Babe in Boyland

When high school junior Natalie or Dr Aphrodite, as she calls herself when writing the relationship column for her school paper is accused of knowing nothing about guys and giving girls bad relationship advice, she decides to investigate what guys really think and want But the guys in her class won t give her straight or serious answers The only solution Disguising herself as a guy and spending a week at Underwood Academy, the private all boy boarding school in town There she learns a lot about guys and girls in ways she never expected especially when she falls for her dreamy roommate, Emilio How can she show him she likes him without blowing her cover Best Read Babe in Boyland author Jody Gehrman For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr 3.5 stars It s pretty much impossible to read this book and not smile throughout most of it Impossible, I say I ve never read this author before, but the quirky cover appealed to my sense of humor and the premise reminded me a of A Different Twist, one of those Scholastic paperbacks I really liked in grade school.Have you ever wondered why guys don t call back when they say they will Natalie has, so she decides to go undercover at a boys prep school for some inside info for her newspaper 3.5 stars It s pretty much impossi...For those of you who read my reviews, this one might feel like a bit of d j vu.Which is exactly how this book feels to me Granted, sometimes this premise is done well But mostly, it s not.I actually think that this theme could use a reboot, especially in this day and age, with gender roles becomingandfluid and undefined I would love to see one of these characters discover that the old, Men are From Mars, Women Are From Venus paradigm is a load of crap and that we re all For those of you who read my reviews, this one might feel like a bit of d j vu.Which is e...Full review posted at Amaterasu Reads From the summary, you d probably think of Amanda Bynes movie She s The Man A girl who disguises herself as a boy and went to an all boys school Ring a bell Or if you re familiar with Hisaya Nakajo s Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, which is also about a girl who went to an all boys school Or if you want to look even further, I would say this also reminds me a bit of Drew Barry s Never Been Kissed You re probably right in that part of the story, but I Full review posted at Amaterasu Reads From the summary, you d probably think of Amanda Bynes movie She s The Man A girl who disguises herself as a boy and went to an all boys school Ring a bell Or if you re familiar with Hisaya Nakajo s Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, which is also about a girl who went to an all boys school Or if you want to look even further, I would say this also reminds me a bit of Drew Barry s Never Been Kissed You re probably right in that part of the story, but I think that s where the similarity ends.I have to give Jody Gehrman credit because as much as this book sounds familiar, she was able to make the story her own Putting in her own spin using cliche elements from books we ve read and movies we ve seen, and injecting a healthy dose of hilariousness that will surely tickle one s funny bones, along with a dash of wit and comedy that will make you forget it was similar to another sto...I loved this book I want to snuggle up and cuddle it and marvel in its sweetness It was fun, clever, made me laugh a lot and HELLOOOO EMILIO That boy made me swoon The characters in this book were so easy to love Natalie AKA Nat felt so real, she s the type of girl who d be great to have as a friend Chloe and Darcy were awesome, best friends so different but whe...Having not read any of Jody Gehrman s other books, I opened Babe in Boyland, not knowing what to expect The synopsis reminds me of Amanda Bynes movie She s The Man, K Drama He s Beautiful and Taiwanese drama, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, in which the heroines go cross dressing as a guy in a foreign place, but with different motives I was a little worried that Babe in Boyland will fall into the same mold as the movies dramas, but turns out, it doesn t fall back on tired stereotypes The Having not read any of Jody Gehrman s other books, I opened Babe in Boyland, not knowing what to expect The synopsis reminds me of Amanda Bynes movie She s The Man, K Drama He s Beautiful and Taiwanese drama, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, in which the heroines go cross dressing as a guy in a foreign place, but with different motives I was a little worried that Babe in Boyland will fall into the same mold as the movies dramas, but turns out, it doesn t fall back on tired stereotypes The cross dressing is just a factor in the story that enables our gutsy