What an amazing cute short-story. It gives us a glimpse to the past of Cinder when she had first came to Adri's house. We see her struggling to fit inWhat an amazing cute short-story. It gives us a glimpse to the past of Cinder when she had first came to Adri's house. We see her struggling to fit in, doing something to make these people who are strangers to her believe in her, believe that she's worth something and that she's not useless and worthless of their attention and care. It's heartbreaking reading this. She is just a little girl and she's in so much pain and she's so alone and she cannot remember a thing before the surgery that turned her into a cyborg. If you've read Cinder then I suggest that you read this immediately, it's a good way to establish a deeper connection with our lovely protagonist....more
May your eye go to the Sun, To the wind your soul.… You are all the colors in one, at full brightness.”
At first I was let down by the book. I had
May your eye go to the Sun, To the wind your soul.… You are all the colors in one, at full brightness.”
At first I was let down by the book. I had read about 60 percent of the book and it felt unsatisfactory to me, like something was missing. This book gave me this vague feeling that every idea in there had been recycled and I was not happy.
All that changed when the book suddenly started picking up a little, steadily and suddenly I found myself touched, and I was crying by what I was reading and I was feeling a wholeness.
Finch is the definition of a troubled teenager, but his reasons are pretty genuine. Neglected by his dad, living in a broken home.. All those thrown in, along with another fact that I cannot reveal, make the toughest person break down.
Violet isn't exactly troubled. She's going through a rough patch and Fitch is the one to get her out of there. She's not entirely up to the idea of liking him at first, but she finds that they are forming a bond together..
I liked both of them. They are both, solid, well-formed characters, with flaws and insecurities and I think the author did a great work at creating a bunch of a troubled teenagers, and reasons as to why they're troubled.
The reason I gave it 3 stars though lies in the fact that nothing happened till after the second half of the book. Nothing big, and although I understand that she was trying to build up a huge ending, in order to have a great book, you need more than a booming ending, you need big moments along the rest of the book, and the rest of the book felt much too ordinary and simplistic..
Altogether, it's a great read and I recommend it. ...more
So, where do I start from? Do I start from the beginning? Well, I was and still am pumped for this book, for this series. It's a great series and althSo, where do I start from? Do I start from the beginning? Well, I was and still am pumped for this book, for this series. It's a great series and although Susan Ee planned for it to be a 5 book series, it ended up being just 3 books, and this is the final one.
I'm sad that there won't be any more books coming from this series but I'd sure as hell love to read some other book Ee releases in the future. I'm quite sure, it's going to be amazing.
Her short sentences, and dialogues are amazing and despite my not liking dialogues all that much, she brings them on nicely and definitely adds to the amazing-ness of the story.
So, final chapter. Is it a happily ever after or is it a disastrous ever after? You'll have to read to find out.
If you're a fan, a shipper, of Penryn and Raffe then you'll probably love this book. It's the only book in the trilogy where we get some action between these two. Things get heated. Hot and bothered.
The book was gripping, it didn't let me go. I couldn't even get myself to leave the book aside and go pee. Yup. That's gripping to me. Uhm, there was action, constant action, and that's what I mainly love about this series. It's a dystopia, it has angels and it involves some drool-worthy action.
While Penryn has always been a badass, I think she's more confident in this one, she's more decisive. She becomes a leader. Raffe, okay, he's the tough type and while some authors get the whole attitude wrong, Ee did him justice, balancing the tough facade and his real self.
I only wish that after the final battle scene, the ending of the book would have laster a little while longer so I could have said my goodbyes more properly. Oh, and yes your eyes didn't trick you, there is a battle scene and I'm telling you this because it'll make you that much more anxious throughout the book....more
“How odd to be made of flesh, balanced on bone, and filled with a soul you’ve never met.”
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There's something superawesomesaucy about this boo
“How odd to be made of flesh, balanced on bone, and filled with a soul you’ve never met.”
