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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
anete's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I enjoyed the representation of a diabetic teenager and a few of the other characters. The ideas in this book were quite good, if not a bit cliche, but the execution was lacking. A lot of the issues were simplified and lacked depth or nuance.
bookish720's review against another edition
3.0
I downloaded this book on Audible because it sounded cute and I have read a book by this author before and I really enjoyed it. This story was cute. I didn't find myself being able to relate to either of the main characters all that much. I also didn't get emotionally invested in the story. I thought the story was cute and it was enjoyable to listen. I didn't find myself needing to listen because I had to know what happened. I wouldn't read this again and I won't be purchasing it in paperback.
ladyblackmead's review against another edition
5.0
*I received a copy of this book via NetGalley to review. All opinions below are my own.*
Let me start this review off by saying that I absolutely loved everything about this book from start to finish. The story, the characters, the flow of the book—for me it all worked together so well.
The two main characters, Benjamin and Charlie, have both had very difficult lives growing up. They both have secrets that they want to keep from becoming public knowledge. But as their friendship grows, it becomes more difficult for them to keep their secrets from one another.
I never knew quite where the story was going to end up, which I loved. Too often I find things to be predictable, and this book was anything but predictable. The End of Feeling not only accurately portrays what the high school experience is like for some, but also shows what it's like trying to keep up appearances and pretend that everything is just fine when it isn't.
Let me start this review off by saying that I absolutely loved everything about this book from start to finish. The story, the characters, the flow of the book—for me it all worked together so well.
The two main characters, Benjamin and Charlie, have both had very difficult lives growing up. They both have secrets that they want to keep from becoming public knowledge. But as their friendship grows, it becomes more difficult for them to keep their secrets from one another.
I never knew quite where the story was going to end up, which I loved. Too often I find things to be predictable, and this book was anything but predictable. The End of Feeling not only accurately portrays what the high school experience is like for some, but also shows what it's like trying to keep up appearances and pretend that everything is just fine when it isn't.
karinaram's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 Stars
Charlie is the new girl in town, after her grandmother passes away both her mentally ill mother and her move in with Charlie's aunt. Charlie refuses to be a burden, not accepting help from aunt to take care of her mother. She doesn't trust anyone to do it after her mother was sexually assaulted in a home for special needs adults thus resulting in her creation. She certainly won't entertain the idea of putting her mother away again much to her aunts dismay.
The last thing Charlie is time for is going out with her new found friends. Especially Benjamin, schools bad boy and star quarterback. On the outside he lives a charmed life, can get anyone he wants, great grades and star quarterback, but his home life is a different story. It's dark and painful and not something he shares with anyone.
Slowly Ben and Charlie form a friendship, she's heard the stories about him, and even one of her friend knows first hand considering she fell victim to his charm once. However, Ben's different with CHarlie and slowly they begin to share secrets and soon things become more serous. But when new challenges arise their bond is seriously tested and it might not work out to what they wanted.
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This book was good. I almost didn't finish after the first few chapters. Charlie was plain mean to her aunt, I wanted to smack her. If I ever have a niece who talk to me like that I would've smacked her. I mean I get why Charlie was pissed but she was outright rude and annoying about it.
Then there's Benjamin, which also annoyed me that she never called him Ben, who was so conceded I nearly died. If he didn't have such a messed up childhood I would've hated him.
"Some of our other buddies are sitting around with us as well, but they're almost unimportant. Daniel and I rule the school and they know it."
Then when meeting Charlie for the first time and he's thinking about his dating life …
"Sometimes they fall too hard for me. If I'm being honest, most times they fall too hard for me."
This was the worst one that almost made me hate Ben
"Daniel and I have a very clear understanding about girls--I get first pick, and he gets either the leftovers or my picks once I'm finished with them."
Almost ruined him for me, thankfully he redeems himself somewhat throughout the story and we're able to see him grow as a character and change hims ways.
I wish there had been an epilogue or something, The ending was super rushed and I didn't realize it was over unit lI turned the page and that was it. It didn't feel complete.
It was still a good story and I'm glad the characters redeemed themselves!
