I had the dream again. The one where I’m running. I don’t know what from or where to, but I’m scared, terrified really.
Austin Parker is never g...
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Oct 30, 2011
Joy (joyous reads)
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Well, I made it - with three hours left to spare. I'm going to clean up my mascara-streaked cheeks and get my shit together. Perhaps when I'm a bit more sane, I'll write a coherent review.
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Heart is beating, thr More...
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Picture this:
It’s 8:38 in the morning.
I’m in the office.
Adobe Digital Editions is open.
My fingers are lightning fast as I minimize the screen each time I hear footsteps approaching my door.
Heart is beating, thr More...
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Sep 07, 2011
Melannie :)
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It might be a little early to review this book, seeing as it comes out about six months from now. But I saw the description on goodreads and it's been raining for a few days now and I guess I was in the mood cause I just knew I had to read it. Soon.
It was a beautiful story,
This book is about Austin, a 17 year old boy that has cancer. He wakes up some day and decides to do something meaningful with the time he has left, so with the help of his best friend and secret crus More...
It was a beautiful story,
This book is about Austin, a 17 year old boy that has cancer. He wakes up some day and decides to do something meaningful with the time he has left, so with the help of his best friend and secret crus More...
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Jan 20, 2012
Kelly
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I found all of the characters in this one to be dislikable, and then I found myself feeling guilty for disliking a teen who was dying of cancer. But my reasoning for disliking the characters, especially Austin, was they were underdeveloped. They were sketches of problems, rather than fully fleshed individuals. Austin himself is on his last leg of life because of his illness, and he's trying to talk sense into everyone around him -- whether they were a strong part of his life or not. He's trying
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Jan 07, 2012
Mesa (The Sagacity Quest)
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Do you know what you’d do if you have a little amount of time left to live?
Austen Parker does. Austen knows he doesn’t have a lot of time left, and he also knows the things he wants to do while he’s still alive. Never Eighteen is a short--204 pages--novel about a boy on a mission to help/mend things with people in his life—or used to be in his life--and do things he never done before. It is a story that I will remember for a long time. The story was heart-wrenching, especially at the More...
Austen Parker does. Austen knows he doesn’t have a lot of time left, and he also knows the things he wants to do while he’s still alive. Never Eighteen is a short--204 pages--novel about a boy on a mission to help/mend things with people in his life—or used to be in his life--and do things he never done before. It is a story that I will remember for a long time. The story was heart-wrenching, especially at the More...
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Jan 21, 2012
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I’m holding back, but Never Eighteen doesn’t not hold a candle to any book I’ve read on the same topic; the topic supposedly being one of awareness of one’s mortality, knowing when one’s limits been reached, and what one does for things to become ‘meaningful.’
My Biggest Issue with this is how a lot of it felt forced. Things progressed in the same rhythm as one would check off items on a list; which was precisely what the main character was doing. And while eachitem, person on that li
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My Biggest Issue with this is how a lot of it felt forced. Things progressed in the same rhythm as one would check off items on a list; which was precisely what the main character was doing. And while each
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Feb 11, 2012
Never Eighteen by 2012 Debut Author Megan Bostic, is a touching story of friendship, love and loss. I really, really enjoyed reading this book, and read it in just a few hours time. It was a beautiful and touching read.
The characters are wonderful. I really felt a connection with them, especially the main character, Austin. He knew his time left in the world was short, and he wanted to help the people he cared for with the problems in their lives, and to tie up a few of his own loose More...
The characters are wonderful. I really felt a connection with them, especially the main character, Austin. He knew his time left in the world was short, and he wanted to help the people he cared for with the problems in their lives, and to tie up a few of his own loose More...
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Jun 19, 2011
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has been extremely gracious as to allow me to read an ARC of this novel, through Netgalley, prior to its release in January 2012, for which I am eternally grateful! This is an amazing novel, and I do mean AMAZING! I highly recommend it. Bostic is a phenomenal writer, and her debut novel comes from the heart. Bostic has created such authentic, vivid characters that, as the reader, you can’t help but feel for them; it’s like they’re your best friends too. I love Aust
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Jun 08, 2011
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Also see the review on my blog.
Never Eighteen is a quick read. It's just over 200 pages, and I literally read it in about three spanned out hours. It's a sad novel, meant to tug on your emotions. It will make you fall deeply in love and then rip it out from underneath you. It's a common story, and versions of it have been heard a million times, but it was sweet, sad, and romantic nevertheless.
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Never Eighteen is a quick read. It's just over 200 pages, and I literally read it in about three spanned out hours. It's a sad novel, meant to tug on your emotions. It will make you fall deeply in love and then rip it out from underneath you. It's a common story, and versions of it have been heard a million times, but it was sweet, sad, and romantic nevertheless.
