gyeranbbang's review
5.0
I’m giving “Bomb” by Sarah Mussi a well-deserved 4’5 “what-a-thrilling-story” stars.
A few days ago I discovered this website called NetGalley, maybe some of you guys already know about it. I found out today that you actually need to request most books you want to read and it turns out if you are not from an English-speaking country you’re quite screwed. Still, the very first day I was looking through the website this book caught my attention, and it was available as a “Read Now” in Europe. So, yeah, I want to thank NetGalley and Hodder Children’s Books for I got this ARC from them.
Have you ever read a book that you loved, but at the very same time freaked you out? Let’s say you wake up strapped on a bomb. Like, how do you think you would react? Would you follow the orders you’re given? Would you break knowing you are a walking weapon risking the life of everyone near you? From the moment you start reading this book, there’s a lot of “what ifs” that will come to your mind and, believe me, it is scary. I’m-becoming-paranoid scary.
We’ve all seen the rise of terror in modern times, and especially last year. We talk about it over dinner with family, we talk about in our lectures in class, and the News online and offline keep reminding us: terrorism is here, is a fact, and we are all in danger. This is what “Bomb” is about. The fear, the paranoia, and the danger we face every day without even knowing. And I can honestly say, I will never forget this story, it made me feel frightened and fragile.
As you can read, I loved the book, though I must say the first couple chapters of the book were quite hard to read. The book is written from Genesis, the main character, point of view and in present tense. Which means when she’s freaking out her thoughts step on each other, and it’s difficult to follow her thinking. I can honestly say if you go through the first two chapters, it gets better. Gen turns out to be an awesome and likable character: she may seem childish and obsessed with her ex-boyfriend at the beginning, but she grows out of it after a while.
There aren’t lots of characters in this book, but I’ll say there are three important ones: Genesis, Dave, and Naz. It’s kind of like a love triangle, only that is not. Genesis dated Dave, dumped him for Naz, and then she was the one getting dumped. Ouch. But still, you get to see their strong and weak points; you get to see why she liked them so much, but also why she shouldn’t like them too. I guess everyone who reads the books will obviously be on Team Dave, but Mussi has done an awesome job showing the good side of Naz too. Thumbs up for it.
Besides pointing out everything I liked, I would also like to state my opinion on something Gen does. She likes to write poetry, and she wants to know the meaning of life, so she’s obsessed over composing one-sentence poems regarding this. I didn’t like the LIFE IS sentences, thought I may say some of them were Awesome (capital-A-Awesome), just like “Life is a novel with the last page ripped out.” But there were some one-sentences that made me cringe. Let’s say you are reading an awesome book, your devouring eagerly every page of it, and suddenly you read “Life is a Tin of Sardines: We're all of us looking for the key.” It really kills my mood. Also, I don’t think a key will help you get out of a tin of sardines; you‘d need a tin opener for that.
I recommend “Bomb” to everyone who likes books that linger, thrilling stories, not knowing what will happen till the last page, great endings, and who want to find out the purpose of life.
A few days ago I discovered this website called NetGalley, maybe some of you guys already know about it. I found out today that you actually need to request most books you want to read and it turns out if you are not from an English-speaking country you’re quite screwed. Still, the very first day I was looking through the website this book caught my attention, and it was available as a “Read Now” in Europe. So, yeah, I want to thank NetGalley and Hodder Children’s Books for I got this ARC from them.
Have you ever read a book that you loved, but at the very same time freaked you out? Let’s say you wake up strapped on a bomb. Like, how do you think you would react? Would you follow the orders you’re given? Would you break knowing you are a walking weapon risking the life of everyone near you? From the moment you start reading this book, there’s a lot of “what ifs” that will come to your mind and, believe me, it is scary. I’m-becoming-paranoid scary.
We’ve all seen the rise of terror in modern times, and especially last year. We talk about it over dinner with family, we talk about in our lectures in class, and the News online and offline keep reminding us: terrorism is here, is a fact, and we are all in danger. This is what “Bomb” is about. The fear, the paranoia, and the danger we face every day without even knowing. And I can honestly say, I will never forget this story, it made me feel frightened and fragile.
As you can read, I loved the book, though I must say the first couple chapters of the book were quite hard to read. The book is written from Genesis, the main character, point of view and in present tense. Which means when she’s freaking out her thoughts step on each other, and it’s difficult to follow her thinking. I can honestly say if you go through the first two chapters, it gets better. Gen turns out to be an awesome and likable character: she may seem childish and obsessed with her ex-boyfriend at the beginning, but she grows out of it after a while.
