Heather Demetrios

The parents in this book are TERRIBLE. I wanted to call them and yell at them while reading this books. I wanted them to be real just so I could tell him how AWFUL they were and then make them fictional again because, as I said...they are AWFUL. And unfortunately, there probably are parents like them, because reality tv does unfortunately exist. This is a great read to get people thinking about what it's like to have one's life filmed (and edited) and whether or not we should really be show more encouraging such "entertainment". Very similar to Reality Boy by A.S. King in this aspect. show less

This book. This book is. . .everything.

It is happiness and sorrow. It's holding on for dear life and learning to let go. It's big dreams and hard truths. It's friendship and love and mistakes and "I've got you."

It's beautiful and heartbreaking and real and important. It is TRUTH.

"Love is medicine and dreams are oxygen."

If you have any connection to the military, read this book. If you don't have any connection to the military, READ THIS BOOK.

"With your lips on mine, your song still in my ears, I forget that I never said yes, that all of it-the dance, us-was a foregone conclusion. You told me to be your girlfriend. You didn't wait for me to answer about prom. I gave you my heart on a silver fucking platter and you ate it, piece by bloody piece."

Ah this book made me so emotional. It was incredibly well written, heartbreaking, and realistic. It shows how anyone, especially one from a broken home, can so easily fall into an abusive show more relationship and have a hard time coming out. I loved how cringeworthy this book was and I finished it too fast. One of my favorites this year. show less

Ever wonder what it would be like to be famous? To have your own reality television show? Well, according to Bonnie™ Baker, it’s horrible. That’s right, her name is indeed trademarked. Bonnie™ and her eleven siblings have their own reality TV show called A Baker’s Dozen. Since her birth, the show has been documenting all of their lives, up until her parent’s divorce. Now, Bonnie™ thinks she’s free of the reality (ahem, horror) show and the paparazzi, until she finds out her show more mom and step-dad sold their rights (again) for a reboot. More than just a teen drama book, Something Real deals with mental illness, the rights of people, especially children, suicide, and the reality of it all show less