I think it's trying too hard to be funny but the story is too silly to make fun of. I have nothing good to say about this story except that I was glad at some point Tobin admitted how stupid they were for ever jumping into the idea of braving a raging blizzard for a couple of Ambers and Madisons (stereotypical cheerleader names, IKR). It didn't make sense, I was even more willing to accept I got a badly transcribed e-book who got all Dukes accidentally replaced with "the Duke". Plus it only explained the Duke part and not the "the". What kind of friend would insist on inviting his best friends to hang out with him at the cost of their lives? And who would trudge knee deep snow to impress a bunch of over-stereotyped girls? Massive idiots.Īnd what's with "the" Duke? It was explained too late in the story I was already too annoyed to accept it. The situation is unbelievable - who's going against a snowstorm to deliver a toy game to a bunch of cheerleaders like their lives depended on it? It's annoying. If I were watching this they would all look like bad actors struggling to make a pun. It seems like Green has a penchant for designing teenage characters who are supposedly too clever for their age, but it failed to deliver (again. I wasn't sold at any of their supposedly witty exchanges. I rolled my eyes a lot, I did, and my head hurt. I would say it's really about Tobin admitting to having feelings for his tomboy of a best friend, if only to push the theme, but his thoughts only wandered to that point more than half-way in the text right when I've decided there's not much to this story than their unfortunate journey filled with crappy jokes and road emergencies. Simply put, it's all about a bunch of teenagers' stupid journey to a waffle house in the middle of a bad snowstorm in order to deliver a game of Twister to 14 cheerleaders and eat hashbrowns and waffles. Whatever, kids.Ī Cheertastic Christmas Miracle by John Green Anyway, looks like Noah himself was struggling with the timing and was relieved to have Jubilee bring it up first. I liked both Stuart and Jubilee together but I didn't like how she had to break with Noah like that: on Christmas and over the phone. The name Jubilee is funny and could indeed pass for a hooker name, but it was a bit over-explained. I enjoyed it mostly for the writing, it's a fun read. He completely snaked through Jubilee's relationship with Noah while subtly glossing how well they complement each other. To be honest, I feel like Stuart is the real jerk here. Then it's all about Stuart and Jubilee and their new-found romance. Especially after Stuart bluntly told her it's bound to happen given his apparent indifference to her dire situation. She got pretty much in a you're-right-my-boyfriend's-a-jerk-why-didn't-I-notice state so eventually, she broke up with Noah. Subconsciously, Jubilee is already falling for him but it wasn't made evident until Stuart pointed out all the wrong things about Jubilee's boyfriend, Noah, whom she always speaks about with high regard, and who happens to be too busy to worry about her, even after hearing her parents got in jail, that she got stuck in a bad snowstorm, that she fell off a frozen creek, and is staying at a stranger's house over the holidays. They spend quite a time talking, laughing and arguing while carefully making their way to Stuart's place. Jubilee goes out to a nearby Waffle House to eat and warm up and there meets Stuart who offers her a place to stay until the train becomes functional again. En route, the heavy snowstorm caused their train to stall. It was Christmas eve and Jubilee was hastily summoned to her grandparent's house in Florida to spend the holidays because her folks were held in custody for getting involved in a riot over a Flobie Santa Village (a fictional line of decorative ceramic houses) sale. The best of the three, also the reason why I endured reading the other two (specially Green's). I gave it 1 out of 5 stars on Goodreads for the sake of Maureen Johnson's cute tale, but if that would bring the average rating down, can I just un-rate it for her sake?ĭo not read this book if you don't want your head to hurt from rolling your eyes, and your brain to wither from mentally murdering the characters for being so shallow, whiny, and stupid. Written by Maureen Johnson, John Green, and Lauren Myracle.įorewarn: I didn't like this book for the most part, so this post is one big rant about how much it sucked. Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances is a novel featuring three intertwined stories about love on Christmas season.
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