Review: Cute and charming
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
This book is a cute-fest; full of appealing characters, realistic dialogue and a sweet, coming of age romance. It would be impossible not to fall for its charm.First Line of My Not So Super Sweet Life::"Once upon a time (say, like, four months ago), the phrase girl bonding was a foreign concept."My Thoughts on My Not So Super Sweet Life::I love the way the story starts with "Once upon a time" as this book has a very fairytale-esque feel to it. You have a main character that is sweet, a handsome prince in the shape of her boyfriend Lucas, not an evil step-mother but an evil mother and of course a fairy godmother in Reyna.And I don't mean to make them sound like stereo-types as they aren't. They are well built up characters that I believe in and are as far from wooden as can be. All the characters are full of life, sparkling with personality and all make this book such an enjoyable read.And I did really enjoy it, it would be hard to not. All Rachel's books have a lovely warm feel to them and all the descriptions are so detailed that they just fill up all my senses. I love the language that she uses and they make books come alive for me. When I'm reading, I'm totally present in the moment as it happens in the book.I didn't however ever love it the same way I did My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century. I just adored that book because of the Italian 16th century setting. The time travel in previous books was so much fun and I missed that element in this book. I also felt that without the time travel, the plot becomes fairly predictable. On the balancing scale though, the things I liked really outweighed those I didn't like.I loved how the themes of trust and fate were explored in My Not So Super Sweet Life.  Cat has matured a lot since the first book and has learnt to let people in to her life. She now has to find the inner strength to cope when someone she lets in turns around and lets her down with a bang. Lucas is there and is tower of strength for her but I love how Cat digs deep and finds the answers within herself.Overall a fun, entertaining read with that special Rachel Harris feel-good-feeling stamped all over it.Who should read My Not So Super Sweet Life?I'd recommend these to all those who like contemporary YA, especially if you like books with swoony romances and charismatic characters. Plus if you like to fan-girl about book boyfriends then Lucas is a worthy contender for your attention.