A well written, difficult, disturbing and edgy read. This book is tragic and incredible. It contains an accurate description about the horrors of moderA well written, difficult, disturbing and edgy read. This book is tragic and incredible. It contains an accurate description about the horrors of modern day prostitution. The characters are well developed and very believable. It is simple. This novel needs to be read....more
"Once upon a time there was a hazel-eyed boy with dimples. I called him Khalil. The world called him a thug. He lived, but not nearly long enough, "Once upon a time there was a hazel-eyed boy with dimples. I called him Khalil. The world called him a thug. He lived, but not nearly long enough, and for the rest of my life I´l remember how he died."
I won't give you another synopsis of the plot. I won't tell you more about the characters. I will write that this book is so important. Truly amazing, powerful and important. The whole world needs to read it! ...more
"(...)I discovered that there are two kinds of death. There is ceasing to exist, usually accompanied by a funeral and loved ones in mourning. And t"(...)I discovered that there are two kinds of death. There is ceasing to exist, usually accompanied by a funeral and loved ones in mourning. And then there is emotional death born out of necessity and measured solely by the absence of grief it causes: the turning off the lights of oneself in order to shut down the feelings of beeing alive. Eventually I just checked out of the world altogether, leaving behind only my body, like a snail abandoning its shell. Sometimes I would catch myself in the mirror, surprised to see someone staring back at me, a stranger whose face I struggled to connect as my own, whose body was visible and intact despite the feeling that I moved through the world as a ghost."
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INCREDIBLE. HYPNOTIC. HEARTBREAKING.
"MY MOTHER WORE the sun like a hat. It followed her as we did, stopping only when she stopped, moving when she moved. She carried her beauty with the naivete of someone who was born to it and thus never understood its value or the poverty of ugliness."
Dysfunctional family. A narcissistic mentally ill mother craves attention and adoration . A teenage girl who has been physically and emotionally damaged almost beyond redemption. A secret so big that she's blocked it from her own memory. Craving for mothers attention. Finding it in all the wrong places...
This story is told in waves between reality and flashbacks from childhood by an unreliable narrator with poetic strength. Writing style is captivating. The First Time She Drowned is dark, disturbing and complex story of a mother and daughter relationship that is both difficult and toxic. Painful and horribly raw. It is truly something that everyone needs to read. It's an eye-opener.
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Congratulations Ms. Kletter - you are simply a gem of a find. You have definitely gained a lifelong fan. Wow. Just wow.
"Suddenly I don't even care that I fell, because of that brief moment when I stood, and I wonder if this is what other people seem to have that I do not -- this courage to fall because they have the memory of standing."...more
Jedna od najboljih knjiga našeg govornog područja koju sam pročitala...ikada. Započinje kao idilična obiteljska priča, a završava kao tragedija. JedvaJedna od najboljih knjiga našeg govornog područja koju sam pročitala...ikada. Započinje kao idilična obiteljska priča, a završava kao tragedija. Jedva čekam nabaviti ostale knjige ovoga autora....more
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I have no words to describe it! I can't say I enjoyed the book but I enjoyed the author's style and writing. This is not a romance novel, like the info page says. This is a book about child abuse, incest and everything wrong, so don´t espect romantic HEA. If you can stomach the first chapter, then you are the hero who can read the rest. But be awere! The last chapter will make you stop and say : [image]
Unique, dark, disturbing and insightfull, yet beautifull in their own right. This author will push your boundaries, give you chills and make you beg for more in the same time....more
"We´re all just people who sometimes do bad things. I guess that´s true in a way. No one is exclusively bad, nor is anyone exclusively good.[image]
"We´re all just people who sometimes do bad things. I guess that´s true in a way. No one is exclusively bad, nor is anyone exclusively good. Some are just forced to work harder at suppressing the bad."
It Ends With Us is a book about life, love and domestic violence. This book pushes limits, makes you question yourself and what decisions you would make if you were any of these characters. You´ll question EVERYTHING you think about yourself and your morals. This was a tough read in so many ways for me. While reading you realize how easily black and white can turn to grey, and how many different shades of grey there are. I don't want to tell you much about this book because I feel that this is a journey that everyone should read and experience for themselves. The summary does not begin to explain what you will go through reading this, but it is worth every second.
"It´s easy when we´re on the outside to believe that we would walk away without a second thought if a person mistreated us. It´s easy to say we couldn´t continue to love someone who mistreats us when we aren´t the ones feeling the love of that person. When you experience it firsthand, it isn´t so easy to hate the person who mistreats you when most of the time they´re your godsend."
Authors Note is most valuable part of this book, so please everyone, don´t skip it. Colleen Hoover deserves a standing ovation for courage at writing such a personal and heartbreaking story.
