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Best friends Lani and Erin couldn't be more different. Lani's reserved and thoughtful; Erin's bubbly and outgoing. Lani likes to do her own thin...
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Feb 23, 2011
Flannery
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In college, some of my friends and I would entertain ourselves for countless hours by playing a game in which you have to quote the price necessary for you to do a task. For instance, they might ask me how much it would take to let one of them slap me across the face. (probably like 10 dollars) Or for me to take a shot of my own urine--ehhh, probably like 50 bucks. Relevance to this review? I think someone would have to pay me about 100 dollars for me to ever listen to another Susane Colasanti a
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Apr 17, 2010
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Feb 08, 2012
Sandeelovesbooks
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I've read another book not so long ago where the lead female character hooked up with her best friend's boyfriend.
My reaction was:
I was not at all happy with how that one played out.
But with this book it was an entirely different story.
It was put in a way that I liked the lead character despite the fact that she fell in love with her best friend's boy.
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My reaction was:
I was not at all happy with how that one played out.
But with this book it was an entirely different story.
It was put in a way that I liked the lead character despite the fact that she fell in love with her best friend's boy.
Lani and Erin have been best friends for as long as they cou More...
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Jul 05, 2010
Arlene
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Rating Clarification 3.5
If you believe in coincidence, then you aren’t paying attention.
– David Life
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
– Jean de La Fontaine
The expected is just the beginning. The unexpected is what changes our lives.
– Meredith Grey
Something Like Fate was great read about two people drawn together by fate, but kept apart by friendship. When I started the book, I read it in one More...
If you believe in coincidence, then you aren’t paying attention.
– David Life
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
– Jean de La Fontaine
The expected is just the beginning. The unexpected is what changes our lives.
– Meredith Grey
Something Like Fate was great read about two people drawn together by fate, but kept apart by friendship. When I started the book, I read it in one More...
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Dec 20, 2011
Lucie
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Can we believe in destiny? In Horoscopes? Can our whole life be written in advance? Lani believes in the signs made by fate since her accident. She also believes in love and soul mate. When Jason appears in her life and becomes the boyfriend of her best friend, fate has played a trick on Lani. Because everything is done for Jason and Lani to be perfectly made for each other. They have the same passions, the same way of thinking, shared some memories and an uncontrollable attr More...
Can we believe in destiny? In Horoscopes? Can our whole life be written in advance? Lani believes in the signs made by fate since her accident. She also believes in love and soul mate. When Jason appears in her life and becomes the boyfriend of her best friend, fate has played a trick on Lani. Because everything is done for Jason and Lani to be perfectly made for each other. They have the same passions, the same way of thinking, shared some memories and an uncontrollable attr More...
Jan 06, 2012
Misty
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There’s an old English proverb that says “All good things must come to an end,” and as I sit here, Kindle in hand with a blank stare plastered across my face, I have come to realize that THIS might actually be that moment. For those of you that have been living under a rock lately, (or have better things to do than ready my reviews *insert sad face*) I have been on a bit of a book high lately, slinging 4 and 5 star ratings like they are going out of style, but today, (the day I will now refer to
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Oct 06, 2011
Rebecca
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Gah, this was such a lame YA book!! I had never read anything from this author before and I think I saw her blurbbed on the back of someone else, which is how I got her name. Not a bad book, just so so so boring. Two girls are best friends. Main Girl is protag and the voice of the story. Girl Friend starts dating some random from school and before you know it, Main Girl likes him too, shocker! Gah, you can see where this is going already. Girl Friend leaves town for the summer for camp or someth
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Sep 29, 2011
Hayley
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I go, "woenlflq."
She went, "wojiweofnq."
He was all, "ewbwekjn."
Above are the typical dialogue tags in Something Like Fate. WHY.
I once read another Susane Colasanti book, When It Happens. I hated it and decided never to read another one by her. But my friend insisted that this book was amazing and she couldn't put it down.
This book was so damn stupid. About three chapters in I just gave up and started skipping around to re More...
She went, "wojiweofnq."
He was all, "ewbwekjn."
Above are the typical dialogue tags in Something Like Fate. WHY.
I once read another Susane Colasanti book, When It Happens. I hated it and decided never to read another one by her. But my friend insisted that this book was amazing and she couldn't put it down.
