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    90 Days of Different

    By Eric Walters

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    Key Selling Points

    • This coming-of-age novel follows a girl's quest to make her life more interesting after she is broken up with on the last day of high school for being too boring. High school is over, her 90 days before university start now.
    • 90 Days of Differentexplores themes of boundaries, social media and finding yourself.
    • This best-selling novel is now available in paperback for the first time.
    • Author Eric Walters is a tireless presenter and speaks to over 100,000 students per year.
    • Best-selling, award-winning author Eric Walters has published over 100 books and has been named a Member of the Order of Canada.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateOct 3, 2017
    ISBN9781459816756
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    90 Days of Different
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    Eric Walters

    Eric Walters is a Member of the Order of Canada and the author of over 125 books that have collectively won more than 100 awards including the Governor General’s Literary Award for The King of Jam Sandwiches. A former teacher, Eric began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. Eric is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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    • 2/5
      I requested 90 Days of Different because I really enjoyed the premise, as someone who is always trying to push myself to do different things. However, the book was hard to get through. The characters were very shallow and I had trouble trying to connect to them. The writing felt rushed and very immature. It would draw me in at certain points, but then I would read something cringey and dislike the book again.
    • 2/5
      At page 93 I decided to stop reading this book... I wanted to give it a fair chance so I pushed myself to read to this point.Maybe I would have liked it if I was closer to the age of the main character, so maybe teenagers should give this book a chance but I have issues with some of the main concept of this book. I originally liked the idea that a recent high school graduate had a fun summer where she was pushed to experience things she hadn't experienced in the past before starting college. I wanted a fun, lighthearted summer read, but I was pretty disappointed.The main character, Sophie, is told that she is boring and predictable because she is mature and responsible. I don't think these are bad qualities for anyone, especially teenagers. They aren't something that should need changing. Why would we want to present the message to young people that being responsible is something negative? Isn't the message supposed to be that everyone should accept themselves for who they are (especially when their personality is not problematic or harmful). I liked the idea of trying new things that push someone beyond their comfort zone, but most of the "different" things (in the first 90 pages) that Sophie's best friend made her do were unreasonable (and unrealistic). Here are some (potential spoilery) examples: Ella gets herself and Sophie hired at a fast food restaurant for the purpose of getting fired the first day by being awful to the customers. Ella also tells Sophie, who doesn't drink, that she should drink alcohol or she is boring. I had to stop reading at this point. Drinking is a common element in young adult books, but there are teenagers and adults who do not drink alcohol - this does not make them boring, or mean they do not know how to have a good time. Maybe the rest of the book will get better before the end, but I will not be finishing.*I received a copy of this book from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      Sophie has just graduated high school and been broken up with. Her best friend Ella decides that she needs to get out of her comfort zone and do 1 new thing every day until they go away to college.The reading level of this one isn't quite as high as some other YA books - it seemed made for teenagers and not for adults who like to read kid's book. The relationship between Ella and Sophie was real and imperfect and excellently drawn. There were also undercurrents of other themes that could have been expounded on, but didn't really need to be - the easy addiction to social media, the awful sexism of being a teenage girl, parental relationships.... I actually requested this book because I wanted to be inspired to do new things too - to get out of my comfort zone. While the book didn't quite go that far, it was a solid read that did reinforce that you won't die from not being the best at something.
    • 3/5
      Sophie graduates high school and is challenged by her best friend to do something different each day before heading off to college. Some of the differents are relatively simple, like choosing a new flavor of ice cream to try, while others are a bit more intense, like walking a runway in a fashion show. By doing her something different each day, Sophie learns about herself and grows in the process. I wanted to like this book more than I did. I really like the concept of pushing yourself to do new things with the goal or growing and expanding your comfort zone. However, I was frustrated by the fact that so many of the things Sophie did require an extensive social base, and, let's be honest, couldn't actually be done by the average person living in the middle of nowhere. This lack of authenticity took me right out of the story and just made me mad. I did appreciate that Sophie actually went through an emotional journey and uncovered knowledge about herself as she was doing the differents.
    • 4/5
      Sophie is an 18 year old girl whose life revolves around her ability to control the things in her life. Sophie doesn't do surprises. She doesn't do risk.All that changes when her best friend Ella challenges her to spend the 90 days before college doing different things and sharing her experiences on social media. These "differents" are arranged by Ella, and Sophie has no idea what they will be until the last minute.A cute, contemporary read, 90 Days of Different excels at humor and fun, but falls flat on some of the more meaningful moments. Though Sophie owes her life changing experiences to Ella, the friendship doesn't feel like a particularly healthy or believable one.It isn't until the end that the book touches the heart.
