I love Maurene Goo and I have read all her books - this one I DNFd about 30 pages in - I'm sorry but the comments about school shootings just got me angry - there's no reason to joke about something like that in a book ever ( )

I really could have lived my life perfectly fine had I not picked this up. This, for me, was truly awful. Holly was whiny and completely shallow and self-centred. This cannot be blamed on her age. I am so glad to be giving this back to the library. ( )

This was a funny debut, and I would certainly check out Goo's next book, but I did have some issues.Funny book with shorter chapters in an episodic style, but I had a few issues with it that stopped me from really liking it. Full review here: http://tahleenreads.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-since-you-asked-by-maureen.... ( )

The kids at school may not have asked for Holly to write a column in the school newspaper, but Since You Asked is just the sort of YA novel I have been asking for. I picked it up solely for the premise about a Korean-American girl, but found even more to enjoy in this fluffy, sweet read, set in a high school that’s much more like the one I went to back in the day. Maurene’s debut novel is a humorous delight and one that avoids typical YA tropes.

Read the full review at A Reader of Fictions. ( )