This book was so damn stupid. About three chapters in I just gave up and started skipping around to re More...
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Aug 18, 2011
Mary-megan
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Someone told me that every story has already been written and it's the author job to make the story unique. This novel is a storyline that's been done many times before and while the author tries to make it unique, she doesn't quite hit the mark.
Lani believes in fate, from horoscopes to Magic 8 balls and tarot cards. After Erin saves her from a car accident, she believes they'll be best friends tied together forever due to this event. When Erin starts dating Jason, Lani can't help b More...
Lani believes in fate, from horoscopes to Magic 8 balls and tarot cards. After Erin saves her from a car accident, she believes they'll be best friends tied together forever due to this event. When Erin starts dating Jason, Lani can't help b More...
Aug 05, 2011
Jessica
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First and foremost, I have to say that the cover of this book was a perfect choice for the book. It’s one that summarizes the book up with just a picture. Aside from that, Something Like Fate is the first book I read by Susane Colasanti and I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m not usually a big fan of romance books, but the cover of this one intrigued me and I like to be able to recommend “good” books from a variety of genres, romance included.
In the beginning of the story, Lani is More...
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Aug 01, 2011
Kim
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Ok, I'm into reading YA books, but I think this one might have been a little too young for me. But it was good.
Lani and Erin are friends, bonded by a car accident that Erin pretty much saved Lani's life in. Lani is very much into horoscopes and wanting to see her future.
Well, Erin falls hard for Jason at school and they start going out. She wants Lani to hang with him so they're all friends. Turns out, Lani and Jason have way more in common that he does with Erin. So once More...
Lani and Erin are friends, bonded by a car accident that Erin pretty much saved Lani's life in. Lani is very much into horoscopes and wanting to see her future.
Well, Erin falls hard for Jason at school and they start going out. She wants Lani to hang with him so they're all friends. Turns out, Lani and Jason have way more in common that he does with Erin. So once More...
Jul 24, 2011
Sana
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I have been waiting to get my hands on Something Like Fate since I got to know that it is more or less similar to The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott, which I truly loved. It was good to read the book and I look forward to reading more by Susan Colasanti.
Provided that Something Like Fate had 17 years old protagonists, it rather had a 15-year-olds feelings attached to it. The way Susan Colasanti handled the feelings of Lani and Erin were inferior to that of Jason and Blake. Apart from More...
Provided that Something Like Fate had 17 years old protagonists, it rather had a 15-year-olds feelings attached to it. The way Susan Colasanti handled the feelings of Lani and Erin were inferior to that of Jason and Blake. Apart from More...
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Jul 04, 2011
Miss Me.
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Allow me to preface, that I've enjoyed When It Happens by Susane a year or so ago. So when I picked this one up I was expected to have characters I could relate to and that would take me back to what it was like to discover ones self at the age of 17 or 18.
But I felt like this book made me feel ignorant and stupid. :? I'm all for reading one's horoscope every once in a while but Lani bets her whole life on it. Even in high school when you're all about wanting to know about the future b More...
But I felt like this book made me feel ignorant and stupid. :? I'm all for reading one's horoscope every once in a while but Lani bets her whole life on it. Even in high school when you're all about wanting to know about the future b More...
Jul 01, 2011
I love Susane Colsanti’s books for the sole reason that they take me back to what it was like to be in high school without having to, you know, actually be in high school. Her books really capture the realities of being a teenager without making them completely shallow, which I’ve really appreciated because it makes her characters seem more real and more relatable. Something Like Fate is no exception. This is a book that, at its most basic, is about as angsty as it can get, but it’s also so much
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Jun 29, 2011
A
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This is take 3 trying to write this review so it's going to suck, by definition.
Basically, I liked this story and where it went and the storyline and hey, even the characters, but I felt like Lani's tone never really let us in enough to actually experience what she was experiencing. I was never close enough to feel her pain, share her loneliness, grin in her happiness. The entire story was just told me to, talked like a conversation, never actually showed. I was told that Lani and Ja More...
