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Book Review: Elixir by Hilary Duff with Elise Allen
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I have often wondered about this book. I wondered if the story got it published or hilary's name. Thanks for sharing this review it was helpful and maybe I will give this book a try.
Cambria wrote: "I have often wondered about this book. I wondered if the story got it published or hilary's name. Thanks for sharing this review it was helpful and maybe I will give this book a try."I thought the same thing and then I saw the library had a copy of the book and rather than buy it, I just checked it out on loan through them and read it. It was a pretty good story and I've heard rumor's that there's going to be a possible sequel, so I'm hoping that's true. The book was pretty good, so it's definitely worth checking out. :)
i reli liked this book. i read it a while ago tho before i started writing reviews. i gave it 4 stars but i have no review for it
I have passed by this book untie bookstores a lot and often wondered how good it would be. This is the first I have heard anyone talking about it.
OCD Kay =P wrote: "i reli liked this book. i read it a while ago tho before i started writing reviews. i gave it 4 stars but i have no review for it"I gave it three stars, because I wasn't exceptionally crazy about the end of it, but that's was before I'd heard rumors that there was going to be a possible sequel to it. We shall see, if that happens. lol.
see i'd already heard that there was gonna be a second book. Aparently it'll be a trilogy?? i dnt no if its truebut coz i knew it wasn't actually the end it didn't bother me so much. I know this sounds reli mean but i was surprised with it considering hilary duff wrote it. i just never imagined her able to write :\ i know i'm awful :P
i couldn't help but picture the main character as hilary duff tho lol
Kay- I thought the same thing when I saw her name on the cover. I almost bought it out of curiosity more than anything else. Because I truly thought to myself..."well i guess she woke up one day and decided to write a book and her name will sell it." I know that sounds awful to but its what I thought. lol.I will prob picture the main character as her too. :)
yes i purely bought is because she wrote it. I was a fan of her movies when i was younger and i was like reli? a book? so i bought it and i actually reli enjoyed it.
OCD Kay =P wrote: "yes i purely bought is because she wrote it. I was a fan of her movies when i was younger and i was like reli? a book? so i bought it and i actually reli enjoyed it."I didn't even buy it, when I saw it in the store my first thought was, "really?" And then I wondered how much of the book she wrote and how much the co-author wrote. lol. I enjoyed her movies and her music, but I wasn't so sure about her book writing skills or how serious she would take it. But, the story actually turned out to be better than I thought it would be.
OCD Kay =P wrote: "see i'd already heard that there was gonna be a second book. Aparently it'll be a trilogy?? i dnt no if its truebut coz i knew it wasn't actually the end it didn't bother me so much. I know this s..."
Haha, oh no, you're not awful at all I had thought along the same lines myself.
When fate brings Clea and this man together, she is stunned by the immediate and powerful connection she feels with him. As they grow closer, they are drawn deep into the mystery behind her father’s disappearance, and they discover the centuries old truth behind their intense bond. Torn by a dangerous love triangle and haunted by a powerful secret that holds their fates, together they race against time to unravel their pasts in order to save their lives—and their futures.
"My Thoughts"
I have to admit that I kind of wondered just how much of this book Hilary herself had written and whether I would like it or not. The flower on the cover was absolutely pretty and I love that the cover is black and purple, with just a splash of yellow to make it pop. It was definitely eye catching, that's for sure.
The book itself, was pretty good. I found myself enjoying it more than I had thought I would. Although I groaned at the whole idea of "soulmates" once I came to that part, but found myself definitely drawn into the main character's dreams, and was curious and wanted to embark on this journey of finding out more about Sage and the different incarnations of Clea. I think my favorite one was Delia.
Rayna, Clea's best friend and confidante through the entire novel, was a breath of fresh air and was not at all overbearing and was just genuinely fun to read. I wish that we could have seen her featured a little more than she was in the novel, but there's always the second one and more stories and incarnations of Clea to come hopefully. It was interesting to see the part that both her father and Ben played in this story, as well.
And at the end of the novel, I found myself sympathizing with Ben and feeling frustration towards Clea in regards to him. In a number of ways, he was just as much a victim to his story being told as the rest of them were. His incarnations had absolutely nothing to do with the present man that he is. And I found myself swayed to his side in the whole ordeal. To see his confusion and pain swept to the side in favor of hers, helped to put a damper on my enjoyment of the book.
I'm glad that there will be a second novel, because I fear that the ending of this one would have definitely affected my overall rating of the book itself. Like I said, I enjoyed the book for the most part, the character's and the story they had to tell was both engaging and very well written and dveloped, but the ending (having not known before hand that there would be a second novel) would have pretty much ruined my enjoyment of the book overall.
So, with that being said, I'm choosing to give this book three stars instead of my normal four because I feel like it deserves that. Definitely give this book a chance, I will be waiting on pins and needles, anticipating the rest of the story.