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I don't think this book had any purpose besides being a guilty pleasure for the author to write and for me to read. Am I complaining? Absolutely not. I ate this book up. The pov shifted between first and third person depending on the person's perspective which rly threw me off guard but ah well. So many of the scenes I craved after the last book were in here. I almost preferred it to novellas because I liked the pretense of a plot throughout the book, instead of the choppiness of a novella bind up. Honestly it reminded me of a fanfiction, but one of the well written ones that leaves you wanting more and sated at the same time.
I was offered a version of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
When I first started this poetry collection, I was not a fan. The style was different than what I had expected and the poems were a bit rough around the edges. However, as I pushed through the collection I came to really appreciate the uniqueness of these poems and the style. It took a bit of getting used to, and could perhaps be worked on a bit to flow better, but overall i enjoyed it.
I didn't find the poems to be forced like some other people did. I found them genuine. There didn't seem to be any theme connecting them together, which gave a bit of a random feel to the collection and made it more difficult to really get in the ‘mood' of each poem. They reminded me of the random thoughts you have right before you fall asleep, which kind of makes sense considering the title.
Overall, I enjoyed the collection and would be interested to read any future publications from this author. I really think they have potential, and they do really clever things with words which I admire.
I really enjoyed this book. Hurston has such a beautiful writing style, and her use of imagery draws you in and captures you from cover to cover. The beginning of this book was a bit boring and slow, but as I read it more and more I found myself become invested in the book more. I LOVED the ending, which is quite sad but at the same time, I feel like it fit. The characters were beautifully written, and Hurston's portrayal of African American culture and dialogue was amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Janie and her independence and how she was always yearning to find true love and to reach her dreams of true happiness.
I wanted to like this story-but I just couldn't. I felt like the characters had a lot of potential, but they were under developed. The plot was also kinda of flat-nothing really exciting happened. Problems came, and the characters resolved them in some way. I feel like it had a lot more potential, but the author didn't take full advantage of it. I ended up forcing myself to finish it, because I was really bored by the end. But I think younger kids would like it, because of the simple plot and characters. But for me it was a big flop.
This book was amazing. It was short-which made it a super quick read. However, the story was beautifully crafted. It was so refreshing to read a story that was about a friendship, and involved no romance whatsoever. The ending was kinda cheesy, but overall it was really good.
Basically, this book is about Charlotte (Known as Lottie) and her friend Catherine (Known as kitty.) It begins in their in England during WWII. Lotttie's dad was a scientist who studied time travel, and her mom left because she couldn't stand his secretiveness. Lottie also had an older sister, whom she often argued with and wasn't on very good terms with. Lottie was an avid reader, reading under the dinner table and even taking it as far as to read during school from under her desk. Typical booknerd.
Kitty was an only child, and so her parents were all over her. They watched her all the time, so she stayed at Lottie's house most of the time. The two were really good friends, and practiced being ‘physic' with each other. She is obssessed with anagrams, and makes them about everything. She also loved swimming, which isn't show until later in the book.
The story starts out with these two girls living their day to day lives in England during the war. But then they are kidnapped, and just as they are about to be killed to convince Lottie's dad to tell the kidnappers about time travel, Lottie spots a portal and takes her chance and jumps in it.
The portal brings her to America in the year 2013, where she becomes good friends with a librarian and is fostered by foster parents whose only kid is away at college in Hawaii. The rest of the book is about her adapting to America and the new time period, along with the normal stuggles of a 10 year old girl in 5th grade. She becomes part of the popular group, and ends up bullying Jake, the guy who helped her when she first landed in America.
Whilst all this is happening, she is also grieving for Kitty who she she thinks she killed because she didn't bring her through the portal. Until she found a post card in a book from her beloved friend, and goes on the hunt to find her. This leads to her going to Jake, and pleading for forgiveness so she can follow him on his trip to Italy, where she believes she can find Kitty. There, the two become good friends and she does eventually find Kitty who is then 86 years old.
Lottie and Kitty reunite and Kitty moves back with Lottie, pretending to be her grandmother. Kitty was left in charge with Lottie's dad's job of figuring out time travel, which she did. She was the one who made the portal that saved Lottie's life at the beginning.
The novel ends with Kitty on her deathbed with Lottie by her side. It was extremely sweet, and just how the novel should have ended.