Basically, I liked this story and where it went and the storyline and hey, even the characters, but I felt like Lani's tone never really let us in enough to actually experience what she was experiencing. I was never close enough to feel her pain, share her loneliness, grin in her happiness. The entire story was just told me to, talked like a conversation, never actually showed. I was told that Lani and Ja More...
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Jun 26, 2011
Yaryna
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this book is now my favorite book. maybe because i'm 13. so i read some reviews here. and i'm shocked. i mean... this book is amazing. of course its not for everyone but i couldn't believe that such little things people were focusing on like the way she said "and ... was like" . do you really think that matters so much. the point of a book is to focus on the plot. and i think that this book really went deeper than just some teenagers falling in love. it shows about fate and how things
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May 12, 2011
Zixuan
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First of all, this book is simple and shallow. When I read a romance story, I actually want to enjoy it, not feel like it's just a waste of paper for the book to be published. Secondly, I appreciate books that isn't written like what goes on in a empty-minded girl:
For example:
I asked, "You like him?"
NOT:
I go, "You like him?" (The same also applies for "...and I'm like")
Thirdly, and probably the most significant thing that an More...
For example:
I asked, "You like him?"
NOT:
I go, "You like him?" (The same also applies for "...and I'm like")
Thirdly, and probably the most significant thing that an More...
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Mar 12, 2011
Sushmita
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The book captures the teenage drama about love quite well. But thats the only good point i could write about. Honestly, i dont like the voice of Lani in this book. Sure she is smart, but the way she narrates the story makes me feel like she is 10 years old not 17. And the amount of times astrology is repeated in the book, just adds to my disappointment. I don't really believe that stars rule our lives. This book just keeps talking about fate, destiny, bonded for life and tarot cards, it really i
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Feb 03, 2011
Erin
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This book was your typical YA romance novel, but I'm still a huge fan of Susane Colasanti. The funny thing is, my name is Erin and yet, unlike the Erin in this book...I'm the total opposite. I'm more a Lani personality. I loved the cute romance development between the characters and overall a great read. Only problem was, I didn't like how Lani acted towards the end: how she tried to stay away from Jason for the sake of her bff's so-called "forgiveness." That my friends, was not the wa
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Feb 01, 2011
Sara
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3.5 stars. Far from the author's best novel, but still a quick and decent read. Lani and Erin are longtime best friends who believe in fate; this suddenly presents a problem for Lani when she meets Erin's new crush/boyfriend and believes that fate his brought him into their lives, but for her, as they have way too much in common to be coincidence. With Erin gone for the summer, Lani and Jason start spending almost every single moment together, and Lani has to decide how to handle this develop
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Jan 29, 2011
Michelle
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Something Like Fate is a swiftly moving book with a realistic and relatable plot featuring accessible characters.
Colasanti has created a complex lead character for a girl Lani’s age. Wise beyond her years, she is emotional and genuinely caring of the feelings of those around her. It is for this reason that she fights her own feelings for Jason (her best friend’s boyfriend) so much; feelings, pre-dating Erin’s, that she endeavors to tamp down and push away with very little success. More...
Colasanti has created a complex lead character for a girl Lani’s age. Wise beyond her years, she is emotional and genuinely caring of the feelings of those around her. It is for this reason that she fights her own feelings for Jason (her best friend’s boyfriend) so much; feelings, pre-dating Erin’s, that she endeavors to tamp down and push away with very little success. More...
Dec 30, 2010
Emily
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Initially, I was really excited to read this book. I had just finished a book with a similar premise (The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott), so I was interested in seeing how this one would be different.
Unfortunately, I was not impressed. The love triangle premise has been done to death, so it was really disappointing that Ms. Colasanti didn't do much to spice it up. Maybe adding Lani's obsession with fate to the mix was her way of trying to create a different path, but in the end, More...
Unfortunately, I was not impressed. The love triangle premise has been done to death, so it was really disappointing that Ms. Colasanti didn't do much to spice it up. Maybe adding Lani's obsession with fate to the mix was her way of trying to create a different path, but in the end, More...