There aren’t lots of characters in this book, but I’ll say there are three important ones: Genesis, Dave, and Naz. It’s kind of like a love triangle, only that is not. Genesis dated Dave, dumped him for Naz, and then she was the one getting dumped. Ouch. But still, you get to see their strong and weak points; you get to see why she liked them so much, but also why she shouldn’t like them too. I guess everyone who reads the books will obviously be on Team Dave, but Mussi has done an awesome job showing the good side of Naz too. Thumbs up for it.
Besides pointing out everything I liked, I would also like to state my opinion on something Gen does. She likes to write poetry, and she wants to know the meaning of life, so she’s obsessed over composing one-sentence poems regarding this. I didn’t like the LIFE IS sentences, thought I may say some of them were Awesome (capital-A-Awesome), just like “Life is a novel with the last page ripped out.” But there were some one-sentences that made me cringe. Let’s say you are reading an awesome book, your devouring eagerly every page of it, and suddenly you read “Life is a Tin of Sardines: We're all of us looking for the key.” It really kills my mood. Also, I don’t think a key will help you get out of a tin of sardines; you‘d need a tin opener for that.
I recommend “Bomb” to everyone who likes books that linger, thrilling stories, not knowing what will happen till the last page, great endings, and who want to find out the purpose of life.
theartolater's review
5.0
I'm not going to lie - I didn't expect to love this book the way I did.
This story is ridiculously simple. Genesis wakes up in a dark basement, and she quickly learns she has a suicide bomb strapped to her body. She quickly deduces it's related to her boyfriend who has become aligned with a radical Islamic sect. She also has a bluetooth earpiece in her ear, and the voice in her ear is giving her a lot of directions. She knows her time is limited, and she doesn't really know what to do.
It's a really, really action-packed book, unlike anything I've ever read. The pacing is almost breakneck, the way the plot is revealed absolutely incredible. It really kind of brings home the type of strange tactics we've only really read about when it comes to terrorism. It's just a wild thrill ride, action-movie-style, and that's all that matters.
One can quibble with some of the unrealistic parts of the book or the simplified characterizations, but I don't think this is necessarily meant to be a broad treatise on international politics for a teen audience. It's more of a "based on current events" roller coaster that keeps you on the edge of your seat, guessing the whole way through.
Definitely recommended, but only for the strong of heart. This one's truly intense, but absolutely worth it.
This story is ridiculously simple. Genesis wakes up in a dark basement, and she quickly learns she has a suicide bomb strapped to her body. She quickly deduces it's related to her boyfriend who has become aligned with a radical Islamic sect. She also has a bluetooth earpiece in her ear, and the voice in her ear is giving her a lot of directions. She knows her time is limited, and she doesn't really know what to do.
It's a really, really action-packed book, unlike anything I've ever read. The pacing is almost breakneck, the way the plot is revealed absolutely incredible. It really kind of brings home the type of strange tactics we've only really read about when it comes to terrorism. It's just a wild thrill ride, action-movie-style, and that's all that matters.
One can quibble with some of the unrealistic parts of the book or the simplified characterizations, but I don't think this is necessarily meant to be a broad treatise on international politics for a teen audience. It's more of a "based on current events" roller coaster that keeps you on the edge of your seat, guessing the whole way through.
Definitely recommended, but only for the strong of heart. This one's truly intense, but absolutely worth it.
veronika_wordy_and_whimsical's review
2.0
http://reading-is-dreaming-with-open-eyes.blogspot.hu/
You have no idea how excited I was for Bomb. I have to admit I had huge expectations, but can you blame me? The cover is gorgeous and the synopsis makes the novel sound like an action packed, edge of your seat novel that you will not be able to put down. You have to understand that before starting Bomb I was mentally picturing this book on my "favorite hidden-gems shelf", right along with fantastic novels, such as You Are Mine or James Games. So this was a huge disappointment for me, which might not make me the best person to review it. Here comes nothing.
