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I can't even put into words the amount of joy this book gave me. Through all the tears it brought me, (there were many), I have never read a book that gave me so much. I learned an incredible amount about myself and life in general from this book and it enlightened me enough to realize the things that matter. I've been given a wonderful family that I know I've taken for granted and through this book I realize pain that I put them through without realizing. It might not be as awful as if I had terminal cancer, but I know when I do things to hurt them, it never really sunk in. I realize now. I know that when my boyfriend tries to make me happy and do the littlest of things for me, it isn't for himself but simply for the sake of me smiling. Life can give you a lot of things, including many window panes of glass opportunities just waiting for you to grasp and cherish. The more chances you let slip by, the more panes break; and eventually, they'll all be used up and you'll have nothing left to view the world outside.

I loved the three separate perspectives the book took from three characters who were incredible examples of bravery, courage, independence. The three women who the book focuses on don't have clear cut ideas about love, money or even the English language; they just know they want some of each, whether they admit to it or not. There's never enough. But friendship isn't something they had planned on having and they realized that it was the one thing they needed most.

I loved the book! Great historical facts and left a lot of curiosity brewing within me, wanting to know more about the deadliest disaster in New York City history before September 11th.

I found it really predictable. I kind of knew what was coming, who the bad guy was, who was going to make it to the ending....I don't know. I wasn't impressed. On a supernatural level, I was SO MUCH HAPPIER than twilight or books of that nature (Though every time they mentioned going to Portland, I would think they were in Oregon). I was really happy with their characters and the supernatural abilities because they all made sense. I just wasn't as thrilled with the plot line. I will be picking up the second book in the series though, in hopes maybe it will be something different from this first one.

I will say, however, that I was hoping for a little more...gore. Granted, people died, but the deaths were very non-descriptive. Maybe that's just a personal thing for me, but the whole darkness aura the book gave off made it seem like the type of novel that required death to be described rather than just mentioned. It was pretty decent though, I will say, and I did like it. I don't think it was an absolute favorite though

Incredibly informative, this historical fiction piece gave me so much to consider about one of our founding fathers and how he perceived his invisible children. Unable to acknowledge the fact that he technically had three sons that he would never be about to tell anyone about, Mr. Jefferson must not have had it easy. However, his life as a president and a face for the country to look up to made it impossible for him to look at his sons as anything but he own flesh and blood.

I just finished this and I was obsessed with the idea of modern cupids. However I was very disappointed in the style of writing and the whole story was incredibly predictable. I was yelling at the author while reading the book for writing the plot in such a predictable way. I had hoped for a good love story with an interesting twist, and the concept was brilliant! however the writing was incredibly disappointing.

This book was incredible. I won't lie. Laurie Halse Anderson is amazing, yet again and I can't explain how addicting it was. I couldn't put it down. The story line was great and the relationships between characters was fantastic. It was great because, I know how difficult it is for a woman to write from a man's perspective. And she pulled it off with flying colors. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a good read!

Absolutely wonderful concept! The idea of a society that believes love is the root of all evil is a brilliant idea. I absolutely adored the transformation the main character made throughout the book and developed as a person. I was shocked by the way it ended and I cannot wait to read the 2nd one!

Though this book took it's own twists on who the woman is in the Mona Lisa, the story line was just incredible. I loved how historically accurate some factors of it were, from the way marriage was conducted and who you were allowed to love. I instantly added this book to my favorites shelf. I'll definitely be rereading this sometime in the near future!

I really loved this book. The way they author depicted the world ending was definitely something that could happen, but it was also relative to the world we live in now. With oil prices spiking, the way the world ended could definitely happen. But I also loved the fact that the author brought in scenic elements that would make me picture my hometown as it was after the Collapse. The McDonalds' arches covered in vines, and old Starbucks cafes that had been stripped of their metal resources. Even his description of malls and houses, old casinos and something as simple as roads, all made me picture what my world would be like if the Collapse actually happened. And the scary part is, it could.

This book has given me a new perspective on the revolutionary war. It is from the perspective of the wife of Nathaniel Greene for for the first third of the novel, where the other two thirds based from the perspective off the life of Nathaniel Greene's daughter. The insane twists of the lives of these two revolutionary women and the betrayals and questions these women brought to the table. These are the mysteries of the 18th century that are untold.