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zusy's review against another edition
3.0
I won this book in GoodReads Giveaways. I was so surprised to actually win that I was determined to write a review based on it. Despite that, it's a read for yourself kind of a book.
Jerramy Fine draws you into her story. She tells her experiences exactly as if she were sitting opposite you at afternoon tea. She writes in a way that gets you to think every action and every thought was perfectly reasonable while somewhere back in your mind, you're pretty certain that you're saying "oh come on! You can't seriously think that!" Jerramy is about being true to yourself even when those around you aren't encouraging. It's following your heart through the good times and the bad.
Jerramy Fine draws you into her story. She tells her experiences exactly as if she were sitting opposite you at afternoon tea. She writes in a way that gets you to think every action and every thought was perfectly reasonable while somewhere back in your mind, you're pretty certain that you're saying "oh come on! You can't seriously think that!" Jerramy is about being true to yourself even when those around you aren't encouraging. It's following your heart through the good times and the bad.
xoffelokin's review against another edition
3.0
It was cute as some parts, kinda creepy though when the channeler came in. Looooooots of partying involved in this book.
servemethesky's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a really fun read! I picked it up primarily because Jerramy Fine went to my college, and I'd spotted the book in our bookstore freshman year. By senior year I'd found it at a thrift store and I finally got around to reading it this break.
Initially, the book felt a little cliche or over-the-top, a caricature of her Colorado childhood. But as it developed and her escapades and adventures progressed, I was totally pulled in, and finished the book in less than 24 hours. I really loved the sections on life at U of R and studying abroad in England, since Fine and I shared those experiences.
Also, I love her name, I don't care what she says. I can see how the gender confusion would get annoying, but Jerramy is so pretty and unique! Better than Apple or Heaven or some of those other ridiculous celebrity baby names out there.
On the whole, a funny, memorable, and highly enjoyable read- really made me miss England though!
Initially, the book felt a little cliche or over-the-top, a caricature of her Colorado childhood. But as it developed and her escapades and adventures progressed, I was totally pulled in, and finished the book in less than 24 hours. I really loved the sections on life at U of R and studying abroad in England, since Fine and I shared those experiences.
Also, I love her name, I don't care what she says. I can see how the gender confusion would get annoying, but Jerramy is so pretty and unique! Better than Apple or Heaven or some of those other ridiculous celebrity baby names out there.
On the whole, a funny, memorable, and highly enjoyable read- really made me miss England though!
cjdawn236's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not much of a girly girl, but I loved reading this memoir about a girl who was determined to move to England and marry a prince. It was funny and well-written and I could certainly sympathize with her desire to be a part of another culture.
malinda_nevitt's review against another edition
5.0
Jerramy Fine gives us such a charming and witty read in Someday My Prince Will Come. It's a delightful book that will leave one jonesing not only for London but Hugh Grant look a likes,Pirates, and Princes! The book follows Jerramy on her Transatlantic Adventure to meet her prince, Peter Phillips, who she knows is her soul mate! Ms. Fine uses such a conversational tone that you feel as though it is one of your own girlfriends telling the story! I loved it! She mixes hilarity in with some very useful tips on surviving in London! Read it and remember...We are all Princesses searching for our own Prince Charming!
diannaohmy's review against another edition
3.0
This memoir was just fun and silly. It made me laugh, and was an enjoyable read.
A girl, brought up by hippie parents, who always wanted to become a Princess, and grew up to do anything to actualize her goal. I love it. While I am far from a wannabe Princess by any stretch of the imagination, her storytelling really drew me in. She was self-aware and interesting.
And her realization that all men are just men no matter their royal title. It evoked a truly lovely message of her growth and knowledge gained through persistence.
A girl, brought up by hippie parents, who always wanted to become a Princess, and grew up to do anything to actualize her goal. I love it. While I am far from a wannabe Princess by any stretch of the imagination, her storytelling really drew me in. She was self-aware and interesting.
And her realization that all men are just men no matter their royal title. It evoked a truly lovely message of her growth and knowledge gained through persistence.
maryrobinson's review against another edition
1.0
This is really pretty awful - a memoir of a girl deciding she is going to marry a specific royal prince when she is in elementary school and then building her life around this goal. I am reading "royal" books getting ready for some library programming and I should have stopped reading this but I just couldn't believe my eyes.
dreamofbookspines's review against another edition
2.0
To be perfectly honest, I picked up this book so I could feel better about myself. The author's life ambition was to marry a prince. She built her entire life around that goal. So I expected a pathetically whiny entitled American brat who never got a reality check. I have not been disappointed thus far.
For someone who claims to be intelligent, she sounds like a bubble-headed idiot most of the time. She understands precisely dick about the American class system, and has swallowed the utter tripe of the American dream, preaching that if you just want something bad enough you can have it. This is the sort of shit young people need to be protected from, lest their egos overinflate and they become the disgustingly spoiled entitled types of people that much of the world thinks Americans are. Much like our dear author.
She gets her arrogant ass handed to her in the end, but she turns it into a personal journey in crappy prose. If you like ignorant people who think they're smart, go for it. But if this whole review has made your lip curl with disgust, definitely skip this book.
For someone who claims to be intelligent, she sounds like a bubble-headed idiot most of the time. She understands precisely dick about the American class system, and has swallowed the utter tripe of the American dream, preaching that if you just want something bad enough you can have it. This is the sort of shit young people need to be protected from, lest their egos overinflate and they become the disgustingly spoiled entitled types of people that much of the world thinks Americans are. Much like our dear author.
She gets her arrogant ass handed to her in the end, but she turns it into a personal journey in crappy prose. If you like ignorant people who think they're smart, go for it. But if this whole review has made your lip curl with disgust, definitely skip this book.
pkadams's review against another edition
2.0
The author writes a funny and engaging story of what happens when you don't grow out of princess fantasies. As to be expected with a memoir of a girl who is obsessed with marrying into a royal family, it is short on deep reflection, but is light enough to amuse me for a plane ride. Made me glad my girls didn't stay in the princess phase forever.