there’s a piece of my heart in this story and I don’t have the words to explain why. It creeps on you slowly and then sucks you in so tightly, it’s lithere’s a piece of my heart in this story and I don’t have the words to explain why. It creeps on you slowly and then sucks you in so tightly, it’s like sitting by a fireplace and then someone tosses you in.
It’s not action packed outside the single chapter with the race, but it’s such a steady tale of the love between Puck and her brothers, the love she and Sean have for that relentless fucking island and the endearing folks on it, and the love they share with their horses... and it NEVER gets boring. It seems almost impossible that a book this long about a race that only takes up a few pages was so ENGAGING. A dream! It felt like a DREAM. I will never get over how beautiful and alluring Maggie Stiefvater’s writing is, because that’s the secret to this books magic. ...more
I can't believe I only wanted to read this book so I could watch the movie (I never watch the movie before the book except The Perks of Being a WallflI can't believe I only wanted to read this book so I could watch the movie (I never watch the movie before the book except The Perks of Being a Wallflower which was a shit book anyway) I loved this though. LOVED IT. Loved the POCs, loved the honesty and the jokes and the unique writing style with bullet points and scripts. And Greg S. Gaines, you stupid fucker, I did cry. But it's not like other cancer books where you cry because cancer and cancer death. It's like other YA fiction books where you cry about things like Greg's growth and Earls life and Greg's mom an how real the story feels.
Also A++ humour, I don't usually laugh reading books and this was super funny. ...more
Disclaimer: So I finished this book in the wee hours of the morning because I was a tad creeped out and far too intrigued to put it down and go to sleDisclaimer: So I finished this book in the wee hours of the morning because I was a tad creeped out and far too intrigued to put it down and go to sleep so I write this review with tunnelling vision and heavy eyes. If I sound a little repetitive and kind of like a rambling three-year-old on too much Ritalin, blame Michelle Hodkin.
Whoaaa. What a read, man. You'd think that after the shitty book this was preceded by that this whole series would be a sort of awkward train wreck, but how wrong was I? The pacing at the beginning was a little slow, but Hodkin totally made up for it with all those Dyer Family moments that just made me crave adoption into this family. And then the romance was a little iffy for me at first but you gradually just get into it. The writing is GREAT. The plot started off a little wtf-ish and then the last 50 pages were GREAT. The creepiness of a lot of the scenes were GREAT. A loot of greatness going on. I actually had to stop and vent to my poor unsuspecting sister because the craziness of this story was just getting to me and I was more than mildly freaked out while reading this. All the gasping and the mouth gaping and the goosebumps... god damn.
But the jump-cuts to the little Indian girl "dreams/visions" were a little weird and the lack of explanation of them was also a little weird, but I hope that the third book can sort of explain shit. ALSO THAT CLIFF HANGER. Don't let the capitalization fool you, I was pissed. How do you go on and on about dreams that aren't explained and reserved boyfriends who WON'T explain and then end like that in just two pages with no way of ever knowing what the hell's about to go down until the next book?
but where the fuck was the whole Lukumi thing going? like what? for real....more
Edit (7/16/16): I really want to read this again because I have no recollection of it and I seemed to have disliked it? It sounds amazing and everyoneEdit (7/16/16): I really want to read this again because I have no recollection of it and I seemed to have disliked it? It sounds amazing and everyone else seems to have loved it. I'm a literal sheep when it comes to book hype and I almost always enjoy what everyone else does....more
um. A loot of make-out sessions, a loot of sexual tension, and a loot of time in between events. Kinda choppy, pretty sentimental, another awkward 3 sum. A loot of make-out sessions, a loot of sexual tension, and a loot of time in between events. Kinda choppy, pretty sentimental, another awkward 3 stars. ...more
That ending though! just kidding, totally saw it coming. Hopefully the next one's a bit more to my taste. That ending though! just kidding, totally saw it coming. Hopefully the next one's a bit more to my taste. ...more
A great read, and I'm so glad I finally managed to get a copy, like almost 2 years late, but who's complaining. Better late then never. It's funny howA great read, and I'm so glad I finally managed to get a copy, like almost 2 years late, but who's complaining. Better late then never. It's funny how much I enjoy these books because I absolutely loathe Kelly Armstrong's Darkest Powers series, and it's because of this that I'm not sure how I feel about the prospect of some of the Darkest Powers characters making an appearance. And the reason I think that they could is because of the fact that I, like everyone else who read this book as well as The Summoning, caught the Project Genesis reference and like I said, I'm not sure how I feel about that. Now I'm getting some sort of, "spoon feeding a 3-year-old" vibe off of this review, and, bringing back the phrase I've abused horrifically in this review, "I'm not sure how I feel about that". ...more
My head hurts from eye-rolling at Patch and Nora's over-dramatized, Twilight-esque declarations of love, the pacing was off-putting, and the ending waMy head hurts from eye-rolling at Patch and Nora's over-dramatized, Twilight-esque declarations of love, the pacing was off-putting, and the ending was weirdly put together and then rushed, but still a good read. A good 3.5 stars and a sigh of "finally, the end of a pretty good series" for Finale Yaay. ...just don't get me started on that damned cover...more
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