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Cracked Up to Be
by Khristine Hvam, Courtney Summers
Oh God, I have never been so happy to finish a book. I was looking forward to reading this at first, but a) it wasn't compelling at all and b) Parker Fadley is almost as annoying as Bella Swan. I just didn't care about any of the characters in this novel, and I wasn't really given any reason to.
I found the writing so-so, and the dialogue and characterizations to be quite cardboard in essence. Parker was so whiny, I wanted to kill her halfway through the book. I feel like [a:Courtney Summers|1487748|Courtney Summers|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1266992933p2/1487748.jpg] was trying to emulate [a:Sarah Dessen|2987|Sarah Dessen|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1208460253p2/2987.jpg], especially with the angsty plotline that was a little bit like [b:Just Listen|51738|Just Listen|Sarah Dessen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1268787224s/51738.jpg|1032901]. That book was way better, imo.
I'll be honest: this book has made me wary of trying Summers' other novels.
I found the writing so-so, and the dialogue and characterizations to be quite cardboard in essence. Parker was so whiny, I wanted to kill her halfway through the book. I feel like [a:Courtney Summers|1487748|Courtney Summers|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1266992933p2/1487748.jpg] was trying to emulate [a:Sarah Dessen|2987|Sarah Dessen|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1208460253p2/2987.jpg], especially with the angsty plotline that was a little bit like [b:Just Listen|51738|Just Listen|Sarah Dessen|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1268787224s/51738.jpg|1032901]. That book was way better, imo.
I'll be honest: this book has made me wary of trying Summers' other novels.