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There's something superawesomesaucy about this book. There is so much suspense and so much mystery throughout the entire book. I just read it in one sitting and when I finished it I just kept turning the pages but to no avail.. There were no more pages and I was so thirsty for more. More Charlie. More Silas. More of their douchey old douchey selves. More of this suspensful story.
Something about the way it finishes it left me with so many questions that had been building up from the very beginning of the book. It starts abruptly. It's something completely new and I'm still not sure if it's paranormal or all of this can somehow be explained without the interference of the supernatural.. I don't know how to categorize this book. It is contemporary, sure, but still not sure if it's fantasy or paranormal.. There were doses of thriller and an amount of drooling romance and desire that I just wish the protagonists would let themselves indulge into.
An obstinate girl. A nice guy. Well, or it seems so since we can't really tell (if you read this you'll understand why I'm saying this). I love how both Silas and Charlie doubt themselves and how they don't think before insulting themselves and judge who they are/were.
“I’m Tetris Silas. All my pieces and parts are going to fit into all of your pieces and parts.”
Trust me on this one and read it because it already is one of the best books of 2015 and I just wish it were longer because I'm already suffering of the disease known as waiting-for-the-next-damn-book....more
I love cheese. I'm a cheesy person and I love cheese and cheesy people and people who love cheese.
This is cheesily (don't care if that's not a word) pI love cheese. I'm a cheesy person and I love cheese and cheesy people and people who love cheese.
This is cheesily (don't care if that's not a word) perfect. I love Zuze & Mik, they are actually the best secondary characters in a book series. They are amazing, I love them and all their cheesiness and their romance and now I love how they met and all these things they did for each other to eventually end up in a boat, drinking tea and eating chocolate cake. Aaah, I'm saying I love cheese, and I mean it! ...more
“The sadness will last forever. And I think he was right, but I also think he was very, very wrong. It doesn’t last forever. Because we don’t last
“The sadness will last forever. And I think he was right, but I also think he was very, very wrong. It doesn’t last forever. Because we don’t last forever.”
This was a decent follow up to the first book which I still hold dearly in my heart but in this one something felt off. First and foremost, I hate how the author categorized it as a novel despite its short length.
Isis is a really dark and twisted teenager and that's my favorite kind. However, she's snarky and sassy and sometimes doesn't think the consequences of saying whatever she feels like saying and ends up hurting people around her. I'm not saying that Jack, the cold king, doesn't deserve any of this but sometimes we have to draw a line at what is and isn't appropriate to say and more importantly when it's the right time to say it.
Although, Isis is an amazing character, I wish there were less snarky comments and more plot. At times, it felt like the storyline was being dragged on and I don't like overstretched scenes.
The rating is not objective. At all. To be honest, it's pretty harsh because the first book was flawless and I loved how different it was from other books of its kind. This one simply did not live up to my expectations. Sadly.
Something tells me, by the way the book ended, that the next one though is going to be more intriguing. Let's see....more
«I reach out for his hand, my own trembling. His fingers look so long and slender, and gentle. They feel smooth, and warm. I take hold of a few of
«I reach out for his hand, my own trembling. His fingers look so long and slender, and gentle. They feel smooth, and warm. I take hold of a few of them, like they’re a lifeline. A raft in the sea. A rope in a deep hole. “You smell good,” I say. “And you’re fun to pick on. And I like your mom. You’re smart. Kind of dumb, but also kind of smart. I had fun. With the war. And the kiss. And the date. And you called me beautiful and it was nice. So even if we never battle again, even if you hate me forever for saying I like you, thank you. Thank you a lot -»
If there's one thing I loved the most about this book, and trust me I loved lots of things about it, then it's the fact that Isis is one of the truest and kindest heroines I've ever had the pleasure of reading about. This entire book took me by surprise. It was so good, i enjoyed it thoroughly.
Despite the bleak theme it targeted, which is that of abuse, I think the fact that the main character, Isis, is so funny and can make light of whatever situation she finds herself in. Her humor and self-sarcasm took the dark edge off the book and made me enjoy it that much more.
