Review: Surprisingly brilliant!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2012
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.Disclaimers: I received this book for review as part of the Reading Addiction Blog Tour team. I didn't receive any compensation for this book and am not obligated to write a good review. The blog tour host may have received money for setting up this tour, but no reviewer has received any compensation.My Overall Thoughts/Impressions: I started reading this book with mixed emotions. I didn't know if I was going to like it. I was pleasantly surprised. The first few pages were gripping and I quickly felt myself falling in love with the story and the characters.Clark is a master at writing believable characters who I found myself rooting for from the very beginning. I didn't expect to like Tyler. I don't really like books about people who are going to commit suicide, but I really liked Tyler. He had his issues, but he was a good guy. And honestly who doesn't have some issues?And then there was Emma with her no-nonsense kick-butt attitude. I really liked her despite her "screw the world attitude."These characters seemed very realistic and were ones that I loved reading.Clark's writing style was brilliant and left me feeling wanting more until the very end. There were some minor things about this novel that bothered me in terms of the writing style. But overall, it was a very enjoyable read.I'm definitely glad I read it. This novel was brilliantly written and centered around characters I love.In Summary: An incredibly enjoyable novel that I thoroughly enjoyed. A novel that focuses on characters who I adored. I actually felt like I was inside their heads. Any book that can do that is great in my book.Warnings/Side-notes: References to drinking and smoking. A fairly strong sexual undercurrent to the novel. Discussions about suicide. Some instances of strong language. But overall a fairly clean novel for teens in their upper years.The Wrap-up: A novel that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Definitely recommend this to fans of realistic contemporary young adult fiction.Love,Danica Page