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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
Did I mention how good it feels to be out of a reading slump? Talk about making up for lost time!
Anyway, loved this book! The emotion was written so well, there were times I was tearing up and had to close the book to get my bearings back. Now, given the ending, anyone could tell it was the best choice for all the characters. Even if the ending wasn't "ideal", it was still (in my opinion) PERFECTION!
I could go into a whole thing about how sex culture discriminates women compared to men, but to end this review on a good note: I would definitely recommend this novel to fans of love triangles, drama and pure, raw emotion.
Anyway, loved this book! The emotion was written so well, there were times I was tearing up and had to close the book to get my bearings back. Now, given the ending, anyone could tell it was the best choice for all the characters. Even if the ending wasn't "ideal", it was still (in my opinion) PERFECTION!
I could go into a whole thing about how sex culture discriminates women compared to men, but to end this review on a good note: I would definitely recommend this novel to fans of love triangles, drama and pure, raw emotion.
Wow. I loved the fact that Cotugno actually wrote a realistic book with How to Love, so I was excited to read this one. And damn but I'm a twisted emotional person after finishing it. I read it fast, it reads on the surface like a light romance, but once you actually stop and finish and think you're like well crap, that just put me through the wringer five times over.
It is about cheating, and as many other reviewers have said, if you are not one who is able to handle stories about people handling it badly, don't read this. It isn't fair to review a book poorly because you don't like the topic - it says its about cheating right in the summary. And this book will not change your views on it. People are torn apart, relationships destroyed, and frankly, characters are human here. Katie Cotugno knows how to write a person who is realistic and facing real troubles. I find it interesting though that both of her books are about relationships torn about having second chances -- but with very different narratives.
It is about cheating, and as many other reviewers have said, if you are not one who is able to handle stories about people handling it badly, don't read this. It isn't fair to review a book poorly because you don't like the topic - it says its about cheating right in the summary. And this book will not change your views on it. People are torn apart, relationships destroyed, and frankly, characters are human here. Katie Cotugno knows how to write a person who is realistic and facing real troubles. I find it interesting though that both of her books are about relationships torn about having second chances -- but with very different narratives.
I liked this so much more than the reviews suggested. I like Molly so much, and her story felt SO realistic. Great book!
Quick synopsis: the protagonist is scarlet lettered for sleeping with her forever boyfriend's older brother while they were Ross and Racheling (see: on a break) over some pretty fucked up relationship dynamics (see: emotional abuse). this book is about that fallout, not that initial decision.
There are a host of aggressively
poor decisions in 99 Days, so I can see how someone could very well hate this book. I loved it, which I can definitely say is a clouded, biased judgement because I've also lived parts of this book so it was eye opening to a lot of the mistakes I have made in the past.
The reason why I love this book is not because of the characters, most are very deeply flawed, or their development, most are stunted, or even the plot, which is irritating. 99 Days is real in the core of the societal constructs from the decisions they make to the toxic reactions that follow them. This is a cast of messed up, confused people who hurt each other. And such is life. If you haven't hurt someone by thinking of yourself first then congrats, I hope there's a certificate for you in a comfy afterlife, but when you live and lust and love bad decisions follow. Most other YA books are lying to you in their rose coloured epilogues.
This is not a book about an extraordinary girl who everyone falls in love with, it's a regular girl who got caught within a festering sibling rivalry. There is no love triangle that needs to be solved, but one that needs to be abandoned. There are nasty characters that never get comeuppance, and dazed out parentals who could intervene and end the madness from day one and it will all frustrate you. You will see it all coming and it will all frustrate you. And if you've ever been within the realm of a real life situation like this it will make you immensely sad. Because you know how much can be lost when you live and choose lust and love over logic.
There are a host of aggressively
poor decisions in 99 Days, so I can see how someone could very well hate this book. I loved it, which I can definitely say is a clouded, biased judgement because I've also lived parts of this book so it was eye opening to a lot of the mistakes I have made in the past.
The reason why I love this book is not because of the characters, most are very deeply flawed, or their development, most are stunted, or even the plot, which is irritating. 99 Days is real in the core of the societal constructs from the decisions they make to the toxic reactions that follow them. This is a cast of messed up, confused people who hurt each other. And such is life. If you haven't hurt someone by thinking of yourself first then congrats, I hope there's a certificate for you in a comfy afterlife, but when you live and lust and love bad decisions follow. Most other YA books are lying to you in their rose coloured epilogues.
This is not a book about an extraordinary girl who everyone falls in love with, it's a regular girl who got caught within a festering sibling rivalry. There is no love triangle that needs to be solved, but one that needs to be abandoned. There are nasty characters that never get comeuppance, and dazed out parentals who could intervene and end the madness from day one and it will all frustrate you. You will see it all coming and it will all frustrate you. And if you've ever been within the realm of a real life situation like this it will make you immensely sad. Because you know how much can be lost when you live and choose lust and love over logic.
