Carrie Stewart (Teabelly) - London, N16, The United Kingdom (270 books)

Carrie Stewart liked Reynje's review of Hunting Lila:

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Part #1 – In Which I “Get It”

Hunting Lila is a frenetic, light-hearted mash up of teen romance and comic-book action, with a backbeat of mystery and suspense.

Narrated by seventeen year old Lila, who has been keeping her... "
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Carrie Stewart liked Janina's review of Hunting Lila:

" What is there to say about Hunting Lila? It is an interesting mix of paranormal, science fiction and romance (focusing heavily on the latter), featuring an exciting cast of side characters and a (sometimes a little bratty) heroine with a (rather cool... "
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Hunting Lila (Lila, #1)
by Sarah Alderson (Goodreads Author)

read in February, 2012

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Carrie Stewart is on page 113 of 320 of Hunting Lila: Also, I really hate the front cover. The dress, the red high heels...just awful. Is it supposed to be Lila and therefore a 17 year old girl? Cos I just don't buy it if so.

Hunting Lila (Lila, #1)
by Sarah Alderson (Goodreads Author)

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11/22/63
by Stephen King

read in February, 2012

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Carrie Stewart liked Jason Morais's review of 11/22/63:

" Hi, my name is Jake Epping and I’m a dull high-school English teacher who has decided to go back in time to prevent JFK from being assassinated. I’ve decided to do this primarily because a fat man who serves me 53 year-old cheeseburgers (with whom I ... "
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Carrie Stewart gave

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Between
by Jessica Warman

read in January, 2012

My rating:

Carrie Stewart gave

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Glow
by Amy Kathleen Ryan (Goodreads Author)

read in January, 2012

My rating:

Loved it. Want the next one. Now please.

Carrie Stewart gave

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The Truth about Celia Frost
by Paula Rawsthorne

My rating:

Solid read, not amazingly original but well written, engaging, with characters I cared about. Can't always say that.

Carrie Stewart gave

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Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #5)
by Ann Brashares

read in January, 2012

My rating:

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I'd put it at more 2.5 stars, as I only sort of liked it.

There will be spoilers for the book here, so beware.

Sisterhood Everlasting is the fifth book in the Travelling Pants series by Ann Brashares. It takes place ten years after Forever in Blue, wh...moreI'd put it at more 2.5 stars, as I only sort of liked it.

There will be spoilers for the book here, so beware.

Sisterhood Everlasting is the fifth book in the Travelling Pants series by Ann Brashares. It takes place ten years after Forever in Blue, when the pants were lost and the girls were looking to their futures. I’d read somewhere that one of the girls would die in this book, but I sort of dismissed it as it seemed unlikely. I wish it had been, but sadly I was wrong. As the book begins we get a cursory back story for three of the girls. Carmen is an actress with a bit part on a weekly show, and an ass of a fiance, living in New York. Bee is in California with Eric, not doing much but still wanting to be on the move. Lena is teaching and still mostly avoiding her life. But Tibby is missing, off to Australia with Brian for a couple of years with very little contact and no visits in between. What’s going on with Tibby? The other girls are about to find out when she finally reaches out and organises a trip to Greece, where the pants were lost. But then, tragedy strikes.

I really enjoyed the earlier books, and even the first film based on them, as the friendships always seemed real, as did the characters and how they interacted and went about their lives. I didn’t feel that as much with this one, and that comes down to the death. When I heard there might be a death I did think about who I’d prefer it to be. I have favourites of course, but I figured I’d be ok with it for the most part, as long as it wasn’t Tibby. Funny, awkward, wonderful Tibby, who isn’t really like me at all, but whom I have always identified with. And, of course, it was Tibby after all. I was so sad reading that part of the book, I could hardly continue with it. And then I spent the rest of the book mostly angry with the rest of them. For thinking that Tibby would kill herself. Tibby! As the reader I don’t think I have any more information than they, her best friends, do, and yet I was able to see quite clearly that that is something she would never do, especially not in such a cruel way – inviting them all to Greece only for them to have to identify her body? You’d have to be a seriously fucked up person to do that, and even after a couple of years away I don’t think Tibby could have become that messed up. It seemed obvious to me that her letters meant that she was sick, but her friends never even thought about it. Instead they went back to their lives and did a terrible job with them, until Tibby sorted them out from beyond the grave. I think she deserved better than that.

It felt like Brashares killed off her most interesting character to give the others something to do, and then they don’t even really do anything anyway. Lena goes off and mopes about Kostos, as usual. This being a relationship of yearning and being apart and not really real at all. Bee runs away, as usual, though at least she redeemed herself slightly by finally going to find Brian. And Carmen dives into her career and wedding, ignoring her own feelings, as usual. At some point these girls need to grow up, right? If I’m honest I’d have preferred if Carmen had died, seeing as she’s the least likable of the lot. She’s selfish and self-absorbed, and I’m not sure why I’m supposed to care about her really. She’s the voice of the books in the early ones, the ‘heart’, but she’s pretty dreadful in this one. Her friend died and she’s obsessing about a phone, before having an epiphany on a train. Hers were my least favourite parts to read.

I wish it had been different. I wish they had been better and done better by Tibby. I can’t really fault the writing, as it is engaging and I really didn’t want to put it down, even when I was mad at it, but there was definite something missing. Or someone.(less)

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Carrie Stewart liked Reynje's review of Hunting Lila: " Part #1 – In Which I “Get It” Hunting Lila is a frenetic, light-hearted mash up of teen romance and comic-book action, with a backbeat of mystery and suspense. Narrated by seventeen year old Lila, who has been keeping her... " Read more of this review »
Feb 14, 2012 10:34am · see review
Carrie Stewart liked Janina's review of Hunting Lila: " What is there to say about Hunting Lila? It is an interesting mix of paranormal, science fiction and romance (focusing heavily on the latter), featuring an exciting cast of side characters and a (sometimes a little bratty) heroine with a (rather cool... " Read more of this review »
Feb 14, 2012 10:32am · see review
Carrie Stewart gave to: Hunting Lila (Lila, #1) by Sarah Alderson (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2012	My rating:
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Feb 14, 2012 10:31am · see review
Carrie Stewart is on page 113 of 320 of Hunting Lila: Also, I really hate the front cover. The dress, the red high heels...just awful. Is it supposed to be Lila and therefore a 17 year old girl? Cos I just don't buy it if so. Hunting Lila (Lila, #1) by Sarah Alderson (Goodreads Author) progress:	My rating:
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Carrie Stewart gave to: 11/22/63 by Stephen King read in February, 2012	My rating:
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Carrie Stewart liked Jason Morais's review of 11/22/63: " Hi, my name is Jake Epping and I’m a dull high-school English teacher who has decided to go back in time to prevent JFK from being assassinated. I’ve decided to do this primarily because a fat man who serves me 53 year-old cheeseburgers (with whom I ... " Read more of this review »
Feb 12, 2012 05:57am · see review
Carrie Stewart gave to: Between by Jessica Warman read in January, 2012	My rating:
Jan 31, 2012 02:26pm
Carrie Stewart gave to: Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2012	My rating:
Loved it. Want the next one. Now please.
Jan 22, 2012 10:49am · see review
Carrie Stewart gave to: The Truth about Celia Frost by Paula Rawsthorne	My rating:
Solid read, not amazingly original but well written, engaging, with characters I cared about. Can't always say that.
Jan 12, 2012 02:01pm · see review
Carrie Stewart gave to: Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, #5) by Ann Brashares read in January, 2012	My rating:
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Jan 08, 2012 12:02pm · see review

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