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This World We Live In
by Susan Beth Pfeffer
THIS ENTIRE REVIEW IS FULL OF SPOILERS
First of all I'd like to point out the few good parts of this book.
1. Alex found his way to Miranda. I always assumed they would because the first book was about her, and the second book was about him, and naturally, they'd have to meet, but it was still awesome that they found each other :)
2. They didn't starve. I was actually surprised no one starved during the whole book, since that seemed like the main theme in the first two. But it was god that nobody, (well, none on the main characters) starved to death in this one.
That's it. Two things I liked about this book.
Now the things I ABSOLUTELY HATED:
1. Miranda. She's awfully depressing in this book, and she was in Life as We Knew it. It ruins my mood. She's also childish and naive. She "ran away from home" cause her mom upset her. Really though?
2. Miranda and Alex's romance. It's RIDICULOUS. They go from disliking each other one second, to being all over each other "in love" the next. I was looking forward to the romantic part of this book, but i was really disappointed the relationship happened so suddenly.
3. Charlie. I didn't hate his character, just the fact that he was there. All I know about him is that he is Hal's friend, and he was on the road with them. Seriously. That's IT. Then he dies. Like, what was the point of him even being there? I had no emotional connection with him at all.
4. Syl. Her presence was also unnecessary. Matt (a character i had actually liked) went out of nowhere and impulsively married a random girl, who turns out to be really weird. I never really understood Syl. She creeped me out. Through the whole book, I was just waiting for her to steal all of their food and run away. Was Sylvia even her real name?
5. Julie's death. This may sound terrible, but I wish Matt had died instead. This is for Alex's sake. He's already lost most of his family, why did he have to lose Julie too? I liked Julie, and I really didn't like Matt. Plus, Alex faces the sorrow of losing his whole family (except Carlos), and Miranda loses her cat. I just wished their pain was evened out. After all, this is a tragedy.
6. The plot. It seemed rushed, and it could have been much better. It's like SBP put a whole bunch of events in a hat, picked some, and put them in the story. Despicable.
6. The end. She talked about how guilty she was for "killing" Julie, and how reluctant she was to tell Alex, when she knew Alex would have done it himself. It was confusing. Then she went on about how she would stop writing in her diaries, but she wouldn't burn them. Ok. By then, I was so annoued with the whole book I didn't even care.
Overall, it just seemed like SBP rushed, and threw this book together. I personally think the book had potential, and could have been SO much better, but my dreams were crushed... So when I was done, i literally threw the book at the wall, it was that bad. What a waste of a read. I'm generously giving it 2 stars because, at least only two people died. It would've been terrible if Alex or Miranda's mom did. So yea, 2/5.
First of all I'd like to point out the few good parts of this book.
1. Alex found his way to Miranda. I always assumed they would because the first book was about her, and the second book was about him, and naturally, they'd have to meet, but it was still awesome that they found each other :)
2. They didn't starve. I was actually surprised no one starved during the whole book, since that seemed like the main theme in the first two. But it was god that nobody, (well, none on the main characters) starved to death in this one.
That's it. Two things I liked about this book.
Now the things I ABSOLUTELY HATED:
1. Miranda. She's awfully depressing in this book, and she was in Life as We Knew it. It ruins my mood. She's also childish and naive. She "ran away from home" cause her mom upset her. Really though?
2. Miranda and Alex's romance. It's RIDICULOUS. They go from disliking each other one second, to being all over each other "in love" the next. I was looking forward to the romantic part of this book, but i was really disappointed the relationship happened so suddenly.
3. Charlie. I didn't hate his character, just the fact that he was there. All I know about him is that he is Hal's friend, and he was on the road with them. Seriously. That's IT. Then he dies. Like, what was the point of him even being there? I had no emotional connection with him at all.
4. Syl. Her presence was also unnecessary. Matt (a character i had actually liked) went out of nowhere and impulsively married a random girl, who turns out to be really weird. I never really understood Syl. She creeped me out. Through the whole book, I was just waiting for her to steal all of their food and run away. Was Sylvia even her real name?
5. Julie's death. This may sound terrible, but I wish Matt had died instead. This is for Alex's sake. He's already lost most of his family, why did he have to lose Julie too? I liked Julie, and I really didn't like Matt. Plus, Alex faces the sorrow of losing his whole family (except Carlos), and Miranda loses her cat. I just wished their pain was evened out. After all, this is a tragedy.
6. The plot. It seemed rushed, and it could have been much better. It's like SBP put a whole bunch of events in a hat, picked some, and put them in the story. Despicable.
6. The end. She talked about how guilty she was for "killing" Julie, and how reluctant she was to tell Alex, when she knew Alex would have done it himself. It was confusing. Then she went on about how she would stop writing in her diaries, but she wouldn't burn them. Ok. By then, I was so annoued with the whole book I didn't even care.
Overall, it just seemed like SBP rushed, and threw this book together. I personally think the book had potential, and could have been SO much better, but my dreams were crushed... So when I was done, i literally threw the book at the wall, it was that bad. What a waste of a read. I'm generously giving it 2 stars because, at least only two people died. It would've been terrible if Alex or Miranda's mom did. So yea, 2/5.