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allisonjul's review against another edition
Reading Jaclyn Moriarty's books is like slowly savoring a special treat that feels so rare and precious and like this personalized gift from her. They're books that I get, and books that seem to get me too.
I couldn't say enough kind things about this book. The epistolary style, the characters and their distinct voices, the overall structure/plot progression, the interweaving of storylines, and her signature big reveals at the end - she just nails them all.
It's brilliant and beautiful and the purest joy to read and just please go pick up this book if you haven't and let's talk about it.
I couldn't say enough kind things about this book. The epistolary style, the characters and their distinct voices, the overall structure/plot progression, the interweaving of storylines, and her signature big reveals at the end - she just nails them all.
It's brilliant and beautiful and the purest joy to read and just please go pick up this book if you haven't and let's talk about it.
absalomabsalom's review against another edition
5.0
this book is so wonderful, and contains so many of my favorite things. there r ghosts, very real talks about what it means 2 grow up, history, mystery, a HISTORY MYSTERY, beautiful plausible , and lots and lots of well-written teenagers. that is something i am very picky about. ms moriarty does ya lit SO WELL when there r so many adult authors today that write about youth wrong. cough cough, anna and the french kiss. cough cough: john green (what a pretentious bastard).
anyway what i am saying is that this is a wonderful, whimsical (but very heavy. and sometimes hard to get through. PUSH! IT IS WORTH IT FOR THE END) book by a wonderful whimsical author, and that the characters also hold a very deep, very true place in my heart.
please read this book.
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time travel! the way jaclyn moriarty writes makes it feel as if it could happen to YOU, too, and that maybe, right now, u r stepping in and out of timeanyway what i am saying is that this is a wonderful, whimsical (but very heavy. and sometimes hard to get through. PUSH! IT IS WORTH IT FOR THE END) book by a wonderful whimsical author, and that the characters also hold a very deep, very true place in my heart.
please read this book.
adeperi's review against another edition
4.0
Once again, Moriarty wrote a book that plays a smooth trick on your brain right up until the very end.
kendracurless's review against another edition
3.0
Such a good, complex story...but a bit too lengthy and drawn out. Maybe I'm just impatient.
jamiesbookclub's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
neenor's review against another edition
4.0
A couple of years ago I read Moriarty's 'Becoming Bindy Mackenzie', and although I don't remember much about the storyline, I remembered how she had unique ways of telling the story, and that the storyline was very interesting. So I thought I would see how this book faired - and I was not disappointed. Throughout the story, the characters of Emily, Lydia, Toby, Riley, and Amelia tell the tale through English exams, blogs and letters. By using this style, Moriarty keeps the readers hooked, even through the dull bits. Although some bits of the story seemed completely random and unimportant, in the end the reader finds out how every bit of the story is connected, so you finish it with a sense of satisfaction. My only criticisms are that some parts of the story - like the parts about Tom and Constance's letters - were boring, and that some of the writing fonts Moriarty used were hard to read. But apart from that, the storyline was brilliant, and her use of sarcasm was hilarious!
_cassidyreads_'s review against another edition
2.0
I liked the writing, you can definately tell that this author is great at putting words together but for me the book was really hard to read which was probably because of the different point of views from Lydia, Toby, Riley ect. And I didn't really enjoy reading the letters and emails that appeared it the book they were sorta boring. this book didn't really make sense to me, I didn't really like it but I guess it depends on what you like in a book :)
znelson's review against another edition
5.0
It's a very good thing that Jaclyn Moriarty decided to be an author. Just sayin'.
suziecarter's review against another edition
5.0
This book to me was a great addition to the series i loved another book about some of my favorites characters. This has be be my favorite out of all her bookend they way this one has been written through different accounts and reflections to me is great. Every time i read this book i get something different out of it though i never am disappointed. I think this was another great book in a great series.
stenaros's review against another edition
4.0
Like the three before it, a funny and gripping account of a year at Ashbury. The narrative structure is stretched a little thin with this book, but it is still enjoyable. This time two new students arrive at Ashbury. They are quite mysterious. Also, there also might be a ghost haunting the school. Characters from previous books have returned and it is good to check in with them. I really love the Lydia character and I wouldn't mind reading another book about her college experience.