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Freaksville by Kitty Keswick follows the story of Kasey Maxwell, a teenage girl who can tell someone's future by touching them. Kasey meets a boy from England and falls in love, but he's got a paranormal secret too. Oh, and she's got a BFF named Gillie who is sort of cool.
Plot line aside, the book is told in 'blog' format, and by blog format, I mean graphics at the top and bottom of every page with comments at the end of each chapter. The chapter parts were definitely written in traditional book form. I think there was a lot of potential with having a book be written in the form of a blog, but in that case, go to livejournal and check out how teens write their journals. Also, I think the inclusion of some IM convos on her 'blog' would have made it a bit realistic.
What can I say? I didn't love this book, and well after seeing the trailer I really wanted to enjoy it, but there was just so much going on and so many elements. The phrase jack of all trades comes to mind here. Kasey was sympathetic, and yes,I did like her as a person, but so much happens to her which just magically works out perfectly. For starters, the boy she has a crush on sort of randomly makes out with her after she magically lands a starring role with no theater experience at all.
On the positive side, I think there were some interesting elements which could have been greatly expanded, such as the Maxwell family gift, the feud, what the deal with the English boyfriend was. I liked the scenes with Gillie. I think Gillie was an excellent character, and exactly the type of friend I would love to have in my corner. Also, I enjoyed reading about the ghosts and their personalities. I would have loved more on the ghosts, more back story.
This wasn't quite a terrible book, but just not the right one for me, please don't let my review discourage you from forming your own opinion about the book.
Plot line aside, the book is told in 'blog' format, and by blog format, I mean graphics at the top and bottom of every page with comments at the end of each chapter. The chapter parts were definitely written in traditional book form. I think there was a lot of potential with having a book be written in the form of a blog, but in that case, go to livejournal and check out how teens write their journals. Also, I think the inclusion of some IM convos on her 'blog' would have made it a bit realistic.
What can I say? I didn't love this book, and well after seeing the trailer I really wanted to enjoy it, but there was just so much going on and so many elements. The phrase jack of all trades comes to mind here. Kasey was sympathetic, and yes,I did like her as a person, but so much happens to her which just magically works out perfectly. For starters, the boy she has a crush on sort of randomly makes out with her after she magically lands a starring role with no theater experience at all.
On the positive side, I think there were some interesting elements which could have been greatly expanded, such as the Maxwell family gift, the feud, what the deal with the English boyfriend was. I liked the scenes with Gillie. I think Gillie was an excellent character, and exactly the type of friend I would love to have in my corner. Also, I enjoyed reading about the ghosts and their personalities. I would have loved more on the ghosts, more back story.
This wasn't quite a terrible book, but just not the right one for me, please don't let my review discourage you from forming your own opinion about the book.
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