bookshelves: sci-fi, young-adult
Jenna Fox has been in coma for a year since her accident. When she wakes up, she doesn’t recognize the people that are supposed to be her parents. She doesn’t remember her past. She watches videos of her life though it all feels like it happened to someone else. Not her. Slowly she regains memories and starts to piece them together, but she still wants answers. What happened? What are they hiding from me? Who am I? she questions.
It was a good futuristic sci-fi story. The concept of the book kept me interested.
But, in my opinion, the story had no depth.
The plot had the potential to make a great compelling book. However, many of the characters didn’t feel real, and I never got a full scope of them (Dane especially). Even Ethan didn’t ring true to me. The romance felt fake, as if it was thrown in simply to appeal the YA readers who didn’t like the science fiction aspect of the book. The story was lagging at times, and the same thoughts of Jenna were repeated throughout the book.
The story could have broadened more. It’s like there could have been one more step for improvement, but the author chose not to take it.
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Mounica
added a quote:
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe." — Lewis Carroll
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe." — Lewis Carroll
bookshelves: currently-reading
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"I did a skit for book 11 today in lit. It was fun. (:"
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by Becca Fitzpatrick
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by Richard Adams
You see, that's the thing! Who wants to read 474 pages about bunnies, right? But believe me, it's a GREAT story with AMAZING characters. (Please tell me I convinced you:)) ]]>
bookshelves: to-read
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bookshelves: young-adult
I read this book in a day, so that should say something. :]
The prologue was a wonderful starter. And I loved the relationship between Nora and Patch. Patch, of course, was the most interesting character in the book. ;) He was the most complex of them all, his dialog was great, and his combination of good and evil made him fearsome but attractive. Some characters felt flat to me though--Marcie, Nora's mother, but mostly Vee. She was very annoying, all style, and no substance. Also, I had a pretty good idea where the plot was going towards the middle of the book. But I really liked it. It was intriguing and entertaining, and I can't wait to read the sequel. ]]>
bookshelves: classics, fantasy, luuvvv-it--
Yes, it's a story about talking rabbits, but you'll be surprised by how good it is. :) ]]>