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kathrineeline's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
hellobookbird's review against another edition
1.0
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I have only myself to blame — I requested this based on the gorgeous cover and the tagline: They said she was going to be my ruin...then let her ruin me.
I made myself get to 20% before I DNF'd.
If I'd had a sample of this, I wouldn't have bought the book. The book opens from Caleb's point of view. He's bored of just randomly picking up girls and when his friend asks him what's wrong with him, his reply is:
Which is then immediately followed by his friend spotting a girl, pointing her out, and Caleb's thought:
Hardly a jump later, she's saving him from another girl coming on to him, says he can buy her a drink to help her forget, and he offers to help her forget somewhere else (wink-wink-nudge-nudge). And instead of taking him up on the offer she calls him an asshole and walks off.
So let's recap: we're in a club, he doesn't just want to randomly pick someone up (except they're at a club), then he spots a really hot girl dancing and wants to pick her up (wait what?), she makes an offer that sounds a lot like she wants to be picked up, he makes said offer, she gets pissed and walks off. With me so far? Okay.
Apparently Caleb isn't really in the mood anymore so he starts heading for his car. Within the span of a few minutes, he sees "Red" (so dubbed from her dress color) leaning against a wall in the parking lot thinking she's had too much to drink, spots a guy leering from a few feet away head for her, and decides to be her knight in shining armor. He tells the guy to leave, takes her to his car and is determined to drive her home when he finds out she's homeless because she's been kicked out of her place. Oooooooookay.
On the way to bringing her to his place she pukes in his brand spankin' new car. Twice. Double ooooooookay.
Let's recap again: renowned playboy saves hot drunk girl, finds out she's homeless, decides to bring her home, she pukes in his pretty car (twice) and doesn't dump her on the side of the road. Either this guy is a saint or something is really fishy.
We're at 3%.
I'd like to say it was only up from here but I'd be lying.
Let me sum up the next 17%:
• Red wakes up, discovers she's in Caleb Lockhart's apartment – the campus man whore – who happens to be loaded
• Caleb offers to let her stay in the spare bedroom until she finds an apartment to which she soundly rejects him and tells him she's not going to be his "prostitute"
• Lots of unnecessary drama/angst blah blah with the differences in the monetary situations until Red eventually agrees to cook for him in exchange for the free room and board until she can get on her feet
• Caleb can't get Red off his mind and acts like an spoiled adolescent, constantly acting out and saying stupid things in an effort to get her attention
• Red's headspace is the usual not-right-for-you-don't-fall-for-him-but-omg-hes-hot-and-maybe-not-bad-but-no-wait-no
Caleb is the campus pretty boy that likes to get laid. Red is the blue collar girl trying to make her way in a tough world.
What should have happened? Red dumped him on his pretty boy ass and Caleb wanted her enough to grow up and get her.
I am just thoroughly disgusted.
I have only myself to blame — I requested this based on the gorgeous cover and the tagline: They said she was going to be my ruin...then let her ruin me.
I made myself get to 20% before I DNF'd.
If I'd had a sample of this, I wouldn't have bought the book. The book opens from Caleb's point of view. He's bored of just randomly picking up girls and when his friend asks him what's wrong with him, his reply is:
"If you ate the same shit every day, you'd get bored of it too."
Which is then immediately followed by his friend spotting a girl, pointing her out, and Caleb's thought:
In the middle of the dance floor, a girl was dancing–no, scratch that–gyrating so sensuously that I couldn't help but stare. She moved like...sex comes to mind. Her short, tight dress covered her hourglass body like a second skin, seducing the dozens of eyes turned on her. [...] And it was in make-me-sin red.
Hardly a jump later, she's saving him from another girl coming on to him, says he can buy her a drink to help her forget, and he offers to help her forget somewhere else (wink-wink-nudge-nudge). And instead of taking him up on the offer she calls him an asshole and walks off.
So let's recap: we're in a club, he doesn't just want to randomly pick someone up (except they're at a club), then he spots a really hot girl dancing and wants to pick her up (wait what?), she makes an offer that sounds a lot like she wants to be picked up, he makes said offer, she gets pissed and walks off. With me so far? Okay.
Apparently Caleb isn't really in the mood anymore so he starts heading for his car. Within the span of a few minutes, he sees "Red" (so dubbed from her dress color) leaning against a wall in the parking lot thinking she's had too much to drink, spots a guy leering from a few feet away head for her, and decides to be her knight in shining armor. He tells the guy to leave, takes her to his car and is determined to drive her home when he finds out she's homeless because she's been kicked out of her place. Oooooooookay.
On the way to bringing her to his place she pukes in his brand spankin' new car. Twice. Double ooooooookay.
Let's recap again: renowned playboy saves hot drunk girl, finds out she's homeless, decides to bring her home, she pukes in his pretty car (twice) and doesn't dump her on the side of the road. Either this guy is a saint or something is really fishy.
