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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
I wasn't a huge fan of Sarah Dessen in high school, but I did like this one.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was just utterly crap and boring. I am really sad, I was looking forward to this one. But I hated the characters, the overload of settings/problems.
Annabel, dear Lord girl you need some backbone and you need to care for your friends more. Dropping Clarke like that, because of what someone says? Bad, very bad. And then thinking she hates you? Seriously girl what is wrong with your head...
Also if you don't want to model, come out with it. I don't need 100+ pages of boohoo I actually don't want to be a model but my dear mommy wants it so badly.
And throughout the book I was wondering if there ever was a song/genre of music that she liked. She was bashing everything that Owen offered to her.... Seriously, there must be one song she must have liked.
Sophie, I hated her from the beginning, and I was totally right. Little miss Bitch, thinking she is the almighty queen or something. Not listening to her friends (or were they ever her friends), not checking the other side, the other story. No, someone is in a dark room with your boyfriend and you immediately go into bitch mode, not caring to listen, not caring to see how your friend looked. Did she look happy at all? I am sorry, but she just got raped, I am sure you can see that clearly. Sad pathetic little bitch.
The whole thing with Owen? Urgh, he was nice, but so boring and plain. I didn't once see him as a love interest. More like a friend, nothing more.
I also felt like there was just too much going on. Rape, Loss of Friends, Modelling (and not wanting to do that), Sister Problems (Kirsten/Whitney, Whitney's eating disorder), Parent Stuff, Boy Stuff. I think it would have been better if there was less stuff and that it just focussed on one or two things. Like Loss of Friends and the Rape. Or just Modelling and Boy Stuff. Or any other combination.
I am disappointed, however I will not give up on reading Sarah Dessen books. My Summer Challenge 2014 will continue. :)
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Annabel, dear Lord girl you need some backbone and you need to care for your friends more. Dropping Clarke like that, because of what someone says? Bad, very bad. And then thinking she hates you? Seriously girl what is wrong with your head...
Also if you don't want to model, come out with it. I don't need 100+ pages of boohoo I actually don't want to be a model but my dear mommy wants it so badly.
And throughout the book I was wondering if there ever was a song/genre of music that she liked. She was bashing everything that Owen offered to her.... Seriously, there must be one song she must have liked.
Sophie, I hated her from the beginning, and I was totally right. Little miss Bitch, thinking she is the almighty queen or something. Not listening to her friends (or were they ever her friends), not checking the other side, the other story. No, someone is in a dark room with your boyfriend and you immediately go into bitch mode, not caring to listen, not caring to see how your friend looked. Did she look happy at all? I am sorry, but she just got raped, I am sure you can see that clearly. Sad pathetic little bitch.
The whole thing with Owen? Urgh, he was nice, but so boring and plain. I didn't once see him as a love interest. More like a friend, nothing more.
I also felt like there was just too much going on. Rape, Loss of Friends, Modelling (and not wanting to do that), Sister Problems (Kirsten/Whitney, Whitney's eating disorder), Parent Stuff, Boy Stuff. I think it would have been better if there was less stuff and that it just focussed on one or two things. Like Loss of Friends and the Rape. Or just Modelling and Boy Stuff. Or any other combination.
I am disappointed, however I will not give up on reading Sarah Dessen books. My Summer Challenge 2014 will continue. :)
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was disappointed with this book. For starters, I'd heard it was a great "music book," but it wasn't. Music was a sub-sub-plot, but not handled all that well. Even worse, I found that I didn't really care for some of the key players, especially the love interest, Owen. He was just pretentious and overly wise. All in all, a disappointing book. Not recommended.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
à la fois mignon et poignant ?
Dessen propose une très juste représentation d'une jeune femme qui a été violée et qui doit vivre ce traumatisme seule, incomprise de tous.tes. on voit ses souffrances sans qu'elles ne soient romancées.
l'histoire d'amour ne gâche rien, le garçon l'aide sans la sauver. il lui apporte son soutien et son réconfort sans même connaître les raisons de ses souffrances.
j'ai beaucoup aimé la scène où une autre fille qui s'est faite violer par le même garçon, vient vers l'héroïne et lui dit qu'elle la comprend, sans juger sa manière de gérer son traumatisme, et lui propose de la rejoindre dans les démarches pour porter plainte contre le violeur. c'est une belle représentation de solidarité féminine face aux violences sexuelles.
un livre qui fait du bien !
Dessen propose une très juste représentation d'une jeune femme qui a été violée et qui doit vivre ce traumatisme seule, incomprise de tous.tes. on voit ses souffrances sans qu'elles ne soient romancées.
l'histoire d'amour ne gâche rien, le garçon l'aide sans la sauver. il lui apporte son soutien et son réconfort sans même connaître les raisons de ses souffrances.
j'ai beaucoup aimé la scène où une autre fille qui s'est faite violer par le même garçon, vient vers l'héroïne et lui dit qu'elle la comprend, sans juger sa manière de gérer son traumatisme, et lui propose de la rejoindre dans les démarches pour porter plainte contre le violeur. c'est une belle représentation de solidarité féminine face aux violences sexuelles.
un livre qui fait du bien !