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"In the future...if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again...fall in love with me. (...) You´re still my favorite person, Lily. Always will be."
Dear Colleen, I admire you so much. You not only inspire me as a writer, but I think that your words have made me a better person. Thanks for making me laugh, cry, sigh in recognition, and grieve in empathy with your characters. Thank you for being you, and for writing about it. You´re still one of my favorite writers, Colleen. Always will be.
I can't believe what I just read! I cried my eyes out and then, after reading, in 2 AM, I went and kissed my children one more time.
It's horrible to thI can't believe what I just read! I cried my eyes out and then, after reading, in 2 AM, I went and kissed my children one more time.
It's horrible to think that bad things happen to children everyday. It is incredibly hard to read this story (especially grafic descriptions of child abuse) but well worth it. I believe more people need to be informed and aware of the events of child abuse and I recommend this book to all. The truth on child molestation needs to be told, and the people who commit these crimes must be stopped or caught.
Every child deserves a safe, loving home, a family that loves and cares for them. Parents are there to protect their children from every kind of molestation, but if that same parents becomes abusers, it´s tragic, depressing and confusing for children. There is simply no excuse for child abuse. I believe that child-molesters, child-rapists and child-murderers deserve death penalty.
It´s amazing to see how these young people have learned to cope with what happened and moved on. They are real life heroes and I admire them for that....more
I knew that this woman could write, but she was never one of my favorites. My friend Zemira loved her from her very first book, but she was always...jI knew that this woman could write, but she was never one of my favorites. My friend Zemira loved her from her very first book, but she was always...just good to me. Well, things change! Dear Mrs Fisher, after reading this book, I bow to you!
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Where should I start... Margo Moon... Margo the Murderess... She is in my marrow. I adore her and you can call me demented but I would always help her to kill every beast she finds. I approve every act she did or will do.
"I was not born this way. I was not born with the capacity to murder. Life brought it out in me."
"There are monsters in this world. We all know this to be true. They come in all shapes and sizes. From every walk of life. Some smile lovingly as they stare you in the face, while others sneak and come at you from behind. How do you fight a monster? Send in another monster, of course.
Judah Grant is sweety. He is Margo´s neighbour and he is always positive person in depressing neighborhood although he lives with a disability. He is the sense of right that keeps the beast of Margo from madness. He is caring, witty and his friendship pulls her out of her marrow-darkness.
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I questioned everything, anything, and all while reading this book. The story is mysterious, dark and complex. Just when you think you know where it is going, she throws in another twist. She pushed all my hard limits and I thank her for that.
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Just try reading a few of these quotes and NOT read the book... "Sadness is an emotion you can trust. It is stronger than all of the other emotions. It makes happiness look fickle and untrustworthy. It pervades, lasts longer, and replaces the good feelings with such an eloquent ease you don’t even feel the shift until you are suddenly wrapped in its chains."
"...humans are built to live with pain. Weak people let their pain choke them to a slow, emotional death. Strong people use that pain, Margo. They use it as fuel."
"Children are vastly overlooked. Their importance underestimated by their size."
"Reject me, and I´ll look elsewhere. I´l just cast less and less of my pearls before swine each time"
" I want to implore you not to hurt yourselves.Not to cut your skin, or swallow pills, or drink to drown pain. Not to hand yourselves over so easily to men for validation. Stop feeling useless and worthless. Stop drowning in regret. Stop listening to the persistent voice of your past failures. You were that child once, who Margo would have killed for. Fight for yourselves. You have a right to live, and to live well. You´ll inherit flaws; you´ll develop new ones. And that´s okay. Wear them, own them, use them to survive. Don´t kill others; don´t kill yourselves. Be bold about your right to be loved. And most importantly, don´t be ashamed of where you´ve come from, or the mistakes you´ve made. In blindness, love will exhume you."
“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
This was “If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
This was the very first line of this book, and after it, I was hooked! I have never read a story about the Great War that captivated me the way this book did. This is a book about struggle, compassion you didn't know you could have, broken hearts and lives. The characters were incredibly well-written and well developed. They are intense, real people. Especially the women. Kristin Hannah created two very compelling and different characters, sisters Vianne and Isabelle, and through them she presents wonderful balance between family, love, romance... She describes us historic portrayal of women's role in WW2 and the agonizing choices people had to make to survive and to maintain their humanity.
“Men tell stories. Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.”
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Writing is beautiful and the story line is simply amazing. The author depicts the sacrifices made on a personal level of one family, the horrors of war and the price paid by those not on the front lines. Truly one of the best books I have read about WWII! I highlighted so many good quotes that I can’t share them all.
