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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I really enjoyed this book a nice easy romance read, and just shows how complicated it can be falling in love...I will definitely be reading book 2.
I received this novel from Netgalley and stayed up past midnight on a work night to finish it! Layken, recently bereaved of her dad, moves from Texas to Michigan with her mother and brother right before her senior year. She's understandably not happy about the move, but things look brighter after she meets her new neighbor, Will. They feel an instant connection, which is strengthened when literary Will introduces Layken to the world of slam poetry. But just as their relationship begins to bloom, they're forced apart by unforeseen circumstances. Yet, because of their little brothers' close friendship, they're also forced to keep seeing each other. When more tragedy strikes, Layken needs Will more than ever. CAN THEY OVERCOME??
I've heard tons of buzz about this book, and at first I didn't buy into it. But once the first plot twist hit, I was hooked. Although something about the writing struck me as a little amateurish, it has a LOT of heart. This is an interesting and unusual story with very likable characters, and the romance is pretty swoon-worthy. I'm definitely moving on to the sequel!
I've heard tons of buzz about this book, and at first I didn't buy into it. But once the first plot twist hit, I was hooked. Although something about the writing struck me as a little amateurish, it has a LOT of heart. This is an interesting and unusual story with very likable characters, and the romance is pretty swoon-worthy. I'm definitely moving on to the sequel!
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Super easy read, 2nd time reading. Love the flow of the book and the ending tying them together as a family
This is one of the most boring and shallow plots I have ever read.
Colleen Hoover likes her romance, fast, hot and full of trouble. What seems like a simple teen romance reveals itself to be so much more. Colleen has a consistent way of making a story look simple and maybe a little cookie-cutter on the surface, but she layers in other storylines that add depth and texture to her storytelling. She always adds at least one element to her stories that pulls you below the surface and and makes you rethink her entire premise. Her books are easy reads, but surprisingly deal with a complexity of emotions and challenges. She has a way of bending the spoon in such a way that adds heft to her stories.
When I first started reading it, I put it aside (meaning, I closed the e-book reader app and searched for something else), because the only word I could've use to describe it was interesting, but not in a good way. I'm too old-fashioned or skeptical, but had a difficult time believing and imagining that they had known each other for only three days and fallen in a deep-deep-deep love, and can't break apart from each other for even like a couple hours. So I quit reading it.
Then I took it out yesterday again. I was bored, wasn't at home and had only my phone and earphones by me (also no internet). I skipped the first chapter, despite I didn't remembered every detail, and started with the second, their first date. And then, I was so much in the book that I couldn't put it down. I loved how the author illustrated the feelings, what I think were the strongest part of it. I cried, when the characters did, I laughed, when they did, and pulled for Lake and Will to finally be together. (I was also angry at Will because of his sudden "mood-changings".)
Now, that I'm finished, it still feels a little surreal. (I know, it is fiction. But It's just too much.) On the other side, the story contains almost only bitter feelings and characters with a sorrowful background (). Despite the "happy" ending, the book doesn't have a lot of joyous scenes.
The main characters were the other thing I didn't like. (You could ask: then what the hell did you like about this book? The answer would be a loooong I don't know, because I really don't. Probably the way the emotions were pictured. Those felt real. (': ) I think Lake is completely different from me, perhaps this is why I couldn't imagine myself in her place. When she cleaned up Will's house, I was just blinking with my WTF-face. To keep yourself busy with something that fully needs your concentration, is also a way of - khm! - accepting (or better, postponing) things, but you has to be really-really-really denial to do that. And the shower... Nevermind.
Will did not become my favorite character either. I found nothing attaching in him. He is smart, caring, strong, and I like the way he does everything just to make his little brother feel comfortable. Otherwise, I DID like the chemistry between him and Layken.
Against my snappy review, the book wasn’t that bad. It was good. But I’m not sure if I should read the sequel or not.
Then I took it out yesterday again. I was bored, wasn't at home and had only my phone and earphones by me (also no internet). I skipped the first chapter, despite I didn't remembered every detail, and started with the second, their first date. And then, I was so much in the book that I couldn't put it down. I loved how the author illustrated the feelings, what I think were the strongest part of it. I cried, when the characters did, I laughed, when they did, and pulled for Lake and Will to finally be together. (I was also angry at Will because of his sudden "mood-changings".)
Now, that I'm finished, it still feels a little surreal. (I know, it is fiction. But
Spoiler
three people, who know each other, and neither of them has a happy family?Spoiler
Will's parents died, Lake's parents died, Eddie has foster parentsThe main characters were the other thing I didn't like. (You could ask: then what the hell did you like about this book? The answer would be a loooong I don't know, because I really don't. Probably the way the emotions were pictured. Those felt real. (': ) I think Lake is completely different from me, perhaps this is why I couldn't imagine myself in her place. When she cleaned up Will's house, I was just blinking with my WTF-face. To keep yourself busy with something that fully needs your concentration, is also a way of - khm! - accepting (or better, postponing) things, but you has to be really-really-really denial to do that. And the shower... Nevermind.
Will did not become my favorite character either. I found nothing attaching in him. He is smart, caring, strong, and I like the way he does everything just to make his little brother feel comfortable. Otherwise, I DID like the chemistry between him and Layken.
Against my snappy review, the book wasn’t that bad. It was good. But I’m not sure if I should read the sequel or not.
Me encanta la poesía slam. Me partió el corazón cuando se encontraron en la escuela, fue muy triste. Y también fueron tristes las referencias a su padre y a su madre.
Las partes de Slam fueron buenísimas.
Las partes de Slam fueron buenísimas.
Hoy revisamos en mi clase de Educación para las Artes la cuestión de género, relaciones de poder y el patriarcado; de inmediato pensé en este libro y todo lo que no me gustaba en él hoy terminó de amarrar y tomar forma. Romantiza un sistema mezquino donde el espacio formativo, que es la escuela, se ve violentado por la relación que hay entre profesor y alumna. Un proceso controlador, codependiente y doloroso, oculto bajo el velo superficial del "amor". Es terrible. Acá el individuo mujer se pierde, lo que me choca porque algo que me gustó del libro es ese frágil proceso por el que atraviesa la protagonista; se deconstruye, trata de tener una voz y una decisión, para que al final todo eso se tire a favor de la misma cultura dañina de siempre.
Incluso Lake intuye y advierte ese dolor que le causa el profesor con el que sale y lo denuncia "Aquel único minuto de inmensa felicidad que viví y el dolor que sentí a continuación son algo que no quiero volver a experimentar nunca más. Estoy cansada de sufrir."
Y entonces hoy veo otra cuestión: Colleen Hoover escribe desde el patriarcado. Alimenta un sistema que objetiviza y encasilla a la mujer en el rol que siempre ha sufrido.
Incluso Lake intuye y advierte ese dolor que le causa el profesor con el que sale y lo denuncia "Aquel único minuto de inmensa felicidad que viví y el dolor que sentí a continuación son algo que no quiero volver a experimentar nunca más. Estoy cansada de sufrir."
Y entonces hoy veo otra cuestión: Colleen Hoover escribe desde el patriarcado. Alimenta un sistema que objetiviza y encasilla a la mujer en el rol que siempre ha sufrido.
Easy page turner. Didn’t see the twist at the beginning coming. Wish there was more to epilogue