I got this book as an ARC from the bookstore where I work. This in no way changes by review.

We don't get a lot of YA ARCs at my bookstore and I have a 13yo, so I try and pick them up when we do get them. I won't be passing this one along. This is a book that kind of makes up on current YA and that idea could have been fun, but in the end, it's a book about nothing and while Seinfeld did this concept well, this book did not. There were some funny moments, but overall, there wasn't really a plot and I guess I'm too old, but I didn't get a lot of the slang. None of it hurt the story suffered because of it, it was just annoying. Though, to be fair, I'm not the target audience.

More like 2 1/2 stars.... I really love this author and was excited to read this book. I struggled to get into it and didn’t care for the language so readily found throughout.... but the story grew on me.

Wow, not a lot of other people liked this book eh?

I liked it. I liked Annie Barrows' writing style, and her irreverent take wasn't off-mark (like a lot of other books that try a "take that" at popular YA). As far as contemporary YA goes it's a nice change of pace. Plus it was short.

This book was really great. Frankie and Charlotte's friendship was as flawed, sweet and hilarious as any real friendship. Both girls' characters were very relatable.

I really recommend the audiobook.

Honestly one of the dumbest books I've ever read. it's almost middle grade meets young adult because theres cursing and talk about sex. but nothing happens which I guess is the point of the book but it's just not good.

It’s the perfect book for when you’re having a mentally draining day!
Ok bare with me... it’s not the best book I’ve ever read, defiantly not top 10. But it’s perfect in itself.

This is the type of book you read before you’re going to bed, to actually wind down, or around 3pm when you’ve mentally hit a wall. It’s nothing. Nothing extravagant happens, nothing crazy happens, it’s just so perfect because it captures what teenage life is actually like, and it’s the honest truth.

It’s a book version of watching a Disney movie after you’ve seen a scary/horror movie! Perfect for what it is.

Read at work for review for ROYAL.

Nothing tells the story of two teenage girls, Charlotte and Frankie, who take it upon themselves to document their sophomore year of high school to prove just how little actually happens in their lives. There isn’t an over arcing plot, and the book is truly, basically about nothing.

One of the things I like about the book was the friendship between Charlotte and Frankie and their candidness to poke fun at popular tropes within other YA books. Sometimes they don’t go about discussing it in the most sensitive way, and some terminology could be considered a trigger, but overall I appreciated the fact that they, through the author, acknowledged that some literature is very trope centric.

The few things that could be considered plot worthy were nice, but didn’t really occur until the end of the book. Frankie’s family history is really interesting and I enjoyed the way she interacted with her half-brother Max. It was really sweet how she tried to help him with his relationship with his girlfriend, Raina. The resulting road trip she and Charlotte and Max took was also fun as it led to a life change for Charlotte, and introduced her to a friend she’d been waiting years to meet.

Overall, this was a fast, comical read, that wasn’t really full of much in terms of plot, but seeing as that was the point of the book, I think it succeeded in telling the intended story.