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Wanted (Wanted, #1)

Kelly Elliott

Start date: January 1, 2013

Finish date: January 31, 2013

Discussion leader: Sylvia

Why we're reading this: Okay members, here is the Contemporary Book for couples you have chosen for January Book of the Month. I …more
[close] Okay members, here is the Contemporary Book for couples you have chosen for January Book of the Month. I am eagerly anticipating this read and I hope you can all join me in reading this also. So get your copies ready to start in January.

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Jan 01, 2013 Katie rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, new-adult

There are so many things wrong with this book. I try not to be mean or harsh in reviews if I can help it, but this book... I can't even... it just frustrates the crap out of me.

1. This book reads like an unedited first draft. And actually, it reads like the author's first book. You know, that first book that you write that you absolutely LOVE and is PERFECT and is your baby, etc. And then you put it up and read it a year later and realize that while the story isn't a bad idea, the writing is cr There are so many things wrong with this book. I try not to be mean or harsh in reviews if I can help it, but this book... I can't even... it just frustrates the crap out of me.

1. This book reads like an unedited first draft. And actually, it reads like the author's first book. You know, that first book that you write that you absolutely LOVE and is PERFECT and is your baby, etc. And then you put it up and read it a year later and realize that while the story isn't a bad idea, the writing is crap, and that you need to start all over. This is that book. It read like an unedited Wattpad story or something.

2. There are typos all over the place. Examples: then where there should be a than, to where there should be a too, etc.

3. The grammar. Oh my gosh the GRAMMAR. Does the author not know what a comma is???! HAVE PEOPLE PROOFREAD AND EDIT YOUR WORK BEFORE SELF PUBLISHING, PEOPLE!!

4. It's WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too long. I skimmed most of it.

5. Sometimes I cared more about the secondary character's storyline (Ari and Jeff) than I did the primary character's storyline. And the story as a whole was very cliche.

6. WAY too much cussing. I know the author has defended this by saying she had to stay true to her characters and that her characters cuss or something like that, but I just don't care. No one cusses this much. Every other word was "fuck" or "dickwad" or something like that. This made her characters seem even more immature than they already did.

7. No voice at all. Ellie and Gunner's inner dialogue sounded the exact same most of the time.

8. Ellie's jealousy was childish and obnoxious and made me want to slap her in the face. If another girl was even in the same vicinity as Gunner, she'd bristle up like a cat and get pissed at Gunner and run off and automatically assume that he was cheating on her. The double standards annoyed the crap out of me. She got pissed and ditched Gunner for a couple of weeks for dirty dancing with some girl, but it's okay for her to do the exact same thing to him??! Ellie, you're an obnoxious, whiny, immature twatface that deserves to get punched in the neck!!!

9. The ending. There was NO resolution to Ari and Jeff. Does that mean there's going to be a sequel or what? Not that I'll read the sequel, but still. It was pretty annoying. And I can't imagine there being enough story left for there to even BE a decent sequel, anyway.

10. I HATE how it's becoming a normal thing in books like this to just go off and get married while you're still in school, without having even dated for a year. That's completely unrealistic and very rarely does it happen - and when it does, the couple usually ends up divorced. THREE couples in this book were engaged (or about to be engaged, in Jeff and Ari's case) and married in this book. The only logical reason to rush things like that is if you're waiting until marriage to have sex. None of these couples did, so what was the rush? I just didn't buy it. ...more

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Sep 12, 2015 Tara rated it did not like it

Shelves: dnf

I wanted to like this I really did, but it just didn't do it for me I got half way through chapter 7 and realized I couldn't force my way through anymore. I felt the writing was a little immature, the insta love wasn't right, and I thought ok falling for best friends little sister gotta be something forbidden there right?! Wrong! The older brother just gives his blessing not even a day into them meeting. ...more

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Dec 28, 2013 Cheryl rated it it was amazing

Wow just wow..... very long but sooo worth it !!!! Love me some Gunner so tempted to start Saved but I told my husband I would end up laying out of work to finish it Monday ...I'm already missing the series and it's only been 5 minutes ...more

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