I first starting reading the sequel of this book on Epic Reads. When I realized it was a sequel, I decided to make the first one my vacation beach book. It perfectly fits the YA “summer fling” cliché. What I really enjoyed was how Katie Cotugno kept true to writing in a teenage girl’s tone. After glancing at other reviews, it appears that some readers couldn’t stand how whiny and self-entitled Molly seems but I honestly found it refreshing. Too often in YA books, and especially in summer stories, authors try too hard to sculpt this “flawed” character who actually doesn’t have any failings. Not Molly. Yes, she is playing two brothers and she’s not great at dealing with mean girls but still, it’s just fun to read. The fake drama had no problem keeping me entertained by the ocean. PS: shout-out to Cotugno for addressing double standards in girl-shaming!!!!
Would I recommend this as a fun YA book to students? Absolutely. Molly may not be as good at decision making as say Sarah Dessen’s characters, but it’s not even meant to be a serious read. Hopefully that when teenagers do read this, they realize that Molly had different options to approaching her problems and in real life, things would not have escalated that far. It’s an entertaining, fluffy story to keep on the shelf.
Would I recommend this as a fun YA book to students? Absolutely. Molly may not be as good at decision making as say Sarah Dessen’s characters, but it’s not even meant to be a serious read. Hopefully that when teenagers do read this, they realize that Molly had different options to approaching her problems and in real life, things would not have escalated that far. It’s an entertaining, fluffy story to keep on the shelf.
A year after everyone discovers Molly cheated on her boyfriend with his brother, she returns to her hometown for the summer before college. As it turns out a lot of people still hate her for what happened over a year ago.
The first thing I don’t understand about this book is how their summer is 99 days long. The end of the year for high school is usually late June. The college year starts at the beginning of September. That’s closer to 70 days than 99.
Molly is a frustrating character. She repeatedly makes the same mistakes. Reading about someone doing the same thing over and over again is not interesting.
Patrick, Molly’s ex, is not a likable character. Although he is well written, his personality makes you wonder how anyone could like him. He comes across as very self-concerned. If what you’re doing doesn’t benefit him then you’re doing something wrong.
I really liked Gabe, Patrick’s brother. Gabe is the best part of this book. I wish we got to see more of him and his relationship with Molly.
It was difficult to see how any of the characters feelings and relationships would develop naturally.
My Rating: 2.5/5
The first thing I don’t understand about this book is how their summer is 99 days long. The end of the year for high school is usually late June. The college year starts at the beginning of September. That’s closer to 70 days than 99.
Molly is a frustrating character. She repeatedly makes the same mistakes. Reading about someone doing the same thing over and over again is not interesting.
Patrick, Molly’s ex, is not a likable character. Although he is well written, his personality makes you wonder how anyone could like him. He comes across as very self-concerned. If what you’re doing doesn’t benefit him then you’re doing something wrong.
I really liked Gabe, Patrick’s brother. Gabe is the best part of this book. I wish we got to see more of him and his relationship with Molly.
It was difficult to see how any of the characters feelings and relationships would develop naturally.
My Rating: 2.5/5
I would have definitely given this book 4 stars, but I just couldn't. Because by the end of this book I wanted to reach through the pages and shake Molly, did the girl never learn??? In the beginning of the book I really empathized with her, and thought everyone was being completely unfair to her, yes she made a mistake, but she is a teenager, and isn't that the time in your life to make mistakes? Also the fact that her mother wrote a book about her daughter, and how she cheated on her boyfriend, with her boyfriends brother, was unbelievable. This was a relationship in the book, that really could have been explored more in depth, I was really curious as to this mothers motivation. As the book progressed it seemed as though Molly had redeemed herself, and was in a definitely a good place. SO what does she do???
I don't think a group of characters in a book has frustrated me as much as these people. The ending was OK, although slightly anti-climactic. Although I don't even know if this girl deserves a happy ending. OK that is unfair, maybe I need a sequel, where I can see growth in this character, because she really needs to grow up!
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completely screws it up! I don't think Molly loves either brother, I think Wally love herself. Not that these brothers were any better off, I think she was just a trophy in their little game of life.
The main protagonist was annoying at points, but I didn't hate her or the book!
damn. that was such a wild ride! not your typical contemporary romance to be sure. it definitely had its moments where I was "aww-ing," but honestly I was so annoyed at the main characters wishy-washiness that I kind of couldn't wait to get to the end. I do so love Gabe in this book though- where can I find one of him?
WHY ALL THE CHEATING! Sorry I really loved her first book. I love sappy happy romances and this was not that.