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The Last Good Place of Lily Odilon
by
Sara Beitia
"We have to get to her first..." Abducted? Runaway? Murder victim? Lily Odilon--local wild child from a middle-of-nowhere town--has vanished after spending the night with her boyfriend, new kid Albert Morales. Suspected in her disappearance, Albert sets out with Lily's prickly younger sister, Olivia, to discover what really happened to Lily--and to keep the promise he made...more
Paperback, 301 pages
Published
October 8th 2010
by Flux
(first published October 1st 2010)
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This storyline was suspenseful, despite somewhat obvious hints at the outcome, and an okay read. The beginning piqued my curiosity enough to continue reading but probably would not hold the attention of someone who needs to be able to get into the story within the first thirty pages. The characters were not very likable; the point of view was too impersonal, and Albert was entirely too clueless. It was also difficult to feel an attachment to his and Lily's relationship, since details of it were...more
Apr 05, 2012
Sarah Stewart
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Sarah Stewart
Mystery
Albert Morales thought he had it good: his girlfriend’s family was out of town and he stayed the night. That was until he woke up to find his girlfriend, Lily, missing. Everyone thought he had something to do with it, but he didn’t. After receiving a letter from her, he knew she was in trouble. Lily had been in an accident and didn’t remember much before it, however her memories were coming back, and she was now hiding. He knew he must do some of his own investigating if he w...more
Mystery
Albert Morales thought he had it good: his girlfriend’s family was out of town and he stayed the night. That was until he woke up to find his girlfriend, Lily, missing. Everyone thought he had something to do with it, but he didn’t. After receiving a letter from her, he knew she was in trouble. Lily had been in an accident and didn’t remember much before it, however her memories were coming back, and she was now hiding. He knew he must do some of his own investigating if he w...more
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 to the journey to find th...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 to the journey to find th...more
This book was a mix of good and bad. The plot was good, and the author did a good job of creating a well paced and suspenseful read. However, the characters weren’t all that likable and the story’s format was confusing to say the least.
The book wastes no time jumping right into the action and kept up a good pace throughout. While a lot of the time I could see what was coming even though Albert was absolutely clueless, there was still a sense of suspense for the overall plot that kept me intrigue...more
The book wastes no time jumping right into the action and kept up a good pace throughout. While a lot of the time I could see what was coming even though Albert was absolutely clueless, there was still a sense of suspense for the overall plot that kept me intrigue...more
May 15, 2013
Amy
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I loved how raw and honest Albert's emotions were. This is how I remember feeling love when I was a teenager: all confusion and deep feelings. The adults in his life don't understand what he's feeling or take him seriously, and now that I'm an adult I could totally see his relationship with Lily through their eyes (RED FLAGS!). Still, I rooted for Lily and Albert SO MUCH because I knew they needed each other. And when the truth comes out, you see that people were too hasty to judge Lily when the...more
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 more about Li...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 more about Li...more
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...
What happended to the last pages of this book? It started out as a speedy little thriller. The author thought enough of her readers to give credible explanations of why the protagonist didn't trust the adults he comes across-- leading him to act on his own. Nice. Many authors don't bother with this touch.
Unfortunately, she didn't bother to finish the darn book! Really. Great rising action, tolerable climax. End. No denoument. No resolution of the big bad adults. Very unsatisfying.
Unfortunately, she didn't bother to finish the darn book! Really. Great rising action, tolerable climax. End. No denoument. No resolution of the big bad adults. Very unsatisfying.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
When I first saw this book, I thought it looked interesting and suspenseful. Turns out it was in the beginning. I read about half the book and was completely bored with it. The writing is good, but it moves so slow, I lost interest. I skipped tons of chapters just to read the end, finding out there wasn't much of a mystery at all. Plus I didn't miss anything by skipping the chapters that I didn't read. This definitely wasn't a book for me, but if you like very slow books, then you would love thi...more
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
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
This book kept me on my toes! I loved how she set up the two story lines, eventually meeting in the present. However, I really think the ending should have been expanded, I was not satisfied.
I felt like i was sort of let on in this book,i wanted to feed out how it ended and i was so eager.Then i got to the end and was a little let down,But all in all it was a very good book.
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
Emma Louise
marked it as to-read
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.
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).
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.
Telling stories out of order when there is a distinct driving narrative takes away the urgency.
I kept thinking it was going to get better... but it didn't!
Not bad but the ending was kind of abrupt.
Cliffhanger, but great book!
The story didn't grab me within the first fifty pages.
The story itself? That was okay. The ending? Blech.
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.
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