Charlie is the new girl in town, after her grandmother passes away both her mentally ill mother and her move in with Charlie's aunt. Charlie refuses to be a burden, not accepting help from aunt to take care of her mother. She doesn't trust anyone to do it after her mother was sexually assaulted in a home for special needs adults thus resulting in her creation. She certainly won't entertain the idea of putting her mother away again much to her aunts dismay.
The last thing Charlie is time for is going out with her new found friends. Especially Benjamin, schools bad boy and star quarterback. On the outside he lives a charmed life, can get anyone he wants, great grades and star quarterback, but his home life is a different story. It's dark and painful and not something he shares with anyone.
Slowly Ben and Charlie form a friendship, she's heard the stories about him, and even one of her friend knows first hand considering she fell victim to his charm once. However, Ben's different with CHarlie and slowly they begin to share secrets and soon things become more serous. But when new challenges arise their bond is seriously tested and it might not work out to what they wanted.
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This book was good. I almost didn't finish after the first few chapters. Charlie was plain mean to her aunt, I wanted to smack her. If I ever have a niece who talk to me like that I would've smacked her. I mean I get why Charlie was pissed but she was outright rude and annoying about it.
Then there's Benjamin, which also annoyed me that she never called him Ben, who was so conceded I nearly died. If he didn't have such a messed up childhood I would've hated him.
"Some of our other buddies are sitting around with us as well, but they're almost unimportant. Daniel and I rule the school and they know it."
Then when meeting Charlie for the first time and he's thinking about his dating life …
"Sometimes they fall too hard for me. If I'm being honest, most times they fall too hard for me."
This was the worst one that almost made me hate Ben
"Daniel and I have a very clear understanding about girls--I get first pick, and he gets either the leftovers or my picks once I'm finished with them."
Almost ruined him for me, thankfully he redeems himself somewhat throughout the story and we're able to see him grow as a character and change hims ways.
I wish there had been an epilogue or something, The ending was super rushed and I didn't realize it was over unit lI turned the page and that was it. It didn't feel complete.
It was still a good story and I'm glad the characters redeemed themselves!
bekah_divall's review
5.0
This is an amazing book, I highly recommend reading it to all romance lovers
1_romance_reader's review
5.0
Emotional and touching
This is one of those that really tugs at your heartstrings. But it all came together nicely in the end. Highly recommend
This is one of those that really tugs at your heartstrings. But it all came together nicely in the end. Highly recommend
duchessrin's review against another edition
3.0
• 2.5 stars •
I'm gonna be very frank: I almost died from boredom because of this story.
Benjamin Nefer is that guy in school. He thinks he's God's gift to the female kind, he's a jock, he breaks hearts. He's the stereotype of what a popular guy is. But underneath that façade, he's an unfeeling bastard (ha!) and actually suffers physical abuse from his dad. He claims not to not feel anything after what he'd been through.
Enter new girl Charlie Austin. She doesn't fall with Benjamin's charms and whatnot but somehow they formed a friendship that both of them never expected.
The progress of the story was agonizingly slow. Nothing much happens until halfway of the story. Noting the slow pace, I expected a build-up to happen but the climax felt insufficient for me. The ending felt too abrupt too.
Also, even if the characters were close to my age, I couldn't connect with them. They were also very confusing.
My biggest issue here was Benjamin. He was one of those "tell but don't show" characters. He claimed to not feel anything and he once said that he couldn't care so he couldn't love or something along those lines. So of course I automatically assume that he would be indifferent with almost everything because he couldn't feel, right? He couldn't love, hate, or care at all. But no. I wasn't given that. He cared about Charlie's mom, he hated his mother, he liked treating girls he dated like doormats. I'm not saying that he shouldn't do those things save the latter but seriously, I needed consistency. Those contradictions made him a very unstable character for me.
Also, he was an enabler. Up until now, I still didn't understand why he allowed his father to beat him up almost every day. He could easily defeat him if he wanted to. For Pete's sake, he was a quarterback and a boxer. Playing those sports, surely he realized that size wasn't everything when it came to fighting. Add to that, his father was always drunk when he beat him up so what the fuck was up with that?
