It was an easy read after The Oracle of Dating and the brief reintroduction fit into the storytelling. All in all, it was an easy read, a happy fluffy story for when you need a happy fluffy story in your life. ( )

The Oracle Rebounds was amazing! Not quite rocked-my-socks-off, but I really was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it after a lukewarm response to its predecessor. Sure, I thought Kayla totally misinterpreted Jared's need for space and put herself through unnecessary heartbreak - however, Jared let her do so, so the blame still falls on his shoulders! As far as the catty blogger goes, I cannot believe such a thing would happen in the blogosphere - who would accept to host a guest blogger and then tear him or her to pieces? That just seems incredibly unfathomable! ( )



I enjoyed this book much more because it gave a bit of a more insight on Kayla and her life. Jared surprises Kayla by giving dumping her. Totally unexpected. She is in total shock and just confused. She is unsure what to do and what to say. Kayla does her best to move on, especially when a new foreign exchange student comes landing right in her lap. Can someone say rebound???

Kayla is such a strong character in this book. To me she is not perceived as a teenager. The way that she acts during a break-up, I think she handled it very well. Jared has broken her heart into pieces. She doesn't cause a scene or act crazy. She accept it for what it is and just leave it at that. She blogs a lot which helps vent out her feelings and she gets chance to lean from it as well.

What I love the most about this was the change that Kayla went through. She even say it herself in the book. She was not the same person. Even though she still over Jared, she grew the experience learning from it instead of being bitter.

Also, the way she handled the rebound afterward was good. She didn't go to far and keep the relationship simple. I admire her for acting so grown up in all of this. The questions she posed as well as the advice was once again good. In the end, I believe Kayla made the right choice. ( )

The Oracle Rebounds was a fun, easy reading crash course in friendships and relationship brought to us by Alison van Diepien.

In The Oracle Rebounds we are taken into the life of a just-turned sixteen year old Kayla, a together and mature, girl who anonymously runs a website offering relationship advice for a small price unbeknown to all but two ofher friends.

The situations and hurdles Kayla and the characters of this book came across made for instant nostalgia for
someone, me, who has been out of high school for a few years. It is amazing how I can look back while reading Kayla's story and relate to it, feeling her emotions, and relating to not only her but those around her. This time around, not truly experiencing it myself, I got to witness the issues from all sides and know that even for those YA readers who may not be feeling nostalgic quite yet that they still remember, or are going through, the growing pains of first loves and all that it entails.

Some may have been put off by the fact that Kayla was barely sixteen and charging for advice, giving it to her
older sister, and seemed have a steady head on her shoulders but Kayla just had that air about her. She was
that girl, the one people go to in school just to have someone to listen to them or give them the possible harsh truth. Beyond her advice, even if anonymously, Kayla rounded out her group of friends adding depth to where some of her friends chose different priorities, which were addressed and the consequences were presented to us giving us a story that wasn't only entertaining but realistic.

Even with harsh truths, advice no one would want to hear (who wants to hear their boyfriend is cheating on them, or that your parents were right about your boyfriend?,) and situations even Kayla hated experiencing first hand she stayed true to herself in the end, and offered a wonderful example to readers young, and a those a little older.

The Oracle Rebounds is the sequel to The Oracle of Dating but has the ability to stand alone. It is simply written but has a well formed story and characters. I laughed and I wanted to cry, Alison made sure to cover all of her bases well. ( )

How do you rate a book that is just run-of-the-mill fluff that's far from deep, yet is really fun? That's my question. Because that's exactly what The Oracle Rebounds is. Fluff. And I like me some fluff. But at the same time, I feel a bit off giving fluff books five (or four) stars unless they seriously made me laugh out loud (The Spellman Files, Can You Keep a Secret?) or if it's fluff that evoked a strong reaction from me (like I loathed every single one of the characters yet was still endlessly amused like Something Borrowed). The Oracle Rebounds was neither. So I think I'm justified in my three star rating.

Again I say that there's absolutely nothing wrong with fluff. I love fluff. In fact, while reading this book I was feeling like crap on toast and I could sincerely say that this book made me feel a whole lot better just because it was such a great distraction from the crappiness I was feeling. Plus, I really liked the premise: 16 year old girl who has a kick-ass relationship blog giving all sorts of advice on romantic issues ends up getting dumped. Simple, sweet, and straight to the point. That was this book in a nutshell.

Kayla was likeable even though I was thinking "A 16 year old girl is this wise beyond her years when it comes to relationships?" So, it requires a bit of bending in the laws of realism, but it is fiction and I'm okay with authors tweaking it a little bit. However, one thing that didn't necessarily bother me, but did kind of take me out of the story were some of the blogs that Kayla wrote. The relationship woes ones were fine and totally on point in that it's something a teen would think. The ones on the dangers of sexting and not letting yourself get to vulnerable (i.e. drinking and doing drugs) that you put yourself in danger seemed a bit preachy. Don't get me wrong, I agree that both scenarios are extremely dangerous, but at that point I was very much aware of the fact that it was an adult author writing these blog posts and not a teen.

Besides those little nitpicks, I thought that The Oracle Rebounds was a cute, fluffy, read. Sure, it wasn't extremely memorable, but it was enjoyable. I haven't read the first installment of this series,The Oracle of Dating, but I recommend it anyway. In fact, I wasn't even aware that it was a series until a few pages towards the end that had me thinking it could be. So, if you haven't read the first installment, you should still pick this one up. I don't think it's really necessary to read these in order. Or at least you won't be completely lost if you don't. Recommended. ( )