elodiethefangirl's review against another edition
Stella was probably the most annoying fictional character I've ever had the displeasure to encounter.
canadianbookaddict's review against another edition
1.0
I seriously could not finish this book. I tried but it just didn't do it for me.
readabookorfive's review
4.0
Mystery Thrillers are definitely one of my most favourite genres and this one was really enjoyable!
It had some very interesting twists and turns and the last 80 or so pages were SO intense I was messaging my best friend in all caps when things kept happening😂 and I was sat on the edge of my seat especially in the last few chapters.
Although, I did find some of the book a little bit boring through the middle before it properly began to pick up again. I just wanted something to happen, some kind of twist to come out. At some points I also found Stella kind of annoying and at some points found she came across as a bit of a brat.
Having said that, I loved Chet as a character, he was sweet in some parts but also seemed to have a dark side that came across especially when he told Stella the thing. But I really enjoyed him as a character and want a spinoff for him😂 I also quite like Fitzpatrick's writing style and enjoy reading her books!!
Overall, was a very enjoying, fast paced read!!!
It had some very interesting twists and turns and the last 80 or so pages were SO intense I was messaging my best friend in all caps when things kept happening😂 and I was sat on the edge of my seat especially in the last few chapters.
Although, I did find some of the book a little bit boring through the middle before it properly began to pick up again. I just wanted something to happen, some kind of twist to come out. At some points I also found Stella kind of annoying and at some points found she came across as a bit of a brat.
Having said that, I loved Chet as a character, he was sweet in some parts but also seemed to have a dark side that came across especially when he told Stella the thing. But I really enjoyed him as a character and want a spinoff for him😂 I also quite like Fitzpatrick's writing style and enjoy reading her books!!
Overall, was a very enjoying, fast paced read!!!
inbookishworld's review
3.0
Stella Gordon nie jest jej prawdziwym imieniem. Thunder Basin w Nebrasce nie jest jej prawdziwym domem. To nie jest jej prawdziwe życie.
Po tym jak była światkiem przestępstwa, Stella Gordon zostaje, dla jej własnego bezpieczeństwa, wysłana do dziury pośrodku niczego zanim będzie zeznawać przeciwko mężczyźnie, którego widziała jak zabijał dilera narkotyków jej matki.
Ale Stella miała zacząć ostatni rok liceum z chłopakiem, którego kochała. Jak może zostać odciągnięta od jedynego życia, które znała i zacząć nowe w Nebrasce? Stella daje popalić swojej ochronie i jest niemiła dla każdego, kogo spotyka. Nie planuje pozostać długo w tym miejscu, więc dlaczego ma być miła? Wtedy poznaje Cheta Falconera i staje się dla niej coraz cięższe trzymać gardę, nawet kiedy poczucie winy, kiedy musi kłamać, rośnie. W chwili gdy Stella zaczyna czuć się bezpiecznie, zagrożenie dla jej życia staje się coraz większe – ponieważ wrogowie są coraz bliżsi niż sądzi…
„We spend our whole lives running from our past, never realizing it’s hitched to us – we can’t ever outrun it.”
Z Beccą Fitzpatrick to nie moje pierwsze, przysłowiowe, rodeo. Po ostatnim spotkaniu z jej książką „Black Ice” miałam nadzieję, że autorka utrzyma „Dangerous Lies” w podobnym klimacie. Czy tak było?
Główną bohaterką jest prawie osiemnastoletnia (jak to jest podkreślane w książce) Stella Gordon. Dziewczyna zostaje wciągnięta do programu ochrony świadków po tym jak widzi morderstwo w swoim własnym domu. Muszę przyznać, że na początku byłam bardzo bardzo sceptycznie nastawiona do niej i nie pałałam do niej sympatią, ponieważ jest opryskliwa do wszystkich, apodyktyczna i nie budzi ciepłych uczuć. Lecz co zadziwiające, im dalej czytałam, tym bardziej widać było to, jak Stella się zmieniała i zaczęłam ją lubić. Z kolei Cheta nie da się polubić od razu. Chłopak ma na głowie dom do utrzymania i młodszego brata na wychowaniu, ale pomimo tego, że ma ciężko, nie poddaje się.