Isis used to be the girl everyone made fun of. She was a target for ill comments about her weight. She used to be the girl on the sidelines, the girl who had lots of excess weight on and who got fat-shamed all the time. I'm sure many of you had girls like that at your school. Many of you might have been that girl or boy who everyone made fun of. Well, Isis got used in the worst possible way, she fell in love and the guy not only broke her heart but took advantage of her in the process and humiliated her.
Her mom was beaten by her ex-boyfriend, so she and Iris have moved away and started a new life. Isis has lost all of her excess weight but she still doesn't trust anyone, especially boys. She still has self-confidence issues, she thinks she's ugly. She says that she's never going to love again. Isis is one of those people who try to make fun of everything, out of every situation, just so they can hide behind those jokes and jests. She doesn't want to face reality and she continually avoids dealing with her emotions.
First day into the new school and she makes a friend but also an enemy. The friend is Kayla, and the enemy is Kayla's crush, named Jack. Jack is, shall I say the female version of Isis? Yes, he's colder, and distanced and has no friends at all but they're the same in the way that they both want to always be in control, of their life, of their emotions, and that's what ignites a war between them. She tries to hurt him and he retaliates. Uncovering secrets. Shaming one another. Spreading rumors about each other. Snarky comments and endlessly sassy retorts and funny comments. It's fun to witness that and I'll admit I laughed a lot while reading this.
I felt for the characters, the main ones and the supporting ones. I connected with them and I got to experience their problems and empathize with them. The author did a very good job of conveying the characters' feelings and I'm still overwhelmed by the way it ended and it was all kinds of sad and heart-breaking and it makes me that much more eager to grab the next book and read it in one sitting till my eyes turn red from sleep deprivation.
There's a lot of backstory and there are twists which honestly didn't see coming and this is really deep story and very unique, too. The characters have depth and this book was such a nice surprise and it was also sad but also thought-provocative and it's not one of those young-adult books that you read and then you just say "this was good but it didn't instill anything, no feelings, whatsoever in me". It's the type of book you'll carry with you after you put the book down, in your sleep, in the shower the next morning, during lunch.. To say the least, I loved it.
Recommending it to anyone who's looking for an amazing young-adult book with lots of meaning and underlying messages....more
“'I live for the dream that my children will be born free. That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.'
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“'I live for the dream that my children will be born free. That they will be what they like. That they will own the land their father gave them.'
'I live for you,' I say sadly.
She kisses my cheek. 'Then you must live for more.'”
So, the storyline follows Darrow as he's rising to become something more, something else for the sake of his caste. He lives in Mars, under the surface, trying to mine enough helium-3 in order to terraform the surface of Mars and make it habitable for him & all the other colors from Earth to move here. Earth is supposedly falling apart. Darrow is a Red. Reds are the slaves, those who are born to service & work. The entire system is based on eugenics. If you're born a child of a Gold then you're bound to become something big, relating to government. Golds & Silvers are the top ones, the ones that control. They run the economy, the government & everything relatable to the control of the planet, and not only.
Darrow has to become a Gold, has to transform himself, with the help of others. They made him stronger, faster, better. They turned him into someone else. So, he can inflitrate the society of Golds & get in the system. Undermine them, slowly & slothfully.
Well, I really don't want to spoil it for you. There are more colors regarding the castes & there are many more things to the castes than I let on.
It's a really well-structured book, fast-paced & the writing is incredible. Considering how young the author is I'm surprised it is that good. It's a very mature book, with mature writing and mature themes and while this is categorized as a young-adult I wouldn't recommend it to young-adult audiences.
The writing is very vivid, very gory at some points and it adds to the whole mature 'look' of the book. I actually loved how descriptive he is with the sight-seeings and how he captures the essence of all things and writes them down in a most enchanting way.
