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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
“Daylight won’t protect you from anything. Bad things happen all the time; they don’t wait until after dinner”
I love books that have a good mixture of emotion swiveled into the story line, stories that can have me crying one moment and smiling the next. The Sea of Tranquility was just that, a book with a dark tale and loveable characters, a tale of a girl named Nastya Kashnikov who has suffered a horrific tragedy and about a boy named Josh Bennett who is going through things a 17 year old should never have to think about. Both are messed up for good enough reasons and both need each other to get passed the pain and heartache.
I love this story because I believe the characters can make or break a book, fortunately with this book the characters were likeable and relate-able in small way but over all enjoyable, and left me eager to know more about. It was so hard to put it down and I found myself sneaking in bits when ever I could manage because it was that addicting.
I recommend this book for those who love a good love story with a deep meaning, I would not recommend this for people who get nervous around books that make you think more then you would like
Ahh it kept me in suspense for that breaking point when will they kiss, then I did want to shake some sense into Sunshine when she broke things off, because frankly it made no sense what so ever. But I rarely enjoy book fully, always tend to find something irrelevant to me, and after reading this one I changed my mind of not buying real touchable books (being protective of the trees and all). Loved it.
I really enjoyed this book. I normally do not enjoy books that are written in a modern high school setting but this one was different. This book is first of very clever and made me laugh quite a bit. I also enjoyed the fact that there is a bit of mystery involved through out the book. This book is heartbreaking and the entire time you are trying to figure out what is wrong with the main character. Another thing I really liked about this book is the fact that the characters are relatable and do not live in a mystical magical land where everything is bright and sunny all the time. The relationships between the characters seem genuine and are not forced. The come gradually like a normal friendship. Millay has a way with words, there were certain times while reading this book I was carried away in her words and forgot the world around me. This book is defiantly a good read.
I actually never planned on reading this until the other day Aesta's book blog put up an intriguing quote from it on their Facebook page and it drew me in so I gave it a shot.
I liked that it was such a deep and meaningful story. It's not a romance about two broken people. It's a love story about two people who need each other.
I didn't like the narration that much, especially the first half. I understand wanting to leave readers in the dark about her past, but it got very frustrating when a lot of lines didn't make any sense at all to me. The truth took so long to come out.
I liked that it was such a deep and meaningful story. It's not a romance about two broken people. It's a love story about two people who need each other.
I didn't like the narration that much, especially the first half. I understand wanting to leave readers in the dark about her past, but it got very frustrating when a lot of lines didn't make any sense at all to me. The truth took so long to come out.
Absolutely loved this book. It kept you interested and each time you read it you get more detail and depth. This book was very good and had a great storyline with the protagonist who was a child prodigy to after the incident presenting herself as a 'Russian whore'. And the boy (josh Bennett) who's had a hard life with the death of family. The 2 together was interesting but you also see how she helps impact others around her, all without talking at all. Until she decides to share the fact she can actually speak to josh. I really enjoyed this book as it was very interesting and kept you wondering what exactly happened to her almost to the very End.
Me sorprendió muchísimo este libro, lo que pensé que iba a ser una historia juvenil con simples problemas de adolescentes, terminó siendo una gran gran historia que habla perfecto sobre el trauma y como puede afectar tanto a las personas. Solo el principio me pareció un poco lento
I read this book once a year. It is a YA romance, but it's not heavy or overwhelming or the center of the story. It's mainly about grief, how people deal with it (or don't really and the consequences of this choice), and past trauma. It's one of my favorites and I really enjoy it. I really like the characters, who are nuanced, detailed, maybe a tad unrealistic, jaded, and mature for their age, but I didn't mind this at all. It ends quicker than I wanted it to, especially with all the build-up and secrets, though. I wish Millay had given attention and detail to this part just like she did the rest of the book. I also got mad at our heroine during that one scene because it made absolutely no sense for her to go that route. Plotwise and character wise, it honestly stomped on all the character development that had occurred, but overall, this book is a favorite of mine. It's vulnerable and complex. Drew is a sweetheart that needs to be slapped upside the head sometimes. Josh is a grumpy little sweetheart. Solid read.
