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holly_tree's review against another edition
1.0
So, I loooved the concept of this book. I loved the way it was written: in a collection of interweaving short stories-- each character voicing one chapter, but appearing in at least one more.
However. The actual plot. Ugh.
Can you shove more casual sex down our throats? Gosh. You know, this doesn't really reflect real life, which makes me mad. I mean, sure, there are some teens who are like this, but really? No. So when I find books like this, where kids are having sex with their best friend's boyfriend after one simple conversation, it makes me mad, because teens are influenced by things they read. And this is unrealistic look at teenage life.
Just saying.
So. It gets a star for the writing style. And it lacks all the other stars because it was awful.
However. The actual plot. Ugh.
Can you shove more casual sex down our throats? Gosh. You know, this doesn't really reflect real life, which makes me mad. I mean, sure, there are some teens who are like this, but really? No. So when I find books like this, where kids are having sex with their best friend's boyfriend after one simple conversation, it makes me mad, because teens are influenced by things they read. And this is unrealistic look at teenage life.
Just saying.
So. It gets a star for the writing style. And it lacks all the other stars because it was awful.
winterpirate's review against another edition
2.0
Decent story, not her best. I liked the way the characters were interconnected, but some of them I just didn't like at all.
mhall's review against another edition
3.0
Each chapter of this YA novel features a different narrator in an interlaced story about changing relationships in a group of teenagers. Each chapter also features blood as a plot point, metaphor, or subtext.
meredith_summers's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
tarryncurrentlyreading's review against another edition
4.0
This book is just so great. It's odd, offbeat, random and strange. At some points it's just so ridiculous you can hardly believe what you're reading. These are all the reasons that I completely fell in love with this book.
tfarfan's review against another edition
1.0
I've never found a book I hated but this is it.To put this under "true trials" of a teenager is untrue (coming from a teen). I couldn't relate to the characters or their situation. Especially Mearl. I think I was just as lost as the boy she slept with. I ended up just skimming her chapter. Certain characters have appeal like Joy and I'd have liked to see more of her.
The setting is dark and intense but it seemed forced. Maria's situation is intense but it seemed extremely unrealistic that not one of those that cut her would have said something.
I'd review more but I'm frustrated with the book.
The setting is dark and intense but it seemed forced. Maria's situation is intense but it seemed extremely unrealistic that not one of those that cut her would have said something.
I'd review more but I'm frustrated with the book.
hingrea's review against another edition
3.0
I wish this book was longer, I liked it a lot, but it seemed to leave off each story right in the middle. I don't like cliff-hangers to an extent, and almost every story in the book ended with un-finished business, but it was still really good.