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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
I love Taking Chances because every time I thought something was going to happen, I was COMPLETELY wrong! Not only was it a roller coaster of emotions that had me on the edge of my seat, but all the surprises that I wasn't expecting had me on the edge too! The characters are so well thought out. Molly did amazing at making it flawless.
I would like to start off by saying I HATE LOVE TRIANGLES!!! As exciting as love triangles can be, sometimes I am screaming in my head "OK PICK SOMEONE ALREADY".. I do not like people who are back and forth, up and down, sideways, backwards, inside out....Ok u get the point... I like my characters strong, confident, don't take shit from anyone around them. I especially like characters that are weak and not amusing in the beginning of the book and then grow to be strong, confident, individuals by the end. That is what I got from Harper...
Harper is a shy, recluse, military kid who grew up with only a non-emotional Marine father. Her mother died when Harper was born and it has been her and Sir ever since (yeah she doesn't even call her dad, dad, it's only sir). She was home-schooled and was never allowed to wear women's clothing, not only that, she was brought up with a bunch of jarheads that pretty much raised her and taught her everything she knew. After she graduated she wanted to go to school that was far away from her childhood home in North Carolina so she opted to go to San Diego State University. Her roommate at SDSU is Breanna, a spunky, courageous, confident girl who Harper immediately envies for the way she carries herself. Breanna and her become instant friends because Harper wants to be more like her and Breanna pretty much gets along with anyone. We go on a journey with Harper and watch her grow. She loves Brandon but also loves Chase, as a reader you can't decide which one to root for because you begin to love each character.
I didn't like this book until towards the end, when I really began to love it. This is the first book with a love triangle that I didn't want to throw against the wall. I hated Harper in the beginning but she grew on me like gentle green moss growing on the side of a tree. And eventually instead of looking at how ugly I thought the moss was, I began to see the artistic view of the moss and how adaptable and beautiful the moss is and by the end I was rooting for Harper and loved her strong, independent self!
Harper is a shy, recluse, military kid who grew up with only a non-emotional Marine father. Her mother died when Harper was born and it has been her and Sir ever since (yeah she doesn't even call her dad, dad, it's only sir). She was home-schooled and was never allowed to wear women's clothing, not only that, she was brought up with a bunch of jarheads that pretty much raised her and taught her everything she knew. After she graduated she wanted to go to school that was far away from her childhood home in North Carolina so she opted to go to San Diego State University. Her roommate at SDSU is Breanna, a spunky, courageous, confident girl who Harper immediately envies for the way she carries herself. Breanna and her become instant friends because Harper wants to be more like her and Breanna pretty much gets along with anyone. We go on a journey with Harper and watch her grow. She loves Brandon but also loves Chase, as a reader you can't decide which one to root for because you begin to love each character.
I didn't like this book until towards the end, when I really began to love it. This is the first book with a love triangle that I didn't want to throw against the wall. I hated Harper in the beginning but she grew on me like gentle green moss growing on the side of a tree. And eventually instead of looking at how ugly I thought the moss was, I began to see the artistic view of the moss and how adaptable and beautiful the moss is and by the end I was rooting for Harper and loved her strong, independent self!
OMG! I cried for hours last night after the 'accident'. I felt so sad, I just wanted to go inside the pages and save him myself. Even though he was such a jerk, I believed he didn't deserve to die. I'm not gonna say who, so you'll just have to read the book.
I loved Taking Chances! I would read it again but then I wouldn't be able to start over knowing what was going to happen later on.
It was beautifull...No other words needed.
I loved Taking Chances! I would read it again but then I wouldn't be able to start over knowing what was going to happen later on.
It was beautifull...No other words needed.
Alright, there's my thing about this book. I was hooked from the beginning, but I also did have to question a lot of the motives that was Harper. LIKE I can't handle her at times, she was so annoying with falling in love with Chase and then Brandon. AND HOW LUCKY IS SHE WITH HAVING BOTH!! WTF but otherwise, it was an intense story line. I didn't like how she made the character do something to hurt another character. But I did enjoy Bree and the rest of the guys from the house. It had its awesome moments, but the book felt like it was TOO DAMN GOOD TO BE TRUE. Like NO ONE IS THAT DAMN LUCKY, regardless if its a fucking book.
There were things that did upset me like how quickly everyone was head over heels for her and how quickly she changed from being an army tomboy to a WOMAN. like what was that all about??
It was good to an extent, and that extent being how was she sooooo damn lucky. I'm still bitter, so very bitter. It was an easy read though, I'm sad to say that Chase's death, although extremely upsetting, didn't affect me as much as Brandon taking her back. Maybe I'm just better towards people who cheat on others, but I still can't believe he would take her back. But to each their own.
It was good, I do say that people should read it, but I'll warn you that you will be very emotionally invested with the story and IT WILL DISAPPOINT and then satisfy you eventually. So enjoy it while it lasts, otherwise, if you can't handle being put through the TEENAGE STORY OF LEGIT ANGST, don't read it, it will break you in the worst way.
There were things that did upset me like how quickly everyone was head over heels for her and how quickly she changed from being an army tomboy to a WOMAN. like what was that all about??
It was good to an extent, and that extent being how was she sooooo damn lucky. I'm still bitter, so very bitter. It was an easy read though, I'm sad to say that Chase's death, although extremely upsetting, didn't affect me as much as Brandon taking her back. Maybe I'm just better towards people who cheat on others, but I still can't believe he would take her back. But to each their own.
It was good, I do say that people should read it, but I'll warn you that you will be very emotionally invested with the story and IT WILL DISAPPOINT and then satisfy you eventually. So enjoy it while it lasts, otherwise, if you can't handle being put through the TEENAGE STORY OF LEGIT ANGST, don't read it, it will break you in the worst way.
Let me start off by first saying that I usually never write a review for a book BUT I absolutely LOVED this book. It's my new favorite. I finished it in 2 days. The only time I read is before bed and both days i stayed up until 4am even though i had to wake up early the next day. And during the day all i could think of was the book. Usually books that have love triangles I know exactly who the main character is going to end up falling in love with but Taking Chances kept me guessing. I loved both guys, Chase and Brandon, equally. Chase is a bad boy that every girl falls for and Brandon is such a gentleman and loves Harper unconditionally even with all her faults and mistakes she made. Harper on the other hand I loved but hated sometimes for what she put both of the guys through. (I think i love Brandon more than Harper) I am really happy how the story ended but let me just say that I didn't finish the book without shedding a few tears. At first i was upset when a huge twist was thrown at me but i was satisfied at the end. Molly McAdams did a great job writing this book. By the end I felt like I knew all the characters for years. I cried for each one when something bad happened especially with what happened with Chase. And I smiled when things were going great. Their crazy dysfunctional family became my own. If you read Beautiful Disaster and liked it then you will definitely love this book.The stories are similar and equally great. If you haven't read it yet you must.
I am enraged that I wasted my freaking time reading this book. I am sorry but I hated it. There were too many predictable twists, annoying characters and the writing style sucked. Well, at least I'm out of my reading slump.
este libro, ni siquiera lo termine de leer, me aburrio bastante, pasa el tiempo demasiado rapido. y la verdad destete a la protagonista. En lo personal, el otro libro de Molly me habia gustado mucho mas qu este, pero este libro, pasa demasiado rapido, y muere el unico personaje que me caia bien. Very bad Molly.
This book was very poorly written, the plot-lines were mediocre at best and the characters weren't believable. The topics were heart wrenching but I really didn't care much for it.
An amazingly intricate book that is beautifully written! So so good, I couldn't stop reading it! Has become one of my favourites for sure!
