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Afterworlds (Afterworlds, #1)

Scott Westerfeld

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May 05, 2015 Karen rated it liked it

Shelves: 2015-chunky-book-challenge

I don't really know what I think of this book. It was a quick read, a page turner. I liked the premise of a debut author under contract, rewriting her first novel. We not only get her story, but her novel as well. My problem is that I didn't love either story. ...more

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May 30, 2014 Katy rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya, scifi-fantasy

So...hmmm. I had read mixed reviews of this book so I was not sure how I'd like it. While I was reading, I was plot-junkie-ing it up and wanted to keep reading just to see what happened next. Afterwards, I was busy noticing the weird unrealistic elements (her 14 year old sister is an absolute paragon of wisdom, her giant amazing apartment in Manhattan just falls into her lap on like the 3rd try, the entire premise that she got this book deal, etc). However, the book has been stuck in my head eve ...more

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