A review by nicolemm_author
Far from You by Lisa Schroeder

4.0

Well this one took me all of an hour to get through. Though I suppose getting through it isn't the right word. I really honestly liked it. To be honest, I started this book only because I got it today, really cheap at a Borders that's closing near my house and because I'm about to go on vacation. Well, why do you care that I'm going on vacation and what does it have to do with the book? I suppose either way you could care less. I'm currently in the middle of writing my first novel and the series of books that really inspires me is The Mortal Instruments. Why it works this way I have no idea, but why mess up a good thing. But this turned into more than just a filler for me. The only other verse book I've read by Schroeder is Chasing Brooklyn and that was descent as well, but I have to say this one trumps it without a doubt. I loved Alice's growth, and couldn't wait for the moments between her and Blaze. I grew to love nearly every single character. Especially Vic. I always feel with prose books that there's something missing, something more that can be said. That was the case with this one too. But there were also things that couldn't have been said right if they weren't in prose. The imagery was spectacular, as well as the story itself. Tears welled up in my eyes, but I sniffed them back. Definitely an emotional roller coaster, but totally worth the price of admission.