ellemnope's Reviews (2.4k)

Quirky book about teenage life. I wanted to like this more than I did, but...honestly...it was just weird. Not bad, not wonderful...just hanging out in the middle. For the full review: http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/2013/01/four-for-price-of-one.html

Good historical fiction, but just didn't grab my attention as much as I would've liked. A good account of the last few days of Rasputin's life and the political situation in Russia at the time.

Started out good and funny, but really just ended up being so scattered that it drove me nuts. Don't get me wrong, I love Ellen...I think she's cute and quirky and nice, but this book was not for me.

I don't normally read non-fiction, but this book was certainly decent. I had a bit of a tough time with some of the characters and their descriptions or speech styles. Overall, not a terrible read and certainly educational, but not really the type of book I would typically go for.

This book nearly bored me to tears. There was a short middle section of about 75 pages (out of nearly 300) that held my attention and made me want to keep reading, but overall it just put me to sleep.

It was okay...I think my opinion is slightly tainted since I read Escape earlier this year. I had a hard time with the bouncing between Ann Eliza Young's story and Jordan's story. I also struggled because I knew that some of it was based on reality, but it was difficult to know what parts of Ann Eliza's story were fiction and what parts were based on verified events and information.

Still a good book, but not as gripping as the first. I think this is just the nature of a 2nd book in a trilogy. I tend to find that they hold my attention less and then steam picks back up in the third book. The only trilogy I can think of that didn't follow this pattern for me is The Hunger Games, where I found the 2nd book (Catching Fire) to be my favorite in the series.

This may be one I try again later. It may have been that I've just been really busy and exhausted by the time I get to sit down and read, but it felt like this book just moved too slowly for me. I didn't feel like I could really get into it. Everyone else I know seems to have rated it very high, so it may be worth a reread when life settles down.

I wanted to like this book after all of the hype. But...I didn't. The first third felt like random mumblings and lacked cohesion. Things picked up for a bit in the second third, but quickly fell back to monotony. The ending just flat out irked me. It had good moments and there was a good basis for the story, but I wouldn't read it again.

I forgot what it was like to read a Judy Blume book. I found myself smiling more than once. This book was quite nostalgic for me. Judy Blume always does a great job of presenting a situation with a lesson at a level that her readers can understand. This book wasn't any different. Though I'mm obviously past the age of her key audience now, I think it's probably a great book for tween girls.