Most of my problems come back to Genesis, our main character. Being a thriller and action book, Bomb didn't really have any room left for character development, which would have been fine if I only had the chance to get to know something, anything about Genesis in the first place. By the end of the book I still didn't know who she really was, and that is something that bothers me. Another problem is that she is one of the most annoying characters ever, and as a narrator she sucks even more. I don't think I'm the only one who found it bothersome that we never learnt why she broke up with her other ex, the guy she went out before Naz, who happened to have a bigger role in the novel, being the person who helps Genesis.
The writing style is yet another thing I just couldn't stand. Even if we don't count the fact that Genesis sounds like an adult who desperately wants to sound like a teenager (the way she overuses "totally" was plainly horrible) there is still the formatting of the text. I'm pretty sure the author thought that WRITING IN CAPS, or in italic, maybe in bold will make the readers pay super-close attention to everything that was happening. It did not. I like when a little formatting is used, but in Bomb it was way way too much. Most of the time I couldn't even figure out why Mussi thought it was a great idea to use formatting.
It usually really annoys me when people instead of asking for help from the police go ahead and make stupid, reckless decisions on their own. But alright, I understand that Genesis is really young and kind of dumb as well, so she obviously doesn't go to the only place where they might actually be able to save her. At least in a normal world. But in this universum the police start to shoot at her. At a person with a BOMB! Who does that? Seriously, I feel like this novel makes teenagers, police officers and everyone else in between look stupid as hell.
Why do I give two stars after such a negative review? Because I like the idea. I liked some parts, the only problem was that Genesis was always there to ruin these parts for me. I think if someone doesn't find the things I mentioned above bothersome he might actually love Bomb.
The story idea: 3/5
The realisation of the story: 1/5
The characters: 2/5
The cover: 4/5
Enjoy factor: 1/5
Final Rating: 2/5
You have no idea how excited I was for Bomb. I have to admit I had huge expectations, but can you blame me? The cover is gorgeous and the synopsis makes the novel sound like an action packed, edge of your seat novel that you will not be able to put down. You have to understand that before starting Bomb I was mentally picturing this book on my "favorite hidden-gems shelf", right along with fantastic novels, such as You Are Mine or James Games. So this was a huge disappointment for me, which might not make me the best person to review it. Here comes nothing.
Most of my problems come back to Genesis, our main character. Being a thriller and action book, Bomb didn't really have any room left for character development, which would have been fine if I only had the chance to get to know something, anything about Genesis in the first place. By the end of the book I still didn't know who she really was, and that is something that bothers me. Another problem is that she is one of the most annoying characters ever, and as a narrator she sucks even more. I don't think I'm the only one who found it bothersome that we never learnt why she broke up with her other ex, the guy she went out before Naz, who happened to have a bigger role in the novel, being the person who helps Genesis.
The writing style is yet another thing I just couldn't stand. Even if we don't count the fact that Genesis sounds like an adult who desperately wants to sound like a teenager (the way she overuses "totally" was plainly horrible) there is still the formatting of the text. I'm pretty sure the author thought that WRITING IN CAPS, or in italic, maybe in bold will make the readers pay super-close attention to everything that was happening. It did not. I like when a little formatting is used, but in Bomb it was way way too much. Most of the time I couldn't even figure out why Mussi thought it was a great idea to use formatting.
It usually really annoys me when people instead of asking for help from the police go ahead and make stupid, reckless decisions on their own. But alright, I understand that Genesis is really young and kind of dumb as well, so she obviously doesn't go to the only place where they might actually be able to save her. At least in a normal world. But in this universum the police start to shoot at her. At a person with a BOMB! Who does that? Seriously, I feel like this novel makes teenagers, police officers and everyone else in between look stupid as hell.
Why do I give two stars after such a negative review? Because I like the idea. I liked some parts, the only problem was that Genesis was always there to ruin these parts for me. I think if someone doesn't find the things I mentioned above bothersome he might actually love Bomb.
The story idea: 3/5
The realisation of the story: 1/5
The characters: 2/5
The cover: 4/5
Enjoy factor: 1/5
Final Rating: 2/5
pannonianbookworm's review
4.0
**I've received free eBook copy from www.netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review***
When i started reading this book, i was in a reading slump and i was a bit scared that i will not finish it. But when i started i realized that all fears were for nothing. There was something in the story and writing style that kept me turning the pages.
