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2.95 AVERAGE
2.95 AVERAGE
**Thanks to the publishers for letting me read an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review**
Sigh. This book has so many positive reviews that I was optimistic. But I was not very interested in this story at all. The premise sounds interesting, a girl inserts herself into a missing girls life to try and figure out what happened to her? Sign me up. Hawthorne just didn't capture me like she did for a lot of other readers. I never felt like I cared about Lizzie all that much. The most likable character to me was Connor, and he was barely even in the book.
Overall, I found the story forgettable. I wanted it to be so much more, but the idea oversold the book as an exciting mystery, which it wasn't. It was mostly about a confused girl who doesn't know who she is and is scared of her future. Oh and she believes in werewolves.
Give it a go if you're looking for a character-based story driven by interactions and the narrator's voice. If you're looking for an exciting mystery, then this might not be the book for you.
Sigh. This book has so many positive reviews that I was optimistic. But I was not very interested in this story at all. The premise sounds interesting, a girl inserts herself into a missing girls life to try and figure out what happened to her? Sign me up. Hawthorne just didn't capture me like she did for a lot of other readers. I never felt like I cared about Lizzie all that much. The most likable character to me was Connor, and he was barely even in the book.
Overall, I found the story forgettable. I wanted it to be so much more, but the idea oversold the book as an exciting mystery, which it wasn't. It was mostly about a confused girl who doesn't know who she is and is scared of her future. Oh and she believes in werewolves.
Give it a go if you're looking for a character-based story driven by interactions and the narrator's voice. If you're looking for an exciting mystery, then this might not be the book for you.
This review is based on the ARC I received in June 2016. I found this book to be enjoyable. I think the voice of our protagonist kept the book moving along nicely. Though it got a little uncomfortable towards the 2/3rds of the way through mark, it didn't last took long. I would recommend it, but I would say that it deals with some adult themes through it, so be warned of that.
A compelling, well-written contemporary mixed with mystery elements that I read in one sitting because I wanted to know how it'd end.
The plot moves along at a good pace for the mystery to keep you hooked and Hawthorn, the protagonist, has a very unique voice. Some readers might find her a tad annoying but she reminded me of being her age, of having anxiety about everything and of feeling incredibly inadequate in my own skin and thinking everyone else seemed to have it much easier.
I don't want to give away the ending but I felt it was supremely realistic, much better than any other possible options, and it forced Hawthorn to grow up a lot.
I'd recommend this to anyone who reads YA contemporary.
NetGalley and Sourcebooks kindly provided me with a digital ARC of this book.
The plot moves along at a good pace for the mystery to keep you hooked and Hawthorn, the protagonist, has a very unique voice. Some readers might find her a tad annoying but she reminded me of being her age, of having anxiety about everything and of feeling incredibly inadequate in my own skin and thinking everyone else seemed to have it much easier.
I don't want to give away the ending but I felt it was supremely realistic, much better than any other possible options, and it forced Hawthorn to grow up a lot.
I'd recommend this to anyone who reads YA contemporary.
NetGalley and Sourcebooks kindly provided me with a digital ARC of this book.
Honestly, I wish I liked it more than I did. It was a cool plot idea, just not for me. When the popular girl dies, and the main character is convinced she turned into a werewolf, that’s were I draw the line. I’m not the biggest fan of mysteries, so I can’t be the judge. But I got to say, the traveling bus of hippies were my favorite characters, hands down!
Definitivamente esperaba más de este libro!!!
Hawthorn es una persona muy egoista y centrada en si misma, su afán por encontrar algo misterioso en todo es aburrido y me frustra. Lo supernatural fue algo que pusieron de la nada y no tenia sentido.
Algo que si me gusto fue que vimos a Hawthorn crecer a través del libro. Pero aun así, su obsesión con LL es rara, quiere que todos la amen pero no hace nada para formar relaciones con ellos.
Hawthorn es una persona muy egoista y centrada en si misma, su afán por encontrar algo misterioso en todo es aburrido y me frustra. Lo supernatural fue algo que pusieron de la nada y no tenia sentido.
Algo que si me gusto fue que vimos a Hawthorn crecer a través del libro. Pero aun así, su obsesión con LL es rara, quiere que todos la amen pero no hace nada para formar relaciones con ellos.
I had a hard time rating this book. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either, so it was just ok. But I feel 2 stars don't amount to much, whereas 3 stars and an "I liked it" feels to strong. So 2.5/3?
