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I read Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler my freshman year of high school. Now, it’s my freshman year of college and I’m reading another book of hers. I remember that I really enjoyed Twenty Boy Summer, but I felt like there was something missing from it. I decided to go into this one optimistic, even though I was nervous about it ending in the same way.
This book was different from many that I’ve been reading recently because this was mainly focused on a family. I really liked this because I’m sick of reading about high school drama and sappy romance. I honestly cared about what was going to happen to this family, I didn’t want to see them fall out in the end.
The romance in this book wasn’t really my thing. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t connect with me, unfortunately. This was probably because I wanted to focus more on the family rather than the romance. (That, in my opinion, didn’t really need to be there.)
I think this book isn’t rated higher because I felt like there were so many things trying to happen that by the end, the story felt incomplete
Overall, this story was a fresh air from what I’ve been reading, but still not what I’m looking for.
I read Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler my freshman year of high school. Now, it’s my freshman year of college and I’m reading another book of hers. I remember that I really enjoyed Twenty Boy Summer, but I felt like there was something missing from it. I decided to go into this one optimistic, even though I was nervous about it ending in the same way.
This book was different from many that I’ve been reading recently because this was mainly focused on a family. I really liked this because I’m sick of reading about high school drama and sappy romance. I honestly cared about what was going to happen to this family, I didn’t want to see them fall out in the end.
The romance in this book wasn’t really my thing. It wasn’t bad, but it didn’t connect with me, unfortunately. This was probably because I wanted to focus more on the family rather than the romance. (That, in my opinion, didn’t really need to be there.)
I think this book isn’t rated higher because I felt like there were so many things trying to happen that by the end, the story felt incomplete
Overall, this story was a fresh air from what I’ve been reading, but still not what I’m looking for.
3.5/5 stars.
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I love reading books about cultures and lifestyles that are not very familiar to me. It’s very important to learn about people who are different from us because our world is full of differences. I wasn’t aware that I was going to learn anything about a new culture when I picked up this book. Even though this book wasn’t a book that centered around the Greek culture, I learned a lot about Callie and her family that really made me happy in the end.
This book was not perfect, by far, but there was something about it that made me want continue. One problem I had with this book was the sense of time. The author didn’t really write about the time very much, therefore, I was very confused about the time span everything was happening on.The romance went a little too quickly in my perspective (based on everything I said about the description of time) but I didn’t really care because I wanted to know what was going to happen with the story. One thing that really kept me going was the constant plot twists in this book. I didn’t expect any of them. (But, I never expect plot twists so there is a possibility it was just me.) The ending came a little too quickly for my liking. The book was setting up for a big explosive ending and, I did get it, but it was all shoved into the last fifteen pages. It was kind of annoying.
Overall, I really liked this book a lot even though I’m not quite sure why. There is definitely a lot I didn’t like about this book but for some reason it didn’t bother me a whole lot. I guess not everything has to be answered perfectly. Sometimes it’s okay to just let something just be what they are.
Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews
I love reading books about cultures and lifestyles that are not very familiar to me. It’s very important to learn about people who are different from us because our world is full of differences. I wasn’t aware that I was going to learn anything about a new culture when I picked up this book. Even though this book wasn’t a book that centered around the Greek culture, I learned a lot about Callie and her family that really made me happy in the end.
This book was not perfect, by far, but there was something about it that made me want continue. One problem I had with this book was the sense of time. The author didn’t really write about the time very much, therefore, I was very confused about the time span everything was happening on.The romance went a little too quickly in my perspective (based on everything I said about the description of time) but I didn’t really care because I wanted to know what was going to happen with the story. One thing that really kept me going was the constant plot twists in this book. I didn’t expect any of them. (But, I never expect plot twists so there is a possibility it was just me.) The ending came a little too quickly for my liking. The book was setting up for a big explosive ending and, I did get it, but it was all shoved into the last fifteen pages. It was kind of annoying.
