Nice Try, Jane Sinner: escape to paradise with the perfect laugh out loud summer romcom

Confesso que o que mais me atraiu para esse livro foi a capa e o reality show, House of Orange. Normalmente, eu não costumo ir atrás de livros sobre saúde mental, não por não achar interessante, mas por receio de como o autor vai abordar esse tema. Sim, tive um pouco de medo de isso estragar a história aqui, mas agora posso garantir que é o que a deixa ainda melhor.Jane Sinner não é uma pessoa fácil e não vai agradar qualquer um, talvez seja isso mesmo que me fez gostar dela. Ela é extremamente sarcástica, quase nunca leva nada a sério, ama ironias e fazer aula de psicologia a ajuda a querer testar algumas coisas, manipular algumas pessoas. Dá para ver desde o começo que ela não é má, mas ela é muito crítica, de um jeito bem desprezo adolescente que encaixa perfeitamente com sua personalidade e sua vida e que faz a experiência de um reality show ainda mais divertida.Aliás, esse livro ainda não saciou minha vontade de ler um livro sobre um reality show cheio de dramas, mas tenho que admitir que as partes do programa foram bem legais e divertidas!Jane é engraçada também, mas, na maior parte do tempo, não de um jeito de rir alto. Só teve uma única passagem nesse livro que me fez gargalhar, mas várias outras pelo menos me fizeram ler sorrindo. Muitas características de sua personalidade ficam bem sutis, mas, depois de um tempo, você aprende a enxergar o que ela tenta esconder também.Uma coisa que eu não sabia do livro antes de ler é que ele é um diário, mas agora não conseguiria imaginar a história sendo contada de outro jeito. Ela é bem honesta e íntima da protagonista, tinha que vir do seu diário.O enredo é bem movimentado e com algumas reviravoltas, mas ele é também muito realista, como os personagens, e em nenhum momento tem situações absurdas. Fiquei bastante surpresa com o final, que foi minha parte favorita, e não teria mudado nada!O livro é super fácil de ler, bem divertido e, se você se mantiver aberto à Jane e a passar a história dentro de sua cabeça, vai adorar também.

I am a woman in her sixties who doesn't normally read "young adult". This book captivated me. Not only does the author have an extraordinary ability to write dialogue but the story arc was really well paced, imaginative and contained unexpected twists that I didn't see coming. Her descriptions, particularly of " the event" were insightful and well drawn. I got very emotionally attached to the main character, Jane Sinner, which for me is rare. Lianne Oelke is a very talented writer and I look forward to reading future books.

Nice Try, Jane Sinner Lianne Oelke (420 pages)Overview: Jane wants to forget the past. Forget the high school that expelled her. Forget the people that watched her fall from grace. Forget her family who thinks that prayer is the answer to everything. Facing community college at Elbow River as a last resort graduation option, she signs up to be on House of Orange, a new web reality show, to solve her housing problem. Though she knows to expect the unexpected, House of Orange and its inhabitants test Jane in ways she never imagined. Maybe the year won't be as bad as she imagined. Overall: 5Characters: 5 I LOVE Jane. There are very few main characters I can say that I appreciated more. Her sarcasm, dry humor, and outlook on life echoed my own thoughts, and I loved how she was so introspective. It is fascinating to listen to Jane work through her own thoughts and recognize her behaviors as masks for other feelings. I also thought that Oelke did a wonderful job with her depiction of Jane's clinical depression and how it impacts her life.The supporting cast rounded out Jane's world. Her storyline with her sister was awesome, and her evolving relationship with her best friend Bonnie is a grounding element in the House of Orange chaos. Speaking of which, I was pleasantly surprised by the other contestants and their connections to Jane.Plot: 5 I could not put the book down. It is very long, but some of that is how the book is formatted. The other part is just how much content is in the story. Just when you think the story will zig it zags, and at a certain point, you just stop guessing about what will happen and start reading double time to get there! Most of the time, I don't find books completely impossible to put down for their plot, but I had to keep reading late into the night, during food breaks, and even while I was hula hooping! The House of Orange is the real deal, even if you're not a reality TV addict.Writing: 5 I loved Lianne Oelke's writing style. I also thought that the format she chose was inventive. The book is supposed to be Jane's journal, so the chapters are all dates. The dialogue is written in script format, which contribute to the length, but makes reading fun and easy. I'm really impressed with this whole book. I thought that I would love it, and yet I still totally underestimated the power it could pack with mental health, religious exploration, sisterhood, friendship, and, probably hardest to execute, reality TV.

I wasn't sure how I'd get on with this book as reality TV isn't my thing - but damn, within a few pages, Jane had me. I loved her sarcastic deflections, and the times when her sincerity shone through. I loved the intensity I felt for the characters (Marc!! *shakes fist*) and the way things didn't end perfectly. As much as I wish the end had been neatly tied up, it wouldn't have been the right end to Jane's story. Either way this book was so great and fun to read!

This was an interesting novel about a young girl who is starting community college early to finish her high school diploma due to an "incident". They dance around this incident alot but do eventually tell you what happened. The girl girl gets on a local reality show so that she has an excuse to move out of her parents out while going to school. I would recommend this to fans of reality tv.