Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Dork Diaries, #2) by Rachel Renée Russell

Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl (Dork Diaries, #2) Reviews

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  [S] Bibliophage

  Nikki's character teaches young teens to handle bullying in a more mature and civilized way. There are times that Nikki thinks that she just let Mackenzie do whatever she wants with her. But in the eyes of an adult, we could see that she's acting appropriately on handling this kind of bullying rather than taking revenge.
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  Keesha 11-12

  Dork Diaries is an amazing series. I like this book because, your life might be like Nikki's when you're a teenager. For example, Nikki tries to be at 2 parties at the same time. That might be something you might do. Sometimes it's okay to just please one person instead of everybody at the same time. Another reason I like this book is because it's really funny. There's more funny parts in one chapter than in any of the other books I've read. The last reason I like this book is because it teaches life lessons. I love this book and you will too.
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  Tiffany Neal

  Just as fabulous as the first one. Quick, enjoyable read, that I completely related to.
  
  Middle school was so awful! The memories...
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  Ellen

  The second of the Dork Diaries books, Rachel Renee Russell hit a whole in one again with her equally, funny, purple-covered female version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Nikki's tween voice rings true yet again with her worries about being popular, the craziness of her family and friends, and the troubles she has with mean girl Mackenzie (I just HATE when she sashays!) and her oh-so-adorable crush Brandon. 4/5 because, like Dork Diaries #1, this book is truthful, happy and easy to understand, while also being funny and a correct portrayal of a 13ish year old's life. Now all they have to do is make a movie of the series, right? That's what they did with Diary of a Wimpy Kid! Why not, hey?
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  Ma. Elizabeth

  awesome and hilarious!
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  Mina ☾

  When I look at this book/series and what the people usually says about it, how they compare with
  Diary of a Wimpy Kid I'm like: THIS IS 100% UNACCEPTABLE & TOTALLY NONSENSE!
  
  I am not telling that the Dork Diaries are bad because they aren't bad (they are actually pretty good) HOWEVER is a lot distinct from the Wimpy Kid books.
  
  First of all we have a dramatic female main character named Nikki whose on the 1st book started school on a private one (side note: her family isn't rich as the others of her new school. can you already see that most of her problems is because of this?!)
  
  Secondly and sadly, (personally) is not as fun as it was supposed to be.
  
  When I go back to Wimpy Kid I can notice that their books can be read for girls and boys and be appreciated by both genres in equal parts. Dork Diaries is more for girls than everything. But if you have a boy that had liked the sinopsis and is intrigued, I don't see why not give him the book that he want.
  
  The worse thing about Dork Diaries is how Nikki (the MC) repeats at every single book (that I read) the same mantra/sentence: ''But I just said it inside my head, so no one else heard it but me.''
  
  At the end, I recommend them because when I'm in the proper mood I enjoy the stories.
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  Rose Smith

  I hate to say this, but I wasn't as impressed with this book as I thought I should have been, given its place in the pantheon of programming books.
  
  However, I still list this as a must read for all developers.
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  Nicole Chan

  This book is great! It's like a book about friends, love and happiness.
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  Mallory

  Nikki Maxwell's troubles are far from over! Mackenzie has invited her to her birthday party again! But this time she actually goes just so she can talk to Brandon and hopefully get him to invite her to the Halloween party! But before she can even talk to him Mackenzie bullies her into leaving the party :( The next big party coming up is the Halloween party, and Nikki, Zoey, and Chloe have agreed to be on the planning committee – which really only means that if the party fails they'll be the one's the whole school blames! One Halloween party quickly turns into three – how is Nikki supposed to be in three places at once?
  
  I know I said the first book was pretty terrible, but I already had the second one checked out from the library, as well as a beautiful sunny day so I decided to go ahead and read it on the back deck. I didn't find it to be as annoying to read as the first, but the writing was still very ditzy!
  
  I loved how this book was written in 2010 and is supposed to be from the perspective of a 14 year old girl obsessed with fashion and getting the latest iPhone, and yet she also dreamed of having a DVD/VCR in her locker! I don't know anyone under 20 who even knows what a VHS is.
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  Na'kaila B

  Nicki the sweet, nice, hard working, plus artistic seventh grader that no ones pay's attention to ,trying stay out of drama finds her self lost in middle school.But it's hard with her her two crazy friends Zoey and Chloe and the most popular girl in school that Nicki hate's and she hate's Nicki back , Makinze ! Rich for some rising was out to make Nicki's life miserable one way or another.However Nicki forgets about everything accept for her crush Brandon witch Nicki goes crazy over every time she's around him or speck's to him.But will Nicki find her self into drama or middle school.
  
  
  The lesson that I learned from this book is that it OK to be yourself and don't let people bring you down or get to you .Because if you do then you'll give the person who's making you feel bad and get to you. Cause then you give that person the satisfaction plus your want that power and you don't.
  