Overall, I really liked this book a lot even though I’m not quite sure why. There is definitely a lot I didn’t like about this book but for some reason it didn’t bother me a whole lot. I guess not everything has to be answered perfectly. Sometimes it’s okay to just let something just be what they are.
Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews
*sigh*
Unfortunately, this book suffered from two things that are sure fire story killers for me. (1) Watching the movie before I read the book. (I thought that I would be okay because I watched the movie over two years ago, but apparently, I remembered a lot more than I thought.) And, (2) having the ending spoiled for me. With both of these things, the book became anticlimactic. Which, unfortunately, made the book not as interesting.
I’m going to talk about the positives first. I really appreciate the way this book was crafted and the way it was written. Y’all know I love alternating chapters and this book did it right. In my opinion, when you switch chapters, it’s easier on the reader if you change the fonts for each character. This book did that and it made it a lot easier on me.
Now, to the not so positive things. I didn’t realize how focused on the actual law side of things this book was going to be. I don’t really find law that interesting. I would have rather the book focus on the family’s feelings about the situation rather than their ideas and thoughts about the lawsuit. The law stuff really turned me off.
Campbell, Anna’s lawyer’s, attitude and way of doing things didn’t really sit well with me. Towards the end, I just wanted it to be over. I was expecting the ending so - I know it’s bad - I didn’t really have any emotion. (ME! The Queen of emotion.) Unfortunately, the book didn’t really sit with the me the way I thought it would.
*sigh*
Unfortunately, this book suffered from two things that are sure fire story killers for me. (1) Watching the movie before I read the book. (I thought that I would be okay because I watched the movie over two years ago, but apparently, I remembered a lot more than I thought.) And, (2) having the ending spoiled for me. With both of these things, the book became anticlimactic. Which, unfortunately, made the book not as interesting.
I’m going to talk about the positives first. I really appreciate the way this book was crafted and the way it was written. Y’all know I love alternating chapters and this book did it right. In my opinion, when you switch chapters, it’s easier on the reader if you change the fonts for each character. This book did that and it made it a lot easier on me.
Now, to the not so positive things. I didn’t realize how focused on the actual law side of things this book was going to be. I don’t really find law that interesting. I would have rather the book focus on the family’s feelings about the situation rather than their ideas and thoughts about the lawsuit. The law stuff really turned me off.
Campbell, Anna’s lawyer’s, attitude and way of doing things didn’t really sit well with me. Towards the end, I just wanted it to be over. I was expecting the ending so - I know it’s bad - I didn’t really have any emotion. (ME! The Queen of emotion.) Unfortunately, the book didn’t really sit with the me the way I thought it would.
Yeah, no. I can't do it. Too random. Everyone said to stick it out till the ending, but I spoiled myself on purpose. I would have hated that ending. Aw well, on to more books.
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That ending was completely uncalled for.
I mean, goodreads doesn’t even have a date for the next one! HOW COULD KIERA CASS LEAVE ME WITH A CLIFFHANGER LIKE THAT?!?!
Okay, I think I’ve calmed down enough to speak coherently about this book.
I have a really weird relationship with Kiera Cass books. I don’t think she’s the best writer in the world and, to be honest, her characters can be annoying at times. But, for some reason, her storylines have the power to captivate me. The way I enjoy her books remind me of how I enjoy the Twilight saga. There are definitely problems with the book, but the storytelling is divine and makes you read for hours on end. I don’t come by books like this very often and when I do, it makes me really happy.
With the first three books, people talked about how annoying America was all the time, and I didn’t really get it. Well, I got it with Eadlyn. It got pretty bad sometimes, but it didn’t really hinder the story for me.
Honestly, this book wasn’t spectacular, but it gave me a happy feeling that I haven’t felt in a really long time. This book made me happy. That is all that matters :)
That ending was completely uncalled for.
I mean, goodreads doesn’t even have a date for the next one! HOW COULD KIERA CASS LEAVE ME WITH A CLIFFHANGER LIKE THAT?!?!
