taiyakipan's review against another edition
4.0
I was having second thoughts about this one, thinking that I was through with chic-lit and romance thing but like the Manolo Matrix, this book has its own spunk. I enjoyed reading it and often caught myself craving for mexican food, especially burritos *growl does my tummy
What I really like about this book is how I can somehow relate to it (minus all the additional drama) me and my mom are drifting away from each other and I often have to pretend when im home. And unlike any other YA fantasy with a girl as a heroine, Kara is definitely like one of those hormone driven teenagers who most of the time get caught thinking about guys. I find her attraction with Anthony as normal. I mean, who could deny a hottie like him right? :))
The not-so-good part is when Anthony also had a psychic ability. Go figure
What I really like about this book is how I can somehow relate to it (minus all the additional drama) me and my mom are drifting away from each other and I often have to pretend when im home. And unlike any other YA fantasy with a girl as a heroine, Kara is definitely like one of those hormone driven teenagers who most of the time get caught thinking about guys. I find her attraction with Anthony as normal. I mean, who could deny a hottie like him right? :))
The not-so-good part is when Anthony also had a psychic ability. Go figure
anna_reads_too_much's review against another edition
5.0
Grade:
Originality: 20/20
Characters: 13/15
Writing: 10/10
Voice: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Entertainment: 10/10
Cover: 8/10
Recommendation: 10/10
Total: 91/100 = A-
Review:
I didn't really know what this book was going to really be about when I started it. The summary tells you about her Sight Seer ability, but you still don't really know what it's about until you read. It is totally different than what you may be expecting -- at least, it definitely was for me.
I loved this book, however. It's amazing. There's that main plot of her ability, and then there are many other underlying plotlines. There is her romance with Alex, her father's accident and how she's dealt with it, and her relationships with friends and the people she knows. This may seem like a lot of different plotlines, but Parra does an amazing job writing the story so you're not overwhelmed.
The first chapter will grab your attention. Once you start reading and finding out about Kara's life, you won't want to stop reading. It's interesting from the very first page.
However, there were a few characters that I think could've been developed a little more. For the most part, all of the characters were developed. But there were a few minor characters that I think could've been described a bit more or could've been developed a little bit more. This is not at all damaging to the book -- the book is still wonderful, and these minor characters aren't ones that you see a lot in the book.
Overall, this is one of the best MTV books I've read. I definitely recommend this book to everyone. =)
Originality: 20/20
Characters: 13/15
Writing: 10/10
Voice: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Entertainment: 10/10
Cover: 8/10
Recommendation: 10/10
Total: 91/100 = A-
Review:
I didn't really know what this book was going to really be about when I started it. The summary tells you about her Sight Seer ability, but you still don't really know what it's about until you read. It is totally different than what you may be expecting -- at least, it definitely was for me.
I loved this book, however. It's amazing. There's that main plot of her ability, and then there are many other underlying plotlines. There is her romance with Alex, her father's accident and how she's dealt with it, and her relationships with friends and the people she knows. This may seem like a lot of different plotlines, but Parra does an amazing job writing the story so you're not overwhelmed.
The first chapter will grab your attention. Once you start reading and finding out about Kara's life, you won't want to stop reading. It's interesting from the very first page.
However, there were a few characters that I think could've been developed a little more. For the most part, all of the characters were developed. But there were a few minor characters that I think could've been described a bit more or could've been developed a little bit more. This is not at all damaging to the book -- the book is still wonderful, and these minor characters aren't ones that you see a lot in the book.
Overall, this is one of the best MTV books I've read. I definitely recommend this book to everyone. =)
kellyhager's review
3.0
This one is about Kara, a high school girl who sees things. Not like giant invisible bunnies, but signs. She'll see little pictures and hear fragments of conversations and she has to piece together what's going to happen.
Obviously she doesn't tell anyone about this, because that's the fastest way to (a) lose all your friends and (b) get put away someplace.
And then she sees the image of a gun by one of her classmates. She's not entirely sure who's involved, but she needs to figure it out in time to stop it.
Yes, I'm reading a lot of YA lately. I think it's because it's easy and it's less likely to make me think. Until March 18, I think that's the way I plan on going--easy and not thinking. :)
Obviously she doesn't tell anyone about this, because that's the fastest way to (a) lose all your friends and (b) get put away someplace.
And then she sees the image of a gun by one of her classmates. She's not entirely sure who's involved, but she needs to figure it out in time to stop it.
Yes, I'm reading a lot of YA lately. I think it's because it's easy and it's less likely to make me think. Until March 18, I think that's the way I plan on going--easy and not thinking. :)
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