Tag: Young Adult

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

May 19, 2015 Whitney Review 0 Comments
If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Fond Of   Despite having an idea of the plot of If I Stay by Gayle Forman I found myself holding my breath while I was awaiting the news of Mia’s family. Forman drew me completely in and engulfed myself in the story.   Not Fond Of    The romance between Adam and her boyfriends […]

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What Janie Saw by Caroline B. Cooney

What Janie Saw by Caroline B. Cooney

Fond Of   Crazy Hannah, Janie’s kidnapper was probably the most interesting aspect to the novella as her erraticness was entertaining and gave a break from Janie’s whining. Not Fond Of Like in Janie Face to Face Caroline B. Cooney neglects that Janie’s story began in 1990 before the invention of text messaging and YouTube […]

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Review: The Here and Now

August 28, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Review: The Here and Now

The Here and Now first reminded me of Lois Lowry’s The Giver.  We begin at a ceremony to basically scare the shit out off youngsters with extreme rules and the creation of sameness.  Hm, I vaguely questioned whether Ann Brashares was jumping off the stir for The Giver movie but eventually moved on.  The Here […]

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Book Review: We Are The Goldens

August 26, 2014 Whitney Review 0 Comments
Book Review: We Are The Goldens

Good plot  Older than they were:  The teenagers acted like they were in college rather than high school, mainly exhibited through a “Risky Business” style party. Layla was annoying, and lived up to the Eric Clapton song of her namesake Didn’t particularly care for any of the characters except for Felix as he seemed like […]

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Review: Cress

July 2, 2014 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Review: Cress

Finally, I read Cress, and it was everything I had hoped it would be!  Not to cheap out in review format as it was one hell of a ride, but my internet service is a little slow thus I shall lighten my cursing at an inanimate object and top thirteen it instead. I loved the return of […]

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Review: Breaking Dawn

February 21, 2014 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Review: Breaking Dawn

I so looked forward to reading the concluding book of the Twilight series and was disappointed.  The storyline didn’t seem as developed as the first three and became tedious. I thought that Stephenie Meyer rushed though some of the plot {especially towards the end} to get it published quickly. In the end Bella really doesn’t […]

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Review: Eclipse

February 17, 2014 Whitney Review 3 Comments
Review: Eclipse

Almost as soon as I finished Twilight, I was at Barnes and Noble yet again, to buy the next two installments of the vampire saga. I think I read New Moon in like a day and a half, although this was my least favorite of the three. Like most trilogies the second book was mostly […]

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Allegiant by Veronica Roth

November 15, 2013 Whitney Review 4 Comments
Allegiant by Veronica Roth

I ordered Allegiant through the library and due to the massive hold I was unable to renew it.  I was not disappointed, in fact I feel the need to discourage the 104 people who are waiting to read this book.  I forced myself to read my 100 page minimum, but even that was a stuggle. […]

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Book Review: Insurgent

November 13, 2013 Whitney Review 2 Comments
Book Review: Insurgent

I’m not sure how I feel about Insurgent.  The reader does get a deeper look at the different factions and Dauntless training, but it got repetitive.  Tris goes through a simulation and someone tells her she’s Divergent, she goes through another simulation and someone else figures out she’s Divergent, and round and round we go. […]

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