I loved Darrow and all the characters. They're nice built, with character development and most of them are sure of the things they want, and what they want from life. This was told from a first-person perspective so I expected to connect with everything Darrow said, and felt and in a way I did but not so much.. I certainly felt his emotions, felt his angst towards the world, his disappointment in all things, his passion to accomplish his mission and his determination to finish what he started. But I failed to connect with his acute cleverness & his prodigious self. I failed to understand him. Sometimes he was so complicated, so messed-up. Don't get me wrong, he has all the right in the universe to be messed-up and not okay but sometimes it was all too much. I think he lacked hope, he had the power to move on, to go on for the sake of Eo (his wife) but I was waiting for his break-down, for the moment he'd melt down and cry his eyes out and he did. I still loved Darrow though. He's an amazing character. Snarky & sharp. I just hope the next book brings that connection I'm talking about.
«This is what I knew: I was trapped in my body, in that bed, at that moment. But even as I looked out through the windows of my eyes, through the bars«This is what I knew: I was trapped in my body, in that bed, at that moment. But even as I looked out through the windows of my eyes, through the bars of my prison, I knew I wouldn’t be trapped forever. They rattled my cage to see if I’d bite. When they released me, they’d see that the answer was yes.»
This book had me on edge the entire time. Just like the first one. But, truthfully, even more so. It solidified my love for both Mara and Noah. I just love them so so so much. They have both been through so much and not just now but their whole lives and it makes me so sad and I just want to protect them.
This one is better than the first. It had a tad bit of thriller vibe going on and I loved it. I loved the moments Mara and Noah had even though there weren't many. I loved the plot twists and believe me when I say that I didn't see that ending coming. I just hope that Jude is indefinitely dead and that NOAH IS ALIVE FOR GOD'S SAKE OR I WILL THROW A FIT.
I must admit this book kind of had me screaming either with the storyline flow, or with the plot twists and most definitely had me screeching from happiness whenever Noah and Mara would just TALK. The way they love, they want, and they need each other breaks me. Aah.
I cannot wait for the final book. Until then I'll be like; [image]...more
I've been a long-time fan of the tv show so I thought I'd give this book series a try.
I don't know if it was because I've seen all those things happenI've been a long-time fan of the tv show so I thought I'd give this book series a try.
I don't know if it was because I've seen all those things happening in the tv series, in a much more lengthening and stretching way but this book lacked the thrill the tv show sometimes gives me. I was no surprised at all by anything happening in the book and I expected that there wouldn't be anything that would blow my mind away but I was disappointed by the fact that the characters in the book are a far-cry from those of the tv series. The only character that the book and the character have that is somewhat the same, is Aria. I don't mean they're different looking, they're different characters, different personalities and that was what mainly let me down..
The plot was unraveling fast enough and that's the only good thing, although that was practically the first episode of the tv show, as far as the mystery goes. The writing was mediocre and I thought Mrs. Shepard would be a better author than this. Her characters are swallow (I much prefer those of the tv show) and the writing is a tad bit sloppy and it left me completely indifferent.
My point with this review isn't to compare the tv show to the book but just clarify the major differences between the two. I'm most definitely sure that even if I had read this before watching the tv series I would have still given it three stars.
If you're a fan of the tv series then I don't recommend you read this, I'd say stick with the tv show, instead. If then again, you're interested in or looking for some contemporary ya with shreds of mystery in it and have never heard of the tv show then go ahead and read this, you may actually end up enjoying this....more
Well, that's a dnf, which stands for "did not finish". I'm sorry but I just couldn't finish this no matter how hard I tried to go through with it, I jWell, that's a dnf, which stands for "did not finish". I'm sorry but I just couldn't finish this no matter how hard I tried to go through with it, I just kept yawning like there was no tomorrow. This book is booooooring, nothing happens. The plot seemed unoriginal, and I'm not a huge fan of werewolves.. If it were possible to die of boredom, my funeral would have taken place days ago..
I hated the insta-love thing, I am not a fan of those either. And I'm not a fan of idle storylines.. I don't understand how this could be so bad. I wanted to to buy the boxed set and I'm glad I decided to read the first book before doing so, now I never will.
I'm actually a fan of Maggie Stiefvater, I've read other books of hers and I loved them and I thought this would be just as good. And now I'm wondering how can this series be her most read works when she has much better books??
