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This was exactly what I was expecting - tons of fun. This was a fun summer tale, filled with some over the top characters, who really added to the overall hilarity of the book. I loved that Libby was such a regular teen girl. She love hair, clothes, and makeup, but she also was so obsessed with history. The pop culture references and snappy dialogue kept me smiling, and I am always looking for an HEA.

Overall: A fun and fluffy romance, which made me laugh, giggle, and smile a ton.


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Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink Stephanie Kate Strohm 9780547564593 Books Reviews

This is not just a great concept. It is a perfectly executed realization of a great concept. Let me level with you, as a research nerd myself I really appreciate when you get a strong sense that the author knows what she is talking about.

Do you know what I mean?

I see glitches in books sometimes that totally turn me off, particularly if it's the kind of detail that would take a five second Google or Wikipedia search to clarify. It's not like you have to drive to the library anymore to look things up. (Who remembers those days?) When I feel like the author is a complete and utter expert I can relax into the story and enjoy it more. And the details in this book are fantastic. Strohm builds an authentic world by weaving all kinds of awesomely nerdy history facts into the book-- but she does it seamlessly without EVER giving you the sense that she's "teaching you something historic".

The setting is fantastic-- I spent most of the book picturing nearby Mystic, CT, which I visit whenever my parents come up to CT. The storylines, large and small, are excellent. And the romance. Damn. It is a doozy. Because it is totally contemporary but nestled into this historical (or mock-historical) setting. The best of both worlds.

Find this book. Read it.

You will not regret it.
This review is written in my "snapshot" format.

The subject a girl gets a job working at a historical museum re-enactment, and finds out that history is a breeze compared to the real-life problems of roommates, boys, and ghost sightings. The heroine (if you can call her that) Libby is a seeming contradiction in terms, a girl who likes fashion and makeup and "girly" things, but also is genuinely interested in history and enjoys reading. I appreciated that the author didn't turn her into either the shallow, self-absorbed fashion plate cliche, or the bookish history geek one, but instead bridged the two in a single character. (And points to Libby for favouring Mr. Tilney over Mr. Darcy! Poor Mr. Tilney is very underappreciated.)

The setting Camden Harbour, Maine.

Shutter speed very readable. It's a quick read, really easy to get through.

What's in the background? A whole lot of brand name-dropping that I could have done without. Fashion references tend to go right over my head.

Zoom in on the kids that Libby teaches. Seriously, why are they all so well-behaved? They should be involved in countless escapades! Also, Suze. I have the feeling I would have been able to relate better to her than to Libby, but I never really got the chance because we see so little of her.

And I would have loved for Ashling to appear in more scenes, because she really livened things up with her fantastically annoying character. She was one of those arch-nemeses that you love to hate. She's extremely devoted to historical accuracy, and assertive to the point of rudeness. But still, I got the feeling that underneath all her pretension she'd be someone you could get along with if she'd just get over herself.

Anything out of focus? Um, yes. So much. This book is a collection of well-trodden stereotypes. Dev, while a distinctive character with a lot of energy who pretty much jumps off the page, also happens to comprise practically every stereotype about gay guys you've ever heard. Cam never breaks out of the mold of charming player, and Garrett is quite comfortable in the role of geeky-guy-with-a-sweet-heart.

And then there is Libby's complete lack of intelligence when it comes to guys. It is so obvious to the reader who is the "good" guy and who is the "bad" one, but it takes her so long to figure it out. She's smart about other things -- great with the kids, knows her history -- but she is incredibly dense about this. I was able to forgive her at first for being swept off her feet by "romance", but then it just gets ridiculous. She completely buries her head in the sand and ignores the facts staring her in the face, which I really could not respect.

Plus, the storyline relating to the mystery of the ghost spottings ends up feeling quite contrived, and the resolution of almost every conflict here turns out rather anticlimactically.

Ready? Say... Predictable. (If I could sum this book up in one word, that would be it.)

Click! 3 shooting stars. If you are looking for a light, cutesy read that you can page through in a few hours, knowing exactly how things will play out, this might be just the book for you. But if you are looking for a book that offers anything of substance -- or frankly, even anything new to the contemporary YA genre -- Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink is pretty much guaranteed to disappoint. That said, reading it was enjoyable enough in the moment, particularly as I do like watching a 'hate at first sight' sort of romance unfold.

Disclaimer I received a review copy from the publisher.
I read the sequel to Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink initially (Confederates Don't Wear Couture). And this is a rare case where the sequel was actually better than the first book.

Don't get me wrong, though- this one had humor, history-buff inside jokes, and a sweet romance (which, yes, was predictable...but still sweet). However, where the second one tackled issues like taking people for granted, how to square yourself with re-enacting Civil War when your 'team' is the ones who wanted slavery, and the trials and tribulations historical preservation societies face in the days of modern housing developments. And that just gave it a nice relevance to balance the fluff.

It's definitely a fun read- I love Libby's sense of humor (though she's harsh to geeks, in this one) and we've all run into people like Ashling. And Cam (ask me about my experience with knights!). I'm glad Dev gets more development in the second book as well, as in this one he's a plot device, more or less. It's a quick read, and I hope Strohm gives us more Libby books (how about Libby comes to Fort Nisqually for some Hudson's Bay Company shenanigans?!).

I recommend this to fans of YA and romance, living history folks (especially those who were in it as teenagers and young adults), fans of clean romance and those who want a quick, light, humorous read.
I returned it. Way too edgy.
Great fun to read!
This book made me smile and giggle so much! Such a fun and gleeful read! The author really allows you to enjoy the book and throws in tidbits of relatable reality. Such a quick and good giggle book.
This was exactly what I was expecting - tons of fun. This was a fun summer tale, filled with some over the top characters, who really added to the overall hilarity of the book. I loved that Libby was such a regular teen girl. She love hair, clothes, and makeup, but she also was so obsessed with history. The pop culture references and snappy dialogue kept me smiling, and I am always looking for an HEA.

Overall A fun and fluffy romance, which made me laugh, giggle, and smile a ton.