lolasreviews's review against another edition
4.0
I was a bit in a book lul and had no idea what to read, because I was in the mood for a contemp book I picked this one up. It is a fast paced and mostly light read and it was really enjoyable. I liked the originality of the story. It is about a boy and a girl who swap stories and dares in a notebook that they pass to each other in new York, without actually encountering each other.
The story is original and fast paced, I kept wanting to keep on reading. It also is a funny book at times and I really enjoyed reading it. I thought it was a bit strange that at first Dash and Lily never encountered each other, but it was also really nice to see how they got to kow each other through the notebook. I did think it was strange that they enlist the help of many friends and family members, but not one of them ever slips and tells one of them much about the other. It was just a bit unbelieveable.
This book is told from two perspectives, from Dash and Lily's perspective. They are wirtten by different authors and this makes the book even beter, because dash and Lily are so different from each other and even have their own thoughts and voice. We really get to know who Dash and Lily are and I liked them both. Most side characters are used to fill up gaps, but still they felt like real persons and they had their own characteristics.
Sometimes when I wasn't reading I did realize how strange it was that they where able to pass the notebook to each other in a city as big as New York, but when you are reading it most of it sounds very logical and it doens't seem strange at all.
I really enjoyed this story, but it misses something for the 5 stars. I am not sure what, as it is a really enjoyable and nice book and I would certainly recommend it. It just lacks a bit depth at times and even though it's a good book, it isn't the kind of book that stays with you long after you finished it.
I liked the setting of the story as it takes place around Christmas and this is quite important in this book. Like Lily, I love christmas although I do also agree with Dash about many of his ideas about Christmas. I liked how prominently Christmas played a role in this book and I got in the mood for Christmas.
To conclude: overal this is a very enjoyable story, fast paced and a light read with an original plot. I liked reading how different Lily and Dash where written and I really liked them both.
A special thanks to Emma @Boekenzee for writing an awesome review of this book that made me decide I had to read this book and I immediately ordered it.
The story is original and fast paced, I kept wanting to keep on reading. It also is a funny book at times and I really enjoyed reading it. I thought it was a bit strange that at first Dash and Lily never encountered each other, but it was also really nice to see how they got to kow each other through the notebook. I did think it was strange that they enlist the help of many friends and family members, but not one of them ever slips and tells one of them much about the other. It was just a bit unbelieveable.
This book is told from two perspectives, from Dash and Lily's perspective. They are wirtten by different authors and this makes the book even beter, because dash and Lily are so different from each other and even have their own thoughts and voice. We really get to know who Dash and Lily are and I liked them both. Most side characters are used to fill up gaps, but still they felt like real persons and they had their own characteristics.
Sometimes when I wasn't reading I did realize how strange it was that they where able to pass the notebook to each other in a city as big as New York, but when you are reading it most of it sounds very logical and it doens't seem strange at all.
I really enjoyed this story, but it misses something for the 5 stars. I am not sure what, as it is a really enjoyable and nice book and I would certainly recommend it. It just lacks a bit depth at times and even though it's a good book, it isn't the kind of book that stays with you long after you finished it.
I liked the setting of the story as it takes place around Christmas and this is quite important in this book. Like Lily, I love christmas although I do also agree with Dash about many of his ideas about Christmas. I liked how prominently Christmas played a role in this book and I got in the mood for Christmas.
To conclude: overal this is a very enjoyable story, fast paced and a light read with an original plot. I liked reading how different Lily and Dash where written and I really liked them both.
A special thanks to Emma @Boekenzee for writing an awesome review of this book that made me decide I had to read this book and I immediately ordered it.
alexandralh's review against another edition
3.0
Not the best Christmas book in the world. It got a bit draggy in some parts (maybe because I was reading even if I was sleepy?!), but I super love Rachel Cohn and David Levithan's co-writing style. I can't imagine not planning the plot before hand, but just passing on the story chapter by chapter!
dlberglund's review against another edition
3.0
A 16 year old has been telling me for months that I need to read this book, and I can see why she loved it. The alternating narrators are funny, quirky, intelligent, non-conformist book nerds. Granted, Dash is a little too full of himself and his giant vocabulary, and Lily is a bit much in her "one oversized majorette boot and one Chuck" getup, but overall I thought they were adorable. There were moments in which I wondered if the authors had at all planned out their narrative arc (they hadn't) and moments in which I thought the characters really shone. Some of the ensemble cast added greatly to the understanding of who Lily and Dash really are, while others I could have done without. (Why does Dash lie repeatedly to Priya, but then she shows up to support him in a crisis? What kind of friends are they? That seemed weird to me.) In other words, I think the super-team of David and Rachel should have had a more heavy handed editor to tighten the book. Overall, though, cute and appealing to a certain smart demographic that is snarly but wants to believe in something.
literarywallflower's review against another edition
3.0
The premise of this book is intriguing and makes you want to go out and strategically place your own notebook around town in hopes some cute boy picks it up. At the beginning I really liked this book. It was cute and witty, but as it continued it became more and more far-fetched.
First, I have decided that these are not normal sixteen year olds. I was sixteen a few years ago and felt that I was a bit more mature than either of them seemed to be, but they also over thought everything. I liked Dash from the start, but Lily got on my nerves. She seemed sort of whiny and babyish.
Dash’s ideas to do in a bookstore were really interesting. He claims that sometimes he goes to the bookstore and tackles a single letter by checking out all the authors that begin with that letter or a single section/genre or a certain color. I really want to try that one day when I have tons of time to kill.
Like I said, the characters were extremely interesting and not like anyone I have ever met in real life, but I do respect the term: frequaintance- which is a person who is somewhere between a friend and acquaintance. I am definitely going to be stealing this word.