So, the story is, a girl gets bitten by a wolf but does not turn into one and instead of being terrified of them, she adores them and grows into a wolf-stalker. She's particularly fond of a wolf with yellow eyes. When she grows up, she meets said wold, and they fall in love in a matter of five minutes. Ugh, blah blah..
I'll admit that the first book took me by surprise, it was really nice despite some editorial mistakes which were editorial so I tried not to Hmmm...
I'll admit that the first book took me by surprise, it was really nice despite some editorial mistakes which were editorial so I tried not to be judgemental. This one had some, too.. But that's not why I gave this 2 stars.. What made me give this 2 stars is mainly the fact that the storyline in this one was not as thick as it was in the first one. I could have done without reading this book, and still be pleased with just the first one.
What I'm trying to say is that this was not as good as the first. The first had a little bit of originality while this one followed around to the footsteps of the most common ya contemporary romances and that let me down. This could have easily served as a long-stretched novella but it qualifies as a full novel instead.
I'll say again that I liked the book, just expected more out of it other than some poor-ass plot and an unsatisfying ending.
PS: I still find the characters charming as hell....more
If you ask me, this was a really good read, that's it if you're into cute relationships with lots of up and downs and you're okay with the drama. The If you ask me, this was a really good read, that's it if you're into cute relationships with lots of up and downs and you're okay with the drama. The drama worked out for me, it pulled me in right from the beginning, because I'm a sucker for drama and I won't even try to deny it.
Lucy Larson is a 17-year-old with the ambition of getting into Julliard and becoming a dancer. She's recently moved to a new town. One day at the beach, a boy catches her eye, that's it until he notices she's taken an interest in him and he comes over and strikes a conversation with her. And so it begins. He supposedly lives next to her which is a lie.
Jude Ryder is kind of fucked-up, you see. His father is in jail, his mother bailed on him. He's living in a boy's home and things are not pretty in his life, until he meets Lucy and she becomes the girl he wants to marry.
The thing about this, is that it has amazing characters. I loved the characters from the beginning and that's why it got me hooked up. Jude is not your typical bad-boy, he's actually very nice. He just has a temper and he hates all the pretentious shits at his school, which is okay because once upon a time when I went to highscool, I hated everybody and wanted to stab them in the eye. He's been through hell, his life couldn't be any worse but he just keeps on going. What misses from his life is someone to motivate him, someone to make him see how good he is. That's where Lucy comes in.
Lucy, well, she's not one to take shit from anyone, especially from Jude. She does not put up with his shit and she'll downright tell himm if he does something to fuck it up. She is the only one who gets to him and the only one who understands and sees him for what he is. A human who makes mistakes and whose life is terrible.
While our characters have problems, they are willing to work through them because they love each other. It's actually one of the few high-school romances that I found so cute. Their romance is existential and not fictional and they're not just horndogs trying to dryhump each other. Cute.
“How does a guy like you promise someone forever at eighteen?”
“Easy,” he said, pressing a soft kiss into the corner of my mouth. “He finds a girl like you.”
Nicole Williams is a good author. There were some editorial mistakes but that's understandable and there weren't many so I didn't really take notice. I liked her writing, there is a lot of talk about feelings and I loved that. While the book is relatively short, she manages to make it full and I had a feeling of contentment by the time I was finished and I must admit that I wanted to get into the next one right away. I couldn't get enough of the amazing characters and their cuteness. ...more
I won't lie that when I started the book I was perplexed and thought I was reading a crossover of Harry Potter & The Mortal Instruments but as the booI won't lie that when I started the book I was perplexed and thought I was reading a crossover of Harry Potter & The Mortal Instruments but as the book went on the less it reminded me of those books and it started to make a story of its own which left me several times muttering 'wtf' and 'what the hell is going on'.
Callum is a such a great kid and you won't believe what's his story. Especially after you've read the last 40 or so pages. Tamara reminded me of Hermione because she's witty and quick-to-temper but that's the only similary between Harry Potter and Magisterium. Aaron is so adorable and cute and I bet most of you will want to pet him. Jasper adds a certain hostility to the book and although most of you will find him annoying I just think he is a great kid who's acting out because he's been under a lot of pressure.