„Before believing comes faith. Before faith comes hope.”
Świetny opis i niezwykle zachęcający, nieprawdaż? Po książce spodziewałam się czegoś innego. Tak naprawdę zamiast powieść pełnej wartkiej akcji dostajemy praktycznie zwykłą obyczajówkę o dziewczynie, która próbuje dostosować się do nowego życia. Dopiero na sam koniec zaczyna dziać się coś mrocznego. Nie mogę powiedzieć, że była ona kompletnie do niczego, gdyż czytało się ją naprawdę przyjemnie. I także zostałam nawet zaskoczona w pewnym momencie, bo tego na pewno się nie spodziewałam. Szkoda też, że Becca Fitzpatrick pozostawiła mnie z kilkoma ogromnymi pytaniami, zwłaszcza dotyczącymi tego, co stało się z Reedem – chłopakiem Stelli.
Trochę jestem zawiedziona, ale na szczęście nie było źle i nie zmarnowałam tego czasu, a przy okazji nauczyłam się kilku nowych słówek po angielsku. Jeśli ktoś lubi prostą, zwyczajną obyczajówkę o dorastającej nastolatce z mroczną tajemnicą w tle to jest to lektura dla niego.
„Fear ad desperation weren’t reasons to love someone. Love shouldn’t need a reason, I decided. It was a deep bond, a commitment. It should steal your breath away. It should never make you compromie yourself.”
Po tym jak była światkiem przestępstwa, Stella Gordon zostaje, dla jej własnego bezpieczeństwa, wysłana do dziury pośrodku niczego zanim będzie zeznawać przeciwko mężczyźnie, którego widziała jak zabijał dilera narkotyków jej matki.
Ale Stella miała zacząć ostatni rok liceum z chłopakiem, którego kochała. Jak może zostać odciągnięta od jedynego życia, które znała i zacząć nowe w Nebrasce? Stella daje popalić swojej ochronie i jest niemiła dla każdego, kogo spotyka. Nie planuje pozostać długo w tym miejscu, więc dlaczego ma być miła? Wtedy poznaje Cheta Falconera i staje się dla niej coraz cięższe trzymać gardę, nawet kiedy poczucie winy, kiedy musi kłamać, rośnie. W chwili gdy Stella zaczyna czuć się bezpiecznie, zagrożenie dla jej życia staje się coraz większe – ponieważ wrogowie są coraz bliżsi niż sądzi…
„We spend our whole lives running from our past, never realizing it’s hitched to us – we can’t ever outrun it.”
Z Beccą Fitzpatrick to nie moje pierwsze, przysłowiowe, rodeo. Po ostatnim spotkaniu z jej książką „Black Ice” miałam nadzieję, że autorka utrzyma „Dangerous Lies” w podobnym klimacie. Czy tak było?
Główną bohaterką jest prawie osiemnastoletnia (jak to jest podkreślane w książce) Stella Gordon. Dziewczyna zostaje wciągnięta do programu ochrony świadków po tym jak widzi morderstwo w swoim własnym domu. Muszę przyznać, że na początku byłam bardzo bardzo sceptycznie nastawiona do niej i nie pałałam do niej sympatią, ponieważ jest opryskliwa do wszystkich, apodyktyczna i nie budzi ciepłych uczuć. Lecz co zadziwiające, im dalej czytałam, tym bardziej widać było to, jak Stella się zmieniała i zaczęłam ją lubić. Z kolei Cheta nie da się polubić od razu. Chłopak ma na głowie dom do utrzymania i młodszego brata na wychowaniu, ale pomimo tego, że ma ciężko, nie poddaje się.
„Before believing comes faith. Before faith comes hope.”