This is one of the books I received during my 18th birthday (18 books in lieu of gifts). It took a decade for me to pick up and I devoured it over the weekend.
Love the characters because they had their own fleshed out personality. I would've liked more explanation from Sunshine when she broke up with Josh--I just thought it was kinda abrupt with a flimsy excuse but I guess it makes sense because she was self-destructive due to her trauma.
Anyway, love the power couple that is Tierney and Drew. Would've loved to read more about Sunshine's relationship with her parents, especially with her dad because she seemed like a dad's girl.
Overall, should've read this 10 years ago when I got it. I feel like I would've loved it more then since I was the same age.
Love the characters because they had their own fleshed out personality. I would've liked more explanation from Sunshine when she broke up with Josh--I just thought it was kinda abrupt with a flimsy excuse but I guess it makes sense because she was self-destructive due to her trauma.
Anyway, love the power couple that is Tierney and Drew. Would've loved to read more about Sunshine's relationship with her parents, especially with her dad because she seemed like a dad's girl.
Overall, should've read this 10 years ago when I got it. I feel like I would've loved it more then since I was the same age.
Nastya. Emilia. Sunshine. She is all of these people, and she is none of them.
Emilia was a childhood prodigy. She played the piano. The Brighton Piano Girl, they called her. Piano was everything to her. For all intents and purposes, Emilia had a perfect life. She had good parents, a caring brother, and she did something she loved. She was kind and a bit sheltered in her world of piano, recitals, weddings, parties she played for.
Until one day, when she was fifteen, and she died. She lost the one thing that was most important to her- the piano, because her hand was damaged beyond repair. Everything was taken away from her, simply because she was in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
In Emilia's place, Nastya was born. Nastya is everything Emilia wasn't. Angry. Scared. Tough. Gone are the innocent dresses, the sweetness, the music. In it's place is heavy makeup, black, slutty clothes, and attitude. Or as much attitude as a girl can give without speaking. And Nastya manages to give plenty of attitude without saying a word.
I really loved this book. It was a bit slow getting started, but once it pulled me in, I read as much as I could, without stopping. I love how this author made me feel for these characters, and how my heart broke for all of them. Even happy go lucky Drew is screwed up in his own way.
The story really dragged out what happened to Emilia. You know it was something horrible, you know it damaged her hand and ruined the girl that Emilia was. You spend a lot of time imagining the worst, only to learn that it wasn't as bad as you thought, and at the same time, it was so very much worse.
This is a story that I see sticking with me for a long time, it was beautifully written, with wonderful characters and a fantastic, different story. Not sexy, not smutty, not paranormal, just regular people, dealing with difficulties most of us can't imagine.
Emilia was a childhood prodigy. She played the piano. The Brighton Piano Girl, they called her. Piano was everything to her. For all intents and purposes, Emilia had a perfect life. She had good parents, a caring brother, and she did something she loved. She was kind and a bit sheltered in her world of piano, recitals, weddings, parties she played for.
Until one day, when she was fifteen, and she died. She lost the one thing that was most important to her- the piano, because her hand was damaged beyond repair. Everything was taken away from her, simply because she was in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
In Emilia's place, Nastya was born. Nastya is everything Emilia wasn't. Angry. Scared. Tough. Gone are the innocent dresses, the sweetness, the music. In it's place is heavy makeup, black, slutty clothes, and attitude. Or as much attitude as a girl can give without speaking. And Nastya manages to give plenty of attitude without saying a word.
I really loved this book. It was a bit slow getting started, but once it pulled me in, I read as much as I could, without stopping. I love how this author made me feel for these characters, and how my heart broke for all of them. Even happy go lucky Drew is screwed up in his own way.
The story really dragged out what happened to Emilia. You know it was something horrible, you know it damaged her hand and ruined the girl that Emilia was. You spend a lot of time imagining the worst, only to learn that it wasn't as bad as you thought, and at the same time, it was so very much worse.
This is a story that I see sticking with me for a long time, it was beautifully written, with wonderful characters and a fantastic, different story. Not sexy, not smutty, not paranormal, just regular people, dealing with difficulties most of us can't imagine.