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Hopeless (Hopeless, #1)
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Enjoyable enough, although I kept getting the feeling that there should have been a flashing neon light now and then flashing "MESSAGE"... But, hey... fiction.
Basically, the first half is kinda cute as the relationship develops. Then it's all: "This horrible thing happened and this is a good way to deal with it" x lots.
Gosh... um... but I did like it. I did. I didn't like Sky much to start with - she's pretty blunt, and I'm not - but she grew on me. But Holder was cute in the "sexy book boyfriend" way that is so popular these days.
I wonder if this tendency for stalkerish book boyfriends says something about girls wanting guys to actually take an interest in them as people, rather than playing their computer games and fixing their cars and only coming in when they want someone to cook them some eggs or warm them at night... In real life, all this interest in the girl might be freaky, but I suspect it's a cry for, not so much help but, something more...
Oh. And the title is on the cover several times... I didn't need it drummed into me quite so obviously within the book. But, hey, that's just me.
Basically, the first half is kinda cute as the relationship develops. Then it's all: "This horrible thing happened and this is a good way to deal with it" x lots.
Gosh... um... but I did like it. I did. I didn't like Sky much to start with - she's pretty blunt, and I'm not - but she grew on me. But Holder was cute in the "sexy book boyfriend" way that is so popular these days.
I wonder if this tendency for stalkerish book boyfriends says something about girls wanting guys to actually take an interest in them as people, rather than playing their computer games and fixing their cars and only coming in when they want someone to cook them some eggs or warm them at night... In real life, all this interest in the girl might be freaky, but I suspect it's a cry for, not so much help but, something more...
Oh. And the title is on the cover several times... I didn't need it drummed into me quite so obviously within the book. But, hey, that's just me.
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Reading Progress
January 9, 2013
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Started Reading
January 9, 2013
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January 9, 2013
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e-book
January 9, 2013
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own-it
January 9, 2013
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29.0%
"I'm starting to like the characters (still iffy on the MC, but, well...). An easy read - although I find myself skimming a lot of the little bits of body-language that slows down conversations. I suspect at least a ***"
January 10, 2013
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34.0%
"A teenage boy who's *not* an author talking about run-on sentences? Does that happen?"
January 10, 2013
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91.0%
"If you were going to go through all that Sky has gone through, then Holder is exactly the guy you'd want to go through all that crap with.
This is a rather sweet tale, ultimately. I have been sucked into the tale. But, on the other hand, everything that "happens" in the novel is based on backstory... It's all about discovering history & dealing with it. I read this has a "here's how you do it" guide..."
This is a rather sweet tale, ultimately. I have been sucked into the tale. But, on the other hand, everything that "happens" in the novel is based on backstory... It's all about discovering history & dealing with it. I read this has a "here's how you do it" guide..."
January 10, 2013
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Finished Reading
