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4.0
Quite the Novel Idea ~ Words from the Clouds
I really enjoyed this one a lot. I liked the characters and their dynamics. I liked the writing style and how engaging it was. I liked the mystery element. I liked the story overall.
I didn't really like how confusing it sometimes was. I'm still not sure how it all ended, even after re-reading the last few chapters two times. Also, at times it was a tad boring. Just a bit though.
Review to come. I think.
I really enjoyed this one a lot. I liked the characters and their dynamics. I liked the writing style and how engaging it was. I liked the mystery element. I liked the story overall.
I didn't really like how confusing it sometimes was. I'm still not sure how it all ended, even after re-reading the last few chapters two times. Also, at times it was a tad boring. Just a bit though.
Review to come. I think.
mbrandmaier's review
3.0
Teen girl on the run. Teen boy sent to assassinate her instead falls in love with her. What else is there to know?
shemyshines98's review
2.0
It was an okay book. Not as thrilling and as exciting as I hoped. Pretty much all over the place and can get very confusing. Thank god it was a fast read. That's the only good thing about this book I liked, unfortunately.
bookloversofi's review
3.0
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed this book, has the potential to be a beloved book by readers.
The writing is very good, I loved especially the double POVs when the story unfolds
It kept me interesting through the pages , but has not finished convince me, I think my main problem was with the character of Nicolette, I guess we do not get along.
The end has not really convinced me, but still still think it's a very interesting read, and as I say, not swayed by a review before reading a book, that is, are personal ideas and thoughts that can give you ideas that reading will be, although this can't convinced me , many people end for enjoying it.
My points are mainly for the incredible writing that the book has and the plot is very interesting :)
human_ish's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
piperhudsburn's review
3.0
Not worth your time.
The beginning of this book was everything I dreamed of. I loved both main characters, the fast paced storyline, and the captivating dialogue. However, by the time our two love interests met, the entire story went out the window and turned into just another "sexy new adult" novel. The plot took an illogical turn and our two protagonists went from two precious, naive yet lovable 18 year olds to strange, horny 25 year olds.
There were so many parts of this book I did not understand. I did not understand how Nicolette was just able to get money and clothes out of nowhere and how the authorities did not notice her absence. I hate how Stampler chose to not have Nicolette suffer any remote PTSD repercussions from the crime she witnessed. I could not possibly comprehend the absurdity of the last part of the novel at all.
Jack, perfect and adorable, became possessive and abusive 40% in. I didn't find him sexy- just annoying. The ending was long and took too long. By the end, I was gasping for air, hoping it would all end. I was very, very disappointed since I was growing to like Stampler's writing and was very interested in how the story would pan out.
The beginning of this book was everything I dreamed of. I loved both main characters, the fast paced storyline, and the captivating dialogue. However, by the time our two love interests met, the entire story went out the window and turned into just another "sexy new adult" novel. The plot took an illogical turn and our two protagonists went from two precious, naive yet lovable 18 year olds to strange, horny 25 year olds.
There were so many parts of this book I did not understand. I did not understand how Nicolette was just able to get money and clothes out of nowhere and how the authorities did not notice her absence. I hate how Stampler chose to not have Nicolette suffer any remote PTSD repercussions from the crime she witnessed. I could not possibly comprehend the absurdity of the last part of the novel at all.
Jack, perfect and adorable, became possessive and abusive 40% in. I didn't find him sexy- just annoying. The ending was long and took too long. By the end, I was gasping for air, hoping it would all end. I was very, very disappointed since I was growing to like Stampler's writing and was very interested in how the story would pan out.
dani005's review
3.0
The book cover teaser for this story had me hooked. Romance involved with drug lords and bounty hunters sounded for a good mix, especially when previous books with such a plot line proved to be the perfect combination of romance and adventure for me.
This book had a great plot theoretically. There were so many twists and turns - apprehension building through the tensions wrought between our two protagonists; emotions strained by the elusive answer to the question, who's telling the truth and who's lying. The irony of this story's complexity is how the reader knows what is a lie and what is a truth on face value, only for the story to turn around and for the reader to realize that what was the truth to one character was only a front to the reality of the situation as it actually occurred. I loved how many times Stampler lead me on to believe I knew what the truth to the novel was, making me think I understood these characters, only to realize how wrong I was. It was a game, one in which no one truly won because in this type of game in this novel, everyone must sacrifice something. It's only a matter of how much you're willing to sacrifice to get what you want, including what isn't yours to sacrifice in the first place.
