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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
this was incredibly addictive, morbidly fascinating and overall a pretty damn good read. it had a kinda sad ending but there was a bisexual dad and i loved that sm lol
J'ai ADORE ce livre!!!! Il est génial!!!!! Je veux lire tous les livres de cet auteur !!!!! J'ai dévoré ce livre! Je crois que je n'ai jamais lu un livre en aussi peu de temps de ma vie!
Il fait partie de mon top 5 de l'année 2016, c'est sûr!
Il fait partie de mon top 5 de l'année 2016, c'est sûr!
I really liked this book. I had the biggest plot twist but it was not really a suprice ...
but Laurel did not seem like a 'scared' person to be ... she seemed to normal and not like a person with a big trauma.
but Laurel did not seem like a 'scared' person to be ... she seemed to normal and not like a person with a big trauma.
Graded By: Jennie
Cover Story: Ripped and Torn
BFF Charm: Big Sister
Swoonworthy Scale: 1
Talky Talk: The Long and the Short
Bonus Factor: Girl on the Milk Carton
Relationship Status: Group Therapy
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Cover Story: Ripped and Torn
BFF Charm: Big Sister
Swoonworthy Scale: 1
Talky Talk: The Long and the Short
Bonus Factor: Girl on the Milk Carton
Relationship Status: Group Therapy
Read the full book report here.
I've become a sucker for Cat Clarke's books and this is my favourite of them all. Faith's sister Laurel is abducted when she's six... now, thirteen years later, she comes back. But how do you cope with a sister you barely remember, who has taken over your life with her absence? Although there is some romance in the book, the focus is mostly on the relationship between two sisters and their family. And that ending! I loved it.
This book is AMAZING. That last line was incredible.
I really loved this book as I seem to do with all Cat Clarke's books. She writes fantastic books that I get hooked into and fly through! I'm only knocking a star off because I had a suspicion about the main plot twist and I was right, but other than that I loved the book and can't wait for her next book!!
3.5
Sadly, the blurb on the back cover gives away a little too much info.
I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed the narration.
Clarke considered some aspects of abduction/reappearance I would not have considered. That said, there were also some big plot contrivances.
Still...you just don't want to stop when you get to the last chapters--from the birthday party on.
Sadly, the blurb on the back cover gives away a little too much info.
I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed the narration.
Clarke considered some aspects of abduction/reappearance I would not have considered. That said, there were also some big plot contrivances.
Still...you just don't want to stop when you get to the last chapters--from the birthday party on.
This review was written for The Review Diaries
You can read the full review here
Huge thanks to Quercus for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review
This book is addictive. I stormed through it in one day, and it only took me that long because I had to go out for the afternoon. I loved it and I was drawn in completely.
I loved Faith. So much of the story hinges on her, we’re right there in her head for all of it, and she’s such a likeable character. I empathised with her, her struggle to try and adjust to having her big sister she never really knew back. The jealousy and frustration and anger and how she tamps everything down and tries so hard to be a good sibling. She’s so human, so warm and generous and frustrated at how her hand has been dealt and I loved her.
It’s a fascinating story, the complexities of the relationships are the driving force behind it and I really loved seeing how each of the characters interacted with each other, how they came to terms with the adjustments and adapted.
I particularly loved Michel and Faith’s relationship with him. So often in fiction (particularly young adult) relationships with parents are made bad or non-existent and step-parents are basically the big bads that come in and ruin everything. So it was really refreshing to not only see a good and healthy relationship between a parent and child, but for that relationship to be with a step-parent. Michel was so caring of Faith, always there for her to lean on, to talk to, and ended up almost as her anchor. It was a far better relationship than either of those Faith had with her biological parents. It was just such a wonderful story thread, and really made the story for me. Add in the fact that Michel and Faith’s father were gay and it was such a wonderfully modern family and interesting to see the dynamics and shifts between them all as they tried to make everything work.
But the relationship between Faith and Laurel is the most fascinating of all. I loved the complexity of it, the power struggle even though they both get along so well. The constantly evolving relationship and its pitfalls. It’s brilliantly written and I was completely engrossed.
It’s also fascinating to see the portrayal of the media and the role they play. How they can both help and hinder in all of the situations that arise, and how each of the family members reacts to them.
Unfortunately the twist was obvious right from the get go (I think I just have a trust complex and I don’t trust anything that seems happy…) however that didn’t diminish my enjoyment of the story, and when the twist comes to light the resolution and details following it work really well and really turn the story from something I expected into something brilliant.
If you’ve read and enjoyed ‘Emmy & Oliver’ you’ll love this one too. It’s different and a bit darker, but the same themes and ideas are being explored and it’s fascinating to see two stories tackling the same subject matter in two such different ways.
This is an engrossing and brilliant book, one that I couldn’t put down. It’s a tale that surprised me when I thought I had it pegged, and offered a deliciously woven narrative from a really fantastic heroine.
You can read the full review here
Huge thanks to Quercus for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review
This book is addictive. I stormed through it in one day, and it only took me that long because I had to go out for the afternoon. I loved it and I was drawn in completely.
I loved Faith. So much of the story hinges on her, we’re right there in her head for all of it, and she’s such a likeable character. I empathised with her, her struggle to try and adjust to having her big sister she never really knew back. The jealousy and frustration and anger and how she tamps everything down and tries so hard to be a good sibling. She’s so human, so warm and generous and frustrated at how her hand has been dealt and I loved her.
It’s a fascinating story, the complexities of the relationships are the driving force behind it and I really loved seeing how each of the characters interacted with each other, how they came to terms with the adjustments and adapted.
I particularly loved Michel and Faith’s relationship with him. So often in fiction (particularly young adult) relationships with parents are made bad or non-existent and step-parents are basically the big bads that come in and ruin everything. So it was really refreshing to not only see a good and healthy relationship between a parent and child, but for that relationship to be with a step-parent. Michel was so caring of Faith, always there for her to lean on, to talk to, and ended up almost as her anchor. It was a far better relationship than either of those Faith had with her biological parents. It was just such a wonderful story thread, and really made the story for me. Add in the fact that Michel and Faith’s father were gay and it was such a wonderfully modern family and interesting to see the dynamics and shifts between them all as they tried to make everything work.
But the relationship between Faith and Laurel is the most fascinating of all. I loved the complexity of it, the power struggle even though they both get along so well. The constantly evolving relationship and its pitfalls. It’s brilliantly written and I was completely engrossed.
It’s also fascinating to see the portrayal of the media and the role they play. How they can both help and hinder in all of the situations that arise, and how each of the family members reacts to them.
Unfortunately the twist was obvious right from the get go (I think I just have a trust complex and I don’t trust anything that seems happy…) however that didn’t diminish my enjoyment of the story, and when the twist comes to light the resolution and details following it work really well and really turn the story from something I expected into something brilliant.
If you’ve read and enjoyed ‘Emmy & Oliver’ you’ll love this one too. It’s different and a bit darker, but the same themes and ideas are being explored and it’s fascinating to see two stories tackling the same subject matter in two such different ways.
This is an engrossing and brilliant book, one that I couldn’t put down. It’s a tale that surprised me when I thought I had it pegged, and offered a deliciously woven narrative from a really fantastic heroine.