Horrible. I read about 200 pages and had to stop because it was so bad. I don't know why everyone else enjoyed it. I really wish I could have spent that time reading a book actually worth it.

This book was a waste of my time. The humour was very forced and made me roll my eyes and wish I had never started this book. I tried listening to the audiobook seeing that it was read by Libba herself... no better. After long a long time of just being annoyed, the book never got any better for me... I quit reading it.

this book was totally awsome had a lot od chicks in it! its all good!

Very funny and easy to read. Libba Bray uses satire in a lot of her humour which is wonderful.

Started slow, but turned out to be very good. Broke many stereotypes, yet the humor was a little forced. Enjoyable.

I thought this book was great I love how each of the characters grew from being on the island every girl had their own secret and by the end they could over come it

Started out a little slow but quickly got into the quirky and dark humor of the story. Ended up loving the book and was surprised that I did. Had a little bit of trouble keeping all the characters (i.e. beauty queens) apart, but appreciated the variety of characters (race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc). As a sociology major, I appreciated the comments on society at large. Fun book.

I had no clue what this novel was going to be about. Would it be serious? Or just plain silly? Man, was I happy by the end. :) Libba Bray’s wit in this book is portrayed immediately with a lovely opening that guarantees a smile from the reader. The situation upon the desert island is set up with ample humour and enough personality, even from the omniscient point-of-view, that within a few pages each of the girls will be easily identifiable. Format is another stand-out here. With footnotes, commercial breaks and “Miss Teen Dream Fun Facts Page” profiling each girl, Bray flips easily from viewpoint to viewpoint, including those of the secret agents, MoMo B. ChaCha (legit) and Ladybird Hope. With so many people at her disposable, satire is doled out often and cleverly. Levity is rampant, but Bray also drives her point home—subtly—on several key issues (e.g. sexuality, peer pressure). I was strongly tempted to put this book down, actually, at the start, and I’m so glad I didn’t. By the end, all the girls have become truly likeable people; though Adina’s perspective is somewhat dominant, each girl goes through a shift of some kind. It’s this shift as they get to know each other that makes them so inspiring, so happy-making to read about. At first glance the antagonist seems, especially in contrast, far too grim to take seriously in the context of the scenario. But in a culminating and uproariously fun finale, even the secret agents get a liberal dose of humour to liven up their personalities. And man, that ending? I can imagine a lot of people calling it too neat, too perfect. But legitimately, it’s the ultimate finish, especially for this wonky, experimental novel. So many smiles, guys. :)

This book is so dumb. I thought that at the end the girls in the book would change for the better. I found it to be a complete waste of time.

Hilarious! From satire to slapstick, parody to snarky insult, this irreverant book can make you laugh out loud while questioning the morality of our consume for sex and corporate profit culture. Teens may wish to consider if their parents are ready to deal with the 21st century themes examined, e.g. LGBT issues and corporate media manipulation. In the last third the plot reaches Hunger Games speed, but the first half, which does not worry much about the plot, is far funnier.