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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
La historia inicia con Anna relatando la experiencia con su decimoquinto cumpleaños, recordando su primer beso, con su amor desde los 10 años: Matt, el hermano de su amiga Frankie y el mejor amigo de Anna. Una tarde, unos días antes de que los Perinos (la familia de Matt y Frankie) se fueran de vacaciones a Califormia, van por helados Matt, Frankie y Anna, pero algo que se ocultaba en el corazón de Matt hace su aparición y tiene un accidente automovilístico, dejando vivas sólo a Frankie y Anna.
Anna dice muchas esto: "No te preocupes. Es nuestro secreto." dirigiéndose al Matt que ya no esta con ella, haciéndole saber que ella nunca le dirá a Frankie lo que ellos tuvieron. Los padres de Anna, amigos de los padres de Frakie y Matt, no estaban muy de acuerdo cuando ella les pidió permiso para ir de vacaciones con los Perino, decían que tal vez ellos necesitasen ir solos, después de todo, eran las primeras vacaciones sin Matt, finalmente terminan cediendo y ella se va de vacaciones, donde conocerá por primera vez el océano.
Al llegar a la casa que los Perino alquilaban cada vez que iban de vacaciones ella se llena de recuerdos, tiene algunos flashbacks de lo que Matt le decía, de la playa, lugar por descubrir, etc.
Antes de irse de vacaciones Frankie le propone a Anna que en los veinte día que tendrán libre en las vacaciones conozcan a veinte chicos, uno por día. Es así como se embarcan en esta aventura, en el libro hay de todo, muestra el dolor de una familia luego de haber perdido a su hijo mayor, habla muchos de la amistad, las relaciones entre adolescentes, cómo las chicas se ven enfrentadas a variadas situaciones donde buscan la mejor salida. Sin embargo hay un par de chicos que no están en los planes . ¿Conocerán esos veinte chicos? ¿Anna logrará cumplir su promesa y salir ilesa? ¿Dejará el dolor por Matt atrás?
Tal vez sea porque esta novela me pilló ultra sensible, o porque últimamente lloro por cualquier cosa, la cosa es que yo creía que no lo podría finalizar nunca, al principio me dolía tanto lo que le sucedió a Anna, lloraba con cada párrafo que leía, pero ya después (aunque haya tenido que alejarme un poquito de leer) me repuse y finalmente terminé de leer, quería saber lo que sucedía al final, aunque tenía pensando otro final, alimentado en el capítulo 33, no quedé tan mal con el final que le dieron a la novela.
Anna dice muchas esto: "No te preocupes. Es nuestro secreto." dirigiéndose al Matt que ya no esta con ella, haciéndole saber que ella nunca le dirá a Frankie lo que ellos tuvieron. Los padres de Anna, amigos de los padres de Frakie y Matt, no estaban muy de acuerdo cuando ella les pidió permiso para ir de vacaciones con los Perino, decían que tal vez ellos necesitasen ir solos, después de todo, eran las primeras vacaciones sin Matt, finalmente terminan cediendo y ella se va de vacaciones, donde conocerá por primera vez el océano.
Al llegar a la casa que los Perino alquilaban cada vez que iban de vacaciones ella se llena de recuerdos, tiene algunos flashbacks de lo que Matt le decía, de la playa, lugar por descubrir, etc.
Antes de irse de vacaciones Frankie le propone a Anna que en los veinte día que tendrán libre en las vacaciones conozcan a veinte chicos, uno por día. Es así como se embarcan en esta aventura, en el libro hay de todo, muestra el dolor de una familia luego de haber perdido a su hijo mayor, habla muchos de la amistad, las relaciones entre adolescentes, cómo las chicas se ven enfrentadas a variadas situaciones donde buscan la mejor salida. Sin embargo hay un par de chicos que no están en los planes . ¿Conocerán esos veinte chicos? ¿Anna logrará cumplir su promesa y salir ilesa? ¿Dejará el dolor por Matt atrás?
