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ellemnope's Reviews (2.4k)
It was okay. There were some cute points to the plot and some good ideas, but it didn't feel like it lived up to its potential.
I liked this book, but I couldn't stand the character of Rogerson from the get go. Even his name irritated me. Also, though I get the symbolism, the whole "dreamland" concept just seemed extraneous. The story could've done without it and been titled something else.
Not Jodi Picoult's best book, but still not bad. The way it's structured makes the story a little less dramatic and seemed to take away from the power of the plot. The book is written in sections from the points of view of five different characters, all of whom tell the story a little differently and some of whom tell it in a different order. This means you know both the beginning and the end of the story before you're even halfway through the book and you essentially hear the same story five times. It can become a little redundant. Overall not horrible, but definitely not my favorite of her novels.
An okay read, but not stellar. The back and forth of the plot and the open-ended conclusion made this a less than impressive read for me.
Weird, weird, weird. It took me a while to get into this book and then when I finally did I got rewarded by having the ending be nothing. It was as if the author just ran out of paper or lost interest in writing the story. The ol' "meh, good enough" ending. Umm...no. Not good enough. Serious waste of time.
It pains me to give a Philippa Gregory book a 3. Her books are usually so stellar. But...I had a hard time with this one. I got bored in the middle of the book and had a tough time being excited to read. The ending did help make up for it, but then the book stops just when I was quite enjoying it. Not my favorite of her books.
I typically adore Mary Higgins Clark. When I first started reading, my thought was that I would be totally wrong about any plot guesses I made since she always manages some crazy plot twists and changes. As it went on, it still read well, but I wasn't as sucked in as I usually find myself with her novels. The plot was straightforward, not a lot of spice. The characters were good, but odd. Officer White had some serious chip on his shoulder that didn't make any sense. Rob Westerfield was just flat out a psychopath. No ifs, ands or buts about it. C-R-A-Z-Y. But the thing that bothered me most? Ellie's stupid idea of the website. Seriously, WTF? Who in their right mind does that? It was just straight up the stupidest thing ever. It really bothered me. When it was all over, I was lost. This wasn't what I was used to with Mary Higgins Clark. I liked the book, but it had some serious flaws. I liked it...I didn't love it. With my blog rating system, I would've given the book 3.5 stars, but Goodreads doesn't do half stars. So...I had to settle with 3 here. Again...not something I usually see with her books. But, 3.5 stars it is...3 stars it is. Her other books are better.
I picked this book because I figured Nicholas Sparks couldn't fail. I will admit that I was disappointed. The plot just didn't work. It seemed like the bulk of the attention capturing in the book was contained in the first 1/3. After that, the book seemed to ramble on and on and then concluded rather quickly and predictably. It wasn't a horrible read, but it definitely wasn't my favorite of his books. Using my half star system, I would actually rate this at a 2.5. So it gets rounded down to a 2 for Goodreads.
I had the same issue with book two of the series as with book one, being kept in the dark on what is going on can be frustrating. It's a quick read that I blew through pretty easily in two evenings. I'm still in love with the premise of the series and I'm curious to see where it goes.