Okay, I think I’ve calmed down enough to speak coherently about this book.
I have a really weird relationship with Kiera Cass books. I don’t think she’s the best writer in the world and, to be honest, her characters can be annoying at times. But, for some reason, her storylines have the power to captivate me. The way I enjoy her books remind me of how I enjoy the Twilight saga. There are definitely problems with the book, but the storytelling is divine and makes you read for hours on end. I don’t come by books like this very often and when I do, it makes me really happy.
With the first three books, people talked about how annoying America was all the time, and I didn’t really get it. Well, I got it with Eadlyn. It got pretty bad sometimes, but it didn’t really hinder the story for me.
Honestly, this book wasn’t spectacular, but it gave me a happy feeling that I haven’t felt in a really long time. This book made me happy. That is all that matters :)
Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews
This book has been buzzing around for awhile, so I was really excited to pick t up. This is usually where I would say something “Unfortunately, I didn’t like this book…”, but I don’t really think that applies to this book. Yes, it is true that I didn’t really enjoy this book, but I am glad that I read it. I feel like it gave me perspective.
Here are the things that hindered me from enjoyed this book as much as I hoped:
1) This book was written in third person present tense. *sigh* I’ve ranted over and over about third person present tense. I have the hardest time reading books in this tense. Which, in turn, makes it hard for me to connect with the characters. With the length of this book and the way it was written, I was unable to connect with the characters in the way that I wanted to.
2) Lydia died before the book started. I have a really hard time feeling sad about a character when I didn’t know them. The book focuses on the family and their emotion after Lydia’s death, but I didn’t know her. There were flashbacks to when Lydia was alive, but that didn’t make me feel more towards her death because I already knew she was dead. It frustrated me.
One thing I really enjoyed about this book was the fact that it gave me perspective on something I’ve never read/learned about before. I’ve never read about a mixed race Asian American-white family before, but for some reason I felt connected to them. This book brought up lots of questions about what it means to be an American as a person of a minority. Many things, especially when it comes to the way that the police handled Lydia’s death, reminded me of the world I live in today. Which made me a little sad because this book is supposed to be historical fiction. I didn’t think that I would be able to find so many parallels to our world today.
This book was not my favorite in the world, but I’m really glad I read it. It is important because it gives a voice to a story that doesn’t get the same exposure as other books may get.
This book has been buzzing around for awhile, so I was really excited to pick t up. This is usually where I would say something “Unfortunately, I didn’t like this book…”, but I don’t really think that applies to this book. Yes, it is true that I didn’t really enjoy this book, but I am glad that I read it. I feel like it gave me perspective.
Here are the things that hindered me from enjoyed this book as much as I hoped:
1) This book was written in third person present tense. *sigh* I’ve ranted over and over about third person present tense. I have the hardest time reading books in this tense. Which, in turn, makes it hard for me to connect with the characters. With the length of this book and the way it was written, I was unable to connect with the characters in the way that I wanted to.
2) Lydia died before the book started. I have a really hard time feeling sad about a character when I didn’t know them. The book focuses on the family and their emotion after Lydia’s death, but I didn’t know her. There were flashbacks to when Lydia was alive, but that didn’t make me feel more towards her death because I already knew she was dead. It frustrated me.
One thing I really enjoyed about this book was the fact that it gave me perspective on something I’ve never read/learned about before. I’ve never read about a mixed race Asian American-white family before, but for some reason I felt connected to them. This book brought up lots of questions about what it means to be an American as a person of a minority. Many things, especially when it comes to the way that the police handled Lydia’s death, reminded me of the world I live in today. Which made me a little sad because this book is supposed to be historical fiction. I didn’t think that I would be able to find so many parallels to our world today.
This book was not my favorite in the world, but I’m really glad I read it. It is important because it gives a voice to a story that doesn’t get the same exposure as other books may get.