Tal vez sea porque esta novela me pilló ultra sensible, o porque últimamente lloro por cualquier cosa, la cosa es que yo creía que no lo podría finalizar nunca, al principio me dolía tanto lo que le sucedió a Anna, lloraba con cada párrafo que leía, pero ya después (aunque haya tenido que alejarme un poquito de leer) me repuse y finalmente terminé de leer, quería saber lo que sucedía al final, aunque tenía pensando otro final, alimentado en el capítulo 33, no quedé tan mal con el final que le dieron a la novela.
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
| i do not like this book. here is the thing anna and frankie are best friend. best friend. anna dating frankie's brother. nobody knows. then matt dies.
here we go with frankie and anna journey. the journey to what? i am not sure. through out the book, i feel anna does not know frankie at all. are they suppose to be best friend?? it raises my eyebrow.
and the story is on and on and on and on about some beach vacation. it tells more about the vacation instead of anna relationship with frankie.
i grew weary at the end.
here we go with frankie and anna journey. the journey to what? i am not sure. through out the book, i feel anna does not know frankie at all. are they suppose to be best friend?? it raises my eyebrow.
and the story is on and on and on and on about some beach vacation. it tells more about the vacation instead of anna relationship with frankie.
i grew weary at the end.
I really really really liked it! It's a really nice summer book, although you should know it's probably going to make you cry.
From the title, description and cover, I expected a love story. I thought this book would be about Anna learning to love again, and though part of it was about that, it's mostly about Anna starting to get over Matt. I was surprised, but in a good way, because it's all really sad yet sweet. It made me cry more than once and I felt really sad for Frankie, Matt's sister, too, but overall I'll remember this book as a very good one.
Friendship is a big part of this novel, too, and I really liked Anna and Frankie's. I did hate Anna a bit for hiding her relationship with Matt to her best friend, especially since it makes it even harder for her to get over her boyfriend's death, but part of me understood it. I liked how both girls supported each other when they were grieving and how close their families are, because it's not common for people to be so close and supportive all the time. The only thing I disliked about that is the fact that no one ever asks Anna how she feels, not even after they know that Matt and her were more than friends. She realizes it, too, but she never mentions it and I wish she had.
I liked how Anna's relationship with Sam was almost platonic. It's obvious that once their vacation is over, their relationship is, too, but they know it and they act in consequence of it. It's not often that I see something like that in YA novels, but I was happy about it, especially since the last thing Anna needs is someone holding her back now. I think it's realistic and well done.
I really liked this book and although it's missing something in my opinion, I would absolutely recommend it.
From the title, description and cover, I expected a love story. I thought this book would be about Anna learning to love again, and though part of it was about that, it's mostly about Anna starting to get over Matt. I was surprised, but in a good way, because it's all really sad yet sweet. It made me cry more than once and I felt really sad for Frankie, Matt's sister, too, but overall I'll remember this book as a very good one.
Friendship is a big part of this novel, too, and I really liked Anna and Frankie's. I did hate Anna a bit for hiding her relationship with Matt to her best friend, especially since it makes it even harder for her to get over her boyfriend's death, but part of me understood it. I liked how both girls supported each other when they were grieving and how close their families are, because it's not common for people to be so close and supportive all the time. The only thing I disliked about that is the fact that no one ever asks Anna how she feels, not even after they know that Matt and her were more than friends. She realizes it, too, but she never mentions it and I wish she had.
I liked how Anna's relationship with Sam was almost platonic. It's obvious that once their vacation is over, their relationship is, too, but they know it and they act in consequence of it. It's not often that I see something like that in YA novels, but I was happy about it, especially since the last thing Anna needs is someone holding her back now. I think it's realistic and well done.
I really liked this book and although it's missing something in my opinion, I would absolutely recommend it.
The book was really good but it was also awkward at times. The very short relationship between Anna and Frankie's brother Matt made me cry. I remember sniffling in P.E class one day when I was sick and reading instead of doing homework that really needed to be done. I'm sure my teacher thought something was wrong with me.(Maybe something is wrong with me...) It wasn't my favorite book but it was really good.