"...I will tell my son my story at last. There will be pain in remembering, but there will be joy, too. "You´ll tell me everything?" "Almost everything," I say with the smile. "A Frenchwoman must have her secrets." And I will... I´ll keep one secret. I smile at them, my two boys who should have broken me, but somehow saved me, each in his own way. Because of them, I know now what matters, and it is not what I have lost. It is my memories. Wounds heal. Love lasts. We remain."
The Nightingale deserves all the hype and awards it's gotten. Everyone should read it.
"It´s hard to forget," she said quietly. "And I´ll never forgive." "But love has to be stronger then hate, or there is no future for us."...more
Dear Book, you broke my heart yet I'm loving you with all the broken pieces...
THEODORE FINCH
"I was alive. I burned brightly. And then I died, but nDear Book, you broke my heart yet I'm loving you with all the broken pieces...
THEODORE FINCH
"I was alive. I burned brightly. And then I died, but not really. Because someone like me cannot, will not, die like everyone else. I linger like the legends of the Blue Hole. I will always be here, in the offerings and people I left behind."
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"May your eye go to the Sun, To the wind your soul... You are all the colors in one, at full brightness."
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"But that´s not him, don´t you see? People like Theodore Finch don´t die. He´s just wandering."
“Meeting your soul mate is like walking into a house you've been in before - you will recognize the furniture, the pictures on the wall,the books “Meeting your soul mate is like walking into a house you've been in before - you will recognize the furniture, the pictures on the wall,the books on the shelves, the contents of drawers: You could find your way around in the dark if you had to.”
Oh God... I´ll give this fabulous book 5 shining stars! I would give a thousand splendid Suns for this book if I only could! And I´m not talking about the book with the same name. I would give golden medal, platinum record, everything! I'll Give You The Sun is phenomenal. Absolutely breathtaking!
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It's been a long time since a novel has made me feel so much, so many, emotions. And I´m just overwhelmed. This is a luminous book. Reading this is like the sunlight is being poured over your head.
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What we have here? Let´s see... We have twins (Noah and Jude), two hearts who share the same artistic soul, and this soul becomes shattered into pieces after one awful tragedy. We have soul mates that will make your heart tremble. And than we have one perfect gay couple and so so many secrets. We have artistic types with broken hearts, extreme superstition that borders psychosis or OCD and we have taboo themes. Nothing is how it seems to be. This story is going to break your heart and make you smile and cry. And you´re gonna like it.
Thank you, Jandy, for creating this wonderful gift for us.
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Have you read I'll Give You the Sun yet? If you haven't, then there is no other way out. You have to read this. Do yourself a favor and read this book NOW. I can guarantee you won't regret it. ...more
4 stars...5 stars...4,5 stars.. My professional deformations is to always give a higher rating, so to be true to myself, I´ll give this amazing book 5 4 stars...5 stars...4,5 stars.. My professional deformations is to always give a higher rating, so to be true to myself, I´ll give this amazing book 5 splendid stars!
I loved these characters, Alex is my hero and my girl crush, I admire her. And I loved Blue Eyed Boy or Miles. The story is definitely something different and writing style is really good.
Good work Mrs Zappia! Can´t wait your next book! You have another follower...
“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
This quote was on my mi“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
This quote was on my mind the whole time I read this novella so I just had to write it down.
Let´s see. First I just have to say that I didn't have high expectations for this series, and boy was I wrong. My apologies to the authors and all the fans.
This is 1,5 novella in the Addicted series by Krista and Becca Ritchie and it takes place immediately after the end of Addicted to You (Book 1) and ends just prior to the start of Addicted for Now (Book 2). Lily and Lo, our favorite addicts, are being separated for 3 months. While Lo is in rehab, she is trying to cope with her own addiction and is trying to reconnect with her family. It's a difficult read about a sex and an alcohol addiction, but the bond between Lily and Lo is pretty awesome. They both are exhausted and they are feeling lost by their loved one's addiction struggles. This book (novella) provides a rare look into the manic mind of a struggling addict. I could feel their emotions almost to a point where I felt love for the addict. Their struggles and emotions are so gripping. I've never experienced an addiction like in this series. One of the things I like the most about this book though were Lily's flashbacks of her and Lo. You get more insight of their relationship and how it was back then when they were younger and it's just so interesting and sweet. They were in love for so long and they didn´t even know that.
To cut a long story short: -original storyline -great writing style -wonderful set of characters (especially Rose and Connor Cobalt, Ryke & Daisy were a bit annoying to me).
These books are just addicting...just as the title/series says.
FAVORITE QUOTE: “You don't make me miserable. You make me want to live. And I want to live with you.”...more
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