Bomb is a book about girl Genesis who decides to go on blind date to get over her ex boyfriend Naz who dumped her for no good reason ( at least that is what she said). Next morning she wakes up not knowing where she is and don't remembering anything from the night before. Than she realizes that she has some kind of vest attached to her and something is blocking her hearing in one ear. She is scared and doesn't know what to do. And then when she thought things can't get more complicate she hears voice in her ear telling her that she is selected for a mission and that she is strapped to a bomb. Then her journey of survivor stars. We follow her trying to figure out why is she chosen and how to outwit them.
The cult that chose her is called Brightness and they believe that if they sacrifice what they love they will have them in next life. It is religious extremist group who choose easy female, the easy targets, at made them sacrifice in order to kill as much people as they can. They want to bring the end of the days and no one who becomes their member can can leave them.
Our main character is Genesis and we follow her struggle to understand what and why is this happening to her. She is also struggling with question why her boyfriend Naz had decided to end things with her so suddenly. She is a strong character who decides that she will stop this people and try to save as many lives as she can. I really admired that because it is not easy to think in panicky situation and because she decides that she will give her life in order to save people. She doesn't stop fighting until the very end even when she doesn't see the light at the end of tunel.
We are also introduced to her best friend Holly and to Dave her ex-boyfriend who happens to be Holly's older brother, They try to help Genesis and to save her life, but it wasn't that easy and things that happened showed that. They were determined to be with her until the end, and they showed what real friends are. Dave the Save was with her and as army member tried to get the bomb of her and find the place where the Brightness was to save her. He was like detective trying to fit the pieces of that mystery together.
There was a bit of a romance, but not much, I wanted more, but i feel like deep down I knew that the story is best the way it is written. There was her struggle between the sweet, loving Dave and extreme, dangerous Naz, and who was the one.
The story was really fast paced and it included all. detective, police, love, friendship, struggle... It was really interesting and suspenseful in majority of book, But i have to say that some parts where a bit boring. In some places there where articles from newspapers and news that were to long and that were not that connected to the story. I fell like those parts were unnecessary and could be shorter. Also i was sometimes annoyed with things that Genesis used to say (her poet lines). I just didn't understand it and wasn't interested in that.
The most disappointing part of whole book was the ending, I just needed more. I don't know what happened i just don't know how story finishes. I wish that there was epilogue so we could know what happened to her, did the bomb exploded or not. It was not fully finished in my opinion. I can just guess the ending of story.
I enjoyed the book a lot. I have to be honest I didn't expected it to be this good. It was fast paced and interesting and i highly recommend it to everyone. I will give it 4/5 stars, just because of the ending.
When i started reading this book, i was in a reading slump and i was a bit scared that i will not finish it. But when i started i realized that all fears were for nothing. There was something in the story and writing style that kept me turning the pages.
Bomb is a book about girl Genesis who decides to go on blind date to get over her ex boyfriend Naz who dumped her for no good reason ( at least that is what she said). Next morning she wakes up not knowing where she is and don't remembering anything from the night before. Than she realizes that she has some kind of vest attached to her and something is blocking her hearing in one ear. She is scared and doesn't know what to do. And then when she thought things can't get more complicate she hears voice in her ear telling her that she is selected for a mission and that she is strapped to a bomb. Then her journey of survivor stars. We follow her trying to figure out why is she chosen and how to outwit them.
The cult that chose her is called Brightness and they believe that if they sacrifice what they love they will have them in next life. It is religious extremist group who choose easy female, the easy targets, at made them sacrifice in order to kill as much people as they can. They want to bring the end of the days and no one who becomes their member can can leave them.
Our main character is Genesis and we follow her struggle to understand what and why is this happening to her. She is also struggling with question why her boyfriend Naz had decided to end things with her so suddenly. She is a strong character who decides that she will stop this people and try to save as many lives as she can. I really admired that because it is not easy to think in panicky situation and because she decides that she will give her life in order to save people. She doesn't stop fighting until the very end even when she doesn't see the light at the end of tunel.
We are also introduced to her best friend Holly and to Dave her ex-boyfriend who happens to be Holly's older brother, They try to help Genesis and to save her life, but it wasn't that easy and things that happened showed that. They were determined to be with her until the end, and they showed what real friends are. Dave the Save was with her and as army member tried to get the bomb of her and find the place where the Brightness was to save her. He was like detective trying to fit the pieces of that mystery together.
There was a bit of a romance, but not much, I wanted more, but i feel like deep down I knew that the story is best the way it is written. There was her struggle between the sweet, loving Dave and extreme, dangerous Naz, and who was the one.
