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silvyinwonderland's review against another edition
4.0
4-
Recensione: http://wefoundwonderlandinbooks.blogspot.com/2018/06/recensione-in-anteprima-rebel-love-di.html
Recensione: http://wefoundwonderlandinbooks.blogspot.com/2018/06/recensione-in-anteprima-rebel-love-di.html
zealous_bibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
I felt like the story was a little rush and incomplete. There wasn't a sense of justice, yes I know justice doesn't always happen in the real-world, but it should in this sort of book. The violent climax, which you saw coming a mile away, was pretty short and anti climatic. Also the time frame was suddenly forgotten ie 1 hour until x, 10 minutes are noted to have passed, scene that could not have been more than 15 minutes, x occurs. X shouldn't be there and is completely outside the realm of the character's reality that x is. Similarly the scene after x occurs is just too much of a script flip. Then you literally just get a and they lived happily ever after. Like, um, no. There should have been a lot of fall out addressed, also you know the justice that didn't happen, and then actually give us somehow the happy. It's really like a 3.5 or a 3 the more I think about it. I was excited for this but now I'm just disappointed.
kayladbruns's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you HarlequinTeen for providing me with a copy for an honest review.
If you know me, then you know that I loved The Royals series by Erin Watt. They are an auto buy authors for me. So when I saw that they were coming out with a new release I knew I had to get my hands on it. While I expected to like it, I didn't expect to be blown away by how real it would be.
It really brought out some emotions for me and I didn't expect that. This book dealt with death, grief, family issues and bullying. So be warned of that. I feel like the authors really wrote this well. They really made me remember what it was like to be a teenager. Caring what people think about you, how friendships were everything, and also it teaches you about how to forgive.
Beth and Chase had everything against them from the beginning. I had to see how if it would work out between them. It's a hard book to rate because you want to root for them, but then you wonder is it right? Should the relationship happen at all? I felt like I was just as conflicted as the main characters about their relationship.
The reason I didn't give it five stars was because I did have some issues with the secondary characters. I felt like nobody really redeemed themselves in my opinion, especially her parents.
Overall, I recommend this one! It was raw and it made me an emotional mess at times. I was so engrossed in the story that I couldn't put it down. Even if you are not a fan of contemporary, give it a shot!
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If you know me, then you know that I loved The Royals series by Erin Watt. They are an auto buy authors for me. So when I saw that they were coming out with a new release I knew I had to get my hands on it. While I expected to like it, I didn't expect to be blown away by how real it would be.
It really brought out some emotions for me and I didn't expect that. This book dealt with death, grief, family issues and bullying. So be warned of that. I feel like the authors really wrote this well. They really made me remember what it was like to be a teenager. Caring what people think about you, how friendships were everything, and also it teaches you about how to forgive.
Beth and Chase had everything against them from the beginning. I had to see how if it would work out between them. It's a hard book to rate because you want to root for them, but then you wonder is it right? Should the relationship happen at all? I felt like I was just as conflicted as the main characters about their relationship.
The reason I didn't give it five stars was because I did have some issues with the secondary characters. I felt like nobody really redeemed themselves in my opinion, especially her parents.
Overall, I recommend this one! It was raw and it made me an emotional mess at times. I was so engrossed in the story that I couldn't put it down. Even if you are not a fan of contemporary, give it a shot!
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cosiestplaces's review against another edition
5.0
The kind of book you miss your bus stop for
It’s so easy to immerse yourself into this book, you feel everything Beth feels; laugh with her, cry with her and feel her anger also. Such a good read ❤️
It’s so easy to immerse yourself into this book, you feel everything Beth feels; laugh with her, cry with her and feel her anger also. Such a good read ❤️
postitsandpens's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
This was a quick, easy read that deals with some heavy topics, like grief. However, the story is utterly unrealistic, and while I was able to overlook that for the most part, some of this book was so over the top it bordered on ridiculous. Beth's friends are horrid, her parents are overbearing to the point of being a caricature, her sister's ex-boyfriend sets off major red flags that are ignored most of the book, and Beth herself is spoiled, rude, and takes a long time to grow on the reader. The one character I truly did enjoy was Chase; I liked his "one small thing" mantra, as that's something that anyone can relate to, especially when things are hard. Still, this was enjoyable enough, the audio was well done, and I'm glad I gave it a read, even if it doesn't hold a candle imo to the Royals series.
This was a quick, easy read that deals with some heavy topics, like grief. However, the story is utterly unrealistic, and while I was able to overlook that for the most part, some of this book was so over the top it bordered on ridiculous. Beth's friends are horrid, her parents are overbearing to the point of being a caricature, her sister's ex-boyfriend sets off major red flags that are ignored most of the book, and Beth herself is spoiled, rude, and takes a long time to grow on the reader. The one character I truly did enjoy was Chase; I liked his "one small thing" mantra, as that's something that anyone can relate to, especially when things are hard. Still, this was enjoyable enough, the audio was well done, and I'm glad I gave it a read, even if it doesn't hold a candle imo to the Royals series.
saskiabooks's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
mysticdreamer's review against another edition
2.0
I picked out this book because I thought the cover was really pretty and the summary was really interesting. Not true. Just reading the first chapter I disliked Beth and Absolutely hated her parents. Not just them, but all the characters in the book were extremely unlikable.