The plot was well thought out, however the characterization fell a little flat. The characters were not exactly dynamic. You learned more about them as a reader, realizing as you go what each character is willing to do and sacrifice and thus learn what they value on a superficial level. However we know very little to how everything that has happened to them has affected them on any intimate dynamic level. We understand the harsh abusive life that Jack grew up with and how it supposedly made him hard but sensitive, and how Nicolette grew up wild and loved by all and so is portrayed as a naive girl having to grow a pair and face the reality to the consequences of her actions. To me, such portrayals of these characters are incredibly shallow when so much more of their personality could be fleshed out by the complex histories they each have that is only slowly portrayed to us, piece by piece.
Stampler is incredibly talented at directing this book in one direction only to wrench it into a new direction simply through twisting our understanding of the truth of this story in subtle degrees. However her characters were seemingly simple-minded pawns, and were romantically, an "insta-love" cliche that has little ground in reality. Immediately they would throw away all inhibitions for one another, disregarding all other safe guard mentalities that had up to that point driven every action and train of thought they had. At first it had been all about survival, and keeping those they loved alive as well, but hey, despite meeting so many other strangers along the way, Nicolette decides this one guy despite only knowing him a few minutes, is worthing risking her anonymity. It just didn't seem believable to me. And despite the reasons for which Jack was hunting Nicolette down, he decided to completely disregard these just for the chance of being with a hot girl that he could see "spending his life with".... That being said Stampler did allow for the portrayal of some hesitation but it seemed choppy and not exactly realistic.
This story had a fantastic plot line and with stronger characters it would have been a spectacular novel.
This book had a great plot theoretically. There were so many twists and turns - apprehension building through the tensions wrought between our two protagonists; emotions strained by the elusive answer to the question, who's telling the truth and who's lying. The irony of this story's complexity is how the reader knows what is a lie and what is a truth on face value, only for the story to turn around and for the reader to realize that what was the truth to one character was only a front to the reality of the situation as it actually occurred. I loved how many times Stampler lead me on to believe I knew what the truth to the novel was, making me think I understood these characters, only to realize how wrong I was. It was a game, one in which no one truly won because in this type of game in this novel, everyone must sacrifice something. It's only a matter of how much you're willing to sacrifice to get what you want, including what isn't yours to sacrifice in the first place.
The plot was well thought out, however the characterization fell a little flat. The characters were not exactly dynamic. You learned more about them as a reader, realizing as you go what each character is willing to do and sacrifice and thus learn what they value on a superficial level. However we know very little to how everything that has happened to them has affected them on any intimate dynamic level. We understand the harsh abusive life that Jack grew up with and how it supposedly made him hard but sensitive, and how Nicolette grew up wild and loved by all and so is portrayed as a naive girl having to grow a pair and face the reality to the consequences of her actions. To me, such portrayals of these characters are incredibly shallow when so much more of their personality could be fleshed out by the complex histories they each have that is only slowly portrayed to us, piece by piece.
Stampler is incredibly talented at directing this book in one direction only to wrench it into a new direction simply through twisting our understanding of the truth of this story in subtle degrees. However her characters were seemingly simple-minded pawns, and were romantically, an "insta-love" cliche that has little ground in reality. Immediately they would throw away all inhibitions for one another, disregarding all other safe guard mentalities that had up to that point driven every action and train of thought they had. At first it had been all about survival, and keeping those they loved alive as well, but hey, despite meeting so many other strangers along the way, Nicolette decides this one guy despite only knowing him a few minutes, is worthing risking her anonymity. It just didn't seem believable to me. And despite the reasons for which Jack was hunting Nicolette down, he decided to completely disregard these just for the chance of being with a hot girl that he could see "spending his life with".... That being said Stampler did allow for the portrayal of some hesitation but it seemed choppy and not exactly realistic.
This story had a fantastic plot line and with stronger characters it would have been a spectacular novel.