Dec 30, 2010
Lisa
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What a dilemma?!?! How can you struggle between fate and your best friend? First, I must disclose that I'm unsure what I think about Fate. Sometimes I believe in fate and sometimes I don't. When I started this book I didn't believe in fate and I thought Lani was a little crazy. But as the novel progressed and Jason and Lani become friends it was evident that, at least in this book, fate exists. Jason and Lani have so much in common and not just typical things but these crazy concoctions, l
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Dec 28, 2010
Kapri
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I wasn't sure what I'd get out of Something Like Fate, this being me third novel by Susane Colasanti. The other two books: one I loved, one I was disappointed in, so it could have gone either way. What I ended up getting was a fun and sweet story that I enjoyed.
I usually hate these kind of stories. I just don't do the whole girl-in-love-with-her-best-friend's-boyfriend thing. For what ever reason I always end up getting mad at all of the characters. But, this one was done very well. More...
I usually hate these kind of stories. I just don't do the whole girl-in-love-with-her-best-friend's-boyfriend thing. For what ever reason I always end up getting mad at all of the characters. But, this one was done very well. More...
Dec 16, 2010
Draganal
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I read the book called Something like Fate by: Susane Colasanti. This book is about a girl named Lani and her best friend Erin. Lani and Erin have been best friends for a really long time and swear that nothing can break them apart. Even though they think nothing can break them apart something/ someone does. I really liked the book because it can really speak to a person. It was an amazing book. I say that because the author kept you hooked throughout the whole story. I would recommend this book
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Oct 09, 2010
Jessica
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Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti tells the story of two best friends and a guy. Lani is a quiet girl. Erin is outgoing. Still, they are the best of friends and they are obsessed with all things that have to do with the idea of fate. They even research a different topic each month and discuss them together.
When Erin starts dating Jason, Lani is shocked when she feels this weird connection with him. She doesn’t tell Erin because she would never want to hurt her best friend.
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When Erin starts dating Jason, Lani is shocked when she feels this weird connection with him. She doesn’t tell Erin because she would never want to hurt her best friend.
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Oct 03, 2010
Morgan
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I LOVED Something Like Fate! It was cute, funny, and thoughtful. I love the way Susane Colasanti (SC) writes!! (She wrote my favorite book).
The way the book was written was so real. Like the way the characters spoke, for instance. It was exactly how my friends and I talk. And, also, I could relate to certain situations the characters faced, and the way they thought about them. My favorite character was probably Blake. I don't want to give out any spoilers, but there was this one part More...
The way the book was written was so real. Like the way the characters spoke, for instance. It was exactly how my friends and I talk. And, also, I could relate to certain situations the characters faced, and the way they thought about them. My favorite character was probably Blake. I don't want to give out any spoilers, but there was this one part More...
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Aug 17, 2010
Jackie
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Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti is a cute read. I was really attracted to this book because of the cover. I mean, look at it! I wanted to read it so badly because the cover tells a story in itself. I could stare at it for a while just because it is so intense and interesting.
Erin, Lani's best friend, is dating Jason. And when Lani meets him she gets along with him really well and they have fun together. There is definitely chemistry between them. Lani has to figure out what sh More...
Erin, Lani's best friend, is dating Jason. And when Lani meets him she gets along with him really well and they have fun together. There is definitely chemistry between them. Lani has to figure out what sh More...
Aug 04, 2010
Sydney
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While browsing the shelves of my local bookstore, I came upon an accumulation of books by Susane Colasanti with beautiful book covers and promising(though perhaps slightly cliched) storylines.
After I had staggered through the first chapter, I realized that Edwin Rolfe and Lester Fuller really knew what they were talking about. You really can't judge a book by its cover.
Here are just a few things that made me want to give up on this book entirely:
1. The constant referral t More...
After I had staggered through the first chapter, I realized that Edwin Rolfe and Lester Fuller really knew what they were talking about. You really can't judge a book by its cover.
Here are just a few things that made me want to give up on this book entirely:
1. The constant referral t More...
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Jul 06, 2010
Lilibeth
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Lani's always been too hard on herself. As if running One World wasn't enough to save the planet, Lani actually likes riding her bike than she does driving a car. Lani's the type of person who's real. She gets things like fate, astrological signs, tarot reading, and mixes them into the outcome that will be your life. She doesn't like the Unknown, but who does? So when she feels this instant attraction for her best friend's boyfriend--Jason--what's girl a to do but follow her fate. No matter how
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