavior. After the mistake, the character is then punished and/or shunned, and is crushed by the repercussions of having made just one mistake. And yet, when the next character comes along and makes a mistake, all the previous mistake-makers join in with the punishment and shunning. These Orchard Hill people are not much for reflection and self-examination.But that’s part of their characters, which are really quite well drawn. Scott has great instincts for limning the thought-patterns of both teenagers and adults. You may want to send everyone to his or her room, and yet you’ll be admiring the profiles that made you feel this way. Further, the characters manage to stay likeable and real in all their permutations.Evaluation: Entertaining teen trauma, but personally, I’d wait for the third book since the first two don’t actually end. Note for Moms: no explicit sex and no drugs, but there is drinking, implied sex, and lots of the F word.
    • 5/5
      This book was absolutely AMAZING!!! Anyone who thinks any less of it is insane! Even though it took a while for this book to come out after She's So Dead to Us, it was TOTALLY worth the wait. The characters were as crazy, lovable, and annoying as ever (in a good way) that I found myself talking about them as if they were actually real people. The plot was incredible and ended with an INSANE cliffhanger that made my eyes literally bulge out of their sockets. Kieran Scott is one of my absolute favorite authors, so it's no surprise that this book was so good, but I still love the feeling of reading a book that I can't put down for anything (I was literally reading all day). I actually felt like I was part of the story and there were always twists and turns in the plot that made it not boring, yet not too jumpy. I love everything about this series and CANNOT wait for the next book to come out. I will be counting down the days just so I can figure out what happens next to my new favorite characters (even if their relationship is so up and down), Ally and Jake! So seriously, if you haven't read any of Kieran Scott's books, you need to! You're missing out on some of the best books I have ever read! So read it now!!
    • 5/5
      Now, I have not read the first one, but after reading this book, I most definitely will. Not only was this book good, but it was intriguing! I loved reading every minute of it! If one thing I adore about books is feeling the feelings of the characters. I know it may seem odd when I say this, but if abook can give me an emotionally roller coaster, I love you! And in this book I felt everything as well as understood. Ally has been through so much. I totally got her feelings. I felt her anger and sadness. And I think the way she responded to things is a way any teenager would.But what got me angry was everyone disregard to her feelings. Everyone saw her what was happening to her and no one cared to think about how she was feeling. They were all worried just about themselves. Even her mother made me want to slap her. Her mother, of all people should be there for her daughter. She was going through some tough things, it was no wonder she was drinking and partying. Her mother blatant disregard for the daughter, made me shake my head. I mean really chick, it's not all about you!The love interest in this book was interesting. There was lots of held back feelings and many untold secrets. I like how everything unfolded little by little. Yow weren't bombarded by anything, but you were shocked by many unexpected things! I adored watching the characters not only learn from their mistakes but grow more as person.The ending! AGHHHH! The ending was just AGHHHHHHH! I will not say, but yes! Major Cliffhanger! When I was done, I was like,"OMG! No Freaking way!" Then my husband shushed me cause I really loud, LOL! Any way, this is a great book! *There was some cursing, underage drinking, and major making out.*
    • 5/5
      I confess, I did not read the first book, She's So Dead To Us. In fact I wasn't even aware that I was jumping into a sequel until I started reading. It was fairly obvious while reading this book that I was missing some serious backstory, so to everyone else make sure you read the first one in the series before tackling this one; it will make everything MUCH clearer I'm sure!Throughout this book we encounter three characters' points of view. Mostly it's either Ally or Jake, but we also get some insight into what Annie's up to through her notebook entries. I have to admit, as much as I enjoyed this book I really couldn't stand Ally. I understand that she was going through a really tough time (with her dad returning after 2 years, being humiliated by her so-called friends), but she was an incredible brat through pretty much the entire book. Let's just say I loved to hate her. I liked Jake and felt bad for him; he made a mistake and wanted to make amends with Ally because he was starting to realize he truly had feelings for her, but he wasn't used to having to beg for forgiveness. Of course it's not like Ally was giving him or any of her "friends" the time of day to even apologize if they wanted to. Once again, I realize they did a pretty terrible and humiliating thing to her, but the way Ally handled the whole situation made me want to slap her for acting like a spoiled 5 year old. I really liked Ally's friend, Annie, though. Her spy missions on the "Cresties" (a.k.a. "the rich kids") were often very comical and were a nice break between Ally and Jake's parts of the story. Despite some of the issues I had with the story line (mainly the fact that some of the characters were supposedly so in love, then they broke up, but they all seemed to move on pretty darn quick; guess that's part of being a teenager though!), I really enjoyed this book overall. I owe that fact entirely to the author's great writing style; once I got into the story it was hard to put down. As for the ending, wow...what can I say? Definitely an epic cliffhanger that will have me desperately waiting for the next installment in this series. Overall this was a great, fun, light read that had me guessing at how the book would conclude. Nothing could have prepared me for that ending! Now that I've read He's So Not Worth It, I can't wait to go back and read She's So Dead To Us; I'm sure it will really clear up the whole story for me. Plus, I really want to spend more time with these characters!