    • 3/5
      *Thank you to LibraryThing for sending me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.*Actual Rating: 3.0Alright, alright, alright. I'm actually not sure what to think. I went into this book with crazily high expectations, because (1) the cover is gorgeous and (2) the summary sounds right up my alley.90 Days of Different follows Sophie Evans; on the last day of high school, her boyfriend dumps her, his excuse being that she is too boring and predictable. Then, Sophie's best friend Ella agrees, and Sophie realizes that she has been playing it a little safe; as the best friend, Ella knows she has to do something about it, and she comes up with a brilliant plan: in the ninety days before Sophie goes off to college, she has to complete a bucketload of wild, crazy things - and hopefully it'll transform her into someone who's not afraid to step outside her comfort zone.The characters were probably the bigger problem for me. It was extremely hard to connect with Sophie, because it felt like her only flaw was predictability. It became a bit unrealistic, on top of everything else; Sophie was considered beautiful, intelligent, "athletic" - it seemed a bit unbelievable that Sophie could be so talented at everything and yet be considered the most boring person alive. I felt like she was a bit annoying as well - maybe it's because I don't have the experience, but during the break-up scene, Sophie had some sarcastic comments that just seemed a bit unnecessary.The plot idea was great, but for me it was also a bit hard to connect to because I felt like each different was very disconnected. Other than Sophie's character development, there didn't really seem to be an overarching storyline, and because of that, I felt like each different thing that Sophie did seemed like a separate little story in itself and it didn't quite feel like one cohesive book.The writing style does seem targeted to a younger audience (it says 12+ on the back) but overall I thought the writing style was good, if you didn't count the parts where I thought Sophie's narration was a bit annoying.Overall, it was a good read. I'm not sure I would recommend it to anyone strongly, but if anyone is looking for a quick, light read, then go for it!
    • 3/5
      The book doesn’t cover every single “day of different,” but does cover a lot of them. The variety is nice, but at the same time makes the book quick and disjointed. While a few days had serious introspection and well done emotional moments, the majority were light and fluffy. I looked forward to seeing what Ella had planned for Sophie, but it wasn't really gripping and lacked a sense of suspense or urgency (I’m not sure I would have finished the book if I wasn’t reviewing it). As a child, Sophie lost one parent and compensated/coped by becoming super responsible and regimented to take care of herself and her remaining family (she also developed a need of being in control). This personality worked well within the story premise, and it gave Sophie a sympathetic angle. I found it grating that the topic of how hot, gorgeous and photogenic Sophie is came up several times. It’s cliché for female characters to be conventionally attractive, and we don’t need books putting an emphasis on the importance of being a boy-magnet. Ella harbors some bitterness/jealously over Sophie’s looks, and I thought the author might take that in a sinister direction since Ella was the one setting up all Sophie’s days of different, but the envy didn’t go anywhere. Luckily Sophie decides not to date over the summer, otherwise this could have turned into 90 Days of Different Boys.Sophie details her days of different on various social media websites, and is hurt over a few negative comments. This would have been an excellent opportunity for the author to explore how nasty people can be on the internet—and the harassment women get in particular—but it was glossed over. The positive impact Sophie had on one of her blog readers was glossed over too. I wished he could have gone deeper into those topics. Perhaps that would have been too much to cover in one book.Overall, I thought the book was okay. The message about trying different things and getting out of your comfort zone is handled well, but the characters were bland and it was too much like a Hallmark movie for my tastes. The back says it’s Young Adult, but I think it’s more suitable for middle grade. Disclaimer: I received a free advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.
    • 3/5
      This was a cute read. Sophie gets dumped, and the reason behind it is that she is too predictable, too safe. So her befriends come up with a plan to add more spontaneity in her life. She will have the summer before college, 90 days, to complete a "bucket list" made by her best friend, Ella. Hopefully, by the end of the summer, she will be a completely new and unpredictable individual. The characters were a little hard to relate to, and that made it difficult to enjoy the story. I would suggest more character development next time, other than that great read.
    • 3/5
      **BASED OFF AN ARC FROM ORCA**Just wow this was a lot. I don't hate the book, but there is a lot of parts where the main character's heart was right and wrong. I will be reading more of these authors' books!
    • 4/5
      This was the perfect summery read to kick off the season and provided a nice escape from everything that has been going on lately. Thee characters felt real, and the perfect amount of complex and flawed and some of the "dares" sound like things I should make myself do! This was a fun read with hidden depth and I would absolutely recommend this book.
