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afretts's review against another edition
After the first 50 pages of this, I'm going to have to call it done.
Besides being all over the place, the excessive foreshadowing by the immature narrator is extremely grating. I was looking forward to this one, but unfortunately it's a DNF for me.
Besides being all over the place, the excessive foreshadowing by the immature narrator is extremely grating. I was looking forward to this one, but unfortunately it's a DNF for me.
rdyourbookcase's review
3.0
This book started off really good. I liked it a lot and it really did remind me of Sarah Dessen's books. However, it kind of became a little unrealistic towards the end. The thing with her love interest was really obvious to everyone but her (I think, anyway.) So the romance was kind of a let down, too. It was well-written and I will definitely read more by her. This just wasn't my favorite. I think her others will be good. This has a lower rating than her others on Goodreads (as of right now.)
akristinab's review against another edition
3.0
Umm no. This book was a little weird for me. I'm not sure how I feel about it.
saggittarianlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
I love all of her books, but this has to be my favorite. It's beautifully written and heartbreakingly perfect.
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
4.0
"My home is yours for as long as you want it to be. But are you running, Tess?"
"Running away can also be running to."
What a great great story. I found Tess to be quirky but hilarious. I thought she was snarky but WOW, the life she was handed was tough so I think she earned her sass. I loved her humor and her thoughts, her pain and her need to hold on to her mom and the memory.
But I also understood her anger. Her dad abandoning her (even though I saw his reasons too.) This was so well done. I never felt Tess came off as a bad person or an awful kid - she was just trying to deal with things the only way she knew how.
Jenny, Henry, Sasha. What a crazy crazy spot Parrish Island is and I fully enjoyed their quirky ins and outs. This was a fun but heart breaking story that I fully enjoyed.
"I've learned my lesson: Don't let a suburban ranch house fool you. Nothing is regular on Parrish Island."
Honestly, nothing was. It was just fun and sad and real.
"Running away can also be running to."
What a great great story. I found Tess to be quirky but hilarious. I thought she was snarky but WOW, the life she was handed was tough so I think she earned her sass. I loved her humor and her thoughts, her pain and her need to hold on to her mom and the memory.
But I also understood her anger. Her dad abandoning her (even though I saw his reasons too.) This was so well done. I never felt Tess came off as a bad person or an awful kid - she was just trying to deal with things the only way she knew how.
Jenny, Henry, Sasha. What a crazy crazy spot Parrish Island is and I fully enjoyed their quirky ins and outs. This was a fun but heart breaking story that I fully enjoyed.
"I've learned my lesson: Don't let a suburban ranch house fool you. Nothing is regular on Parrish Island."
Honestly, nothing was. It was just fun and sad and real.
kelseybee17's review
4.0
I've always liked books that had something unusual in them that I could learn about. This book centered around a girl, a girl who was determined to care for a fifty year old plant her grandfather had passed to her mother and who her mother had passed down to her when she passed away six months before the book takes place. I really enjoyed learning about this plant, but more then that, I enjoyed Tessa and her story. She was snarky and honest and a very entertaining character, as were most of the characters in this novel. I really loved the way this book was written, as if Tessa was telling us a story. As a big fan of Deb Caletti who has read every one of her books, but a fan who was not a huge fan of her last two books, I feel like this book brought Deb Caletti back. Regardless, I will always be a huge fan of Deb Caletti and I will always look forward to her next book.
hereistheend's review
4.0
I'm going to post my review this week when I have a chance to write it!
I will say though that...
I really really enjoyed this.
the ending confused me (like the pre-ending with a certain boy)
i thought it'd be cheesy but it wasn't. i loved the end.
the voice is amazing
with some gorgeous bits and pieces.
will write an actual review later…
[actualy review heh heh]
Tessa feels heavily the mortality of her world, of the people she loves, the places she knows… her dead mother's plant. Stuck in a tiny coastal town with her grandmother and her mother's plant, Tessa tries to keep her plant alive- and her mother's memory and love with it. With the help of a boy, Tessa may obtain immorality for her plant and memories.
It was pretty good! Unique and sweet. I really really enjoyed it.
Teenage girls will love this. Summer and plant lovers will love this, girls who love their moms and memories will love this, and a cute boy doesn't hurt, right?
This cover is so pretty; I l o v e it. It doesn't say a lot about the inside at all, but I really love the cover.
I thought it'd be cheesy and it wasn't. The voice is amazing and there were bits and pieces that were just gorgeous. A story that pulled you into itself… really good.
The ending was… eh but the journey is what counts, right??
(this review was published at School Library Journal on 04/02/14)
I will say though that...
I really really enjoyed this.
the ending confused me (like the pre-ending with a certain boy)
i thought it'd be cheesy but it wasn't. i loved the end.
the voice is amazing
with some gorgeous bits and pieces.
will write an actual review later…
[actualy review heh heh]
Tessa feels heavily the mortality of her world, of the people she loves, the places she knows… her dead mother's plant. Stuck in a tiny coastal town with her grandmother and her mother's plant, Tessa tries to keep her plant alive- and her mother's memory and love with it. With the help of a boy, Tessa may obtain immorality for her plant and memories.
It was pretty good! Unique and sweet. I really really enjoyed it.
Teenage girls will love this. Summer and plant lovers will love this, girls who love their moms and memories will love this, and a cute boy doesn't hurt, right?
This cover is so pretty; I l o v e it. It doesn't say a lot about the inside at all, but I really love the cover.
I thought it'd be cheesy and it wasn't. The voice is amazing and there were bits and pieces that were just gorgeous. A story that pulled you into itself… really good.
The ending was… eh but the journey is what counts, right??
(this review was published at School Library Journal on 04/02/14)