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Over You
by
Amy Reed (Goodreads Author)
Max would follow Sadie anywhere, so when Sadie decides to ditch her problems and escape to Nebraska for the summer, it’s only natural for Max to go along. She is Sadie’s confidante, her protector, and her best friend. This summer will be all about them. This summer will be perfect.
But that’s before they meet Dylan.
Dylan is dangerous and intoxicating, and he awakens somethi...more
But that’s before they meet Dylan.
Dylan is dangerous and intoxicating, and he awakens somethi...more
Hardcover, 299 pages
Expected publication:
June 4th 2013
by Simon Pulse
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3.5
The perspective in this one threw me at first, but not enough to put it down. The point of view is just weird. It is from Max's pov, so she is the "I" but it is also second person because Sadie is
"you". So it is like she is writing a letter, or telling the story to us, but as the reader we are in Sadie's pov. Like I said, confusing, but I got used to it. It also changed at about the halfway point because Sadie got sick.
Oh, and I didn't like the things at the beginning of chapters. I have...more
The perspective in this one threw me at first, but not enough to put it down. The point of view is just weird. It is from Max's pov, so she is the "I" but it is also second person because Sadie is
"you". So it is like she is writing a letter, or telling the story to us, but as the reader we are in Sadie's pov. Like I said, confusing, but I got used to it. It also changed at about the halfway point because Sadie got sick.
Oh, and I didn't like the things at the beginning of chapters. I have...more
Absolutely stunning. I first stumbled upon Beautiful by Amy Reed and thought it was one of the most mesmerizing stories I had ever read. Over You didn't let me down either.
I thought it was written beautifully, in a way that truly reflected how the protagonist thought. And how she thought was real, the self awareness she possessed was startling, in a good way. She questioned some of her actions, and if she thought it was bad, she let us know that she knew. People aren't perfect, and Reed portray...more
I thought it was written beautifully, in a way that truly reflected how the protagonist thought. And how she thought was real, the self awareness she possessed was startling, in a good way. She questioned some of her actions, and if she thought it was bad, she let us know that she knew. People aren't perfect, and Reed portray...more
*ARC courtesy of Simon Pulse via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*
Max would follow Sadie anywhere...
And that's her problem.
She is totally codependent of Sadie, like a little lost puppy or a freshman who want to become part of a fraternity and would do anything about that.
She is Sadie’s confidante, her protector, and her best friend.
Part one of the book, around 40% is witten in this way:
"You woke up in the morning, you decided to do that, your parents were like that, you thought that I...more
Max would follow Sadie anywhere...
And that's her problem.
She is totally codependent of Sadie, like a little lost puppy or a freshman who want to become part of a fraternity and would do anything about that.
She is Sadie’s confidante, her protector, and her best friend.
Part one of the book, around 40% is witten in this way:
"You woke up in the morning, you decided to do that, your parents were like that, you thought that I...more
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to Simon Pulse and Edelweiss.)
Max and Sadie are best friends, and have been inseparable since they were small. Max is Sadie’s keeper though. She is always doing damage control, always making Sadie leave when she’s too drunk, always the designated driver, and always the one that clears up Sadie’s messes.
This summer Sadie and Max are going to visit Sadie’s mom who lives in a commune on a farm. Sadie and Max...more
Max and Sadie are best friends, and have been inseparable since they were small. Max is Sadie’s keeper though. She is always doing damage control, always making Sadie leave when she’s too drunk, always the designated driver, and always the one that clears up Sadie’s messes.
This summer Sadie and Max are going to visit Sadie’s mom who lives in a commune on a farm. Sadie and Max...more
I’ve always heard a lot of good things about Amy Reed’s novels. She writes young adult novels about social issues, which is my favorite genre/sub-genre. I am glad that after all this time, I have finally got to read one of her books. Over You definitely lived up to my expectations. Over You is about Max and her best friend Sadie. Sadie gets into some trouble drinking, so her father sends her to live with her mother for the summer. Sadie and Max are inseparable so Max joins her. I only had one pr...more
"And just like Eve, she was curious, not a becoming trait for a woman. What hubris it was to think for herself, to wonder, to do contrary to what she was told; what a crime to want to know what was in that famous box. In a moment of defiance, she opened it, releasing all the evil into the world. It spilled over the land like storm clouds; it darkened the sky black. The acrid smoke seeped into every pore of every soul, infecting mankind with a filth that could never be washed off.
This is what ma...more
This is what ma...more
Am I the only one that doesn't think this book is fabulous? I hate characters like Sadie. She was selfish and manipulative and didn't deserve a friend like Max. It was hard to read of Max's sickening dependency on her. I didn't think the growth of Max's character was that strong. When she should have been standing up for herself, she was still ultimately thinking of Sadie. I think the book could have been made stronger with more background information on Max's family. I just don't know how or wh...more
Beautifully written but definitely controversial. I had no idea what the novel was going to be about, but I certainly didn't expect it to be like this.
It was great though and I'd recommend it to fans of a more lyrical style of writing.
It was great though and I'd recommend it to fans of a more lyrical style of writing.
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Good, but not amazing. Very well written, but I wish I had felt more connected to everything instead of just looking in..:)
Nov 27, 2012
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Amy Reed was born and raised in and around Seattle, where she attended a total of eight schools by the time she was eighteen. Constant moving taught her to be restless and being an only child made her imagination do funny things. After a brief stint at Reed College (no relation), she moved to San Francisco and spent the next several years serving coffee and getting into trouble. She eventually gra...more
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