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Pizza Love and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous Christy Ottaviano Books Kathryn Williams Books

I tried using this novel in my FACS classroom, but the kids found it rather boring. I did like the recipes. The author is very wordy and almost too descriptive, which caused some of my students to lose interest. They wished the author would "get to the point" instead of including so many extra, unrelated details.


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Pizza Love and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous Christy Ottaviano Books Kathryn Williams Books Reviews

This book was not what I expected it to be. It was a cute read but it just lacked something for me. I was not as into it as I hoped that I would be. I really wanted it to be like one of my favorite books, but sadly I was a little disappointed. Not that it was all bad because there were definitely parts that I did like. I loved Sophie's ambition and her desire to cook. I could feel a passion in her that was so real and I love that she was so connected to her family and really embraced her Greek/Italian culture. I will admit that the cover caught my eye here and the story did not quite match my radiant expectations.

Like I said before it was an enjoyable read, but I never felt a strong pull or connection to the story that made me want to keep reading until I finished the book. First of all I hate reality shows anyway the ones like Jersey Shore, The Bachelor, or The Bad Girls Club. However, I love shows like Chopped and Iron Chef so I thought that maybe I would like this book seeing as how Sophie is a contestant on Teen Test Kitchen. I did not like this reality TV show setting. I felt like parts of it were so generic and that I already knew what would happen next. I feel like I would have like Sophie in a different setting, if that makes sense to readers.

I was left disappointed by the romance side of things as well. I felt like this would be a breezy read with cute and romantic lines from a ridiculously handsome boy, but sadly I was left empty handed in this department as well. I felt like Sophie was even closed off to me sometimes as well in the romance department and I wish I could have known more of her feelings and thoughts in certain parts of the book. I wish Sophie would have been more a go getter!! I did like Sophie but I just felt like sometimes she was too scared to take a chance on things that she knew she wanted.

I did love the recipes that were included in the book and I will treasure the book just for those recipes. It added a nice touch and made Sophie feel more realistic and personable to me as I read her story. Nice touch, Kathryn!! Not an overall bad book if you are looking for a light summer read.

***A copy of this book was generously provided to me for an honest review by Henry Holt & Co. Thank you so much!!***
Sophie manages to win a spot on a reality tv show about cooking. She must leave her best friend, the guy she's starting to have pretty strong feelings for, and fight for her spot on the show. Add another cute boy and a bit of a controversy in the show, and there it is.

I liked this book. It was a relatively quick read. I really wanted to know how the reality show would end. That's about it. There were a decent amount of characters, and I never felt to connected to any of them. I did not like that there were 2 boys that she had an interest in. I felt bad for the one back home even though I liked the one in Napa. I didn't see a way that it could end that I would be happy with the results on that aspect. I wasn't mad about it at the end, but it seemed such a big part of the book throughout that I felt it deserved more. It just kind of ended. As for the show, it wasn't what I expected either. It wasn't as much a part of the book as I felt it should be. I really enjoyed the controversy and the behind the scenes type of story. There really wasn't enough of it.

It was a good idea for a story, and I really wish it would have been better developed. I know it was only a teen read, but the development of the characters and the story itself were more along the lines of a young child's book. Teens expect and deserve a lot more. I debated giving it 4 stars because I did like the story and read it quickly, but it just didn't do it for me, and I don't see it doing much for the target audience either. I actually wanted a quick, cute fluff read and was still disappointed.
Pizza, Love and Other Stuff that Made Me Famous is the perfect book for a person who loves watching reality TV cooking shows! The story follows the main character Sophie through her life on the reality TV show Teen Test Kitchen. Sophie must face the challenges of learning new cooking techniques, living life with the camera always on and staying true to who she is.
The characters and plot of the story are very realistic and will relate with teenagers. The relationship between Sophie and her father remind me a lot of a common parent-child relationship, when the child is in their teens, when they are usually butting heads. The friends of Sophie each have charming and unique qualities, to make them someone you may want as a friend in real life. The main character of Sophie reminds of any common American teenager with the ups and downs of life and trying to figure your feelings for guys.
One thing that I wished this book had is a bit more of a powerful ending. The whole story was exciting and interesting, but the ending needed a bit more energy to leave a definite “moral of the story” with the reader.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book with how realistic it was to the life of today’s teenagers. Kathryn Williams’ book was just as entertaining as watching any reality TV cooking show!
I liked this book, but didn't love it. I felt really old at times reading Sophie's words... I also didn't see the reason why she kept going back and forth between Alex and Luc, when she had been in love with Alex before she left!
Interesting to see what goes on behind the scenes of “reality” TV.
I tried using this novel in my FACS classroom, but the kids found it rather boring. I did like the recipes. The author is very wordy and almost too descriptive, which caused some of my students to lose interest. They wished the author would "get to the point" instead of including so many extra, unrelated details.