With Charlie, well, there were a lot of times when I said, "I told you so." Her friends kept on telling her not to fall for Benjamin's charms and she kept on saying that she wouldn't. The next thing they knew, she told them that she was Benjamin's girlfriend. And she still didn't expect that he would break her heart, after hearing her friend's story? Hahaha.
Overall, I was extremely disappointed. When I read the blurb, I expected something new because it had all of the ingredients for an NA book. (This is YA, by the way.)
He's Benjamin, Benjamin Nefer, the guy all of my friends warned me about. The guy who, on my first day here, tried to ensnare me. Who would use me and dump me at moment's notice.
I'm gonna be very frank: I almost died from boredom because of this story.
Benjamin Nefer is that guy in school. He thinks he's God's gift to the female kind, he's a jock, he breaks hearts. He's the stereotype of what a popular guy is. But underneath that façade, he's an unfeeling bastard (ha!) and actually suffers physical abuse from his dad. He claims not to not feel anything after what he'd been through.
Enter new girl Charlie Austin. She doesn't fall with Benjamin's charms and whatnot but somehow they formed a friendship that both of them never expected.
The progress of the story was agonizingly slow. Nothing much happens until halfway of the story. Noting the slow pace, I expected a build-up to happen but the climax felt insufficient for me. The ending felt too abrupt too.
Also, even if the characters were close to my age, I couldn't connect with them. They were also very confusing.
My biggest issue here was Benjamin. He was one of those "tell but don't show" characters. He claimed to not feel anything and he once said that he couldn't care so he couldn't love or something along those lines. So of course I automatically assume that he would be indifferent with almost everything because he couldn't feel, right? He couldn't love, hate, or care at all. But no. I wasn't given that. He cared about Charlie's mom, he hated his mother, he liked treating girls he dated like doormats. I'm not saying that he shouldn't do those things save the latter but seriously, I needed consistency. Those contradictions made him a very unstable character for me.
Also, he was an enabler. Up until now, I still didn't understand why he allowed his father to beat him up almost every day. He could easily defeat him if he wanted to. For Pete's sake, he was a quarterback and a boxer. Playing those sports, surely he realized that size wasn't everything when it came to fighting. Add to that, his father was always drunk when he beat him up so what the fuck was up with that?
With Charlie, well, there were a lot of times when I said, "I told you so." Her friends kept on telling her not to fall for Benjamin's charms and she kept on saying that she wouldn't. The next thing they knew, she told them that she was Benjamin's girlfriend. And she still didn't expect that he would break her heart, after hearing her friend's story? Hahaha.
Overall, I was extremely disappointed. When I read the blurb, I expected something new because it had all of the ingredients for an NA book. (This is YA, by the way.)
karenfausto8's review against another edition
4.0
Me sacudió este libro. Esta genial para pasar el rato pero algo de lo que te das cuenta, es que las escenas no son seguidas. Si no de forma alternativa. Tiene un punto en el que está rodeada todo el libro, y los personajes son como cualquier otro.
Charlotte Austin, "Charlie", es una chica que se va con su mamá a la casa de su tía a vivir después de morir su abuela. Además de una nueva casa, nuevo lugar, también una nueva escuela. Ahí conoce al chico más popular de la escuela, Benjamín Nefer.
Es la única chica que no quiere salir con él y la única que se convierte en su verdadera amiga.
Benjamín, es el chico más popular de la escuela. También el mariscal de fútbol e imán de chicas.
Solo que él tiene una regla: salir en dos citas y después adiós.
Hasta que conoce a la chica nueva, que no está impresionada por él y no cae en sus encantos.
Cada personaje, como por parte de Benjamín y de Charlie, tiene sus propios problemas y secretos. Dan como vueltas y vueltas para tratar por mantenerlos. Solo que sentí que la historia no era constante con las escenas, se hablaba de una cosa y luego era de otra.
Para ser el segundo libro de esta autora, está bien, pero siento que los dos me dejaron esperando que la forma en que se desarrolla toda la trama fuera más consecutiva, así la oportunidad de hacerlo mejor.
