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Don’t even get me started on the amount of shit Lele got away with when it came to her parents. Her so-called rival is someone who is explained away using Latino stereotypes and petty jealousy, while the other girls are shown to be self-centered, sex-obsessed, rich girls. We barely get any information regarding Lele’s friends, other than that one is hot, foreign, and has a little sister, and the other is black, smart, and sassy.
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The side characters were treated as just that–sides. I also don’t honestly understand how someone like this character can become so popular–but hey, fame, right? I honestly couldn’t understand how her crush didn’t react more realistically to her random outbursts. Lele (The character) prides herself on being different and weird and acts accordingly, but instead of seeing someone adorable or charming, I saw someone who was trying way too hard to be funny.
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The immature nature of this novel only brings to focus the attempts at humour. The only way we can distinguish any change is by Lele mentioning that she’s the 2.0-9.0 version of herself, but honestly? She’s just as conceited and immature at the end as she is at the beginning. You might say, “But Dayla, that’s part of the character growth!” But here’s the bit that I just can’t believe: there is basically no character growth, whatsoever. Instead of appearing quirky, the character acts completely conceited before she’s famous and even more so afterwards.
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When the first line comments on her physical appeal, I thought that she was being ironic or obviously joking, but as the novel continues and fails to change all the way through to the end, I realized that maybe, just maybe (and I mean 99.9 %) this character is completely full of herself. The first thing I want to focus on is the protagonist herself, who is also named Lele. This translated strangely into her novel, but rather than being endearing and comedic, it was just plain awkward and frustrating. I know, from my limited knowledge of her videos, that Pons is an awkward comic who puts herself in certain situations for a laugh. Well, I finally got my hands on a copy and the book is definitely quirky, but in no way fun.Īt first, I wanted to give this book the benefit of the doubt. I remember seeing Surviving High School by Lele Pons and Melissa de la Cruz at the bookstore I work at and being excited because it looked like a fun and quirky read. I dislike having to put this disclaimer up, but there it is. If you’re a fan of Lele Pons, please keep in mind that this is a review of her book, not her. Review also appeared on my Goodreads here. I received a copy in exchange for an honest review. REVIEW: Surviving High School by Lele Pons & Melissa de la Cruz