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May 16, 2011
Mari
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Never Eighteen is a story about a boy who knows he's dying and wants to make a difference to the lives of those he's leaving behind. The story was really sad but there was something about the writing that felt distant and I couldn't relate to the MC's feelings or experiences. I couldn't connect to the other characters either. The plot was heartbreaking but the story was laid out very matter of factly and there was no effort to introduce the reader to Austin and his life before he got sick, which
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Jan 02, 2012
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First Impressions: I had been on a contemporary novel kick the past few days when I devoured Never Eighteen. I was busy moving into our new home and I needed a quick read. I also tend to enjoy depressing, for lack of a better word, type of books. Kid who is dying of cancer trying to make amends? Where can I sign up? This was a short book just over 200 pages and it didn’t take up much of my time, even though, admittedl More...
First Impressions: I had been on a contemporary novel kick the past few days when I devoured Never Eighteen. I was busy moving into our new home and I needed a quick read. I also tend to enjoy depressing, for lack of a better word, type of books. Kid who is dying of cancer trying to make amends? Where can I sign up? This was a short book just over 200 pages and it didn’t take up much of my time, even though, admittedl More...
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Feb 19, 2012
Lisa
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Heartbreaking and hopeful; this is a story you won't soon forget. The majority of the story follows a weekend where Austin has a very important agenda. He wants certain people to realize they are not living their lives, but instead living a shadow of it, including himself. He recruits his best friend Kaylee, who he's secretly in love with, to be his chauffer on this important journey.
Each of Austin's visits touch your heart a little. While some are sad, and others crazily unexp More...
Each of Austin's visits touch your heart a little. While some are sad, and others crazily unexp More...
Feb 03, 2012
Rhiannon
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This debut has been on my radar for a bit through the Class 2k12 folks (@class2k12, http://classof2k12.com/), and I was looking forward to getting to it. I picked it up right after Wherever You Go, which might have been a bit of a mistake since I might have needed a slightly more chipper book at that point (the hubby has said of that week of reading, which also included The Fault in Our Stars, "God! Are you crying again?! Read something else already!").
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Feb 02, 2012
Christin
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Really 4.5 stars
I knew this book would be moving and emotional just from the synopsis, and it certainly was. In Never Eighteen, Megan Bostic takes the reader on a physical and emotional journey right along with Austin, leaving us, like those he visited, changed at its conclusion.
Austin is sure that he won't live to see his eighteenth birthday because of the cancer. However, he also knows that many of the people around him have virtually stopped living even though they sti More...
I knew this book would be moving and emotional just from the synopsis, and it certainly was. In Never Eighteen, Megan Bostic takes the reader on a physical and emotional journey right along with Austin, leaving us, like those he visited, changed at its conclusion.
Austin is sure that he won't live to see his eighteenth birthday because of the cancer. However, he also knows that many of the people around him have virtually stopped living even though they sti More...
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Jan 26, 2012
Sheila
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Austin Parker knows he will never see his eighteen birthday. The leukemia he had for years now has slowly eaten away his once strong athletic build and he is tired of fighting.
Really tired.
Yet, before he goes... Austin has made a list of people he wants to talk with and places he wants to see. With the help of his best friend Kaylee and her car that she constantly changes the name of, they take a weekend to right wrongs, to speak truth, to try new things, and to come clean ab More...
Really tired.
Yet, before he goes... Austin has made a list of people he wants to talk with and places he wants to see. With the help of his best friend Kaylee and her car that she constantly changes the name of, they take a weekend to right wrongs, to speak truth, to try new things, and to come clean ab More...
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Jan 22, 2012
Val
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What I learned from Never Eighteen...
I’ve spent all my adult life involved in medicine in one manner or another, and I’ve met my share of dying people. Megan Bostic’s characters are true to living, in a way that perhaps we all should consider...
Stop living like we have forever – we don’t. In some cases, we’re lucky to get a tomorrow, and we should start acting like we might not. Austin Parker makes a decision to go out and get involved in the lives of others – som More...
Jan 15, 2012
Inkbitten
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Reviewers Note:
Dear Readers and Diamond family,
I dedicate this review to Cameron Diamond (April 17, 2000- May 10,2008). I promise to spread my CAM POWER for you, DIAMOND GIRL.
Love Clowdee
Judged by the Cover: Nothing
This cover is so simple that there is next to nothing to say about it. That car on the cover gives me such a huge dilemma. For the first day, I thought it was the front of the car. After that I thought it wa More...