    • 3/5
      I requested this book because I’ve read Eric Walters' books before and enjoyed them, and I thought the concept of this book sounded like fun! I’m not too sure what happened but I, unfortunately, found this book neither enjoyable or fun. I still like the idea of the plot, and the topic of change was well addressed but everything else kind of fell through for me. Our main characters, Sophie and Ella, are an accumulation of all the awful and toxic parts of teenage girls. All peer pressure, jealousy, back-stabbing, and “I’m better than everyone" attitude. Not a scrap of what usually makes teenage girls perfect main characters in a contemporary novel. I kept waiting for one of them to tell the other they were being a bad friend and really a bad person most of the time, but neither did. I was expecting a summer of fun with two friends and got more of a lesson on how all girls should fit this exact mould and they are boring and lame if they don’t. Not to mention the only time anyone came close to pointing out the insane amount of privilege behind the characters it was brushed aside like it hadn’t happened at all. I couldn't connect to the characters at all, and I’m the kind of person who typically gravitates towards unlikeable characters so this was a real struggle. A lot of the “different" weren’t even fun for the characters, they were just things stereotypically placed on the list of things teens must do to be considered fun. I still like the author's writing style, the book was incredibly easy and quick to read, and a super light-hearted contemporary. I just think in this one he picked characters and topics either too far out of his comfort zone or that he didn’t actually want to write about. It didn’t feel like a passion project but more of a required assignment. This book was also heavier on dialogue than other books of his I have read, but I think that was mostly because so much was happening the dialogue was needed to break things up. It was pretty disappointing but it won’t stop me from trying other books of his at some point in the future.
    • 5/5
      This is a light easy read about a teenage girl learning about life and herself. In 90 days Sophie goes from living in fear to living and learning. Along the way, she discovers truths about herself and others. Most of the differents are fun and harmless, although some could easily lead to an arrest if done in real life... I wish this had been written when I was younger and the target age for the book. Although it did inspire me to try some different things in the next year. This book could inspire and encourage life choices. I recommend this book to all teenage girls, especially those who play it safe.
    • 1/5
      The word obnoxious sprang to mind too often throughout 90 Days Of Different.It’s obnoxious that rather than support her alleged best friend, Ella sides with the ex-boyfriend in bluntly declaring Sophie boring. To me, a genuine friend in the immediate aftermath of their best friend being dumped would have said something along the lines of you don’t need to change who you are for anyone other than yourself, there’s nothing wrong with you, he just wasn’t right for you. It’s obnoxious that Ella so resents her alleged best friend that she revels in any moment where Sophie isn’t at her most beautiful or succeeding. Would an actual friend want you to look bad so they could feel better about themselves? Or mock you for falling and injuring yourself?It’s obnoxious when Ella tells Sophie she’ll be boring if she doesn’t drink. I kept thinking surely somewhere towards the end of the book there will be an explanation for Ella’s behavior, something that leaves you with a feeling that going forward their friendship won’t be quite so toxic, but nope, that never happens. In fact, more often than not Sophie's the one apologizing to Ella and thanking her for the awful treatment.It’s also obnoxious that because Sophie once had a bad experience working in a fast food restaurant, she and Ella take it out on the employees and customers of another fast food restaurant, belittling a man (who was nothing but kind) for being the manager of the restaurant as if that’s a job to be ashamed of, criticizing customers about their weight and making a mess that some other employee would have to clean up. So later in the book when Sophie is on the receiving end of body shaming, I didn’t feel the empathy I was supposed to feel for her, I felt like she got her just desserts. Maybe I’m old-fashioned since I don’t understand why anyone would “like” Sophie’s antics in the restaurant, and I definitely don’t understand a book implying that responsibility and kindness are the last things you should aspire to, while being incredibly disrespectful means you’re fun. Maybe I could have gotten more on board with the 90 Days of Different premise had it taken Sophie’s revelation about her mother’s death and its affect on her and used that as the impetus for her summer-long quest rather than an ex-boyfriend and (should be ex) friend making Sophie feel so bad about herself that she thinks she has to change. I probably could have enjoyed it more had it been a quest of her choosing, not something she’s been shamed into, not something that’s about changing who she is but instead designed to explore who she is beyond the pseudo mom role she took on, and it wouldn’t have hurt had more of the activities on her list led to character growth and emotion. The emotion was something I really found lacking in the execution of her activities, it always seemed so much less about what she was feeling and more about the research, the step-by-step of how the activity is done. There’s more telling than showing going on here and the structure (aside from the final few chapters) had such an episodic feel to it that there’s a lack of flow and arc. I received this book through a giveaway.
