Truth or Dairy

Told in dairy entries, Banana Splitsville recounts the story of Courtney’s senior year. It isn’t off to a great start, her boyfriend Dave, is going off to college and he just dumped her. Angry and jaded Courtney makes a vow to be boyfriend less for the year. She instead focuses on other things like running for Class Vice President and working at the Truth or Dairy. All while pinning for Dave.It’s obvious that one of Dave’s friends, Grant is interested in more than just being friends with Courtney. Too bad she has that whole vow thing going on, because Grant is really cute!Banana Splitsville is yet another novel by Catherine Clark. Courtney’s character seemed a little vain to me and I had a hard time feeling empathetic toward show more her or her situation. Her flaws however became her one redeeming quality. And by the end of the novel she had started to grow on me. While Banana Splitsville had its humorous moments, I thought they were far and few compared to Picture Perfect. Overall, Banana Splitsville was a fun, fast and entertaining read. I would have liked to know more about Courtney’s friends Beth and Jane, hopefully I will in the sequel Rocky Road Trip! show less

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Told in diary entries, BANANA SPLITSVILLE recounts the story of Courtney's senior year.

It isn't off to a great start -- her boyfriend, Dave, is going off to college and he just dumped her. Angry and jaded, Courtney makes a vow to be boyfriendless for the year. She instead focuses on other things, like running for Class Vice President and working at the Truth or Dairy. All while pining for Dave.

It's obvious that one of Dave's friends, Grant, is interested in more than just being pals with Courtney. Too bad she has that whole vow thing going on, because Grant is really cute!

In this romantic comedy by Catherine Clark, Courtney's character seemed a little vain to me and I had a hard time show more feeling empathetic toward her or her situation. Her flaws, however, became her one redeeming quality. And by the end of the novel she had started to grow on me.

While BANANA SPLITSVILLE had its humorous moments, I thought they were far and few between compared to PICTURE PERFECT. Overall, though, this was a fun, fast, and entertaining read. I would have liked to know more about Courtney's friends Beth and Jane; hopefully I will in the third book, ROCKY ROAD TRIP! show less

Courtney is not one to keep a diary. But when her boyfriend Dave dumps her after a year of dating just because he's moving 30 minutes away to go to college, Courtney needs a place to vent. Between dealing with being dumped, running for student council (looks good on college aps), and working at a smoothie place called Truth or Dairy, Courtney's got a lot on her plate for her senior year. And she can't quite tell what the deal is with Tom (a.k.a. the Tom, as in tomcat) the student council president or Grant, one of Dave's best friends who now seems to be following Courtney everywhere she goes...

I liked this book. It was light and funny. A great beach or vacation read.