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Je dois être honnête et cette lecture ne m’a pas plu. Elle n’était pas mauvaise mais elle n’était pas bonne. J’ai trouvé que les actions de Cathy étaient démesurées (s’infiltrer dans un laboratoire privé, voler des documents dans la maison de Vincent, voler la voiture de sa mère, etc.). J’ai été incapable de m’attacher aux personnages. Je crois que le fait qu’il s’agisse d’une lecture jeunesse pèse beaucoup sur mon manque d’intérêt pour le livre. J’ai bien apprécié que le journal vienne avec des documents importants trouvés par Cathy au fil de l’histoire (allez voir la 2e photo pour comprendre!). Ça apportait un petit extra unique au livre. La touche de surnaturel, qui est apportée à la fin, s’annonce intéressante mais je ne crois pas lire les deux autres tomes de cette trilogie.

angelamarie's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

mztaraln76's review against another edition

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4.0

I came across this book while wandering around a local Borders store. I like to check out the books on the table displays and usually at least 1 or 2 books jump up at me and beg me to give them a good home. This was one of those books.

I didn't realize when I picked it up that it is considered Young Adult literature, and it's been quite awhile since I've read anything in that category. I was drawn to this book because of the cover design on the front and back.

"Cathy's Book" is about teen who is on a mission to find out information about her ex-boyfriend and the work he does. The story takes place in San Francisco. She enlists the help of her friend Emma, who reluctantly helps her analyze the information she finds. Cathy engages in all kinds of activity to get information on Victor, including breaking into his home, following him into China Town, and breaking into his lab at the company he works at.

I really liked the character Cathy, and thought she was well developed. There was a level of teen angst to her but it wasn't overdone and it wasn't annoying. I thought she was incredibly inventive in the ways in which she went about obtaining information about Victor and I thought the book was amusing. I'm actually looking forward to reading the sequel, Cathy's Key. Each page of the book has drawings and doodles, which were really nice to look at and it was fun following Cathy as she gathered her information. I would recommend this book to anyone who was just looking for a little escape and little laugh.

cpliego's review against another edition

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I was intrigued at the beginning of the book, but around half-way I really lost interest. It was written in sort of a diary entry but there were some fantastical elements that weren't immediately explained. Either way, I found myself not connecting with the MC and really didn't want to know the secrets she was trying to uncover. After about 40% I decided to skim to the end, but I was okay leaving this one unfinished.

myquietscheenten's review against another edition

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3.0

Gründe für das Buch:
- gute Geschichte die spannend und nicht vorhersehbar ist
- gut geschreieben im Tagebuchstil und den "Beweisen"
- Charaktere schließt man ins Herz und versucht herauszufinden was dahinter steckt
Gründe gegen das Buch:
- "Beweise" sind zu wenig eingebunden (Anleiung bzw. Einleitung wäre schön)
- schade das man die "Beweise" auch einfach nicht ansehen muss
- sehr unterschiedliche längen lässt das aufhören schwirig werden

kcarella's review against another edition

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3.0

Interesting format with a pocket of "evidence" in the front for readers to look through. BUT, the format made it hard to hold the book, and the "evidence" wasn't necessary to the plot's outcome. A fast read nonetheless.

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