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3.95 AVERAGE
I loved this story and I got giddy eveytime those two were near each other.
Such an amazing story about love and acceptance and knowing who you are and what you believe in.
These characters have been through so, so much and my heart just aches for them. They're so strong and I was so proud of them and how much they learnt and grew.
It seemed like it was trying a little too hard sometimes which annoyed me but it also nearly bought me to tears on multiple occasions.
Can't wait to read more!
Such an amazing story about love and acceptance and knowing who you are and what you believe in.
These characters have been through so, so much and my heart just aches for them. They're so strong and I was so proud of them and how much they learnt and grew.
It seemed like it was trying a little too hard sometimes which annoyed me but it also nearly bought me to tears on multiple occasions.
Can't wait to read more!
It was a bit cliché and cheesy but overall I enjoyed it and I liked the main characters as well as the secondary ones, especially Mrs. Collins!
It was the prototype YA romance - bad boy - good girl who would otherwise have never met but for certain peculiar circumstances, lots of gory secrets revealed part by part , a couple of mis understandings, strong chemistry of attraction, opposing life styles etc. etc. Such books are sort of addictive, like soap operas which you are compelled to watch, inspite of knowing that at the end, you would gain nothing but a few hours spent in an unrealistic world. I enjoyed reading this book, but would never read it twice, and would recommend it only to people who love YA and Romance.
Echo and Noah meet each other in a counselor's office and Echo is forced to tutor Noah by the fairy-Godmother like counselor, who plays an important role in their future. They predictably fall for each other inspite of their respective reputations, and an ex-boy friend who is suddenly in the scene and a moderately strict parent. For once, there is a happy ending, rather than the usual cliff hanger ending or death of one or a couple of characters.
Echo and Noah meet each other in a counselor's office and Echo is forced to tutor Noah by the fairy-Godmother like counselor, who plays an important role in their future. They predictably fall for each other inspite of their respective reputations, and an ex-boy friend who is suddenly in the scene and a moderately strict parent. For once, there is a happy ending, rather than the usual cliff hanger ending or death of one or a couple of characters.
Actual rating: 3.8 stars. I think. Not sure. (So around 75%)
As a brief summary/synopsis, I'll give you this: basically, this books is about Echo and Noah. Obviously, they become a couple throughout the story, but they are individually very troubled. Both of them have family problems--I won't be getting into details because spoilers--but Echo used to be very popular, until something traumatic happened to her, and Noah lives with foster parents. You can probably guess as to how they act because of these reasons. (There are more, but these are just the main ones)
At the beginning of the story, Echo is in charge of tutoring Noah, and yes, they fall in love. However, the main plot isn't only romance--it deals with a lot of family issues, depression, etc. (Also: slight trigger warning for cutting?)
If you guys have been my friends on here for a while, you probably know that I can't do summaries. They just don't go with me, so if you want to learn more, just read the Goodreads synopsis. Anyways, lets get into what I liked:
*How not everything about this book was the romance: A lot of times, in YA contemporary novels, the only issues the main characters deal with are their own love interests. And this is generally annoying, because that's not how it is in real life. A lot of this book was romance, but then again, not all of it was and I appreciated that.
*Another aspect I really enjoyed was how screwed up the characters were: I know that sounds kinda weird, but I enjoyed how the characters were relatable because of their flaws. They were lovable because of their flaws. (does that make any sense?)
*Noah's brothers, because they were so cute *squeals*
*The ending with the character development: throughout the novel, Echo and Noah grow a lot and come to accept who they are and what they will become. I also thought this was probably the best aspect of the story. :)
*I just enjoyed the book in general, though I do have to say I have quite a few things that I didn't enjoy (but they were minor, since I'm still giving this book 4 stars)
On to what I didn't like:
*When the book first started, though it wasn't directly instalove, Noah had an IMMEDIATE attraction to Echo. And that's fine. I mean, we all like how others look, am I right? But I kind of felt like Noah's "love" for Echo progressed too quickly. Thankfully not too quickly, because then I would have hated it, but I would have appreciated it if there was more time before he actually fell for her.
*The annoyance of the characters. I can literally summarize the overall actions of the characters like this:
1) Noah: Damn, that girl is hot.
2) Echo: He's so freaking annoying...but attractive.
3) Echo: I'm depressed
4) Noah: I want my brothers.
5) Echo: I'm depressed. What's going on? I want to remember my past.
6) Noah: WOAH, her boobs tho. (literally, half the time he was staring at her boobs in the beginning of the novel)
7) Noah: I think I'm falling for her.
8) Echo: I'm starting to like him...
9) Echo: I WANT TO MAKE DRAMA.
10) Noah: I want my brothers back
And so on, so forth.
*The angst: DROVE ME CRAZY MAN. IT DROVE ME CRAZY. I REALLY HATED THE ANGST.
Anyways, that's pretty much it for this review. As a summary of my thoughts, I enjoyed this book, but I didn't think it lived SO much up to the hype. Had I went into this without all of the hype surrounding it, I think I would have enjoyed it much better. At the moment I don't know if I'll continue on with this series, but who knows? If I'm in a contemporary mood, I might.
