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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Book #73 Read in 2013
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
I loved this author's first book and her second was no sophomore slump. I loved this one even more.
Josie is the daughter of a New Orleans prostitute mother and a unknown father. At the age of 12, Josie begins working in a bookstore and the nice owner lets her stay in the apartment above the store to get her away from her mother. Between him, Willie (the madam with the heart of gold) and others, Josie begins to dream of going to college and escaping life in the French Quarter. Then a man is murdered and both Josie and her mother are connected to him and questioned by the police. Her mother's bad connections are catching up to Josie--will she be able to get away?
Sepetys writes a wonderfully intelligent character in Josie. She is book smart, street smart and courageous. Readers will root for Josie to be able to make more of her life and to come out a winner. This book had a well-written plot, with elements of mystery, romance and humor woven into it. I highly recommend it.
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Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
I loved this author's first book and her second was no sophomore slump. I loved this one even more.
Josie is the daughter of a New Orleans prostitute mother and a unknown father. At the age of 12, Josie begins working in a bookstore and the nice owner lets her stay in the apartment above the store to get her away from her mother. Between him, Willie (the madam with the heart of gold) and others, Josie begins to dream of going to college and escaping life in the French Quarter. Then a man is murdered and both Josie and her mother are connected to him and questioned by the police. Her mother's bad connections are catching up to Josie--will she be able to get away?
Sepetys writes a wonderfully intelligent character in Josie. She is book smart, street smart and courageous. Readers will root for Josie to be able to make more of her life and to come out a winner. This book had a well-written plot, with elements of mystery, romance and humor woven into it. I highly recommend it.
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Excellent story of a girl getting up and out of some serious problems-some romance, mystery and just good story.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wowwww apparently I never reviewed this. I actually think this was the first Ruta Sepetys book I ever read, and it’s still a favorite. Part mystery, part thriller, part coming of age, told by the daughter of a prostitute in post-war New Orleans. Also, Jesse Thierry exists, and I love him so very much.
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was actually really good! I'll admit that I was a bit bored in the beginning, but once I really got into it, I read the second half of the book really fast!
Es el segundo libro que leo de Ruta Sepetys y en ambos sus personajes me atraparon al igual que las historias.
Avanzaba y sin darme cuenta ya se me acabaron las páginas.
En este caso tenemos de protagonista a Josie, una chica que definitivamente no tiene una vida de cuento de hadas. Ella tendrá que labrar su propio destino para no repetir la historia de su madre.
Solamente voy a decir que amé mucho a la prota y a los personajes secundarios, cada uno me aportaba algo de manera diferente.
Jesse se robó mi corazón desde el principio, esto del chico misterioso siempre funciona conmigo.
Avanzaba y sin darme cuenta ya se me acabaron las páginas.
En este caso tenemos de protagonista a Josie, una chica que definitivamente no tiene una vida de cuento de hadas. Ella tendrá que labrar su propio destino para no repetir la historia de su madre.
Solamente voy a decir que amé mucho a la prota y a los personajes secundarios, cada uno me aportaba algo de manera diferente.
Jesse se robó mi corazón desde el principio, esto del chico misterioso siempre funciona conmigo.
I keep mulling between 3 and 4 stars for this one. I loved all the characters so much and was invested in their stories, but I found the mystery weak and uninteresting. I think the book would have been much better without the murder plot. It wasn't needed to move the story forward.