Reviews of Glow Up, Lara Bloom

scotreader

12/02/2023 – 15:09

The Joys and Agonies of Being a Teenage Girl

Dee Benson really captures the worries and difficulties that teenage girls face as they grow from...

jane hall

12/02/2023 – 07:23

Remember to be Yourself

Glow Up Lara Bloom is an enjoyable tale, telling of the trials and tribulations of teen years....

andrea84

10/02/2023 – 20:41

Inspirational

This is a bright and attractive book which would appeal to older children/teenagers. It covers...

jubird

09/02/2023 – 16:56

Good for teenagers

This book is good being in a diary format and is good with it showing up to date ways that...

rigibahn7

04/02/2023 – 22:33

A great book for YA girls.

The striking pink cover sets the scene. This book is very "now" where the girls are living a life...

stacey2911

03/02/2023 – 07:23

Enjoyable read

Glow up Lara bloom Such a fun book for older child/ young adult. It’s a book that a lot of...

cazza

02/02/2023 – 16:36

Aimed at a younger audience but still enjoyable

Although this book is clearly aimed at a younger audience than me, I did enjoy reading it and...

hercndle

02/02/2023 – 15:49

first of all.

first of all. i absolutely LOVE the design on the cover. she’s GORGEOUS OMG!!!! absolutely...

petmad53

02/02/2023 – 02:44

Very Good

I read this along with my friends 12 year old to be able to see what they thought of it so this...

kissesfromalix

01/02/2023 – 23:12

i’m hooked

The story has a very early teens vibe. Stories with diary entry’s can go either of two ways,...

linseymcg

01/02/2023 – 21:52

The life and times of a modern tween

A contemporary twist on the Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. Except that Lara Bloom is the polar...

ditzypride

01/02/2023 – 20:39

Superb

Oh I have so much love for Lara Bloom! What an incredible protagonist!! First of all, I love...

dancingtiger

01/02/2023 – 19:53

Friendship and learning to love yourself

Glow up, Lara Bloom is a great teen tale of friendship, learning to love yourself for yourself...

rxmsha

01/02/2023 – 12:13

great for teens

Quite a fun book to read, and showing quite clearly from the bright pink cover as well that it is...

sarahs_3k

01/02/2023 – 10:43

Fun teenage girly book

This book is like reading my dairy from my teenage years, it brought back some funny memories and...

myreadingstack

31/01/2023 – 14:29

Powerful for teen readers

Lara is a teen trying to find her own way. On her journey of self discovery she tries to change...

blondevalkyrie

31/01/2023 – 12:18

A fun take on handling teenage life

This book is obviously aimed teenage girls, but I think teenage boys would benefit reading it...

aidenm88

30/01/2023 – 23:58

Good book

First of all I want to mention that I like the cover of the book. It is bright, fun and...

lizzie1969

29/01/2023 – 21:35

A fun, girly rom com read

Lara Bloom is according to her a hot mess that needs a glow up as quickly as...

hooverman06

29/01/2023 – 21:12

Fun, sassy and relatable for teens

Lara Bloom is a klutz, she is clumsy, awkward and really into football. So when a new, hot boy...

kels46

29/01/2023 – 15:22

Great YA book with serious themes

I have just finished reading Glow Up Lara Bloom by Dee Benson and must note that I am middle aged...

defleppard1979

29/01/2023 – 14:16

Teen drama, angst and matters of the heart

Lara has met a new boy called Caiden, in a panic to make him like her she and her friends decide...

kornfreak1986

29/01/2023 – 12:51

Fun YA drama with serious themes

Lara Bloom is desperately falling for the new boy Caiden but fears he won't like her for her...

dino27

29/01/2023 – 12:43

Enjoyable but maybe a touch preachy

I always enjoyed the diary-style books when I was younger, I found them very readable. This book...

angep1969

28/01/2023 – 16:44

A entertaining read

This book took me back a few decades, to those confused (and often embarrassing teenage years). ...

hearts_for_esme

27/01/2023 – 22:31

So good!!

Okay this book was so good! I was reading it and I felt her emotions, her embarrassment, I can't...

sheilaw

26/01/2023 – 15:52

Positive, interesting and fun.

"Glow up” is a term used by the mainstream media to describe transforming oneself for the better,...

sustainable_reader

25/01/2023 – 17:07

A must read for every teenagers

I rate it 4.25. This is the first of Dee Benson’s book that I’ve read because it is a debut...

carolyn

25/01/2023 – 08:53

Lara`s Story

This story is told by a fourteen year old girl named Omolara Bloom ( known as Lara to her friends...

msyson88

24/01/2023 – 17:00

YA

I always enjoy reading a young adult book. This one was really great. I loved the format of...

ash<3

23/01/2023 – 21:23

Absolutely amazing!

I can’t believe what I just read. It was so fun and amazing, a classic romance book and it was so...

demigingerjazz

23/01/2023 – 17:59

A younger version of the 'Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging'...

This book is very much a younger version of the 'Angus, Thongs..' series and captures what life...

samdavidtodd

22/01/2023 – 13:21

One for the teenagers

This is very much one for the teenagers, containing as it does lots of emojis, text message...

dingle

22/01/2023 – 10:14

Liked it

What a brilliantly inspired book for teenagers we all go through what Lara goes through it was...

avxta

21/01/2023 – 22:20

amazing!!!

I started this book expecting to only read a few pages, but i was absolutely hooked from the very...