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This was a miss for me entirely. The premise is interesting and it compelled me to read further into the book than warranted because I kept thinking there would be interesting developments. There were no interesting developments, unless you count the major, highly unlikely and eyeroll-worthy event at the end in which Alice actually does something nice for someone else. *gasp*
Alice is not likable, which would have been fine if she had grown as an individual as the book went on but she didn't. Ali ...more
Alice is not likable, which would have been fine if she had grown as an individual as the book went on but she didn't. Ali ...more
3.5 Stars. I really hated the main character, Alison. If she had been a more likable character, I probably would have rated the book higher.
I know this is being compared to "The Fault in Our Stars", that book is much better. I liked this story but I couldn't stand Alice. Part of me wanted to skip every Alice section in the book, she was so mean. I truly liked Harvey though he was just a wonderful friend. I thought a lot of the things they did in the book where creative and funny. I just wish Alice was nicer, she could've been sassy without being mean.
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*** 2 stars only - in spite of the beautiful writing ***
Jun 21, 2013
Yuko86
marked it as interesting-keep-an-eye
Mar 10, 2014
L
marked it as to-read
May 20, 2014
Jess
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Sep 12, 2015
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa)
marked it as to-read
Oct 29, 2015
Jennifer
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Jun 27, 2016
Cindy
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Susan
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Mary Anne
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Traci
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