Slammed (Slammed, #1) in The Not-So Austen Bookclub

May 31, 2012 Keertana rated it it was ok

Shelves: debut-author-2012, why-the-hype

Rating: 2.5 Stars

Slammed is a book that has been making waves on GoodReads – big waves, popular waves, amazing waves! Waves that have words floating in them like original and heart-breaking and tear-jerker and romantic and deep and thought-provoking. Waves that, quite unfortunately, led me believe that at least some of these qualities, if not all, would be present in Slammed. Needless to say, I was terribly disappointed by the story I found within the covers of this ever-s ...more

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Apr 14, 2013 ♥ Becky 22 rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013, loved-it, best-of-13, contemporary, awesome

Wow.
I don't read a lot of contemporary books, but THIS WAS AWESOME. I would have finished it within a day if I hadn't forced myself to put it down because I didn't want it to end. (Past me didn't know this was a series, muahaha.)

I love it when books make me feel things, and this book made me feel a lot of things. It made me happy, it made me sad and it inspired me.

This story was wonderful and inspirational and the poetry in it was beautiful.

I'm taking a poetry class this semester because o ...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Claire rated it really liked it

What it's about: Layken has just moved after the death of her father. Within days, she's feeling more like her old self, thanks to Will, her gorgeous neighbour. Enter, 'the problem' - the big one that is set to keep them apart. Can they overcome this problem? Can Lake move forward and keep Will out of her mind?

What I thought: This book was absolutely cute to the core. Yes, I know that is probably not the best way to describe a book with so much hurt, anger and death woven into the story, but th ...more

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Dec 08, 2012 Booknut 101 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: can-t-get-enough-of, down-to-earth-stories, favorites, heartbreak-and-loss, forever-re-read, heartwarming, books-i-love-dearly, high-school-dramas, romance, kleenex-tissues-required

If there is one book you need to read in your life, it would be this one.

Review to come :)

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May 27, 2013 Alice Visser rated it really liked it

Shelves: ya-teen-fiction, just-for-fun-reads

This is an enjoyable 'mind-candy' type book, about a forbidden romance, grief and performance poetry. I had never heard of a poetry slam, but the way the book describes them I'd love to go to one some day. This book would have been great on audio, I suspect. I read it in only two days -- a little bank holiday treat for myself. ...more

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