jerrica's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to like this book, because I loved "The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things" when I read it in fifth grade. I haven't read a single Mackler book since.
"Tangled" is about four typical teenagers (Obsessive Shy Girl Archetype, Beautiful Screwed Up Girl Archetype, Jock Archetype, Computer Nerd Archetype) who meet briefly in Paradise and then live the rest of their lives, as we see how that meeting plays out in their lives. It sounds like an interesting construct, and that's why I picked it up. And though I found it to be an enjoyable story, it wasn't a head over heels, can't put it down kind of love that I do experience with those few wonderful books.
I probably could've liked it more if it hadn't been for Jena. Something about her personality and her "humor" grated on my nerves. And when Owen described her humor as "self-deprecating" it just broke the last straw for me. I hate when characters call other characters funny or describe their style of humor, it's usually always a letdown.
Plus Jena and Owen's blog usernames "Miz J" and "O-Boy", really? Nothing more interesting or less typical came to mind? Much less Jena sharing her namesake with Miss Jay of America's Next Top Model, a cross-dressing runway coach. Jena is of course, nowhere near as fabulous.
I liked Dakota and Skye's storylines a great deal, they definitely delved deeper into their emotions than the other two stories, and they probably could've just had those two stories with their brief brush in Paradise. And that's the thing, I thought the whole thing would take place in Paradise, as the description led me to believe. But I suppose it's about how even just the briefest of meetings can change the course of life, which is a very interesting concept, the butterfly effect, as Owen said. I just wish it had been carried out differently.
"Tangled" is about four typical teenagers (Obsessive Shy Girl Archetype, Beautiful Screwed Up Girl Archetype, Jock Archetype, Computer Nerd Archetype) who meet briefly in Paradise and then live the rest of their lives, as we see how that meeting plays out in their lives. It sounds like an interesting construct, and that's why I picked it up. And though I found it to be an enjoyable story, it wasn't a head over heels, can't put it down kind of love that I do experience with those few wonderful books.
I probably could've liked it more if it hadn't been for Jena. Something about her personality and her "humor" grated on my nerves. And when Owen described her humor as "self-deprecating" it just broke the last straw for me. I hate when characters call other characters funny or describe their style of humor, it's usually always a letdown.
Plus Jena and Owen's blog usernames "Miz J" and "O-Boy", really? Nothing more interesting or less typical came to mind? Much less Jena sharing her namesake with Miss Jay of America's Next Top Model, a cross-dressing runway coach. Jena is of course, nowhere near as fabulous.
I liked Dakota and Skye's storylines a great deal, they definitely delved deeper into their emotions than the other two stories, and they probably could've just had those two stories with their brief brush in Paradise. And that's the thing, I thought the whole thing would take place in Paradise, as the description led me to believe. But I suppose it's about how even just the briefest of meetings can change the course of life, which is a very interesting concept, the butterfly effect, as Owen said. I just wish it had been carried out differently.
hailey_thefairygurl's review
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
copingsince1997's review against another edition
4.0
it was a really good book... it took the story and showed how meeting new people can affect your life and the others that you meet or people that you know... it teaches some people that you can do more than just sit by and wait for the next life to come you can live every day to the fullest with no regrets and the only things that you will regret is the chances that you didn't take.
haewilya's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it, especially the end. I liked that in one point in time, they were all in the same place. I love that the characters are not really what they seem to be at first.
librarydragonfly's review
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.