librarydragonfly's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
librariann's review against another edition
3.0
Ages 13+ (language, a few vivid sexual encounters)
It was okay pretty much sums it up. The voices of the characters were great, but the story - told from four different points of view - didn't add up to a whole.
It was okay pretty much sums it up. The voices of the characters were great, but the story - told from four different points of view - didn't add up to a whole.
sonni89's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this. If the book had been a little bit longer or the stories had been a little bit more interconnected, it could've easily been a five-star read, but as it stands, it's probably around 3.5.
Skye's story in particular felt really unfinished and that bugged me. I'm glad Jena and Owen both featured heavily in the last story, and that Dakota made an appearance as well, but it just felt like there was more story to be told for almost all of them and I'm sad I didn't get that.
That said, Jena and Owen in New York = my everything.
Skye's story in particular felt really unfinished and that bugged me. I'm glad Jena and Owen both featured heavily in the last story, and that Dakota made an appearance as well, but it just felt like there was more story to be told for almost all of them and I'm sad I didn't get that.
That said, Jena and Owen in New York = my everything.
jeanwk's review against another edition
4.0
Great readable story. Characters were likable and realistic. I looked forward to picking it up--good summer read.
heather01602to60660's review against another edition
2.0
Admission: the cover art hooked me. Unfortunately, the story, not so much. It was interesting to see how the lives of the 4 lead characters would intersect, but overall, it didn't grab me.
abigailbat's review against another edition
4.0
Carolyn Mackler does it again in this compulsively readable novel about four teens whose lives become connected after a spring vacation at a Caribbean resort. Jena, Dakota, Skye, and Owen each have their own issues and when their lives briefly touch at Paradise resort, they have no idea how it'll effect their real lives. I found each switch to a new narrator slightly jarring, but I quickly came to love each of them.
I'd quickly hand this to fans of Sarah Dessen and Elizabeth Scott. Fans of Carolyn Mackler's previous books will eat it up and Tangled will inspire new fans to pick up her other books as well.
Read my full review on my blog:
http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/12/book-review-tangled.html
I'd quickly hand this to fans of Sarah Dessen and Elizabeth Scott. Fans of Carolyn Mackler's previous books will eat it up and Tangled will inspire new fans to pick up her other books as well.
Read my full review on my blog:
http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com/2009/12/book-review-tangled.html
baileycu's review against another edition
5.0
I reread this book all the time, I can't put it down. I got it in the early Summer, and I can still tell you every part of it, I just reread it last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
emydeqdillon's review against another edition
3.0
It did get better after a few chapters, but it is full of cliche characters that were frustrating to read about again and again.
philyra91's review against another edition
4.0
Tangled is a quick, yet intensely great standalone novel. It tells the story of how the lives of four strangers intersect and affect one another after spending some time in a place called Paradise.
Normally, a book with that many POVs is pretty much just setting itself up for trouble but here, it works well. Mackler has a distinctive "voice" for each character so you'd automatically know which POV you're in and of course, it helps that it doesn't switch back and forth.
The characters are all flawed in some way, but they do have some redeeming qualities about them which makes readers sympathize with them. The book's too short for all of them to be fully developed but I do feel that each character got enough time to really shine, even if it's only for a little while.
There's romance in this book as well, but not in the way you think. I'm glad that it's not one of those books where such 4 strangers would somehow fall in love with one another and live happily ever after. The humor in the book is also very entertaining. I will definitely be waiting to read The Future of Us by Mackler and Jay Asher, two of my favorite authors now! :D
Normally, a book with that many POVs is pretty much just setting itself up for trouble but here, it works well. Mackler has a distinctive "voice" for each character so you'd automatically know which POV you're in and of course, it helps that it doesn't switch back and forth.
The characters are all flawed in some way, but they do have some redeeming qualities about them which makes readers sympathize with them. The book's too short for all of them to be fully developed but I do feel that each character got enough time to really shine, even if it's only for a little while.
There's romance in this book as well, but not in the way you think. I'm glad that it's not one of those books where such 4 strangers would somehow fall in love with one another and live happily ever after. The humor in the book is also very entertaining. I will definitely be waiting to read The Future of Us by Mackler and Jay Asher, two of my favorite authors now! :D