*A series that includes Ttyl, Ttfn, and L8r, G8r
The Internet Girls is a series of Lauren Myracle, author of the thrilling horror Rhymes With Witches. This series is the first series of books ever to be written in instant messages.
ttyl- book 1
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An epistolary novel for the 21st century, this sharp, funny, and true-to-life breakout hit about friendship is told entirely in instant messages. And Internet-savvy teens have fallen in love with flirty Angela (SnowAngel), moody Maddie (mad maddie), and good girl Zoe (zoegirl) and their frank perceptions about a tumultuous tenth-grade semester.
My review!!! This is the story told entirely in I.M. It's about three girls, Angela the Flirt a.k.a. SnowAngel, Madigan the Rebel (mad maddie), and Zoe the Good-Girl (zoegirl)
Angela falls head over heels for a guy, but he seems to be interested in a girl named Tonnie. However, she believes it's her story-book romance, and does nothing. Madigan and Zoe know it's not heading in the right direction, and warn her. She pays no heed. Then, she catches her guy on a date with Tonnie. He gives a pitiful excuse, saying she didn't know how to say no. Then, she goes over to his house, and Tonnie answers the door and tells her how stupid she's been.
Then she meets a new great guy who's into poetry. Her hopes soar when he invites her to a poetry thing...until she finds out that he has a girlfriend.
A bit more afraid to meet a guy that she's into, she becomes very sad- until she meets a boy named Doug, who is sweet, and likes her a lot.
Madigan, or just Maddie, is ever-critical of a girl named Jana, the popular girl that everyone either loves or hates. Jana always seems to know exactly what to do to annoy Maddie. Then, Maddie sees Jana at a 7-11. She actually seems nice to Maddie, and they have a normal conversation. Her other friends are very doubtful, because Maddie really hates Jana. Maddie claims she understands Jana now, and they do fun stuff together.
Then, one day, Maddie makes a joke at Jana's expense. Popular Jana isn't used to the sarcasm, and is very upset. She takes Maddie to a party, where Maddie gets drunk and dances on a table.
Out of revenge, Jana takes pictures of Maddie with her camera phone and forwards them to the whole school. Maddie is horrifically embarrassed and horrified that Jana betrayed her, and that everyone's seen her mistake. She's upset that she slipped up, and that everyone knows. She's also mad at her friends, because she figures out they kept a secret from her.
Zoe is a very good girl, and doesn't like language or wild parties and things like that. She's fine with being the good girl, but she wants this school year to be meaningful. She has a new english teacher, named Mr. H. He invites her to go to Church with him, and she, thinking primarily of politeness, agrees.
Time and time again, Mr. H pulls her aside and talking about religion and school and things like that. Her friends see the signs that Mr. H is bad news, even though she doesn't. Then, he invites her to come to his hot tub.
Zoe is terrified and doesn't know what to do. She's now realized that her teacher has feelings for her, and she does NOT like the idea. She is then saved by her friends, and the year is concluded nicely.
I LOVED this book! This is my favorite book of all time. It's creative, the VERY FIRST book written in I.M. And most people thought there were no firsts left! It's also a great friendship story. 5/5 definitely, though if english is not your main language, forget it.
Cn u read this u guys? plz?
If you didn't understand that, you will be lost. Otherwise, read this one.
This book is 13+ I think. 12 year olds, my apologies. There's a lot of language in this one.
13+ for language and drunkenness. Don't you guys worry about sexual content- this first one doesn't have any. Don't worry, I promise. Nothing ever happens between Angela and her boyfriends, and nothing ever happens between Mr. H and Zoe.
This book is also a 16- I think if you are under 16, you'll see the format as "poorly written." But seriously, if you are 13, you are mature enough to read this. Everyone has boyfriend trouble. Maddie made a mistake, we can learn from her mistake. And Zoe, as scary as it is, very bad things can happen to girls like her, though miraculously, in this book they don't.
This book was originally written not to have a sequel. You don't have to read the next 2. (though you should...even though they're a bit more mature.)
ttfn- book 2
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Angela has just found out that her family is moving to El Cerrito, California, and she seriously doesn't know how she'll survive without her best friends. Maddie makes some really bad moves with Chive, a pot-smoking hipster who wants to be "friends with benefits." And Zoe finds herself falling for Doug, the sweet poet who has had a crush on Angela forever.
My review!!! Whee!!! ttfn is the sequel (though it was never supposed to be written) to ttyl, the breakout hit novel!!! I'll try to keep the details simpler...I may have spoiled Ttyl for those who have never read it. Oh well, guys. Read Ttyl anyway, it is worth it.
Zoe really likes a guy named Doug... the same guy who has a major crush on Angela. Angela has moved to California, and she never really seemed to like him anyway. So it's okay, right? Too bad Zoe didn't count on Angela moving back...
Angela has moved to California and become a loser! She doesn't have any friends except for a stalker named Glendy. Angela is too nice to tell Gendy to back off! Then she hears that Zoe has pounced on Doug after she left! Now Angela wants her old life back. But how?
Maddie hits on a boy at a party, and she really likes him. She wants to fit in with him so they can go out. But apparently, fitting in with Clive involves smoking pot. There are the good things- getting Clive. But then there's the fact that it's a drug and her parents have caught her.
I say 4/5, still creative, but the Maddie-smoking-pot thing is a little awkward.
I say this book is for 13-14+ because there is language and this time, there is drug use.
However, this book is worthy of a cuddle to those girls who have a cling-on that they are too nice to shake off- a loser that they wish would just go away.
It also has a moral, it presents a strong anti-smoking message.
l8r, g8r- book 3
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Still at the center of the I.M. action are best buds, Angela, Zoe, and Maddie. Having survived three years of high school, the winsome threesome fully expect to rule the school, but they hadn't anticipated the evil buzz of queen bee Jana or the crazy hijinks at their senior prom.
Time for the review of....Karrrrrinnnnnnnnaaaa!
Maddie is all ready to go after Jana... she's had bad past with her. She thinks she really needs to teach Jana a lesson that she can't just toss people around, and maybe she is right.
Zoe is really in love with Doug, and she is contemplating the ultimate gesture of love... sleeping with him.
Angela has an amazing new boyfriend how showers her with gifts- gives her absolutely anything she wants, too bad she doesn't really love him. She's going to break up with him, until he gives her a jeep. A jeep! What's a girl supposed to do about that?
I love this one too, 5/5! It sums up the series perfectly, an amazing ending! It's a tab more mature than the rest, so I'm going to have to say 14+
There are drug references ("you druggie"), though nobody is actually on drugs in this one. There is discussion of sex, Zoe is considering it with her boyfriend of one year. There is drinking at the prom, and talk of revenge.
Ttyl is a must read for 13 year olds, Ttfn is a must read for mature 13 year olds or 14 year olds, and L8r G8r is good for mature 14 year olds or just plain old 14 year olds who can handle that sort of thing.
:) Sheesh, that took a long time.
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