I have absolutely adored Alice McKinley and loved reading about her ups and downs ever since I discovered her in the library when we were both in 6th grade. Naylor is nearing the end of her series and I have been meaning for a while now to check back in with Alice and see where junior and senior year of high school have taken her, as I seem to have grown up faster than she did and left her behind. This edition, a conglomerate of all 3 novels focusing on her junior year, did not disappoint and brought me right back into the thick of things with the "old gang from Mark Stedmeister's pool." I laughed and cried along with them and cannot wait to get out to get my hands on the next book in the series.... After finishing this, I felt like going straight to the library to get the next book! It was that addictive to me!This book is unfortunately, more distressing than the previous 2. In them, Alice goes through many sad events, like finding out that one of her friends passed away in a car accident. Alas, the stories did not speak out to me like the previous books. I personally think it's the feelings, the emotions Alice felt which wasn't expressed and conveyed very efficiently. She didn't feel sad enough, happy enough, to me, that is.BUT! I liked how the stories progressed smoothly and without any paradoxes and weird things. I don't know how to explain this, but I guess it's how you get this feeling that a book is right and doesn't need any editing at all. This book felt like that to me! I love how Alice is maturing in every experience she gets, for better or for worse. In some ways she resemble me. I think every girl who reads this series would find something in her that she can relate to.I still recommend this series to EVERYONE!
What do You think about Please Don't Be True (2011)?
Heartbreaking and heartwarming with that typical bit of teenage-revolting.
—Lalalaura1880
The series of Alice books keeps getting better and BETTER!
—Jman
