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After reading The Book Thief I was immediately a fan of Markus Zusak and without thinking got other books from him. Unfortunately, Getting the Girl was nothing like The Book Thief.

I'm partly to blame, since I got the third book in a series, but still even if I couldn't understand all that was going on I still expected something more. I couldn't feel any of the charm and awesomeness I had expected so I was actually really disappointed by this book. ( )

Cameron is de jongste broer uit het arbeidersgezin Wolfe. Wanneer zijn oudere broer zijn vriendinnetje Octavia dumpt, ontstaat er tussen haar en Cam iets heel bijzonders ( )

This author is amazing. I have liked everything I have read of his. This was a superb story of self realization and coming into your own. I want to go back and pick out the really good quotes. There were a lot of them. Nice book. I would like to read more of his work. ( )

Quick, easy read. ( )

Tight and focused... not much happens, but what does is relevant to teen boys, and is told in masterfully poetic, but fully accessible, language.?á Charming.?á I do feel that Cameron is a real boy, despite other readers claiming that real boys aren't so thoughtful.?á I do have to admit that the book reinforces the stereotype that Australians are too permissive with their children, drink too much, and are awfully sexist.?á The biggest negative is that I couldn't figure out Octavia's backstory, or her perspective on things.?á But the focus is on Cam, so ok.

This is book three about these brothers, but I didn't feel like I missed anything by not reading the others first.?á If my sons were not all grown, or if I were a teen girl or boy, I'd now be looking for the others in order to learn more about the species... as is, my Mt. TBR is just too large to add these to it. ( )