Świetny opis i niezwykle zachęcający, nieprawdaż? Po książce spodziewałam się czegoś innego. Tak naprawdę zamiast powieść pełnej wartkiej akcji dostajemy praktycznie zwykłą obyczajówkę o dziewczynie, która próbuje dostosować się do nowego życia. Dopiero na sam koniec zaczyna dziać się coś mrocznego. Nie mogę powiedzieć, że była ona kompletnie do niczego, gdyż czytało się ją naprawdę przyjemnie. I także zostałam nawet zaskoczona w pewnym momencie, bo tego na pewno się nie spodziewałam. Szkoda też, że Becca Fitzpatrick pozostawiła mnie z kilkoma ogromnymi pytaniami, zwłaszcza dotyczącymi tego, co stało się z Reedem – chłopakiem Stelli.
Trochę jestem zawiedziona, ale na szczęście nie było źle i nie zmarnowałam tego czasu, a przy okazji nauczyłam się kilku nowych słówek po angielsku. Jeśli ktoś lubi prostą, zwyczajną obyczajówkę o dorastającej nastolatce z mroczną tajemnicą w tle to jest to lektura dla niego.
„Fear ad desperation weren’t reasons to love someone. Love shouldn’t need a reason, I decided. It was a deep bond, a commitment. It should steal your breath away. It should never make you compromie yourself.”
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Even though there were still a few things that I didn't entirely like (like Trigger, though now with the ending, he did make a perfect villain so I got to give points for that), and I still had one question (where is Reed??), but in overall I just can't give this book less than 5+ stars. I have been having troubles with reading stuff lately, and this one just grabbed me and held me. I couldn't stop reading (even if at times I really had to).
Not a terribly long review, just a short(ish) one to express my feelings on this book.
When I spotted this one at the library I knew I just had to get it, I did quite like Becca Fitzpatrick's other thriller book, though I never could get into her paranormal books. And in the end I loved this one even more than I did the other thriller book. Sure, it had some moments that I just wanted to tape our MC behind several layers of wallpaper, but in the end I just adored this girl, and she was my favourite.
Yes, the MC was quite annoying at the beginning. When we first see her I thought she came from a bad home, and was poor, but as soon as she gets to her new place she starts acting all high and mighty, dismissing several things because of how cheap they are, of how they look. Apparently mommy could still afford a big house with lots of clothes and such. And our MC missed all that. Hoo boy, I was worried our MC would be like this all the book, but thankfully no. I can't say much more as that would give too much away, but I loved how this girl changed. Even if the time span of the book was quite short (it all takes place in just over a month, maybe a bit more), it still felt natural.
Her relationship with Chet, that was a bit weird to me. Later it became more natural, but it took me several cringey moments, and several moments that I wanted to shout at our MC, before I liked it. I was mostly just angry with the MC for how she acted around Chet, you know darn well that wasn't friendship, that it wasn't that from the start (this is no spoiler, just read the book, and you will see that as soon as these 2 properly meet (I don't count the lawn-mowing part as an encounter) there will be sparks flying.
Of course I can't spoil much, but I can say that I loved how it developed. I was cheering for them both, and I was squeeing when things did happen.
Then we have the big secret that the MC is keeping, I have to say I had no clue what it could be, yes, I had some options, but I never expected that option to be a possibility. Wow. I can imagine she did what she did though.
Then we have a dickface (sorry I already forgot his name, he was just such a pest that I didn't care to even remember his name) who keeps ruining the lives of every female he encounters. :| I really despised him, and I also hated how everyone in town was protecting him for various reasons. :|
I don't want to talk longer about this character. He was a jerk, and well.... for what happens in the end....
The mother was just terrible btw. Especially when she does x things.
Carmina took a long time to get used to. Really, a long time. Sure, Stella was a bit over-the-top, but I did get tired of Carmina's preachiness.