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I am one of those people who gets mad at a girl for moving on in a book, even if her first love died. i just couldn't get past that and tha tis what made the book bad for me.
Reading it at B&N because it's never on the shelves at school!
Just finished...loved it!
Just finished...loved it!
This is just a cute, almost boring story. Nothing extraordinary. Nothing that would incite me to put it on my favorites shelf.
I like Sarah Ockler’s writing style. She keeps it nice and simple, knows how to play with the words, avoids big vocab and conveys perfectly what she needs to convey. She keeps it light and refreshing. I like that.
I hated Frankie so much. Ugh. I wish I could feel pity for her because she lost her brother but she was just a real annoying b-i-t-c-h. As for Anna, I liked her. I hate her though for giving up her virginity because Frankie wanted her to do so. I hate how obedient she was to Frankie, as if telling Frankie no would crush their friendship. Her obedience to Frankie was just a way for her to let Frankie have it her way so she wouldn’t be considered insensitive towards her best friend’s feelings after Matt’s death.
I hate this book without really hating it. Frankie is a freakishly manipulative liar and Anna lets herself be manipulated just so she can stay in Frankie’s good graces. Ugh. She lied to Anna about losing her virginity and encouraged her to lose her virginity – which Anna did – when she hadn’t even lost hers herself. What kind of friend is that? That’s not what friendship is supposed to be. The portrait of friendship in this story is totally distorted and ugly. It does come to reconciliation at the end of the story, but it is still ugly to me.
The story felt a little slow-paced and fast-paced at the same time. Slow-paced because it spans only across three weeks and fast-paced because I wish I saw a little bit more of how Frankie evolves in the story and how they really cope with Matt’s death. The story could have been a little longer in my opinion. I felt like the MCs finding closure happened way too fast and was a little bit confusing and rushed.
Whatever, I should probably stop with teen MCs and switch to new adults. Ugh.
It’s painful, but someone’s got to be the smart one in this operation. – Anna Reiley
That quote up here reminds me of my dear friend Isabelle. It sounds like something either one of us would say to the other.
I like Sarah Ockler’s writing style. She keeps it nice and simple, knows how to play with the words, avoids big vocab and conveys perfectly what she needs to convey. She keeps it light and refreshing. I like that.
I hated Frankie so much. Ugh. I wish I could feel pity for her because she lost her brother but she was just a real annoying b-i-t-c-h. As for Anna, I liked her. I hate her though for giving up her virginity because Frankie wanted her to do so. I hate how obedient she was to Frankie, as if telling Frankie no would crush their friendship. Her obedience to Frankie was just a way for her to let Frankie have it her way so she wouldn’t be considered insensitive towards her best friend’s feelings after Matt’s death.
I hate this book without really hating it. Frankie is a freakishly manipulative liar and Anna lets herself be manipulated just so she can stay in Frankie’s good graces. Ugh. She lied to Anna about losing her virginity and encouraged her to lose her virginity – which Anna did – when she hadn’t even lost hers herself. What kind of friend is that? That’s not what friendship is supposed to be. The portrait of friendship in this story is totally distorted and ugly. It does come to reconciliation at the end of the story, but it is still ugly to me.
The story felt a little slow-paced and fast-paced at the same time. Slow-paced because it spans only across three weeks and fast-paced because I wish I saw a little bit more of how Frankie evolves in the story and how they really cope with Matt’s death. The story could have been a little longer in my opinion. I felt like the MCs finding closure happened way too fast and was a little bit confusing and rushed.
Whatever, I should probably stop with teen MCs and switch to new adults. Ugh.
It’s painful, but someone’s got to be the smart one in this operation. – Anna Reiley
That quote up here reminds me of my dear friend Isabelle. It sounds like something either one of us would say to the other.
I absolutely loved this cute little summer beach vacation, best friends, boys, secrets and second chances. It is more like 3.5 but a 4 seems to be to much so I gave it a 3.
Quite a sad book dealing with death. But it's books like this that make me think there's no way I can ever write something so emotional and powerful.