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Willow

Julia Hoban

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Nov 13, 2010 Saniya rated it really liked it

It was an amazing book! I really loved it! The Characters were great! Caring, helpful, generous! Willow was sometimes annoying! Ok... her parents died..she makes it so damn hard. She thinks shes the only one in the world who have lost her parents but you know what?! She has still got her family and friends. Some Children are just left alone with noone...think about them...but I liked her character in the end. Guy....What the hell? I mean there are thousands of boy names...I would have rather cho ...more

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Jul 03, 2010 Laura (Booksforbreakfast) rated it liked it

I'm not sure why I even had this book on my shelf, seeing as I'm not a fan of self-mutilation and don't like depressing books. Some of you on my YouTube channel suggested it though, so I read it. Regretfully, I wasn't all that impressed just as I thought I would. Basically another story in which the girl is sad and in comes the too perfect 'Guy' (literally in this one) who should make all readers swoon and rescues her for the pits of her own self-loathing hell.

I'd like to begin by saying I was v ...more

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Jul 11, 2011 ضحى الحداد rated it it was amazing

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The character of willow as negative as it was I found it so real and I witnessed people who were like that , the way she can't handle emotional pain and try to cover it up with physical pain .. then on the other hand guy is a dream come true to any girl cutter or no cutter , he is sensitive and excellent and always know the right thing to do .. the story was good paced and I found myself drawn and moved by the world of willow and her grief though I much preferred if the narration style was in th ...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Elena rated it it was ok

This is not very realistic at all. I struggle with cutting and it's nothing like this. You can't just stop like she did. I wasn't even really attached to the plot either.

Unrealistic and boring.

Sorry, I wanted to like it. ...more

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