Sophomores and Other Oxymorons [Review]

Sophomores and Other Oxymorons by David Lubar
Series: Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie #2
Published by Dutton Books for Young Readers on August 18th 2015
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Realistic, Humor
Pages: 432
Format: ARC
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Scott Hudson has somehow managed to survive Freshman year. But with a new baby brother in the house and a whole host of adventures awaiting him at school, Sophomore year promises to be anything but boring.
An honest and funny follow-up to the popular Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, award-winning author David Lubar pens a tale that perfectly captures the ridiculous, tumultuous, and sometimes heartbreaking truths about high school.

Title: Sophomores and Other Oxymorons
Author: David Lubar
Series: Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie #2
Genre: Young Adult, Humor, Realistic, Contemporary, High School
Pages: 432
Published By: Dutton Books FYR on August 18, 2015
Challenges: 2015 YA Contemporary, 2015 Reading Challenge

**I received a copy of this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**

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Scott Hudson has somehow managed to survive Freshman year. But with a new baby brother in the house and a whole host of adventures awaiting him at school, Sophomore year promises to be anything but boring.

An honest and funny follow-up to the popular Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, award-winning author David Lubar pens a tale that perfectly captures the ridiculous, tumultuous, and sometimes heartbreaking truths about high school.
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Sophomores and Other Oxymorons is the second installment to Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie. I loved the first one for many reasons. This one, I only liked. I didn’t find it as enjoyable as the first one. I think the writing is superb. David Lubar does a wonderful job with the wordplay and humor. But I feel like there was something a little lacking within this second installment.

I still really enjoyed all the characters. In fact, I think I like Scott even more within this book because since he has grown and he has learned from his Freshman year, he is more confident and I love that. I still adore Lee (and I am so glad that Scott isn’t embarrassed by her anymore!) and I really enjoy Wesley’s character.

My favorite parts of both of these books are the journal entries. They are funny, witty, and downright enjoyable! I loved that he continued to do this within this second installment. I’m glad that didn’t go away because the journal entries are the best!

Even with all of this that I like, the book itself just didn’t stand out to me. And for that reason, I rated this book 3 stars. I like the concept of it and I still enjoyed what I read, just not as much as I did with Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie. Will I continue to read David Lubar’s work? ABSOLUTELY!

 

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