Abigail Johnson (1)
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Girl on the Run (Underlined Paperbacks) par Abigail Johnson
I enjoyed this unique fast paced story, however, I caution younger YA readers/sensitive readers. It got quite bloody and the characters started using foul language about 1/2 through the story.
Quite a bit of language at the beginning but overall a very good story.
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Recommended: sure
For an unflinching examination of how issues between parents affect their kids, for a sweet and painful young love (assuming you can suspend disbelief a little bit)
Thoughts:
Sometimes I feel like such a curmudgeon. As I get older (and five years away from being a teenager is really not that much, the portrayals of love between teenagers gets more and more difficult to believe. They saw each other for a few days or had a few conversations, and now they know they'll be together forever? I mean to be honest, that's 100% an accurate portrayal of the way it feels when you're that age. But now I just feel like the parents watching indulgently as their teens go through it. You smile and say, "Oh, she's the one your going to marry, eh?" and prepare for the inevitable heartbreak. It's probably due to my own learnings in how hard it is to actually find a love worth fighting for and holding on to.
But I digress.
If you can take the forever-at-sixteen romance with a grain of salt, then this is a sweet yet powerful read. Abigail Johnson didn't pull any punches when it came to the horrifying things people, especially parents, can do to each other. Jolene's relationship with her mother and her lack of a relationship with her father made me want to swoop in take her into my arms while scolding both parents the whole time with righteous indignation that would show them both the error of their ways. Adam's anger and eventual understandings of what's going on with his parents were gratifying to see him deal with, as his family re-learned how to be together with a piece of their puzzle missing.
I loved the Baggage and the Issues that the characters had to work through more than their romance, though I acknowledge that was obviously a key part of it. Wanting to better yourself to be better for the person you love is a seriously powerful motivator - trust me, I'm 25. xD This would have been four stars if I had been more able to get past Adam's dramatic declarations, but only Romeo can pull those off for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for a free advanced copy of this in exchange for an honest review.… (plus d'informations)
Recommended: sure
For an unflinching examination of how issues between parents affect their kids, for a sweet and painful young love (assuming you can suspend disbelief a little bit)
Thoughts:
Sometimes I feel like such a curmudgeon. As I get older (and five years away from being a teenager is really not that much, the portrayals of love between teenagers gets more and more difficult to believe. They saw each other for a few days or had a few conversations, and now they know they'll be together forever? I mean to be honest, that's 100% an accurate portrayal of the way it feels when you're that age. But now I just feel like the parents watching indulgently as their teens go through it. You smile and say, "Oh, she's the one your going to marry, eh?" and prepare for the inevitable heartbreak. It's probably due to my own learnings in how hard it is to actually find a love worth fighting for and holding on to.
But I digress.
If you can take the forever-at-sixteen romance with a grain of salt, then this is a sweet yet powerful read. Abigail Johnson didn't pull any punches when it came to the horrifying things people, especially parents, can do to each other. Jolene's relationship with her mother and her lack of a relationship with her father made me want to swoop in take her into my arms while scolding both parents the whole time with righteous indignation that would show them both the error of their ways. Adam's anger and eventual understandings of what's going on with his parents were gratifying to see him deal with, as his family re-learned how to be together with a piece of their puzzle missing.
I loved the Baggage and the Issues that the characters had to work through more than their romance, though I acknowledge that was obviously a key part of it. Wanting to better yourself to be better for the person you love is a seriously powerful motivator - trust me, I'm 25. xD This would have been four stars if I had been more able to get past Adam's dramatic declarations, but only Romeo can pull those off for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for a free advanced copy of this in exchange for an honest review.… (plus d'informations)
I like that Jolene was able to find a better solution for her living arrangements and that Adam was able to help his family start their healing process. I like that Adam and Jolene found each other when they needed someone who understood what they were going through and they were able to help each other move forward.
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- Œuvres
- 6
- Membres
- 368
- Popularité
- #65,433
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 31
- ISBN
- 49