I understand that the whole idea was far-fetched, but it just became more and more to the point that I grew bored with how unreasonable the story got. I didn’t really love the ending, but was glad to get there. Honestly, it was a cute book, but I am not quite sure I understood where all the hype was coming from. Perhaps if I was younger I would have liked it more.
First, I have decided that these are not normal sixteen year olds. I was sixteen a few years ago and felt that I was a bit more mature than either of them seemed to be, but they also over thought everything. I liked Dash from the start, but Lily got on my nerves. She seemed sort of whiny and babyish.
Dash’s ideas to do in a bookstore were really interesting. He claims that sometimes he goes to the bookstore and tackles a single letter by checking out all the authors that begin with that letter or a single section/genre or a certain color. I really want to try that one day when I have tons of time to kill.
Like I said, the characters were extremely interesting and not like anyone I have ever met in real life, but I do respect the term: frequaintance- which is a person who is somewhere between a friend and acquaintance. I am definitely going to be stealing this word.
I understand that the whole idea was far-fetched, but it just became more and more to the point that I grew bored with how unreasonable the story got. I didn’t really love the ending, but was glad to get there. Honestly, it was a cute book, but I am not quite sure I understood where all the hype was coming from. Perhaps if I was younger I would have liked it more.
brookeje60's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked the big words that were used in this. I also thought this book was really humourous too. (: I enjoyed the light tone of the book while also taking into consideration the larger themes. I thought that ending was a little dragged out though. I feel like the book should have ended 40 pages before it did. Overall, pretty good book.
hannahhhhh's review against another edition
4.0
somewhere in the vicinity of 4-4.5 stars. definitely a favorite.
eirasnow's review against another edition
Lost interest.
I read this book on mobile during Sunday shift hours when there was nobody to tend to, meaning I read this in public. I don't normally read in public, especially books with romance on the cover or even fantasy. This was one of few 'ordinary-looking covered' novels I found in my Kobo mobile account, so I dove right in.
The first few chapters made me frown. Dash was quite an intriguing character, but more in a bad way than good. He's mostly negative about things around him, the sort of person I would prefer not to engage in conversation with. Lily was likable, but not someone I could relate to. Around almost halfway through the book I found myself caring for none of the protagonists, let alone other characters that felt like they served as cardboard backgrounds. I didn't care about both Dash and Lily and what they were up to. The story didn't pull me at all. Time is short and precious, so I don't think I will ever finish a book that couldn't hold my interest. It's not like nothing happened. This wasn't a bland book like others I've dnf-ed. Things actually happened, scenes and events were flowing nicely, but they happened to be things I didn't really care to know what would happen next.
This book could be interesting. I expected some sweet, nice, and interesting things to flow between the characters in later chapters of the story, but since I would never get there, I don't know. I no longer care to know, so no rating from me.
I read this book on mobile during Sunday shift hours when there was nobody to tend to, meaning I read this in public. I don't normally read in public, especially books with romance on the cover or even fantasy. This was one of few 'ordinary-looking covered' novels I found in my Kobo mobile account, so I dove right in.
The first few chapters made me frown. Dash was quite an intriguing character, but more in a bad way than good. He's mostly negative about things around him, the sort of person I would prefer not to engage in conversation with. Lily was likable, but not someone I could relate to. Around almost halfway through the book I found myself caring for none of the protagonists, let alone other characters that felt like they served as cardboard backgrounds. I didn't care about both Dash and Lily and what they were up to. The story didn't pull me at all. Time is short and precious, so I don't think I will ever finish a book that couldn't hold my interest. It's not like nothing happened. This wasn't a bland book like others I've dnf-ed. Things actually happened, scenes and events were flowing nicely, but they happened to be things I didn't really care to know what would happen next.
This book could be interesting. I expected some sweet, nice, and interesting things to flow between the characters in later chapters of the story, but since I would never get there, I don't know. I no longer care to know, so no rating from me.
sandraagee's review against another edition
3.0
I was one of maybe three people in the world who for some reason didn't like [b:Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist|6998754|Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist|Rachel Cohn|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255795799s/6998754.jpg|929639], so I'll admit that I was rather warry of this book by the same duo. I blame David Levithan and our complicated history - I seem to either love ([b:Will Grayson Will Grayson|6567017|Will Grayson, Will Grayson|John Green|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1290480018s/6567017.jpg|6759965]) or hate ([b:Boy Meets Boy|23228|Boy Meets Boy|David Levithan|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1297121719s/23228.jpg|1118789]) his writing.
But I liked this book! Dash and Lily actually has a fair number of similarities to Nick and Norah in terms of style, but there's something about Dash and Lilly that reached me in a way that Nick and Norah didn't. Maybe it's because I was so warry when I started - lower expectations and all that. But I found these characters interesting and reasonably well drawn and I loved the quirky story told by means of a red Molskein. Part of me also appreciates how this story takes place and discusses the Christmas season without being too cynical or sappy.
But I liked this book! Dash and Lily actually has a fair number of similarities to Nick and Norah in terms of style, but there's something about Dash and Lilly that reached me in a way that Nick and Norah didn't. Maybe it's because I was so warry when I started - lower expectations and all that. But I found these characters interesting and reasonably well drawn and I loved the quirky story told by means of a red Molskein. Part of me also appreciates how this story takes place and discusses the Christmas season without being too cynical or sappy.
bookswithtrident's review against another edition
5.0
Exactly what it needed to be, a superior ending to the original as it’s more realistic and more in tone with the rest of the book but as is everything I expected
live_greene's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely adorable. Their unconventional love will make you want to get out of the house and explore the simple wonders of the world around you.