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Dead to You
by Lisa McMann (Goodreads Author)
by Lisa McMann (Goodreads Author)
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!?!?
no really, did that just happen?!?!?!?!?!
Watch out Spoilers probably ahead...
I'll get to that wtf moment in a bit, I guess I should start from the beginning...
So basically this 7 year old kid, Ethan was abducted from his family. It has been 9 years and they get the call that Ethan has been found. He is coming home. This poor kid lived with his "abducter" Ellen for a while and then she decided to dump him of at a kids' home in some bum-fu@! town where there are "no questions asked".
Okay, this pisses me off.... I digress
He lives there a while. Screws some girl named Tempest, decides to leave and go live on the streets and at the zoo. Did I mention this kid is only like 13-15 during all this.
So, he gets to go home and be with his famiy now after 9 years of not knowing who he is. He "meets" his mom, dad, younger brother and 6 year old sister. Yeah, she was born just a year after he was taken. Also another kinda pisses me off moment. But, she turns out to be too darn cute to get mad at. So, I let this one go.
Ethan's Brother on the other hand was pretty awful to him. He is angry that Ethan doesn't remember anything. He is angry at him for living in his space. He is just angry. This kid made me sick. Up until literally the last page I hated him. But, he turned out to be right. Don't ya hate that?!?!?!
So, I had a range of emotions reading this. I was happy for the family at first, I was sad for Ethan not being able to fit in, I was mad at pretty much every character at some point or another.
I read this book because I am a huge fan of Lisa McMann. Her Wake trilogy was easy to read and just awesome.
I am still a huge fan.
Even after this wtf ending. I can't believe it. I thought maybe Ethan would run away or Blake would try and kill him or something. But, I DID NOT SEE this coming. Holy Hell!
4 stars
You asked for it Crystal
Content: A lot of F-Bombs were dropped. Not suitable for probably under 15??
Big thanks to Crystal for letting me read this one and for that heads up about the end!
no really, did that just happen?!?!?!?!?!
Watch out Spoilers probably ahead...
I'll get to that wtf moment in a bit, I guess I should start from the beginning...
So basically this 7 year old kid, Ethan was abducted from his family. It has been 9 years and they get the call that Ethan has been found. He is coming home. This poor kid lived with his "abducter" Ellen for a while and then she decided to dump him of at a kids' home in some bum-fu@! town where there are "no questions asked".
Okay, this pisses me off.... I digress
He lives there a while. Screws some girl named Tempest, decides to leave and go live on the streets and at the zoo. Did I mention this kid is only like 13-15 during all this.
So, he gets to go home and be with his famiy now after 9 years of not knowing who he is. He "meets" his mom, dad, younger brother and 6 year old sister. Yeah, she was born just a year after he was taken. Also another kinda pisses me off moment. But, she turns out to be too darn cute to get mad at. So, I let this one go.
Ethan's Brother on the other hand was pretty awful to him. He is angry that Ethan doesn't remember anything. He is angry at him for living in his space. He is just angry. This kid made me sick. Up until literally the last page I hated him. But, he turned out to be right. Don't ya hate that?!?!?!
So, I had a range of emotions reading this. I was happy for the family at first, I was sad for Ethan not being able to fit in, I was mad at pretty much every character at some point or another.
I read this book because I am a huge fan of Lisa McMann. Her Wake trilogy was easy to read and just awesome.
I am still a huge fan.
Even after this wtf ending. I can't believe it. I thought maybe Ethan would run away or Blake would try and kill him or something. But, I DID NOT SEE this coming. Holy Hell!
4 stars
You asked for it Crystal
Content: A lot of F-Bombs were dropped. Not suitable for probably under 15??
Big thanks to Crystal for letting me read this one and for that heads up about the end!
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Jan 31, 2012 03:20pm
Read girl read!! Don't forget the camera! LOL!!
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OMG I am ROTFLMAO! That is a great picture!!! Hahahahahaha!!! (view spoiler) WTF doesn't even begin to describe right?!! I am so glad that you felt the same way! I am still laughing my arse off!!!
Ha! Great review Kristy! I'm so staying away from this book. It sounds like it would have driven me crazzzy!Love the pic btw XD
I wonder if she is going to let this one be a stand alone or if there is more from "Ethan"?!?!?!?!?AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!I can't get it out of my head!
You see what I mean!!! I am still not over it! I want one more chapter telling me what happened!!! I bet she just leaves it because if you think about it Gone was very open ended too.
Ethan was missing for nine years, his little sister is six....that's a bigger difference than one year...
I could kinda see the ending coming because I saw a foreign movie called Olivier,Olivier that came out in 1992. It had the same concept right now to the ending. A boy of nine years dissapears without any trace. Six years later he appears again in Paris. But there are doubts about his real identity. That's why the ending wasn't a huge shock. I enjoyed the book and for the record I'm not accusing anyone of anything. The author did a very good job.
LOL at your not accusing comment!! I don't think I've ever heard of the movie though.... I might have to look into getting it when I'm feeling in the mood...I enjoyed this one too and I love this author! I'm usually good at predicting endings, but I was 100% shocked at this one! :)
@Kristin: You're right... I have no idea what I was thinking, except you have to factor in the whole year the mom was pregnant, but that still doesn't add up... so again, I have no idea what I was thinking?!??!
Okay! So I just finished it! I WAS SO FREAKING SURPRISED by the ending! Like really! Is making a sequel or anything? I can't stop wondering about it!