heroine to find out the Top 7 Secrets about Guys.In fact, Jody Gehrman does a great job in explaining how Natalie goes undercover as a new male student Nat Rodgers in Underwood High The details on how she does certain things are brilliantly explained, like how she mimicks a guy s strut, how she practices to keep her voice low and manly, and ultimately how she keeps her identity a secr...First, let s discuss the cover The girl has huuuuge eyes I suspect photoshop and the reason I mention it is because the huge eyes is common in shoujo girl s manga So, the huge eyes automatically led me to expect something a bit wacky because well, suspension of belief is quite necessary to read some manga _ the shoujo ones anyway and the mustache makeup is kinda genius You have to admit that It elicited a chuckle out of me anyway.First, let me just say that I love gender benders I First, let s discuss the cover The girl has huuuuge eyes I suspect photoshop and the reason I mention it is because the huge eyes is common in shoujo girl s manga So, the huge eyes automatically led me to expect something a bit wacky because well, suspension of belief is quite necessary to read some manga _ the shoujo ones anyway and the mustache makeup is kinda genius You have to admit that It elicited a chuckle out of me anyway.First, let me just say that I love gender benders I love the improbability of it and how it can create some pretty interesting situations I have read a lot of gender benders, seen many dramas about them they are a common trope in Asian pop lit and so I have come to expect certain situations that seem to go hand in hand with gender benders One of those situations is that the girl if she s in a boarding school, which she almost always is has a room mate and the roommate is the boy she is majorly crushing on This occurs in The Ed...3.5 stars I do not really know exactly why I enjoy stories that picture girls masquerading as men so much I do not mean stories that focus on girls feeling wrong in their own female skins, but plots that show girls cross dressing because their gender would be an unacceptable obstactle to doing what they want or what they have to do like spy work, having a career or evading a certain unwelcome fate For instance, I loved Alle halten mich f r einen Jungen, in which 12 years old Simone just 3.5 stars I do not really know exactly why I enjoy stories that picture girls masquerading as men so much I do not mean stories that focus on girls feeling wrong in their own female skins, but plots that show girls cross dressing because their gender would be an unacceptable obstactle to doing what they want or wh...Natalie Rowan wants to know a couple of things 1 When you say you re going to call and you don t, what happened 2 What are you do different when your friends are around Which one is the real you 3 What do youreally look for in a girl 4 Is it true that guys think about sex every eight seconds, or is it just a myth 5 What s the surest way to tell the difference between a guy who s being sincere ...This book was HILARIOUS So many laugh out loud moments. and such a feel good novel I could read it again right now Despite being a novel full of humor and witty one liners there is also an important underlying message, that not only teens but all readers can appreciate.If you haven t read Jody s Triple Shot Bettys books ...I did enjoy this book..Yeah, I guess that s how I m gonna start this review.Listen, if you ve seen Just one of the guys or She s the man , you know this story by heart And I mean that 95% of EVERYTHING in this book is taken directly from those two movies I started wondering if this book was the basis for She s the man But that s impossible.So This book gets a big fat 0 for originality.Just imagine someone getting their Twilight fanfiction published That would be weird And dumb I did enjoy this book..Yeah, I guess that s how I m gonna start this review.Listen, if you ve seen Just one of the guys or She s the man , you know this story by heart And I mean that 95% of EVERYTHING in this book is taken directly from those two movies I started wondering if this book was the basis for She s the man But that s impossible.So This book gets a big fat 0 for originality.Just imagine someone getting their Twilight fanfiction published That would be weird And dumb.But ok Ignoring the fact that I ve seen this exact story before, I did enjoy the read Why Cuz I like those two movies I like the idea of a girl going undercover as a guy and falling in love I also like the series HanaKimi It s impossible Sure I mean, no girl as girly as the girls in these stories could EVER be believed to be a boy But, it s kin...

• English
• 01 April 2018
Jody Gehrman
• Hardcover
• 292 pages
• 0803732740
• Jody Gehrman
• Babe in Boyland