The book is about a girl named Hawthorne/Thorny, who is a bit of an outcast. She lives in a small town where there isn't much to do and being different is pretty much a no-no. I liked the basis of the book and I could identify with Hawthorne's character. I was definitely a little unique in high school, I didn't party or drink. I wouldn't say I was an outcast, I was social and had my friends but I kinda did my own thing sometimes. She has an older brother, Rush, who was popular in high school and is now in college but lives at home. Her mom is sort of a hippie, who is pushing her veganism on the family. Her dad isn't really a strong character in the book. Hawthorne has one good friend, Emily and that is about it. But her and Emily are still quite different from one another.
The book starts with a flashback of Hawthorne going to hide out during lunch/free period something like that and runs into Lizzie Lovett in the locker room. Lizzie is the high school "it" girl. She's popular, beautiful and people are just drawn to her (boys and girls alike). Lizzie is everything Hawthorne isn't and would like to be. Hawthorne has a small interaction with Lizzie in the locker room, and blows it up in her mind to become a future friendship. When in reality, Lizzie recognized her as Rush's sister, and gave her a piece of advice. But Hawthorne envisions Lizzie taking her under her wing. But the next encounter Hawthorne has with Lizzie is anything but that, Lizzie seems to be a different person around her friends. She ignores Hawthorne and brushes her off, and Hawthorne is hurt. She hates Lizzie.
All the sudden, Lizzie goes missing without a trace. She had been camping with her boyfriend, Enzo in the woods and when her boyfriend woke up she was gone. No sign of foul play, no evidence, nothing. That is, unless Enzo did something to her. Everyone assumes something bad happened to Lizzie, but Hawthorne sees it as a ploy to get attention. Lizzie is no longer in high school and had moved to the next town. Hawthorne has nothing better to do, so she decides to find out what happened to Lizzie.
All the sudden, Hawthorne has Lizzie's old job in a cafe, and is getting friendly with her boyfriend too. From what Enzo is saying, Lizzie is not the same person Hawthorne knew. But she can't tell Enzo that, he is starting to become a friend.
Now here is where the book gets a little weird...Hawthorne decides to come up with different theories of what happened to Lizzie. One of them is that she turned into a werewolf. Lizzie apparently had a fascination with wolves and even wore a necklace (I think with a wolf tooth?) All the sudden she finds herself hanging out with Enzo almost daily. They spend half their time trying to find Lizzie in the woods and the other half getting to know one another. Even weirder, Enzo is like...25? Hawthorne is 16? It's just kinda strange. People don't trust Enzo and think he's too old for Hawthorne (...he is!). But Hawthorne sees an ally in Enzo. He seems just as strange as she is, and he's not exactly mature for a 25 year old.
Enzo and Hawthorne's relationship is not only strange because of how they met but because of the age difference. I read "All the Ugly and Wonderful Things" which has a similar age difference with an underage girl and felt conflicted with that book also. After finishing both, I feel more conflicted with this one. On the surface, both relationships seem similar. Older man, younger girl and forbidden/illegal feelings and relationships but the nature of the relationships could not be more different. The storylines could not be more different.
So without giving any spoilers of what happens, I felt just kinda meh when the book ended. It tied up loose ends and wasn't a bad book by any means. It isn't a book I feel compelled to read again or recommend to a friend. It was just kinda there.
Thank you to NetGalley/Sourcebooks for my free copy in exchange for a honest review.
The book is about a girl named Hawthorne/Thorny, who is a bit of an outcast. She lives in a small town where there isn't much to do and being different is pretty much a no-no. I liked the basis of the book and I could identify with Hawthorne's character. I was definitely a little unique in high school, I didn't party or drink. I wouldn't say I was an outcast, I was social and had my friends but I kinda did my own thing sometimes. She has an older brother, Rush, who was popular in high school and is now in college but lives at home. Her mom is sort of a hippie, who is pushing her veganism on the family. Her dad isn't really a strong character in the book. Hawthorne has one good friend, Emily and that is about it. But her and Emily are still quite different from one another.
The book starts with a flashback of Hawthorne going to hide out during lunch/free period something like that and runs into Lizzie Lovett in the locker room. Lizzie is the high school "it" girl. She's popular, beautiful and people are just drawn to her (boys and girls alike). Lizzie is everything Hawthorne isn't and would like to be. Hawthorne has a small interaction with Lizzie in the locker room, and blows it up in her mind to become a future friendship. When in reality, Lizzie recognized her as Rush's sister, and gave her a piece of advice. But Hawthorne envisions Lizzie taking her under her wing. But the next encounter Hawthorne has with Lizzie is anything but that, Lizzie seems to be a different person around her friends. She ignores Hawthorne and brushes her off, and Hawthorne is hurt. She hates Lizzie.