We're at 3%.
I'd like to say it was only up from here but I'd be lying.
Let me sum up the next 17%:
• Red wakes up, discovers she's in Caleb Lockhart's apartment – the campus man whore – who happens to be loaded
• Caleb offers to let her stay in the spare bedroom until she finds an apartment to which she soundly rejects him and tells him she's not going to be his "prostitute"
• Lots of unnecessary drama/angst blah blah with the differences in the monetary situations until Red eventually agrees to cook for him in exchange for the free room and board until she can get on her feet
• Caleb can't get Red off his mind and acts like an spoiled adolescent, constantly acting out and saying stupid things in an effort to get her attention
• Red's headspace is the usual not-right-for-you-don't-fall-for-him-but-omg-hes-hot-and-maybe-not-bad-but-no-wait-no
Caleb is the campus pretty boy that likes to get laid. Red is the blue collar girl trying to make her way in a tough world.
What should have happened? Red dumped him on his pretty boy ass and Caleb wanted her enough to grow up and get her.
I am just thoroughly disgusted.
eliover's review against another edition
1.0
Here from Wattpad. If anyone hasn't read the book yet, don't bother.
I read this when I was a teen and remember swooning over this.
But now I know that this is just some plotless characterless book with a shit ton of drama.
Can't believe I actually enjoyed this then
I read this when I was a teen and remember swooning over this.
But now I know that this is just some plotless characterless book with a shit ton of drama.
Can't believe I actually enjoyed this then
digir's review against another edition
4.0
I just finished rereading it and I STILL enjoyed it!
Finishing I realise there’s a second book and I can’t remember if I read the second book all those years ago.
This book is proof that good stuff really was on wattpad and I’m grateful to have lived in that time. A little selfishly, I’m especially grateful everything in the app was free then, because I was a young dumb broke high school kid.
Finishing I realise there’s a second book and I can’t remember if I read the second book all those years ago.
This book is proof that good stuff really was on wattpad and I’m grateful to have lived in that time. A little selfishly, I’m especially grateful everything in the app was free then, because I was a young dumb broke high school kid.
steph_k_103's review against another edition
DND at 30%, she just got too annoying sometimes. There was so substance to her reactions
zeeereads's review against another edition
1.0
13 year old loved this book but rereading it years later… holy shit this is bad. Super super cringy I really wish I didn’t reread.
sumru's review against another edition
3.0
Read this book three times on Wattpad and enjoyed it every single time
emilylovestoreadandwrite's review against another edition
5.0
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Chasing Red, has a special place in my heart. From Red meeting Caleb, to Red finding out she loves him. I could not get enough of this book. In Chasing red, the book does not focus on the spice and details. It focuses more on character development and the problems both characters are going through. Lots of people are saying that Caleb deserved better than Red. But from my point of view, I can kind of relate to Red's wariness. She was hurt in her youth, emotionally and I think, maybe physically. I'm not sure yet. Reds hesitation and blow up towards Caleb and B-R ( i hate her) was her trying to protect her self.You have got to understand that Red did not grow up privileged like Caleb did. She had to fight for what she wanted. If I was in her shoes, I wouldn't want anything getting in the way. So when B-R confronted her in the bathroom. She didn't think about Caleb explaining himself. She learned to not push the situation any further and walk away. She didn't want to get hurt anymore. But as we realize throughout the end, She comes to think about everything Caleb has done for her... make her laugh, play and show her love. He showed what happiness is. She realized her mistake and tried to fix it. See my review on "Always Red" for more. Thank you
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Chasing Red, has a special place in my heart. From Red meeting Caleb, to Red finding out she loves him. I could not get enough of this book. In Chasing red, the book does not focus on the spice and details. It focuses more on character development and the problems both characters are going through. Lots of people are saying that Caleb deserved better than Red. But from my point of view, I can kind of relate to Red's wariness. She was hurt in her youth, emotionally and I think, maybe physically. I'm not sure yet. Reds hesitation and blow up towards Caleb and B-R ( i hate her) was her trying to protect her self.You have got to understand that Red did not grow up privileged like Caleb did. She had to fight for what she wanted. If I was in her shoes, I wouldn't want anything getting in the way. So when B-R confronted her in the bathroom. She didn't think about Caleb explaining himself. She learned to not push the situation any further and walk away. She didn't want to get hurt anymore. But as we realize throughout the end, She comes to think about everything Caleb has done for her... make her laugh, play and show her love. He showed what happiness is. She realized her mistake and tried to fix it. See my review on "Always Red" for more. Thank you
james_reads2000's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
alliecat961's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn’t bad, just not great. It definitely picks up in the last third of the book, all of the rest of the book is basically just the same thing going on over and over again. Will be reading book 2 thanks to that cliffhanger though..