    • 3/5
      My mother died and some part of me stopped living as well. I was too scared. I was forced to think about things I didn't have any answers for, to feel things I couldn't share with anybody, and there was nobody to talk to or ask. Nobody.The book starts off with Sophie's boyfriend breaking up with her because she is "boring" "predictable" and "old" (all the because she is responsible ) in which after that happens, her "best friend" Ella pretty much takes his side and talks Sophie into doing 90 different things that she (Ella) plans before Sophie heads off to college.(honestly that alone pissed me off because Sophie clearly tells her to begin with that she wants to read to kinda get ahead for college, which is SMART! College is freaking HARD. But no, no, suddenly now Ella gets a bug up her butt that Sophie HAS to do these. Ya know, now that she is grown and the time to play is over. ya know, she just HAS to do it NOW. Not years ago or anything. Ugh! Anyway!)I hated this book. I hate to say that, but I really do. As well as every character. I wouldn't hate Sophie if it weren't for pages 47-51. Since when was fat-shaming people, screaming at elders, and throwing/eating other people's food "cool" and "liberating"? It made me sick to my stomach.A lot of these "differents" (I really wish they had said challenges, not differents. Is differents even a word?) were interesting but quiet a few were dangerous and illegal. Which always lead me to think "Okay, she is your best friend but is not only endangering your life but could possibly ruin your chance of college if you get caught. Yeah okay. What a awesome friend that is. *eye roll*Lets talk about the characters for a bit:Sophie was a rug. Before you freak out saying "But she did those challenges!" sure, she did. but she was shoved into them. Kinda like those insane people who throw their kids in deep water to learn to swim saying "swim or drown". That's what that reminds me of.This whole book was Sophie being peer pressured to do things that made her uncomfortable and borderline torture. Because gosh forbid she try to stand up for herself, Ella will just freak the hell out.Sophie was a weak character.Ella: you mean the Egotistical Narcissist Cupcake Princess? If there was ever a character I wish would die, it would be Little Miss Priss Ella. I love how she claims to be doing all of this to "help" Sophie but every single chance she gets, she makes it about herself. All she does is complain with these:-"You're prettier than me"-"Guys like you more"-"When we walk into a room, I am invisible"-"You're skinnier than me"You know, THOSE kind. I wish I had kept count of how many times she said these. It was annoying.She guilt trips Sophie nonstop through the whole book. Even at one time, Sophie hurts her wrist during a challenge and Ella literally freaks out because she went to the doctor to make sure it wasn't broken. She says (and I quote)"How predictable - you need to have everything checked out. The doctor probably told you what a wonderful patient you were."-pg203"You probably waited patiently in the waiting room, did what you were told, said please and thank you to the nurses and doctors. You know what I mean."-pg204Like what in the hell are you SUPPOSE to do at a hospital!? Act a fool and get kicked out when you NEED their help!? Are you freaking mental!?She then proceeds to (of course) not care that her so called best friend was hurt and demands "You haven't even asked how my date went!" which ends with Sophie apologizing purposefully and of course Ella counters with "Sorry that he didn't ask you out instead of me?"Personally, I think Ella is the WORST kind of "friend"And I really have to throw it out there that the whole flirting heavily with a 11 year old is not cute, funny, or adorable. It's disgusting.Sophie's Dad: I am not really sure how I feel. I know he is trying to be a dad, but I felt like he wanted to be one of those parents that would rather be a friend than a dad. I think he was setting a really poor example for Oliver to grow into.I loved the ending though. It was definitely awesome. All in all, I loved the writing, it flowed like magical liquid and the story line was definitely interesting and actually reminded me a bit of Fangirl.All in all, I would not recommend this book but I wouldn't tell someone to not read it. It is really one of those books that you have to read for yourself to know if you will like it or not. It's one of those rare reads that will definitely have different views.**side note from me: Sorry I used the names so much, there was no other way I could review it without using their names. It would have gotten confusing. Unless I used something like Rug and Egotistical Narcissist
    • 4/5
      Sophie is an 18 year old girl whose life revolves around her ability to control the things in her life. Sophie doesn't do surprises. She doesn't do risk.All that changes when her best friend Ella challenges her to spend the 90 days before college doing different things and sharing her experiences on social media. These "differents" are arranged by Ella, and Sophie has no idea what they will be until the last minute.A cute, contemporary read, 90 Days of Different excels at humor and fun, but falls flat on some of the more meaningful moments. Though Sophie owes her life changing experiences to Ella, the friendship doesn't feel like a particularly healthy or believable one.It isn't until the end that the book touches the heart.