  I recommend this book to any girl who like the catty , drama, and who like a girl character and who likes the whole romance thing and if you just feel like having a good laugh about girl problems.
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  nat

  my childhood pt. 2
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  Justyna [regałzikei]

  Moja pierwsza książka po norwesku 🥰
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  Veilchenmond

  "Nikkys (nicht ganz so) glamouröses Partyleben (Band 2 der Dork Diaries Reihe von Rachel Renée Russell, erschienen im Egmont Verlag) habe ich direkt an einem Tag verschlungen. Die Buchreihe kommt bei mir sehr gut an, da sie sehr humorvoll geschrieben ist und der Comictagebuchstil mit seinen Zeichnungen das Lesen wunderbar auflockert.
  Auch hier dreht sich wieder alles um Nikki J. Maxwell. Der jährliche Halloweenball in der Schule muss organisiert werden, doch McKenzie deren Aufgabe dies eigentlich war, hat keine Lust mehr auf die Organisation. Also müssen wohl die weniger "Beliebten der Schule" ran, damit die Party steigen kann...
  Wer Band 1 kennt, wird Band 2 ebenso lieben ♥ klare Leseempfehlung!
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  Callie Stillion

  Nikki has won the art show, and now, at the party, she has said some pretty goofy things. She even said 'wing-dings' to Brandon, and HE thought it was goofy. But then Mackenzie Hollister (Nikki says, 'It`s so totally OK to call her the mean girl'), says, 'All you may come to my party!' But after the sad time at the party, Nikki gets chocolate all over her dress, and calls home. Then Brandon gives her a mean look, and it haunts her for awhile. Then the Halloween party. That`s a mistake. Mackenzie`s Aunt has arranged to have her help with the Petting Zoo Party for Brianna`s dance class. She rushes back and forth to the middle school party, to the six year old party. When Mackenzie uncovers her, she blames Nikki. Nikki explains, but still feels at trouble with Mackenzie, and she always will.
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  Gary Butler

  35th book read in 2015.
  
  Number 256 out of 463 on my all time book list.
  
  Follow the link below to see my video review:
  
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGPv4...
  
  
  
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  Bookish Devil

  Want to Kill that Mackenzie! Hate her :P
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  Ilsen Leon

  I love reading these old childhood faves and reminiscing. Definitely one of my comfort series as a kid!
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  Molly Cow

  This book 📖 was OK and I liked it a little. I did not like the end tho to much. It was just the same thing over and over. I give this 3 stars ⭐️! Shelby wanted me to put emojis so here you go: 🤮😵‍💫😶‍🌫️🤯🫥🥺🥸☠️👺
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  Nickcole

  Rating: 5
  
  This book picks up where the first one left off, which I think is great because I feel that we get to know Nikki Maxell better with each book and they don't feel rushed. I feel that I could be reading a 14 year old's diary. So this book is about overcoming a BIG obstacle after Mackenzie decides to ruin the Halloween Dance. Nikki and her new friends come together to make the Halloween party happen, but Nikki also double books herself helping out another party. What's a girl to do with two parties to attend, a mean girl that will stop at nothing to make her life hell, a cute crush that asks her to the dance and two krazy friends that she is still getting to know? Well you'll have to find out like I did by reading the book.
  
  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO YOUNG READERS AND ALL YOUNG AT HEART READERS ALIKE!
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  AoF

  4 stars |
  Blog
  
  

  “"Shake your groove thing, shake your groove thing, yeah, yeah," and then you just repeat those words 1,962 times until the song is over.”

  
  Just like the first book, Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl was comedic, adorable and quite relatable! I was relieved to find that this book explored different aspects of Nikki's life that we hadn't seen before rather than bringing us through situations that would make it a slightly tweaked version of the first book. I adored how everything in the book led up to the dance with Nikki being put in some pretty awkward yet hilarious situations.
  
  If you liked the first book, I recommend continuing with the Dork Diaries series because it does not disappoint!
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  Dana Grimes

  I decided to dive in and try one of these since they are so popular. I was disappointed. The characters are all so boring and formulaic with "mean girls" who are over-the-top and such contrived drama on every page. Then there is the random weird stuff (like going to a funeral of someone her parents don't even know and hiccuping through the whole thing) where our main character embarrasses herself, again. I don't even like the illustrations that make the girls look all doe-eyed, big-haired, skinny, and in general all glamoured out.
  
  If you are looking for a great "girl" diary skip these and read something with substance like the Popularity Papers.
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  Chloe Resendez

  The first book was just as good as this one!! I am telling you, Rachel can make these books pretty dramatic. I love how she has a way of grabbing someones attention while reading these. These books are so exciting I'm already reading the third one. I can't wait to see what Rachel's books are do to my emotions next!
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  Tessa 11-12

  It is a good book that I liked just as much as the first Dork Diaries. It is funny and could actually happen in real life. I think that some people might like it but not everybody.
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  B.M.B. Johnson

  See my review of the last book. Holds true, as this book is a direct continuation of the last.
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  Kangi (Taylor's Version)

  OMG! I don´t even know why I tried to read this series again! The amount of drama these people experience in each book - crazy!
  
  Now, in all books like this there is a main ¨mean girl¨ of the story. In this story Mackenzie Hollister is that girl. We are made to feel like she is making Nikki´s life a horrable I mean she does - kinda, but then Nikki insults her every second page and calls her a dumb person. For example, in all of the books so far she compares her like this:
  Mackenzie = A boa constrictor with a lip gloss adiction
  How are we going to feel sorry for Nikki now - espacially when she trash talks almost everyone in her diary.
  Personally Nikki is more toxic then Mackenzie. And in Nikki´s own words: It´s the understatement of the century.
  I mean I´m not jealous or anything ´cause how juvinile would that be?
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  Dinasbookworld

  Meine liebste Reihe aus der Kindheit empfinde ich als immer noch genauso schräg, witzig und toll wie damals. Nikki ist eine tolle Protagonistin, mit der sich bestimmt jeder mal ein wenig identifizieren kann.
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  Ani

  This is one of my favorites! So so fun.