"We have to get to her first..." Abducted? Runaway? Murder victim? Lily Odilon--local wild child from a middle-of-nowhere town--has vanished af... read full description
reviews
Jul 05, 2010
Diana
rated it: 
Albert Morales has just moved to a small town in Idaho when he meets Lily Odilon, the town wild child and a second year senior who comes to his aid as he is being harassed in the school cafeteria. That starts a steamy romance. When her parents are away Albert and Lily spend the night together but she goes for a drink in the middle of the night and never returns. Albert becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance or murder. Trying to clear his name he breaks into her house and finds her diary
More...
May 15, 2011
Jill
rated it: 
It's hard trying to decide between two and three stars here, but I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, so I will go with two stars.
This was the story of a girl who suddenly disappears surrounded by a web of mystery! Her boyfriend and younger sister go on a journey to find her.
The author had an interesting way of writing the story. She wrote it in three different parts - one was the story of how the boyfriend and girlfriend got together, one was the events leading up t More...
This was the story of a girl who suddenly disappears surrounded by a web of mystery! Her boyfriend and younger sister go on a journey to find her.
The author had an interesting way of writing the story. She wrote it in three different parts - one was the story of how the boyfriend and girlfriend got together, one was the events leading up t More...
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Oct 30, 2010
Shanyn
rated it: 
The Last Good Place of Lily Odilon reminded me a lot of Paper Towns by John Green, and this comparison is actually mentioned in the book's press release - so I am here to say that this is very accurate.
Our plot consists of a girl going missing (like Paper Towns), and her best friend looking for her (like Paper Towns). The process and adventure, of course is different - poor Albert in this book doesn't have much to go on at first, and it gets pretty intense because we find out much mor More...
Our plot consists of a girl going missing (like Paper Towns), and her best friend looking for her (like Paper Towns). The process and adventure, of course is different - poor Albert in this book doesn't have much to go on at first, and it gets pretty intense because we find out much mor More...
May 09, 2011
Gabrielle
rated it:
I don't get the comparison with John Green's Paper Towns AT ALL. This book has some interesting ideas, but they are disjointed and the format (that's right, I'm complaining about the format) was distracting. The alternating chapters need different fonts or something to help readers distinguish between past and present. I kept feeling like the author was trying to tell me things about the characters that I just wasn't getting...
More...
0 comments
like
(1 person liked it)
Aug 17, 2011
Savannah
rated it: 
I really liked this book but the ending was/is a downer. Besides that I really did like this book. I like how it isn't a copy of someother books. But the author had a good idea, plot and characters. Sarah Beitia is a good author but I feel like at the end she kind of ran out of steam. Or she tried to do a cliff hangar and left to much open to the reader. I don't know but I wasn't really impressed by it. The character Olivia; Lily's sister. I like how she didn't back down when Albert; Llily's boy
More...
Mar 05, 2011
Kelly
rated it:
The mystery and suspense were definitely there. The narrative tense is odd in some places, and took me out of the book and had me focusing on the writing. I was impatient in some places, mainly due to some excessive descriptions. The flashback technique is used well. Overall, a good read for me, and one I can definitely see teens grabbing and reading with pleasure.
Nov 07, 2011
Karen
rated it:
I am sorry, but this just wasn't the book for me. It didn't go anyway...there was no suspense, no twists and turns, no climax.....you knew what was happening all the time.
I did a video review of this on youtube under ocdofbooks if you want to check that out.
I did a video review of this on youtube under ocdofbooks if you want to check that out.
Aug 27, 2011
Annika
rated it:
I didn't care much for this book. It certainly had suspense and mystery, but it seemed a little weird. The ending I did not enjoy, it left me hanging (not in the good cliffy way) and impatient. It was an okay book but I wouldn't seriously recommend it.
Sep 09, 2011
Becky
rated it:
The book was okay but it felt very dated. The entire time I was reading I kept wondering if it was a repriting from the eighties. Originally I thought it might be based in the seventies, based on the dialog but the characters had cell phones.
Jan 06, 2011
Sarah
rated it:
Yay! I'm finished reading for PPYA! For a month or so at least, until the next round! And ending my reading on a John Green-ish novel was a good thing! Lily has disappeared, and it's up to her boyfriend and sister to find her. Told in chapters alternating from now to a few months ago, with some diary entries thrown in, the suspense builds. I won't give anything away, but you know what happened to Lily about half way through the book, but the reader doesn't know what happens to the characters. I
More...
Jun 13, 2011
Susan
rated it:
Book is good so far. Story of Lily Odilon and her disappearance. Was she abducted, murdered or did she just decide to disappear. Must read to find out, can't put down. want to see what happened to her
Feb 21, 2011
Jessy
rated it: 
I made it to page 176 when one of the (not well-developed enough for me to care about them) characters does something so freaking stupid I had to put the book down.
May 19, 2010
i might have to read this because there's sisters called Lily and Olivia, which are the sisters and the main character in my own book haha.
Feb 07, 2011
Tricia
rated it:
Similar to Paper Towns, but I really did like this better - I liked the characters better, I felt like there was more solid reasoning behind things, there were some bad guys that felt like real bad guys. Interesting - I'll read it again. Similar sort of abrupt ending, but I didn't mind it with this story (possibly because I'd read some reviews and had some warning).
Nov 10, 2010
Amy
rated it:
This book really had me hooked, and I loved the way it unfolded, but the end left me feeling unsatisfied. I wanted more. I wanted confrontation and fireworks and sweet retribution.
Mar 26, 2011
S.
rated it:
Albert Morales is the new boy in town. He somehow starts a relationship with Lily Odilon, the 2nd year senior and town delinquent. On the first night that Albert and Lily spend together, Lily disappears in the middle of the night because she is remembering something. Albert is soon accused of Lily's disappearance. Albert and Lily's little sister now go on an advetnure looking for Lily's last good place.
Not a very fast read because of the multiple flashbacks.
Not a very fast read because of the multiple flashbacks.
Nov 19, 2011
Jessica
rated it:
I barely read this book (I only got 56 pages though it) but I just couldn't stand it. The format is confusing, jumping from one thing to another. I didn't enjoy the characters. The plot sounded a lot more interesting than it is. I just overall didn't like the book.
Plus, how are people comparing this to Paper Towns by John Green? That's one of my favorite books, and if anything it's an insult to compare this book to something so great.
Plus, how are people comparing this to Paper Towns by John Green? That's one of my favorite books, and if anything it's an insult to compare this book to something so great.
Aug 22, 2011
Jessie
rated it:
I did not care for this one. I was not engaged in the story and I wasn't emotionally invested in the characters. I thought the plot was thin at best and there were unresolved issues between Olivia and Albert. Only positive I can offer is I thought the alternating story lines worked well. If only the story did.
Feb 11, 2011
I abandoned this one. Sorry, kids. I'll pick it up again, next time I get the chance!
Feb 11, 2012
Feb 09, 2012
Feb 05, 2012
Jan 31, 2012
Jan 30, 2012
Jan 27, 2012
Jan 22, 2012
Jan 18, 2012
