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A review by squirrelsohno
Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher
4.0
Now where did I leave my memory of this book... KETCHUP CLOUDS is one of those books that you kind of forget after a few days - forget the characters, their names, the specifics, but a few things have stuck around with me. I liked it well enough, and by the end it got pretty damn good, but here is the problem: it's rather farfetched on the same level as DEAR KILLER, except more...realistic I guess? It's a book about a girl who kills her boyfriend and writes to a death row killer with excessive detail about the entire encounter, which watching way too much Locked Up tells me is a sure fire way to get caught.
Oh, I'll shut up. Here are my thoughts and I'll make them short because once again, this book ultimately isn't the most memorable entry into the overcrowded YA market. Yes, it was a good entry, but good in the end doesn't mean great - or memorable.
It's about a girl who hides her name but otherwise gives away every detail in the death of her boyfriend. Someone can figure that out. But Zoe, our heroine, is a girl caught between two boys - the boy that every girl dreams of who is also an asshole, and the sweet, caring boy that reminded me too much of my first boyfriend who I care not to discuss. Anyway, the book is told in letters from Zoe to her prison pen pal, a convicted murderer about to be executed for killing his wife after he discovered her cheating on him. He never writes back, but KETCHUP CLOUDS follows her pouring her soul - and every detail that would give her away - into letters trying to come to terms with how she killed a guy.
The beginning is slow going, but about 30-40% in (around page 75 I think) things picked up and I finished the rest of the book in one sitting. I do, however, think it dealt with a love triangle well, especially since the girl has a lot of issues with having two love interests with differing levels of attraction. BONUS POINTS FOR YOU, BOOK. There were ups, there were downs, but mostly I liked Zoe minus her horrible thought process. I think she needed a sassy gay friend to help her, but instead she got... I can't remember, but they weren't sassy.
Anyway, KETCHUP CLOUDS... I read it. I enjoyed it. Other than that? Can't remember a damn thing.
VERDICT: Although a little forgettable and farfetched, KETCHUP CLOUDS is a look into the life of a girl dealing with consequences, regrets, life, and love - and does it well. Check it out.
♥♥♥♥ - FOUR HEARTS
Oh, I'll shut up. Here are my thoughts and I'll make them short because once again, this book ultimately isn't the most memorable entry into the overcrowded YA market. Yes, it was a good entry, but good in the end doesn't mean great - or memorable.
It's about a girl who hides her name but otherwise gives away every detail in the death of her boyfriend. Someone can figure that out. But Zoe, our heroine, is a girl caught between two boys - the boy that every girl dreams of who is also an asshole, and the sweet, caring boy that reminded me too much of my first boyfriend who I care not to discuss. Anyway, the book is told in letters from Zoe to her prison pen pal, a convicted murderer about to be executed for killing his wife after he discovered her cheating on him. He never writes back, but KETCHUP CLOUDS follows her pouring her soul - and every detail that would give her away - into letters trying to come to terms with how she killed a guy.
The beginning is slow going, but about 30-40% in (around page 75 I think) things picked up and I finished the rest of the book in one sitting. I do, however, think it dealt with a love triangle well, especially since the girl has a lot of issues with having two love interests with differing levels of attraction. BONUS POINTS FOR YOU, BOOK. There were ups, there were downs, but mostly I liked Zoe minus her horrible thought process. I think she needed a sassy gay friend to help her, but instead she got... I can't remember, but they weren't sassy.
Anyway, KETCHUP CLOUDS... I read it. I enjoyed it. Other than that? Can't remember a damn thing.
VERDICT: Although a little forgettable and farfetched, KETCHUP CLOUDS is a look into the life of a girl dealing with consequences, regrets, life, and love - and does it well. Check it out.
♥♥♥♥ - FOUR HEARTS