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Hier begint alles
by Anna Todd
I did not expect to even like this book. I expected a lot of over the top horny sex because of the sex. But it was nothing like that and this book suprised me in a really pleasant way. Oh gosh that sounds awful and that is NOT what I mean XD
You may ask yourself why I've read it if I expected to dislike it, and that is purely to fulfill the 2016 reading challenge from my bookclub Books Ever After. In order to do that, I had to read a New Adult book. I'd already decided it would be this one, I don't know why, I guess because I don't hate the cover? I saw it on the TBR of this month of a Goodreads friend of mine, Shannon, so I decided to also read it this month, because I knew I had someone to share this story with.
What I like so much about this book: There are multiple things that I like.
First of all, I really like the main character and her way of thinking. I also like the character development in this book a lot. Not just hers, also his'. It is done in a way that is slowly but steady, that you noticed they've changed but that it hard to pinpoint when. Just like in real life.
I also like the sex in this book. This is a major and important thing in this review, because this is the first time ever that I've liked the sex in the book. Usually, it is sex because of the sex. But in this book, there are multiple good point to the sex:
* It is slowly. Not all the way the first time kiss. I like that.
* They use protection! (this is no spoiler, the book is New Adult for a reason. There is sex in it.)
* All the things they do and how they do it contribute to the story and to the character development.
* And I have to admit, the sex is very well-written.
I also liked it that there is more story than sex in this book, but there were a couple of times that I'd liked a bit less sex, especially more towards the end of the book. But overall I really enjoyed reading this book because it is just so smoothly written! It reads like a high speed train.
Oh. And. That ending. OMG! I was really suprised by that, and I've just walked around the house three times with my hands to the sides of my face like that emoticon that looks like The Scream. I want book 2 and I want it now. Oh wait huge TBR. I want book 2 in August. I'm stuck.
You may ask yourself why I've read it if I expected to dislike it, and that is purely to fulfill the 2016 reading challenge from my bookclub Books Ever After. In order to do that, I had to read a New Adult book. I'd already decided it would be this one, I don't know why, I guess because I don't hate the cover? I saw it on the TBR of this month of a Goodreads friend of mine, Shannon, so I decided to also read it this month, because I knew I had someone to share this story with.
What I like so much about this book: There are multiple things that I like.
First of all, I really like the main character and her way of thinking. I also like the character development in this book a lot. Not just hers, also his'. It is done in a way that is slowly but steady, that you noticed they've changed but that it hard to pinpoint when. Just like in real life.
I also like the sex in this book. This is a major and important thing in this review, because this is the first time ever that I've liked the sex in the book. Usually, it is sex because of the sex. But in this book, there are multiple good point to the sex:
* It is slowly. Not all the way the first time kiss. I like that.
* They use protection! (this is no spoiler, the book is New Adult for a reason. There is sex in it.)
* All the things they do and how they do it contribute to the story and to the character development.
* And I have to admit, the sex is very well-written.
I also liked it that there is more story than sex in this book, but there were a couple of times that I'd liked a bit less sex, especially more towards the end of the book. But overall I really enjoyed reading this book because it is just so smoothly written! It reads like a high speed train.
Oh. And. That ending. OMG! I was really suprised by that, and I've just walked around the house three times with my hands to the sides of my face like that emoticon that looks like The Scream. I want book 2 and I want it now. Oh wait huge TBR. I want book 2 in August. I'm stuck.