Dear Readers and Diamond family,
I dedicate this review to Cameron Diamond (April 17, 2000- May 10,2008). I promise to spread my CAM POWER for you, DIAMOND GIRL.
Love Clowdee
Judged by the Cover: Nothing
This cover is so simple that there is next to nothing to say about it. That car on the cover gives me such a huge dilemma. For the first day, I thought it was the front of the car. After that I thought it wa More...
Jan 11, 2012
Jeff
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Let me start by saying Megan is a friend of mine, so if that puts you off about my review, I get it. I received her book as part of an agreement to read it, review it, and pass it on. This is Part 2 of that agreement. So with that caveat, let's begin.
Never Eighteen is a good book. It's not groundbreaking. It's not the kind of book that is going to change lives. But it's a good read. The story telling is great, and the writing is engaging and familiar. One might instantly be reminded More...
Never Eighteen is a good book. It's not groundbreaking. It's not the kind of book that is going to change lives. But it's a good read. The story telling is great, and the writing is engaging and familiar. One might instantly be reminded More...
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Nov 12, 2011
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Never Eighteen is one of those books that will make you step back and really look at your life and those that are in it. If you're a crier, make sure you have tissues. If you're not, I bet you get something in your eye at least once... and then lie and say you have something in your eye to anyone around that sees you dab your peepers. This book is full of life; gritty, joyful, sad, angry, beautiful, and ugly. Life is all of those things at some point in time. There are no supernatural elements,
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Oct 28, 2011
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never eighteen hits the ground running – and right from the start, despite waking up from that recurring dream, Austin takes off to accomplish his to-do list of people to see, places to go, truths to voice that makes time feel even shorter and more precious to hold.
I got a little impatient with never eighteen since the reason for Austin’s to-do list does not become clear until the end. It gets a little obvious (and I suppose the summary does hint at it), but it is almost as if everyone More...
I got a little impatient with never eighteen since the reason for Austin’s to-do list does not become clear until the end. It gets a little obvious (and I suppose the summary does hint at it), but it is almost as if everyone More...
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Jun 28, 2011
Becky
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It's always good to see a friend and fellow writer succeed. At the infancy of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards competition, I was certain Megan Bostic would get published. While Megan is an excellent wordsmith, she also understands marketing very well. She worked hard at getting her name out: networking, doing excellent video reviews of other writers' excerpts, and creating a blog.
I was pleased to receive an ARC of Never Eighteen, Megan's debut novel which is to be released in Janu More...
I was pleased to receive an ARC of Never Eighteen, Megan's debut novel which is to be released in Janu More...
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Jun 20, 2011
Keary
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Austin is on a mission. A mission to set things right, to mend the wrongs of his past, to help those he hasn’t had the gumption to help before. He faces his greatest fears and takes his best friend along for the ride.
I loved the friendship between Austin and Kaylee. It was sweet, realistic, and charged with romantic tension. It reminded me a lot of a relationship I had in high school, and just in general reminded me what it was like to be in high school and all the drama that is More...
I loved the friendship between Austin and Kaylee. It was sweet, realistic, and charged with romantic tension. It reminded me a lot of a relationship I had in high school, and just in general reminded me what it was like to be in high school and all the drama that is More...
May 12, 2011
Allison
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Sounds like a depressing but inspirational piece, no? Would you be surprised if I told you that not only was it written in the most simplistic manner possible but that every trite situation in which Austin would want to redeem himself or help a friend was used?
Dying Kid (Check)
Divorced Parents (Check)
Infedelity (Check)
Crush on Best Friend (Check)
Drug Dependent Friend (Check)
Rape (Check)
Rich Grandparent (Check)
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Dying Kid (Check)
Divorced Parents (Check)
Infedelity (Check)
Crush on Best Friend (Check)
Drug Dependent Friend (Check)
Rape (Check)
Rich Grandparent (Check)
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Mar 31, 2011
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Stay tuned for a full review closer to the release date. But for now, here's a mini one.
I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading this. Mostly because I’m horrible and never read a summary as a refresher before starting to read the novel, but also because with all the Lurlene McDaniel and Nicholas Sparks type books out there plots can seem all alike. This novel was different.
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I didn’t know what to expect when I started reading this. Mostly because I’m horrible and never read a summary as a refresher before starting to read the novel, but also because with all the Lurlene McDaniel and Nicholas Sparks type books out there plots can seem all alike. This novel was different.
But first off, bravo to Megan Bostic for a debut novel that most definitely More...
