Scarlett's Has 7 Five-Star Reviews On GoodReads! Here's Another!
Apr 07, 2012 Emily rated it [image error]
I just got a kindle for my birthday and I was given fifty dollars to spend on whatever I wanted to read. After I got some of the books I've been eyeing I started looking for some cheaper ones to reach my fifty dollar limit. That's when I found scarletts.
Now I hear a lot of things about indie authors. But after reading this book I can say none of them apply to this author. I've never heard of him before but his writing style and description is amazing. His characters are so unique yet so simliar to real people that you believe every word and every action like it was happening in front of you.
Scarletts is about a girl named Jaime Williams (or Wills for short!) who has to move because she cant afford to live in her house anymore. But she's happy where she is. Although shes a very creative author she won't publish any of her work because she seems to lack self confidence. But thats where the core of this story comes from. Her best friend Ash takes her binder of writing and sends it to a self publishing company where he uses his own time and money to make her book a reality.
Is a very sweet sentiment. I constantly saw the friendship between Jaime and Ashton to be adorable. I thought there was some sexual tension there and I was right. But its not what you think. The story takes their relatinship in a whole different direction. I won't spoil anything but Ashton will definately be a character who surprises you so keep an eye out for him!
The characters are just what I adore the most. There are so many of them that I love. Noel is a hearty Jamaican girl who is so laughably feisty. I also love the character Sketch as he's so strange but in agood way. Wyatt is also one of my favorites because he seems so perfect. But behind that there's this character development going on that just makes you realize he's struggling with who he is just like everyone else. But even though these characters are great, my favorite has got to be Meg.
Where do I start? Is it the crazy and unstable personality that I adore? Or that deep down she really is a person with an enormous heart? You never know what you're going to get with meg. One minute she's as unpredictable as the weather (think of replacing "what" with "twat" and other massively hilarious quotes that had me rolling) but then she's showing her vulnerable side as she displays that kids in school can be just total creeps. She had me rooting for her since the beginning. And sometimes she just stole the show. No character makes me laugh and cry like Meg. That's another thing. If you don't tear up at least once while reading, it would be shocking.
Scarlett's is just an amazing read. I loved it so much that it's taking up most of my space on Kindle. I'm reading it over and over again. And while it's not the longest book inthe world (250 pages) I can definately say it leaves you wanting the second one. Is there a second one? I hope so. The ending tends to drift toward a sequel. If you see this book (for only 99 cents at that) on the kindle, pick it up. You won't be disappointed I assure you. I will be reading all of A.L's books to see what he has to offer.
Well done Mr. Collins. You have thoroughly caught my attention!
I just got a kindle for my birthday and I was given fifty dollars to spend on whatever I wanted to read. After I got some of the books I've been eyeing I started looking for some cheaper ones to reach my fifty dollar limit. That's when I found scarletts.
Now I hear a lot of things about indie authors. But after reading this book I can say none of them apply to this author. I've never heard of him before but his writing style and description is amazing. His characters are so unique yet so simliar to real people that you believe every word and every action like it was happening in front of you.
Scarletts is about a girl named Jaime Williams (or Wills for short!) who has to move because she cant afford to live in her house anymore. But she's happy where she is. Although shes a very creative author she won't publish any of her work because she seems to lack self confidence. But thats where the core of this story comes from. Her best friend Ash takes her binder of writing and sends it to a self publishing company where he uses his own time and money to make her book a reality.
Is a very sweet sentiment. I constantly saw the friendship between Jaime and Ashton to be adorable. I thought there was some sexual tension there and I was right. But its not what you think. The story takes their relatinship in a whole different direction. I won't spoil anything but Ashton will definately be a character who surprises you so keep an eye out for him!
The characters are just what I adore the most. There are so many of them that I love. Noel is a hearty Jamaican girl who is so laughably feisty. I also love the character Sketch as he's so strange but in agood way. Wyatt is also one of my favorites because he seems so perfect. But behind that there's this character development going on that just makes you realize he's struggling with who he is just like everyone else. But even though these characters are great, my favorite has got to be Meg.
Where do I start? Is it the crazy and unstable personality that I adore? Or that deep down she really is a person with an enormous heart? You never know what you're going to get with meg. One minute she's as unpredictable as the weather (think of replacing "what" with "twat" and other massively hilarious quotes that had me rolling) but then she's showing her vulnerable side as she displays that kids in school can be just total creeps. She had me rooting for her since the beginning. And sometimes she just stole the show. No character makes me laugh and cry like Meg. That's another thing. If you don't tear up at least once while reading, it would be shocking.
Scarlett's is just an amazing read. I loved it so much that it's taking up most of my space on Kindle. I'm reading it over and over again. And while it's not the longest book inthe world (250 pages) I can definately say it leaves you wanting the second one. Is there a second one? I hope so. The ending tends to drift toward a sequel. If you see this book (for only 99 cents at that) on the kindle, pick it up. You won't be disappointed I assure you. I will be reading all of A.L's books to see what he has to offer.
Well done Mr. Collins. You have thoroughly caught my attention!
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