The story was really fast paced and it included all. detective, police, love, friendship, struggle... It was really interesting and suspenseful in majority of book, But i have to say that some parts where a bit boring. In some places there where articles from newspapers and news that were to long and that were not that connected to the story. I fell like those parts were unnecessary and could be shorter. Also i was sometimes annoyed with things that Genesis used to say (her poet lines). I just didn't understand it and wasn't interested in that.
The most disappointing part of whole book was the ending, I just needed more. I don't know what happened i just don't know how story finishes. I wish that there was epilogue so we could know what happened to her, did the bomb exploded or not. It was not fully finished in my opinion. I can just guess the ending of story.
I enjoyed the book a lot. I have to be honest I didn't expected it to be this good. It was fast paced and interesting and i highly recommend it to everyone. I will give it 4/5 stars, just because of the ending.
ncisduckie's review
1.0
I am reviewing the advanced copy provided to me through the publisher on NetGalley for an honest review.
DNF at 38%
I really wanted to love this book because the first chapter hooked me in. But after that--I had to fight myself to continue. Reading felt like a square wheel clunking against the pavement. The plot was not only slow, but the urgency of this bomb is very....lackluster. I didn’t care if Genesis died and I surely didn’t care if anyone else died with her.
The Rest of my Review can be found on my blog: http://duckiereads.tumblr.com/post/125458617301/i-am-reviewing-the-advanced-copy-provided-to-me
DNF at 38%
I really wanted to love this book because the first chapter hooked me in. But after that--I had to fight myself to continue. Reading felt like a square wheel clunking against the pavement. The plot was not only slow, but the urgency of this bomb is very....lackluster. I didn’t care if Genesis died and I surely didn’t care if anyone else died with her.
The Rest of my Review can be found on my blog: http://duckiereads.tumblr.com/post/125458617301/i-am-reviewing-the-advanced-copy-provided-to-me
wordsofclover's review
1.0
I received a free digital copy from the author/publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest feedback.
Genesis Wainwright can't remember last night. She can remember the guy she had a blind date with, she can remember feeling that she didn't really like him. But she can't remember the point when, somehow, she ended up with a bomb strapped to her chest.
Bomb tells the story of a day in the life of Genesis, except it's not a normal day. Sudden;y genesis is in a life or death situation. She can blow up at any minute, she has to listen to the voice in her ear and can't even talk to anyone to try and get help. Genesis needs to find out what's going on and save herself, and a lot of other people, in the process.
This book had an amazing concept. As soon as i read the summary, I knew I wanted to read it. The plot could only be thrilling and leave me at the edge of my seat, right? Wrong! I was so bitterly disappointed. I ended up rally hating the main character when I should be feeling nothing but sorry for her, and possibly proud of her for how she is acting. Instead, for some weird reason, she ends up turning the whole situation around into a very weird love triangle, kind of.
I found the whole thing quite unbelievable, despite suicide bombings being a very big and unfortunate reality in today's society. The way she thought just didn't add up for me and I hated the way she kept coming up with these random sayings. I felt like the author was trying to just cram a whole load of nonsense that was probably suppose to make Genesis seem super smart and rational and didn't.
I mean...why didn't she attempt to call the police. Or Holly? Or Dave? Why didn't any of them do anything like that. And Dave's experiences and knowledge didn't seem right for me. From the story i got the jist he hadn't been in the army that long, maybe a year. How could he know so much already? Not buying it.
And the way the police decided, yep, shoot first when the terrorist organisation have a history of abducting young girls and using them as suicide bombers yet they have orders to conduct kill shots?? That just really annoyed me. Also, how did someone spot Genesis as acting oddly, it wasn't explained, the police just showed up. The same with the blind date. How did Genesis end up organising this date? I don't think it was ever explained properly.
And Naz, oh my god Naz. Genesis was so moony over this boy who was obviously so deranged. At first it was pathetic and then it got annoying and hello, I could see what she found out about 70% in, at 10% in. It was so obvious!! And her feelings towards Dave, Genesis you have a bomb strapped to your chest, maybe think about that rather than the way Dave's lips feel. Jeez Louise!
Plus, what the hell was with Genesis' dream just being thrown in the mix? It made no sense to me, though at halfway through I started skim reading because I just couldn't take it anymore,
This book was just trying way too hard, and if it could have been stripped down with the weird messy love relationship(s) taken out of it, it would have been much better. Overall, a really disappointing book.
