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2.95 AVERAGE
2.95 AVERAGE
*Received a copy from Net Galley for an honest review*
I wanted to like this since I've had a copy for so long. But I just couldnt get into it at all.
I kinda wish it was just a missing girl story without any attempt at supernatural. The added element ruined it for me.
I also had trouble caring about Lizzie or any character to be honest.
I found the story lacking and not very memorable.
I wanted to like this since I've had a copy for so long. But I just couldnt get into it at all.
I kinda wish it was just a missing girl story without any attempt at supernatural. The added element ruined it for me.
I also had trouble caring about Lizzie or any character to be honest.
I found the story lacking and not very memorable.
I'm one of those that like Hawthorn over the top character. I did find her to be engaging and I think the author really translated (at least to me) how lonely she was, which I think is the main subject of the book.
I just didn't really like the "relationship" with Enzo, as soon as it turned out "romantic" (if you can say so). It was pretty unhealthy to begin with, on Hawthorn's part because of her reasons to talk to the guy, but if a true friendship have had emerged, I would have liked it. Instead, we got a borderline creepy thing instead but nobody seems to care, save for some "protective brother" moments...
Anyway, I did enjoy the writing and Hawthorn as a character, and it was pleasant to see her evolve a bit from her (many) mistakes.
I just didn't really like the "relationship" with Enzo, as soon as it turned out "romantic" (if you can say so). It was pretty unhealthy to begin with, on Hawthorn's part because of her reasons to talk to the guy, but if a true friendship have had emerged, I would have liked it. Instead, we got a borderline creepy thing instead but nobody seems to care, save for some "protective brother" moments...
Anyway, I did enjoy the writing and Hawthorn as a character, and it was pleasant to see her evolve a bit from her (many) mistakes.
This book was basically kind of boring plus I had a couple issues with it, though nothing major. Hawthorn (the main character) was also kind of plain.
Firstly, what kind of 17-year-old doesn't charge their phone, and "usually doesn't have it with her". I found that completely unrealistic. Even if she was an "outsider", and people didn't call her at all, every single teen has their phone charged and with them. That probably bothered me the most.
Then, there as the whole werewolf thing like what?? The main character thinks that some other girl that used to go to her high school, who has disappeared, had turned into a werewolf. (This book is completely contemporary YA, okay?) I didn't really understand that plot point at all?
And then, Hawthorn basically gets together with the boyfriend of the missing girl... who is like twenty-five, which is gross both because of the age thing and the missing girl was gone for like only a few months. At one point it seemed like Hawthorn started to question what the hell she was doing, but then she started to hangout with the boyfriend again, ugh so frustrating.
Hawthorn and her "best friend" didn't really seem like friends, because they basically ignored what the other person was saying and didn't do anything together except talk at school. That sounds more like an acquaintance than best friend to me.
As for the one sex scene (which wasn't described at all just mentioned), there's not supposed to be blood EVER, when you have sex, not even on the first time. When is this myth gonna go away?? But I did like, how it was described as kind of awkward, and neither amazing or terrible.
The one character I liked was this weird hippie dude that lived in Hawthorn's backyard and always said some random inspirational quotes.
But overall, kind of meh, didn't really leave me with anything.
Firstly, what kind of 17-year-old doesn't charge their phone, and "usually doesn't have it with her". I found that completely unrealistic. Even if she was an "outsider", and people didn't call her at all, every single teen has their phone charged and with them. That probably bothered me the most.
Then, there as the whole werewolf thing like what?? The main character thinks that some other girl that used to go to her high school, who has disappeared, had turned into a werewolf. (This book is completely contemporary YA, okay?) I didn't really understand that plot point at all?
And then, Hawthorn basically gets together with the boyfriend of the missing girl... who is like twenty-five, which is gross both because of the age thing and the missing girl was gone for like only a few months. At one point it seemed like Hawthorn started to question what the hell she was doing, but then she started to hangout with the boyfriend again, ugh so frustrating.
Hawthorn and her "best friend" didn't really seem like friends, because they basically ignored what the other person was saying and didn't do anything together except talk at school. That sounds more like an acquaintance than best friend to me.
As for the one sex scene (which wasn't described at all just mentioned), there's not supposed to be blood EVER, when you have sex, not even on the first time. When is this myth gonna go away?? But I did like, how it was described as kind of awkward, and neither amazing or terrible.
The one character I liked was this weird hippie dude that lived in Hawthorn's backyard and always said some random inspirational quotes.
But overall, kind of meh, didn't really leave me with anything.