Now onto my thoughts (sorry if that summary was terrible, I'll get better I swear!)
Overall, I loved this book. The plot wasn't too complex, which is probably due to the author not sharing how exactly she percieved time travel to work in the novel. Whilst I feel like that was kind if lazy on the authors side, I think it fit with the story well. You didn't NEED to know how it worked. Just that it did, and it saved Lottie and Kitty's lives. I also loved how the time travel was from the past the the present (kinda). Not even that-but also to a completely different country! It was really interesting to read about Lottie adapting to the modern world, along with the American world with all of our weird customs. The fact that she had a ‘normal' life besides being a time traveler was also really interesting. She had to deal with bullying (being the victim AND the bully),what the true meaning of modern friendship was, and just how to be independent and be herself not what others wanted her to be. It was really cool.
I loved all of the characters in the book, and the roles they played. There are too many to name them all, but I will name my favorites. Our main character, Lottie, is a huge bookworm which makes reading in her POV so much more fun because its basically like diving into your own head. The librarian she meets is also one of my favorites, despite her scenes being limited. Lottie's parents are the typical teenage parents, which was fun. And the popular girls were a great addition, even if they did make me want to punch their faces inside out. Oh! And Jack. Can't forget Jack. I LOVED him. He is basically a male, non bookish me. He was awesome.
Basically the whole book was awesome. I recommend it to anyone who wants a quick what interesting read.
This was an amazing ending to an amazing trilogy. I finally got all the answers I have been looking for since book one, which is an amazing feeling. I have to say, the ending did feel a bit perfect for me, but thats alright. This book was filled with action, and romance, and suspense, and was overall an amazing book. I couldn't stop reading it.
This book was a really good sequel to [b:The Maze Runner 6186357 The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) James Dashner https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1375596592s/6186357.jpg 6366642]. It didn't disappoint as most second books do. It held action at every page, and I couldn't predict any of the plot twists that happened. The characters developed nicely, and reacted to their situations realistically.
This book was amazing. It revealed so much more about the characters in [b:Wonder 23302416 Wonder R.J. Palacio https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1412358842s/23302416.jpg 16319487], and it showed you that not everything is what it seems. That girl who just bullied that other girl? Her mom has cancer. No, that doesn't give her any right to bully that girl, but before you go and hate her, you should consider what she is going through. This book showed me that, and brought me along with these three characters and how they interacted with Auggie. It was truly beautiful, and I am so grateful that I read it.
I really connected with these characters, so much that at times I forgot it was actually a memoir. This is a really powerful book, that I believe everyone should read. I don't like biography's or memoir's much, a normally can't get through the first page of them without giving up, but this one captured my attention, and held it until I finished reading the last page.
This book was truly amazing. I loved it from beginning to end. Ever since reading Fangirl, I had always been interested in Simon's world, and his hate/love for Baz. And let me tell you, this book did not disappoint.
The plot was written in such a way that throughout the whole book, you gather all of these questions in your brain, but the questions don't take over the book. Your questions about Baz's mother or the Humdrum don't take away the awesomeness of Baz's and Simon's love, or how cute Simon and Penelope are as friends. Some books can be like that, where you just read the book to find answers. Not this one. Sure, you are REALLY curious to find answers, but it doesn't take the pleasure out of reading the rest of the plot. Of course, when you do find the answers at the end, you just want to jump out of your skin in happiness after the 400 pages of suspense. I loved how everything was sorted out in the end. The ending seemed natural, not forced or absurd like some endings I have read are. Its a domino effect. You find out one answer, and then another, and then another, and everything makes sense and it feels natural, instead of BAM everything at once.
The characters in this book were AMAZING. Each one is unique in their own way, and contribute to the story's awesomeness. TBH, this was my very first book containing gay characters. And I LOVED it. I loved Simon and Baz together, and Penelope, and Ebb, and all the supporting characters. It feels like they are all your friends after you finish the book.. And when you do finish it, you don't and won't let go of the world. Ever. No wonder Cath was so obssessed, the world of Simon Snow is freaking amzing.
This is currently my favorite book ever. Rowell describes the life of a Fangirl so accurately, and combined with the Romance, Friendship, and Family matters, it was pure magic. The two days I spent readjng this book were the best two days I have had in months. I would give this book 10 stars if I could. I definitely recomend it to everyone.