Not gonna lie, I thought the romance between Beth and Chase was very stupid and I didn't get it. Also how did she not recognize him? I know it had been only about to years but he couldn't have changed that much. That fact that they knew each other for about thirty minutes and she suddenly just says "You wanna kiss me?" made me face palm...many times. Best part, she finds out the guy she just gave her V card to murdered her sister. I died laughing. Not because it was funny, but because of course that the one guy she chooses to hook up with is a murder, not only that but murder her sister.
There is no possible way that parents could be that over protective over their daughter. Let alone take a door off its hinges. That is just over obsessive. I know that they're grieving and just trying to keep Beth safe, but there is a line that you shouldn't cross and they're already a good couple of miles past that line. "You snuck out. We can't trust you. We quite your jobs for you, are taking away your car, and get this, we are also taking your door away!" Great parents am I right? The fact that they also won't talk about what happen also makes me dislike them more.
I knew Jeff was creepy from the start and also would try something on Beth. You could definitely see it coming from a mile away.
I never got why Beth keep trying to talk to Chase. I didn't make sense. She was so desperate to that she had to say I'm late to get him to come over to her house. Also, why her house of all places?! Her parents would probably shot him if the saw him near her.
Not gonna lie, I thought the romance between Beth and Chase was very stupid and I didn't get it. Also how did she not recognize him? I know it had been only about to years but he couldn't have changed that much. That fact that they knew each other for about thirty minutes and she suddenly just says "You wanna kiss me?" made me face palm...many times. Best part, she finds out the guy she just gave her V card to murdered her sister. I died laughing. Not because it was funny, but because of course that the one guy she chooses to hook up with is a murder, not only that but murder her sister.
There is no possible way that parents could be that over protective over their daughter. Let alone take a door off its hinges. That is just over obsessive. I know that they're grieving and just trying to keep Beth safe, but there is a line that you shouldn't cross and they're already a good couple of miles past that line. "You snuck out. We can't trust you. We quite your jobs for you, are taking away your car, and get this, we are also taking your door away!" Great parents am I right? The fact that they also won't talk about what happen also makes me dislike them more.
I knew Jeff was creepy from the start and also would try something on Beth. You could definitely see it coming from a mile away.
I never got why Beth keep trying to talk to Chase. I didn't make sense. She was so desperate to that she had to say I'm late to get him to come over to her house. Also, why her house of all places?! Her parents would probably shot him if the saw him near her.
neverstopreading's review against another edition
4.0
«Devo rientrare», gli dico a malincuore.
«Sì.» Non accenna ad andarsene però.
Mi allontano camminando all’indietro, per paura che, se distolgo lo sguardo, lui si rintani nel suo guscio di senso di colpa.
«Qual è la tua unica, piccola cosa per oggi?» gli chiedo, mentre attraverso il giardino.
«Tu.»
«Sì.» Non accenna ad andarsene però.
Mi allontano camminando all’indietro, per paura che, se distolgo lo sguardo, lui si rintani nel suo guscio di senso di colpa.
«Qual è la tua unica, piccola cosa per oggi?» gli chiedo, mentre attraverso il giardino.
«Tu.»
traceyj2850's review against another edition
4.0
*I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*
I was so excited to get an ARC of this books, I’d been wanting to read since I heard of its existence. I’m going to try and review this with as few spoilers as possible.
I do have mixed feelings though, I love the storyline I thought it was a great moral dilemma that Beth faced, her feelings towards Chase had to be difficult to process and I think she handled them in a great way for most of the story. Her parent’s behavior disturbed me, they were obviously struggling with their grief and weren’t dealing with it in the healthiest way. And then we have Jeff, I knew there was something sketchy about that bloke the second he was introduced, he just made my skin crawl. As for Chase, I liked his character but I wish we’d gotten his POV I think it would have added more depth to the story.
The part of the story that has made my feelings mixed is the ending, while it was good I felt like it the resolution happened way too quick. It felt a bit like all was resolved a couple of pages and I think it would have been better to have explored it a bit more and maybe made the last chapter an epilogue. To me, it just ended a bit too quick. Having said that it didn’t hinder my enjoyment and I was satisfied without how it all turned out.
I was so excited to get an ARC of this books, I’d been wanting to read since I heard of its existence. I’m going to try and review this with as few spoilers as possible.
I do have mixed feelings though, I love the storyline I thought it was a great moral dilemma that Beth faced, her feelings towards Chase had to be difficult to process and I think she handled them in a great way for most of the story. Her parent’s behavior disturbed me, they were obviously struggling with their grief and weren’t dealing with it in the healthiest way. And then we have Jeff, I knew there was something sketchy about that bloke the second he was introduced, he just made my skin crawl. As for Chase, I liked his character but I wish we’d gotten his POV I think it would have added more depth to the story.
The part of the story that has made my feelings mixed is the ending, while it was good I felt like it the resolution happened way too quick. It felt a bit like all was resolved a couple of pages and I think it would have been better to have explored it a bit more and maybe made the last chapter an epilogue. To me, it just ended a bit too quick. Having said that it didn’t hinder my enjoyment and I was satisfied without how it all turned out.