All the sudden, Lizzie goes missing without a trace. She had been camping with her boyfriend, Enzo in the woods and when her boyfriend woke up she was gone. No sign of foul play, no evidence, nothing. That is, unless Enzo did something to her. Everyone assumes something bad happened to Lizzie, but Hawthorne sees it as a ploy to get attention. Lizzie is no longer in high school and had moved to the next town. Hawthorne has nothing better to do, so she decides to find out what happened to Lizzie.
All the sudden, Hawthorne has Lizzie's old job in a cafe, and is getting friendly with her boyfriend too. From what Enzo is saying, Lizzie is not the same person Hawthorne knew. But she can't tell Enzo that, he is starting to become a friend.
Now here is where the book gets a little weird...Hawthorne decides to come up with different theories of what happened to Lizzie. One of them is that she turned into a werewolf. Lizzie apparently had a fascination with wolves and even wore a necklace (I think with a wolf tooth?) All the sudden she finds herself hanging out with Enzo almost daily. They spend half their time trying to find Lizzie in the woods and the other half getting to know one another. Even weirder, Enzo is like...25? Hawthorne is 16? It's just kinda strange. People don't trust Enzo and think he's too old for Hawthorne (...he is!). But Hawthorne sees an ally in Enzo. He seems just as strange as she is, and he's not exactly mature for a 25 year old.
Enzo and Hawthorne's relationship is not only strange because of how they met but because of the age difference. I read "All the Ugly and Wonderful Things" which has a similar age difference with an underage girl and felt conflicted with that book also. After finishing both, I feel more conflicted with this one. On the surface, both relationships seem similar. Older man, younger girl and forbidden/illegal feelings and relationships but the nature of the relationships could not be more different. The storylines could not be more different.
So without giving any spoilers of what happens, I felt just kinda meh when the book ended. It tied up loose ends and wasn't a bad book by any means. It isn't a book I feel compelled to read again or recommend to a friend. It was just kinda there.
Thank you to NetGalley/Sourcebooks for my free copy in exchange for a honest review.
*I received this for review from NetGalley*
There were things that I really enjoyed and one thing that I had a minor issue with. I'm going to start with the Hawthorne the main character. At times I found her obsession with finding out what happened to Lizzie Lovett annoying. I also found Hawthorne to be bratty, especially towards her mother. One of Hawthorne's was really far fetched, that it was actually funny, and I do give Hawthorne points for her creative thinking about her theory. I loved the writing, and the author's style, it was fast paced. Hawthorne standing up to the "queen b" was something that I felt was relatable. Another thing that I really loved was the authentic feeling I got from reading this book. While "The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett" was out of my comfort zone, I'm excited to see what Chelsea Sedoti comes up with next.
There were things that I really enjoyed and one thing that I had a minor issue with. I'm going to start with the Hawthorne the main character. At times I found her obsession with finding out what happened to Lizzie Lovett annoying. I also found Hawthorne to be bratty, especially towards her mother. One of Hawthorne's was really far fetched, that it was actually funny, and I do give Hawthorne points for her creative thinking about her theory. I loved the writing, and the author's style, it was fast paced. Hawthorne standing up to the "queen b" was something that I felt was relatable. Another thing that I really loved was the authentic feeling I got from reading this book. While "The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett" was out of my comfort zone, I'm excited to see what Chelsea Sedoti comes up with next.
I have very mixed feelings on The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett. I feel like it has great potential. The last quarter of the book or less was superb. It definitely ended on a high note for me. But overall, it was mediocre at best. The characters were all extremely one dimensional, except for maybe Hawthorne in the last pages. The only thing that kept me interested was the relationship between Hawthorne and Enzo, which I was interested in seeing through. I found the whole concept of Hawthorne's obsession with Lizzie to be unbelievable and unrelatable, as well as her theory for the disappearance. It's not so much what the theory was, as there was just nothing to support why she would realistically think this. It just seemed to come from nowhere for me. Hawthorne was a completely terrible human being, until she wasn't, and I like that she learned a lesson and grew from that experience, but did she have to be so completely unlikable? I also felt the character of Sundog was a total cliche.. Why not just call him Moon Doggy, and give him a surf board? I guess I just would have loved to have seen more development of these side characters rather than so much time walking in the woods talking about Lizzie being a werewolf.