Charlotte Austin, "Charlie", es una chica que se va con su mamá a la casa de su tía a vivir después de morir su abuela. Además de una nueva casa, nuevo lugar, también una nueva escuela. Ahí conoce al chico más popular de la escuela, Benjamín Nefer.
Es la única chica que no quiere salir con él y la única que se convierte en su verdadera amiga.
Benjamín, es el chico más popular de la escuela. También el mariscal de fútbol e imán de chicas.
Solo que él tiene una regla: salir en dos citas y después adiós.
Hasta que conoce a la chica nueva, que no está impresionada por él y no cae en sus encantos.
Cada personaje, como por parte de Benjamín y de Charlie, tiene sus propios problemas y secretos. Dan como vueltas y vueltas para tratar por mantenerlos. Solo que sentí que la historia no era constante con las escenas, se hablaba de una cosa y luego era de otra.
Para ser el segundo libro de esta autora, está bien, pero siento que los dos me dejaron esperando que la forma en que se desarrolla toda la trama fuera más consecutiva, así la oportunidad de hacerlo mejor.
danicapage's review against another edition
4.0
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Disclaimers: I received an e-galley of this novel from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not obligated to write a good review nor did I receive any compensation for writing this review.
The Characters: Benjamin was a character that surprisingly I could relate to. He was stupid and totally used girls and was kind of an idiot, but all in a justifiable way. He had told himself he needed to be past feeling to survive and so that's what he did. He didn't let himself feel the pain of being abandoned, the pain of what his dad did, or the pain he inflicted on others. He just survived. Until he finally got rejected by Charlie and became her friend.
Charlie was a character that I could also relate to. Like Benjamin she faced hard challenges. She also was stupid at times, but in an understandable way. She was intriguing and I liked her as a character.
The secondary characters could maybe have been more developed, but all things considered, they were fairly well-developed.
My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I really enjoyed the novel. I thought that certain aspects could have been more developed and I thought the ending could have been provided more closure. However, I enjoyed the writing and the characters.
The book proved to be both intriguing and original. This is a book that I would definitely recommend for fans of young adult novels that explore hard family issues that aren't talking about rape or sexual abuse. I like those novels, but every now and then it's nice to read one that's a little different.
It was a good novel and I will definitely read more by the author.
So why 4 stars? It was good, but I felt like it could have provided more closure. It wasn't quite good enough to be a 5.
Warnings/Side-notes: None. This novel is quite clean.
The Wrap-up: An enjoyable read about self-discovery and first love that is thoroughly enjoyable.
Love,
Danica Page
Disclaimers: I received an e-galley of this novel from the publisher in exchange for my honest opinion. I was not obligated to write a good review nor did I receive any compensation for writing this review.
The Characters: Benjamin was a character that surprisingly I could relate to. He was stupid and totally used girls and was kind of an idiot, but all in a justifiable way. He had told himself he needed to be past feeling to survive and so that's what he did. He didn't let himself feel the pain of being abandoned, the pain of what his dad did, or the pain he inflicted on others. He just survived. Until he finally got rejected by Charlie and became her friend.
Charlie was a character that I could also relate to. Like Benjamin she faced hard challenges. She also was stupid at times, but in an understandable way. She was intriguing and I liked her as a character.
The secondary characters could maybe have been more developed, but all things considered, they were fairly well-developed.
My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I really enjoyed the novel. I thought that certain aspects could have been more developed and I thought the ending could have been provided more closure. However, I enjoyed the writing and the characters.
The book proved to be both intriguing and original. This is a book that I would definitely recommend for fans of young adult novels that explore hard family issues that aren't talking about rape or sexual abuse. I like those novels, but every now and then it's nice to read one that's a little different.
It was a good novel and I will definitely read more by the author.
So why 4 stars? It was good, but I felt like it could have provided more closure. It wasn't quite good enough to be a 5.
Warnings/Side-notes: None. This novel is quite clean.
The Wrap-up: An enjoyable read about self-discovery and first love that is thoroughly enjoyable.
Love,
Danica Page