The flow of the book is amazing and it's really fast-paced. The book is actually on a timeline of 7-8 months and it's well-structured.
It's a great world and a great story and with this book, both Holly and Cassie managed to win me over as a fan of the series and it's certain that I'm going to read the next book in the series. I actually cannot wait. Let me just say that the cliffhanger in the end of the book is HUGE HUGE HUGE and it made me wonder what there is to be done from here on out....more
As much as I found interesting the fact that this had a dark vibe going on the entire time, I must say that I was completely let down by the writing. As much as I found interesting the fact that this had a dark vibe going on the entire time, I must say that I was completely let down by the writing. I don't know if it is because it's the author's first book but I guess that must be it. The story was equal parts intriguing and confusing, so I have mixed feelings about this entire book. I struggled giving a rating to this. I wasn't sure if it deserved 3 stars or 2 but I'll say that I'm somewhere in between.
Aislinn is a mortal, she has the Sight, which means she can see the faeries. She's always been able too and her grams always advised her to not let them know that she could see them because faeries can be unpredictable and vicious. Keenan is the Summer King, he's royalty and his mother is the Winter Queen so that means they are enemies. He's been trying to find the girl that will touch the winter staff without being consumed by the Queen's frost and so far he's only failed.
It's a multi-changing perspective book. There are four characters narrating the story. Aislinn is one, Keenan another, Donia who is the last girl who touched the winter staff and got consumed by the frost and now she's partially a ghost, and lastly, Seth, Aislinn's boyfriend of sorts.
This book has its pros and cons. It's fast-paced and the story evolves quickly, there are multiple p.o.v's so one does not get bored easily but it's not that well-written and the story can get baffling, to say the least.
I'm sure that whoever reads this, they'll enjoy it. You may won't love it, I didn't either. But I'm intrigued enough, by the ending and the twists, that I'm going to be reading the next book in the series and hope for the best....more
This is truly and all-powerfully beautiful. It's a tale. Not a fairytale but a tale as in a story.
It's not about happy endings. It's just that we are This is truly and all-powerfully beautiful. It's a tale. Not a fairytale but a tale as in a story.
It's not about happy endings. It's just that we are so full of "happy endings" these days that I've come to loathe the very uttering of these two words when they are side by side.
It's a beautiful book and it has something to teach us all. It's not just Connor who has to face the truth. It's all of us who keep denying certain facts in order to fake live in a fairytale but the happy bubble is going to burst and all we are going to have left is our broken truths and our broken selves.
So, like Connor, we need a monster, someone to make us face the truth, our truth, before the hurt and struggle are irreversible. It's a very deep book, with lots of truth about it. It's a must for everyone....more
I know Amy A. Bartol. She's not an unknown author to me. I've read her Premonition series and I am pretty familiar with her Good, but nothing special.
I know Amy A. Bartol. She's not an unknown author to me. I've read her Premonition series and I am pretty familiar with her prose. In this book, she tried to step out her waters, and tried to do something more original than today's young-adult books.
Kricket is a troubled girl, a run away from the system, a girl with no family. Her life is not interesting. That changes when two groups of people come looking for her and is captured by one of those groups and brought to an alien world.
Yes, yes, I forgot to tell you about Kricket's gift, that she knows when someone's lying to her. Or the fact that the her hair when cut, it turns from blond to dark and then turns to dust. Then it grows back to the same length it was before.
We learn about Kricket's lineage, about the planet called Ethar, about its system, and how big it is, the differences with earth. Now, it's time I tell you the reason why this was not as good as it could be. It's a simple one: the author clearly didn't put much effort in creating an alien world as one would expect it. The so called Ethar is nothing but an Earth with a slightly different vocabulary.
This could have been a really good book if only Mrs. Bartol would have taken care of its content. I didn't like the instant-love thingy, and that seems to be her thing. While she writes good romances, instead of building it up slowly, she just goes and makes it instant and rush.