Later on however, we did see a different side to her, and we also learn more about her past, which made me care for her more and more. She is still not my favourite character, but thankfully she changed and became better.
There was one thing that I was curious about. What happened to Reed? We hear that stuff happened, but I don't believe I have seen anything of a continuation about that part. Is he dead? Is he semi-dead? Is he somewhere else?
But all in all, I can't help but loving this book. I was in a bit of a reading slump, and this one picked me up and just lifted me out of it. Thanks book! <3 <3 The setting was fun, there were a lot of parts that had me thinking, there were lots of fun summer moments.
The only thing that I would have liked to have seen would be an epilogue.
I would recommend this book to everyone.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Not a terribly long review, just a short(ish) one to express my feelings on this book.
When I spotted this one at the library I knew I just had to get it, I did quite like Becca Fitzpatrick's other thriller book, though I never could get into her paranormal books. And in the end I loved this one even more than I did the other thriller book. Sure, it had some moments that I just wanted to tape our MC behind several layers of wallpaper, but in the end I just adored this girl, and she was my favourite.
Yes, the MC was quite annoying at the beginning. When we first see her I thought she came from a bad home, and was poor, but as soon as she gets to her new place she starts acting all high and mighty, dismissing several things because of how cheap they are, of how they look. Apparently mommy could still afford a big house with lots of clothes and such. And our MC missed all that. Hoo boy, I was worried our MC would be like this all the book, but thankfully no. I can't say much more as that would give too much away, but I loved how this girl changed. Even if the time span of the book was quite short (it all takes place in just over a month, maybe a bit more), it still felt natural.
Her relationship with Chet, that was a bit weird to me. Later it became more natural, but it took me several cringey moments, and several moments that I wanted to shout at our MC, before I liked it. I was mostly just angry with the MC for how she acted around Chet, you know darn well that wasn't friendship, that it wasn't that from the start (this is no spoiler, just read the book, and you will see that as soon as these 2 properly meet (I don't count the lawn-mowing part as an encounter) there will be sparks flying.
Of course I can't spoil much, but I can say that I loved how it developed. I was cheering for them both, and I was squeeing when things did happen.
Then we have the big secret that the MC is keeping, I have to say I had no clue what it could be, yes, I had some options, but I never expected that option to be a possibility. Wow. I can imagine she did what she did though.
Then we have a dickface (sorry I already forgot his name, he was just such a pest that I didn't care to even remember his name) who keeps ruining the lives of every female he encounters. :| I really despised him, and I also hated how everyone in town was protecting him for various reasons. :|
I don't want to talk longer about this character. He was a jerk, and well.... for what happens in the end....
The mother was just terrible btw. Especially when she does x things.
Carmina took a long time to get used to. Really, a long time. Sure, Stella was a bit over-the-top, but I did get tired of Carmina's preachiness.
Later on however, we did see a different side to her, and we also learn more about her past, which made me care for her more and more. She is still not my favourite character, but thankfully she changed and became better.
There was one thing that I was curious about. What happened to Reed? We hear that stuff happened, but I don't believe I have seen anything of a continuation about that part. Is he dead? Is he semi-dead? Is he somewhere else?
But all in all, I can't help but loving this book. I was in a bit of a reading slump, and this one picked me up and just lifted me out of it. Thanks book! <3 <3 The setting was fun, there were a lot of parts that had me thinking, there were lots of fun summer moments.
The only thing that I would have liked to have seen would be an epilogue.
I would recommend this book to everyone.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
bokbubblan's review
4.0
Man får ta den för vad det är.
En YA romance.
Huvudkaraktären är en brat som man gärna skulle ge en ordentlig omskakning. Hur Chet (mr Älskare) får för sig att hon är så fantastisk är ett stort frågetecken, men man vill ju tro att det finns någon för alla.
Miljön är det bästa med boken, den fångar detaljer av en sommar i cowbojsar-stövlar, icetea och kvällsdopp.
Lättläst med ett thriller-tema.