TW: suicide, mentions of unhealthy eating habits
I don't recommend this book. I didn't like any of the characters except for Rush, Hawthorne's older brother. Hawthorne was annoying and insensitive, Emily was one-dimensional, Michelle was unrealistic, the hippies were unnecessary and Hawthorne's parent were inconsiderate. The mystery was mediocre and the werewolf plot was completely ridiculous. But what bothered me most were the casual mentions of mental illness. On a few occasions, Hawthorne would talk about food and how she wasn't eating so that she would waste away into nothing, something I found super triggering. Another thing I wasn't happy with was the way depression was handled, with Sedoti making it sound a foreign thing that only select people can experience.
"Could the answer be as easy as that? The person I'd admired and hated, envied and compared myself to for years was depressed." Not as easy as that. No mention of what Lizzie could have done, no talk of finding help, just 'she was depressed, so she killed herself.
I don't recommend this book. I didn't like any of the characters except for Rush, Hawthorne's older brother. Hawthorne was annoying and insensitive, Emily was one-dimensional, Michelle was unrealistic, the hippies were unnecessary and Hawthorne's parent were inconsiderate. The mystery was mediocre and the werewolf plot was completely ridiculous. But what bothered me most were the casual mentions of mental illness. On a few occasions, Hawthorne would talk about food and how she wasn't eating so that she would waste away into nothing, something I found super triggering. Another thing I wasn't happy with was the way depression was handled, with Sedoti making it sound a foreign thing that only select people can experience.
This book was.... ridiculous. Yeah, that's the best word to describe it.
The main character was crazy immature (and not in a realistic way. In a way that makes me wonder if the author ever was a teenager herself or if she just watched cheesy movies about teens a lot), the plot was all over the place and at the same time incredibly slow, the romance was WEIRD, and the main character was legit crazy. Not in an interesting way. In a "what the heck is wrong with her" way.
This is a mean review, but I don't know how to be honest without being a little mean.
It was written in a very fast paced way so I felt like I flew through it. And while I didn't necessarily enjoy my time reading it, I didn't hate it either, and I wanted to see where the heck the author was supposed to be going with this plot.
By the end I figured I'd give it two or three stars. Until it actually ended. Then my thought was, "I went through 400 pages for that?!"
Sorry for being negative. But I'm gonna be real. I didn't like this at all.
The main character was crazy immature (and not in a realistic way. In a way that makes me wonder if the author ever was a teenager herself or if she just watched cheesy movies about teens a lot), the plot was all over the place and at the same time incredibly slow, the romance was WEIRD, and the main character was legit crazy. Not in an interesting way. In a "what the heck is wrong with her" way.
This is a mean review, but I don't know how to be honest without being a little mean.
It was written in a very fast paced way so I felt like I flew through it. And while I didn't necessarily enjoy my time reading it, I didn't hate it either, and I wanted to see where the heck the author was supposed to be going with this plot.
By the end I figured I'd give it two or three stars. Until it actually ended. Then my thought was, "I went through 400 pages for that?!"
Sorry for being negative. But I'm gonna be real. I didn't like this at all.
This book was really frustrating.
It started with a good promise - a girl disappears and the least popular girl in the school decides to investigate the mystery of her disappearance. But there is no investigation at all, no uncovering of Lizzie Lovett's hundred lies. Nada.
This is not a mystery book. The writing is great, the author depicts accurately the teenager's mind, but that title and that blurb is really misleading. I kept expecting for clues that will lead to a thrilling adventure, full of mystery and suspense, but nothing happened.
If you are not expecting to read a cozy mystery, it is an enjoyable book. Otherwise, you will be disappointed.
It started with a good promise - a girl disappears and the least popular girl in the school decides to investigate the mystery of her disappearance. But there is no investigation at all, no uncovering of Lizzie Lovett's hundred lies. Nada.
This is not a mystery book. The writing is great, the author depicts accurately the teenager's mind, but that title and that blurb is really misleading. I kept expecting for clues that will lead to a thrilling adventure, full of mystery and suspense, but nothing happened.
If you are not expecting to read a cozy mystery, it is an enjoyable book. Otherwise, you will be disappointed.
I think this books biggest problem is the way it was advertised to the reader. From the title to the blurb, you get the sense that this book is going to be a thriller/mystery book but that's not what this book is.
Going in I thought it would be more like the Karen Mcmanus book but instead, it is more of a coming of age story than anything. Which I usually hate, but this one I found myself enjoying. The main character had an interesting and funny inner monologue that I enjoyed, but it was just missing the romance and intrigue I thought I was going to get before I picked it up.
Going in I thought it would be more like the Karen Mcmanus book but instead, it is more of a coming of age story than anything. Which I usually hate, but this one I found myself enjoying. The main character had an interesting and funny inner monologue that I enjoyed, but it was just missing the romance and intrigue I thought I was going to get before I picked it up.
DNF. The audiobook narrator’s voice was annoying, and the writing style was too YA to make the story believable to me. Then we started dealing with werewolves. I had to put it down.
3.5 stars an ambitious YA novel recommended to me by my 13 year old daughter. likable, different