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brokenchell's review against another edition
5.0
Wow !!!! This was Amazing... I have to say its one of the best books Ive read all year... I couldnt put it down...
kerri_may's review against another edition
2.0
This was probably one of the most ridiculous books I have read in a very long time. The plot was just odd and it made no sense most of the time, the characters were awful and I felt so disconnected to all of them and it was just generally terrible. The only reason this book got 2 stars rather than 1 was because I managed to finish it, which was a struggle at times.
aiplusyou's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
you canNOT make saint sebastian a love interest to three girls tonya hurley. reading this felt like i was having a psychotic episode.
kpjt_books's review against another edition
1.0
I really had a hard time getting into this book. Some 300 pages in and I still wasn't sure I even liked the story - but I plowed through and finished it. It's the first in a trilogy and as much as I'd like to give the author and the series the benefit of a second chance, I'm not sure I will.
The story seemed very very slow to unravel and even at the end it was still murky and bogged down in a lot of places and very rushed in others. Characters don't seem true to their original outline, we don't get a lot of background, behaviour changes feel rushed.
I think the author has an interesting premise - perhaps - it's so hard to tell when the story feels so nebulous. Better luck on the 2nd installment!
The story seemed very very slow to unravel and even at the end it was still murky and bogged down in a lot of places and very rushed in others. Characters don't seem true to their original outline, we don't get a lot of background, behaviour changes feel rushed.
I think the author has an interesting premise - perhaps - it's so hard to tell when the story feels so nebulous. Better luck on the 2nd installment!
literaryanna's review against another edition
I got through about half of this one when I put it down to read something else. Overly descriptive and slow moving plot had me flipping pages rather than enjoying the story. I really don't even remember much of what I read, it was too boring. I'd avoid this one.
chorvereads's review against another edition
1.0
I actually didn't get what it was all about. Had potential but naaah...
lezliepez's review against another edition
3.0
Leí Ghost Girl cuando era adolescente y me encantó porque era de esos pocos libros a los que tenía acceso que hablaban de temas un poco más "oscuros" y que fueron parte de mi inicio a la literatura de fantasmas, etc.
Tonya Hurley tiene un lugar en mi corazón super especial por darme una historia divertida y con temas que me interesaban en una época donde estaba rodeada de niñas que amaban las Barbies. Así que por eso compré Blessed, creo que no es una trilogía para todos, al menos este primer tomo, hay que tenerle muchisima paciencia porque es un libro que contiene demasiad introducción y la acción se desarrolla en un par de páginas, y justo esos momentos parecen un sueño bíblico al puro estilo del antiguo testamento.
Me encanta que la escritora haya tomado 4 figuras religiosas y las haya trasladado al mundo real, porque entonces dudas ¿Es esto real o solo la alucinación de una mente perturbada? El hecho de que haya estudiado en escuelas católicas me ayudo muchísimo a entender rápidamente el ambiente, contexto y sobretodo la importancia de las figuras de Hurley plasmó, pero creo que es algo que no pretende adoctrinar así que cualquier podría disfrutarlo si le tiene paciencia.
Hay cosas que no son taaaan creíbles en los personajes, obviamente quitando la parte fantástica-religiosa que los envuelve, pero
Tonya Hurley tiene un lugar en mi corazón super especial por darme una historia divertida y con temas que me interesaban en una época donde estaba rodeada de niñas que amaban las Barbies. Así que por eso compré Blessed, creo que no es una trilogía para todos, al menos este primer tomo, hay que tenerle muchisima paciencia porque es un libro que contiene demasiad introducción y la acción se desarrolla en un par de páginas, y justo esos momentos parecen un sueño bíblico al puro estilo del antiguo testamento.
Me encanta que la escritora haya tomado 4 figuras religiosas y las haya trasladado al mundo real, porque entonces dudas ¿Es esto real o solo la alucinación de una mente perturbada? El hecho de que haya estudiado en escuelas católicas me ayudo muchísimo a entender rápidamente el ambiente, contexto y sobretodo la importancia de las figuras de Hurley plasmó, pero creo que es algo que no pretende adoctrinar así que cualquier podría disfrutarlo si le tiene paciencia.
Hay cosas que no son taaaan creíbles en los personajes, obviamente quitando la parte fantástica-religiosa que los envuelve, pero
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...esas conexiones instantaneas que tuvieron con Sebastian y que el sea súper atractivo y crazy y eso les guste tanto que las 3 se sienten súper enamoradas de él ahí si dije ooooook estas morras se van a meter en una batalla campal por morro, pero de repente después de que Jess les dice "esta súper loco" de la nada ese vínculo tan intenso que "sentían" desaparece y se van como si nada sin ofenderse y sin grandes dramas bien de "ok", para después a las dos páginas volver, wooo "denle suave amigas" siento que solo eran como hormiguitas moviendose de un lado a otro sin tanta emocióntrisha_thomas's review against another edition
2.0
I must admit, when I first saw this book floating around, I thought the cover was intriguing. Even the premise of the book...sounds like it could go either way - good or bad.
sadly, I thought this was the latter. I think what bothered me the most was the writing. All of the characters thought and talked the same. They were overly witty and had perfect one-liners. It was like a movie where every line is said as a famous line - with a long dramatic pause and a face close up.
That's exactly how this was. Witty to the point of absurdity. And characters that didn't stand out on their own. It read more like a movie than a book.
and it just wasn't for me.
sadly, I thought this was the latter. I think what bothered me the most was the writing. All of the characters thought and talked the same. They were overly witty and had perfect one-liners. It was like a movie where every line is said as a famous line - with a long dramatic pause and a face close up.
That's exactly how this was. Witty to the point of absurdity. And characters that didn't stand out on their own. It read more like a movie than a book.
and it just wasn't for me.
triggerkat's review against another edition
I could not continue it. I didn't even get to page 100. Maybe page 85? Not sure. The three characters are not who I want to be reading about, and the plot has YET to take off. Too much character building, not enough story.
~I received an ARC from Simon & Schuster for reviewing purposes.~
~I received an ARC from Simon & Schuster for reviewing purposes.~