Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review This book is being published the 5th of November 2o24 352 I started out loving this book but as the main character turned into a walking cliche and so did his other friends and enemies I feel like I missed something By the end he was so unlikable that the sweet ending felt sour I get what the author was going for but it lacked nuance imho plus the fat shaming was pervasive Maybe your mileage will vary I loved his other books but this felt dated and stale in the end What did you think Apparently Allan writes from a place of experience and knowing that I get what he was going for but the peer pressure drinking that gets him the girl and the fact that the ending just makes a spoiled brat turn around so quickly without nuance still troubles me I really wanted to love this but it felt rushed in the end 352

The Donut Prince of New York By Allen Zadoff

0823456633

9780823456635

English

352

Hardcover

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Allen Zadoff is the author of nine novels and a memoir including the thriller series The Unknown Assassin which debuted to starred reviews and was a YALSA Top Ten Pick for Reluctant Readers The series has been translated into over a dozen languages and is being developed by Sony Pictures A former stage director Zadoff is a graduate of Cornell University the Harvard University Institute for Advanced Theater Training and the Warner Bros Writers Workshop As an experienced technologist he has embraced the intersection of AI and the creative process becoming an expert in using AI tools to enhance storytelling His latest book The AI Revolution for Writers explores the potential of AI in writing and offers practical guidance for writers and creatives Visit Allen at www. com For fans of Starfish the funny and heartbreaking story of a 16 fat kid who ll do anything to be accepted or will he As Eugene Pudge Gutterman starts his junior year of high school he is hoping just to get through life His father has abandoned the family his mother nags him about his size and about going to med school and Eugene would like to just hide out through the year and maybe write a play But his plan doesn t work when he accidentally tackles the star of the high school football team in gym class and Eugene gets recruited to play the team Him Eugene a football star Suddenly popular Eugene has access to the world he s dreamed about The life of The Pops the secret world of athletes parties and dating To Gutterman it s like a school within the school he s known But it s not all it seems from the outside the cool kids have a lot of pressure on them too and Eugene has to find out if he has the guts to break out on his own and finally be seen for who he really is in plus size clothing and all The Donut Prince of New YorkLoved Eugene who knows he needs to lose weight but loves his donuts He finds out there s a new girl starting at school Daisy who loves theater too When a footballer Harry fractures his wrist because of Eugene the coach decides that Eugene will play football Eugene is supposed to be writing a play but he tells his friends Ishaan and Mia he hasn t done it yet because he wants to spend time with Daisy When his friends can t believe he s spending time with the team Eugene wonders himself is the team faking it He tells Ishaan he s trying to fit in and Ishaan says don t forget about us When Eugene finds out something about Daisy it changes everything He then realizes who he has feelings for What happens now Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC of this book All opinions are my own 352 Ahhhhh This was so cute Wraps up sorta quick but I loved it. Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the arc 352 The I think about this book the it reminds me a little of Mean Girls In Mean Girls the main character pretends to be part of the Plastics to infiltrate and then gets caught up in it leaving her friends behind And much like that Eugene who is an outcast through injuring the star quarter back is pulled into learning to play football because though he is fat he is also a bulk that makes it hard to tackle him The couch feels the way he can pay back the football player is to protect him. I liked this book once I finished it though I felt while reading it that I wanted to shake Eugine s shoulders and tell him to wake up and see who his real friends were But that is the point of books about growth and coming of age The main character has to go through the process.

: So because he has to practice so hard he has no time for his friends And because he is a football player he gets to sit at the cool kids table: It is an interesting study in being lured into doing things for the fame and glory rather than doing something you love such as writing which is Eugene s first love[1]

No matter what the reader can see.allenzadoff