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Mar 25, 2011
Kathy
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Austin is dying. Austin is on a mission to fulfill his bucket list and to ensure those he loves, and those he has hurt, will start living fully, something he will never be able to achieve. This is a weekend Austin will never forget.
I was broken while reading this story seeing as just two months ago a family member buried a dear six year old who passed away from cancer. The journey of this incurably ill teen trying to experience his bucket list in one weekend than most do in a life spa More...
I was broken while reading this story seeing as just two months ago a family member buried a dear six year old who passed away from cancer. The journey of this incurably ill teen trying to experience his bucket list in one weekend than most do in a life spa More...
Mar 19, 2011
Sue
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“There are some things I want to do, some crazy things, some wild things, some fun things, things I’ve never done, thing’s I’ve never seen.”
Austin must take a journey that will change him and those in his life forever; only he is not completely sure of the journey and needs to convince his best friend, Kaylee, to go with him. Austin is on a quest to fulfill some dreams and to ensure those he loves, and those he has hurt, will change the stagnant lives he believes they are in and star More...
Austin must take a journey that will change him and those in his life forever; only he is not completely sure of the journey and needs to convince his best friend, Kaylee, to go with him. Austin is on a quest to fulfill some dreams and to ensure those he loves, and those he has hurt, will change the stagnant lives he believes they are in and star More...
Jan 21, 2012
Kristina
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What I Loved
Emotion
The book contained so much emotion, for the main character Austin who is going to die soon and all the friends and family surrounding him. At the end I cried a lot, usually it will just be runny nose, but this was book had tears streaming down my cheek. Typically I say away from these types of books, but it was so worth the read and tears. A bittersweet read.
Timeline
The timeline for this book was really short. The whole book except for the last 20 pag More...
Emotion
The book contained so much emotion, for the main character Austin who is going to die soon and all the friends and family surrounding him. At the end I cried a lot, usually it will just be runny nose, but this was book had tears streaming down my cheek. Typically I say away from these types of books, but it was so worth the read and tears. A bittersweet read.
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The timeline for this book was really short. The whole book except for the last 20 pag More...
Apr 23, 2011
Alessia
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Ringrazio NetGalley e Graphia Books che mi hanno permesso di leggere in anticipo una copia di Never Eighteen.
Per me, questo libro si divide in due parti.
La prima (dall'inizio fino a pagina 180) è incomprensibile e distante, distaccata, fredda.
Conosciamo Austin che, accompagnato dalla sua amica Kaylee, inizia un viaggio di due giorni volto a correggere i suoi sbagli e a colmare i vuoti della sua vita di 17enne. Più di una volta, fra le righe, leggiamo che Austin non vede More...
Per me, questo libro si divide in due parti.
La prima (dall'inizio fino a pagina 180) è incomprensibile e distante, distaccata, fredda.
Conosciamo Austin che, accompagnato dalla sua amica Kaylee, inizia un viaggio di due giorni volto a correggere i suoi sbagli e a colmare i vuoti della sua vita di 17enne. Più di una volta, fra le righe, leggiamo che Austin non vede More...
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Feb 16, 2012
Becky
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I've been in a little bit of a funk lately. It seems that the last several books I've read have all just not lived up to my expectations, and I've really just wanted to read something that, well, made me feel something (other than annoyance). So I picked up "Never Eighteen". It's slim, so I thought it would be a quick read (I was right - I finished it in a little over two hours), and that it would make me feel that 'something' I have been missing (right again).
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Jan 15, 2012
Kate
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I read this ARC via Netgalley.
Austin is dying. One weekend, while he is still feeling well, he gets his best friend Kaylee to take him to visit a number of people he's known in his life, and he confronts them and encourages them to live. But he needs to follow his own advice and tell Kaylee that he loves her.
I liked the idea of this book, but overall it felt a bit rushed. I didn't see how, just because he was dying, that just saying, "Hey, your boyfriend beats you More...
Austin is dying. One weekend, while he is still feeling well, he gets his best friend Kaylee to take him to visit a number of people he's known in his life, and he confronts them and encourages them to live. But he needs to follow his own advice and tell Kaylee that he loves her.
I liked the idea of this book, but overall it felt a bit rushed. I didn't see how, just because he was dying, that just saying, "Hey, your boyfriend beats you More...
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Jan 07, 2012
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I have had this on my TBR pile for quite some time. I was given this book as a review copy via NetGalley. This is a debut book for Megan Bostic and I have to say that it tugs at your emotions. It narrated by Austin, a 17-year-old boy who is dying. I love the fact that it is narrated by a boy. Many books that I read are narrated by a female and it took me a little bit to get used to reading a book told by a male. It takes place over the course of one weekend in which Austin is trying to liv
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