The end has no cliffhanger whatsoever. For a first book in a series it was really poor, from all aspects, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. ...more
This is a fascinating and stunning book. Or fairy tale. Call it whatever you like. For me it was more of a fairy tale because it's adventurous and it This is a fascinating and stunning book. Or fairy tale. Call it whatever you like. For me it was more of a fairy tale because it's adventurous and it travelled me to a very bizzare world which most children would find fascinating but adults would freak the hell out. I'll forever consider myself a kid at heart even though I am 19, so, this book, this masterpiece, it's a fairy tale to me.
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Coraline is a small girl, petite if you'd like, who finds herself tangled up in a very dark and mysterious story. She comes face to face with her other mother, a being who's bleak and devours children for breakfast. She says she loves Coraline, but this kind of love is how cats love to eat mice. There were other children before her, and now they're all trapped inside a mirror forever. Coraline strikes a deal with her other mother and it's her only way out.
What I loved about this fairy tale it's the fact that the heroine isn't just a child. She's a wise child, she is not ignorant. She's quick-to-like and she's an adventurous kid with lots of love for exploring. If it was anyone else, other than her, I don't really believe she would have managed to come out of this unscathed.
By the by, I'll post a quote below which grew quickly to become one of my favorite lines ever:
"But how can you walk away from something and still come back to it?" "Easy," said the cat. "Think of somebody walking around the world. You start out walking away from something and end up coming back to it." "Small world," said Coraline."...more
It's a really good prequel novella and altogether I found it exciting and intriguing and so I can't wait to read the first novel of the series. Is theIt's a really good prequel novella and altogether I found it exciting and intriguing and so I can't wait to read the first novel of the series. Is there ever going to be a bad Jennifer L. Armentrout book? No, I don't think so....more
“What I told you about saving people isn't true. You might think it is, because you might want someone else to save you, or you might want to save
“What I told you about saving people isn't true. You might think it is, because you might want someone else to save you, or you might want to save someone so badly. But no one else can save you, not really. Not from yourself. [...] You fall asleep in the foothills, and the wolf comes down from the mountains. And you hope someone will wake you up. Or chase it off. Or shoot it dead. But when you realize that the wolf is inside you, that's when you know. You can't run from it. And no one who loves you can kill the wolf, because it's part of you. They see your face on it. And they won't fire the shot.”
I didn't read this having high expectations, in fact, I thought that I wouldn't even like it and know this, prejudice is a very bad thing because I actually loved it. I loved how deep and simple it was, it approached the problems teenagers can sometimes face in a really touching and beautiful way.
We all know that sometimes parents can be of no help to us, there are things that every single person has to cope with alone with no help from loved ones and that does not only apply to the grown ups, it also applies to kids who've been through things & are still going through some tough stuff that they cannot talk about to anyone because they feel like they can't be helped, or saved. It's what leads many teenagers to committing suicide.
If you have a friend like that, please, don't ignore them, don't let them push you away, be there for them, care for them, stand by them and help them not slay the beast that's hiding inside them but simply let them know that they are not alone, that they have someone to fight and win for and there are people who love them.
This book was a great example of it. There were all kinds of problems to a bunch of children, I mean, sure, the heroine was one and her problem was pretty tragic but there were all of these stories woven into them. Kids with sexuality problems, kids who had to come apart because of how things change, kids with no worthy parents. It targets lots of problems in a very wide spectrum and that was awesome to read and experience through the eyes of a teenage girl.
“I think a lot of people want to be someone, but we are scared that if we try, we won't be as good as everyone imagines we could be.”
It all eventually comes down to this. Don't be naive enough to think that you're not worthy, that you're not loved or that you won't be accepted. In the end, just be yourself and don't give a fuck about what anyone else feels. I'm tired of doing everything in order to be liked or acceptable, I just want to be and if you're not in for it, I'm sorry there's nothing I can do for you to like me. If you fake it then don't expect anyone to love you for who you are. They'll just love the facade that you created.
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