Percentage rating: 75%, so rounded up to four stars on Goodreads
As a brief summary/synopsis, I'll give you this: basically, this books is about Echo and Noah. Obviously, they become a couple throughout the story, but they are individually very troubled. Both of them have family problems--I won't be getting into details because spoilers--but Echo used to be very popular, until something traumatic happened to her, and Noah lives with foster parents. You can probably guess as to how they act because of these reasons. (There are more, but these are just the main ones)
At the beginning of the story, Echo is in charge of tutoring Noah, and yes, they fall in love. However, the main plot isn't only romance--it deals with a lot of family issues, depression, etc. (Also: slight trigger warning for cutting?)
If you guys have been my friends on here for a while, you probably know that I can't do summaries. They just don't go with me, so if you want to learn more, just read the Goodreads synopsis. Anyways, lets get into what I liked:
*How not everything about this book was the romance: A lot of times, in YA contemporary novels, the only issues the main characters deal with are their own love interests. And this is generally annoying, because that's not how it is in real life. A lot of this book was romance, but then again, not all of it was and I appreciated that.
*Another aspect I really enjoyed was how screwed up the characters were: I know that sounds kinda weird, but I enjoyed how the characters were relatable because of their flaws. They were lovable because of their flaws. (does that make any sense?)
*Noah's brothers, because they were so cute *squeals*
*The ending with the character development: throughout the novel, Echo and Noah grow a lot and come to accept who they are and what they will become. I also thought this was probably the best aspect of the story. :)
*I just enjoyed the book in general, though I do have to say I have quite a few things that I didn't enjoy (but they were minor, since I'm still giving this book 4 stars)
On to what I didn't like:
*When the book first started, though it wasn't directly instalove, Noah had an IMMEDIATE attraction to Echo. And that's fine. I mean, we all like how others look, am I right? But I kind of felt like Noah's "love" for Echo progressed too quickly. Thankfully not too quickly, because then I would have hated it, but I would have appreciated it if there was more time before he actually fell for her.
*The annoyance of the characters. I can literally summarize the overall actions of the characters like this:
1) Noah: Damn, that girl is hot.
2) Echo: He's so freaking annoying...but attractive.
3) Echo: I'm depressed
4) Noah: I want my brothers.
5) Echo: I'm depressed. What's going on? I want to remember my past.
6) Noah: WOAH, her boobs tho. (literally, half the time he was staring at her boobs in the beginning of the novel)
7) Noah: I think I'm falling for her.
8) Echo: I'm starting to like him...
9) Echo: I WANT TO MAKE DRAMA.
10) Noah: I want my brothers back
And so on, so forth.
*The angst: DROVE ME CRAZY MAN. IT DROVE ME CRAZY. I REALLY HATED THE ANGST.
Anyways, that's pretty much it for this review. As a summary of my thoughts, I enjoyed this book, but I didn't think it lived SO much up to the hype. Had I went into this without all of the hype surrounding it, I think I would have enjoyed it much better. At the moment I don't know if I'll continue on with this series, but who knows? If I'm in a contemporary mood, I might.
Percentage rating: 75%, so rounded up to four stars on Goodreads
oh my god. this was fantastic. i cant even begn to tell you have much i cried during the last half of the book, my tears just kept streaming down and wouldnt stop. i loved this so much. you should all read it.
Realmente me le empece ayer por la noche ( a las 12) y solo leí 20% y vamos no seguí leyendo porque tenia que levantarme pronto pero A LAS 5 PÁGINAS YA ESTABA ENGANCHADA.
Y LO PEOR DE TODO?
QUE SOLO PODIA LEER POR LA TARDE.
Así que... aquí estoy habiendo terminado el libro después de estar tres horas sin parar de leer, desde ese 20% hasta terminarlo.
Y solo puedo decir una cosa;
Este libro es P E R F E CT O osea tan genial que intentaba estudiar o algo y no podía concentrarme porque necesitaba saber como seguía el libro, como iban a superar tooodos los obstáculos los personajes, así que por favor leerlo
Y LO PEOR DE TODO?
QUE SOLO PODIA LEER POR LA TARDE.
Así que... aquí estoy habiendo terminado el libro después de estar tres horas sin parar de leer, desde ese 20% hasta terminarlo.
Y solo puedo decir una cosa;
Este libro es P E R F E CT O osea tan genial que intentaba estudiar o algo y no podía concentrarme porque necesitaba saber como seguía el libro, como iban a superar tooodos los obstáculos los personajes, así que por favor leerlo
*4.5
I was not surprised by this book. The book's hype lived up to my expectations and was a wonderful yet sad book. I really loved the whole book, and I liked the plot, however some of the actions were easy to predict but I was also surprised by some things.
I loved all of the characters. In this book we follow two people with issues, and I love that none of these characters were perfect, and I think the character developments were some of the best part in this entire book.
I do really look forward to picking up the sequel, and continue on!
I was not surprised by this book. The book's hype lived up to my expectations and was a wonderful yet sad book. I really loved the whole book, and I liked the plot, however some of the actions were easy to predict but I was also surprised by some things.
I loved all of the characters. In this book we follow two people with issues, and I love that none of these characters were perfect, and I think the character developments were some of the best part in this entire book.
I do really look forward to picking up the sequel, and continue on!