Genesis Wainwright can't remember last night. She can remember the guy she had a blind date with, she can remember feeling that she didn't really like him. But she can't remember the point when, somehow, she ended up with a bomb strapped to her chest.
Bomb tells the story of a day in the life of Genesis, except it's not a normal day. Sudden;y genesis is in a life or death situation. She can blow up at any minute, she has to listen to the voice in her ear and can't even talk to anyone to try and get help. Genesis needs to find out what's going on and save herself, and a lot of other people, in the process.
This book had an amazing concept. As soon as i read the summary, I knew I wanted to read it. The plot could only be thrilling and leave me at the edge of my seat, right? Wrong! I was so bitterly disappointed. I ended up rally hating the main character when I should be feeling nothing but sorry for her, and possibly proud of her for how she is acting. Instead, for some weird reason, she ends up turning the whole situation around into a very weird love triangle, kind of.
I found the whole thing quite unbelievable, despite suicide bombings being a very big and unfortunate reality in today's society. The way she thought just didn't add up for me and I hated the way she kept coming up with these random sayings. I felt like the author was trying to just cram a whole load of nonsense that was probably suppose to make Genesis seem super smart and rational and didn't.
I mean...why didn't she attempt to call the police. Or Holly? Or Dave? Why didn't any of them do anything like that. And Dave's experiences and knowledge didn't seem right for me. From the story i got the jist he hadn't been in the army that long, maybe a year. How could he know so much already? Not buying it.
And the way the police decided, yep, shoot first when the terrorist organisation have a history of abducting young girls and using them as suicide bombers yet they have orders to conduct kill shots?? That just really annoyed me. Also, how did someone spot Genesis as acting oddly, it wasn't explained, the police just showed up. The same with the blind date. How did Genesis end up organising this date? I don't think it was ever explained properly.
And Naz, oh my god Naz. Genesis was so moony over this boy who was obviously so deranged. At first it was pathetic and then it got annoying and hello, I could see what she found out about 70% in, at 10% in. It was so obvious!! And her feelings towards Dave, Genesis you have a bomb strapped to your chest, maybe think about that rather than the way Dave's lips feel. Jeez Louise!
Plus, what the hell was with Genesis' dream just being thrown in the mix? It made no sense to me, though at halfway through I started skim reading because I just couldn't take it anymore,
This book was just trying way too hard, and if it could have been stripped down with the weird messy love relationship(s) taken out of it, it would have been much better. Overall, a really disappointing book.
charliebookfanatic's review
4.0
Bomb drowned me in tears. My heart ached for these characters. Extremely captivating read. It kept me up all night wanting to finish it.
After waking up in a cellar, Genesis doesn't quite remember what happened to her. But it all comes back to her, mostly in the beginning of the book. Imagine being in Gen's position, though. Strapped to a bomb, waking up alone in a dark unlit room. I would be scared out of my mind and actually, so is Gen herself. The way Gen handles everything throughout this book is so well developed and realistic. I adored Gen's personality. Her emotions felt so real to me. She undergoes some serious character development and I loved her for every single moment of it. Even after she had developed a lot, she still bounced back into her old thought patterns which I thought of as lifelike. Nobody you hold dear can be forgotten within an hour. The characters in this book definitely did not get over their grief in an hour, luckily. They hurt, they bled and they cried.
Full review on Charlie Book Fanatic: http://charliebookfanatic.blogspot.nl/2015/05/review-bomb-sarah-mussi.html
After waking up in a cellar, Genesis doesn't quite remember what happened to her. But it all comes back to her, mostly in the beginning of the book. Imagine being in Gen's position, though. Strapped to a bomb, waking up alone in a dark unlit room. I would be scared out of my mind and actually, so is Gen herself. The way Gen handles everything throughout this book is so well developed and realistic. I adored Gen's personality. Her emotions felt so real to me. She undergoes some serious character development and I loved her for every single moment of it. Even after she had developed a lot, she still bounced back into her old thought patterns which I thought of as lifelike. Nobody you hold dear can be forgotten within an hour. The characters in this book definitely did not get over their grief in an hour, luckily. They hurt, they bled and they cried.
Full review on Charlie Book Fanatic: http://charliebookfanatic.blogspot.nl/2015/05/review-bomb-sarah-mussi.html