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Uni beckons Phoebe can t wait to be a fresher especially since her crush from school will be there too She ll be totally different at Uni cooler, prettier, smarter the perfect potential girlfriend She ll reinvent herself completely But Luke s oblivious, still reeling from the fallout of the break up with his ex Thrown head first into a world of new friends, parties and social media disasters can Phoebe and Luke survive the year, let alone find each other Read Freshers – kino-fada.fr You can find my full review of this book and many others on United by Pop.Finally A book that lends an authentic voice to recapping the university experience This split perspective narrative from the the two authors that co penned this, meant that a diverse array of experiences were covered and almost every sort of Freshers participation exposed.Freshers reminded me of my own university experience and Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison wonderfully and authentically brought to life the heady heights and You can find my full review of this book and many others on United by Pop.Finally A book that lends an authentic voice to recapping the university experience This split perspective narrative from the the two authors that co penned this, meant that a diverse array of experiences were covered and almost every sort of Freshers participation exposed.Freshers reminded me of my own university experience and Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison wonderfully and authentically brought to life ...I had so much fun reading this and thinking about my Freshers experience Spoiler it involved zero drinking and a lotNetflix It reminded me a lot of my fave graphic novels series of all time, Giant Days, and the female friendship in Freshers was equally strong I laughed out loud a lot, too, which hardly ever happens, so it must be funny Also, I need to applaud that ending because I didn t see it coming but I respect it SO MUCH If you re 18 and are looking for a YA that represents I had so much fun reading this and thinking about my Fre...It s very early to call it, but I m calling it Freshers is the funniest YA book of the year It s snort tea out of your nose hilarious It also totally nails the chaotic giddiness of being a university student YA readers will completely relate, whereas older readers will grin uncontrollably with nostalgia However, in amongst all the laughter, Lucy and Tom tackle the darker and deeper issues lurking in student life behind stolen traffic cones The books expertly explores campus culture...I met both authors last year at a book signing for Freshers, I was super excited to read this one as there isn t many YA novels that are set during the start of University life Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by most of the humour featured and the settings of a University campus.Freshers follows Phoebe and Luke, both are first year students at University but went to school together It mostly follows their life, living in halls of residence and meeting new people Some of the drinking I met both authors last year at a book signing ... I have received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review. Freshmen was a really cute book It s a dual POV from Luke and Phoebe and it s about their first year at college Their experiences are way different than my time in college. especially my Freshmen year I went to about 3 colleges The first, was out of state and felt like it was basically a community college than a university The second, was actually a community college in my home town and was ex...Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison are two of my favourite YA authors and are among the funniest, loveliest people in UKYA With Freshers, Lucy and Tom showthat you can write YA about 18 year olds and you can set in university, and it is not this mythical New Adult category University stories are rare in UKYA and I d love to seeFreshers,narrated by Luke and Phoebe, captures the first year of university excellently Both Luke and Phoebe s experiences as first years are quite different to mine Tom Ellen and Lucy Ivison are two...This is definitely one of the most fabulous books I ve read this year I loved literally everything about it The way the characters interconnected, the voices, the humour, how it endedeverything It was so realistic to the Freshers experience, the only thing is no one was incapacitated for two weeks with freshers flu I couldn t predict where the story was going, and the way it s split up into five parts really drives the plot A contemporary with plot Who knew I REALLY need a sequel This is definitely one of the most fabulous books I ve read this year I loved literally everything about it The way the characters interconnected, the voices, the humour, how it endedeverything It was so realistic to the Freshers experience, the only thing is no one was incapacitated for two weeks with freshers flu I couldn t predict where the story was going, and the way it s split up in...3.5 starsI haven t posted a proper review in months and this is the first book I ve finished so far this year so I feel like a bit of a fake, but I do have a good, genuine reason university So it feels quite fitting that this book is my return to goodreads This book wasn t necessarily anything special, but it was real It was realistic and I felt like at any point all of the events of the book could...Freshmen is the story of two young adults from the same high school that find their lives entangled during their freshman year of college Phoebe is the smart, pretty, but usually lost in the masses girl that s set out to be a new version of herself She ll be fun, she ll party, she won t have a curfew, and everything will be great, especially since her longtime crush is there too In just one week Luke breaks up wi...3 starsPhoebe can t wait for everything s to come with college she ll be better than ever and maybe have a chance with her childhood crush Luke who is conveniently attending the same college as her.Luke finds himself redefining who he is and dumping his long term, long distance girlfriend, as well as changing nearly everything about his life, except for soccer.But, when things start looking up, drama heads Phoebe and Luke s way as rumors about the Wall of Shame, a secret text chain run by 3 starsPhoebe can t wait for everything s to come with college she ll be better than ever and maybe have a chance with her childhood crush Luke who is conveniently attending the same college as her.Luke finds himself redefining who he is and dumping his long term, long distance girlfriend, as well as changing nearly everything about his life, except for soccer.But, when things start looking up, drama heads Phoebe and Luke s way as rumors about the Wall of Shame, a secret text chain run by Luke s soccer team with compromising photos of girls, spreads The women on campus are determined ...

Freshers
  • English
  • 27 October 2018
  • Paperback
  • 367 pages
  • Tom Ellen
  • Freshers