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atnea's review against another edition
2.0
Update 08/27/2014
Rating: 1.5/5 stars
If you'd like to see this review on my blog.
Homecoming is the second book of the Ghostgirl series, starting right where the first book left off. It tells the story of Charlotte after she and her classmates graduate from deadthology class. But crossing the threshold isn't as great as Charlotte imagined.
This second installment in the Ghostgirl series was as much a disappointment as Ghostgirl was. As full as potential as bad plot development.
The characters continue to be as annoying as they were before. The plot still lacks credibility and congruence. The same tie-knotted finale that doesn't match the hundreds of problems made. The narrator still tells you what character development should tell you and, again, it lacks any.
And probably my major problem with it is that, when you write a second book, you're supposed to learn about it and make improvements. In this book, there were no improvements made, if anything is seemed worse.
In this book starts one of my major pet peeves in books, besides insta-love (btw, this book has it, not a bad case, but still present) and love triangles (again, kind of has it, but not really). I'm talking about those friendship made out of nowhere. I'm talking about those bad thoughts toward someone you've just made. I'm talking about forming ideas out of nowhere that don't have to be. I'm talking about credibility in characters. I'll explain.
Charlotte and Scarlet so surely affirm that they are the best friends forever in the world. And they even feel like if they missed a part of themselves. When in the reality, they never shared much about themselves, enough for making a "best friend" kind-of friendship. For most of the first book they were fighting and "backstabbing" each other and they never addressed this. or said sorry for it. They never really helped each other that much. So it's really hard for me to believe that they are the best friends in the world. But that's just me.
Another thing that bothered me about this book is the fact that the author changed so much things, like if we weren't going to notice. Like she changed characters completely, changed some details. It felt like it was another book from a different series but with the same characters and starting just where the other book left off. But they're not together. There's a discrepancy of what was set in the first book with what was said in the second book.
A lot of the decisions made in this book where completely incoherent. And then the whole Maddy thing felt like it was there because no better idea came at the moment, and then the rest of the things will be driven by it.
Reading this book was tiring really and I donĀ“t think I enjoyed anything of it. But I do think that some of the things said, very few ones, like the conversation between Petula and Virginia, made some sense. And once again, the design is really beautiful. Those made the star and a half.
If you'd like to read my review of Ghostgirl.
If you'd like to see my review of Lovesick
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This is so ridiculous. Really.
Rating: 1.5/5 stars
If you'd like to see this review on my blog.
Homecoming is the second book of the Ghostgirl series, starting right where the first book left off. It tells the story of Charlotte after she and her classmates graduate from deadthology class. But crossing the threshold isn't as great as Charlotte imagined.
This second installment in the Ghostgirl series was as much a disappointment as Ghostgirl was. As full as potential as bad plot development.
The characters continue to be as annoying as they were before. The plot still lacks credibility and congruence. The same tie-knotted finale that doesn't match the hundreds of problems made. The narrator still tells you what character development should tell you and, again, it lacks any.
And probably my major problem with it is that, when you write a second book, you're supposed to learn about it and make improvements. In this book, there were no improvements made, if anything is seemed worse.
In this book starts one of my major pet peeves in books, besides insta-love (btw, this book has it, not a bad case, but still present) and love triangles (again, kind of has it, but not really). I'm talking about those friendship made out of nowhere. I'm talking about those bad thoughts toward someone you've just made. I'm talking about forming ideas out of nowhere that don't have to be. I'm talking about credibility in characters. I'll explain.
Charlotte and Scarlet so surely affirm that they are the best friends forever in the world. And they even feel like if they missed a part of themselves. When in the reality, they never shared much about themselves, enough for making a "best friend" kind-of friendship. For most of the first book they were fighting and "backstabbing" each other and they never addressed this. or said sorry for it. They never really helped each other that much. So it's really hard for me to believe that they are the best friends in the world. But that's just me.
Another thing that bothered me about this book is the fact that the author changed so much things, like if we weren't going to notice. Like she changed characters completely, changed some details. It felt like it was another book from a different series but with the same characters and starting just where the other book left off. But they're not together. There's a discrepancy of what was set in the first book with what was said in the second book.
A lot of the decisions made in this book where completely incoherent.
Spoiler
Like, why did Damen grab Petula and when to the Homecoming. That was just ridiculous and unnecessary. That was probably the moment where I gave up on trying to like this book.Reading this book was tiring really and I donĀ“t think I enjoyed anything of it. But I do think that some of the things said, very few ones, like the conversation between Petula and Virginia, made some sense. And once again, the design is really beautiful. Those made the star and a half.
If you'd like to read my review of Ghostgirl.
If you'd like to see my review of Lovesick
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This is so ridiculous. Really.
thewrongkenna's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Better than the firstĀ
hungryeyes's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
anakavel's review against another edition
5.0
I honestly didnāt remember anything from this book so it was like reading it for the first time. I wasnāt expecting to cry but I cried. I really appreciate Scarlet and Charlotteās relationship; purely platonic & thereās so much love & understanding. Lovely lovey lovely.
meet_me_in_cognito's review against another edition
2.0
Nowhere near as good as the first one. Very much a watered down version, skip it.
n1c0l3_1905's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lazygal's review against another edition
4.0
This is one of those "horror lite" books - Charlotte has graduated from Dead Ed. and is stuck in customer service (which consists of waiting for Those in Need to call in for help, at which point she's supposed to act as that small, still voice that gives them good advice). She's living with Maddy, who appears to be one of those controlling friends that doesn't want Charlotte's old friends to be a part of her life; those old friends have reunited with people from their pasts and seem to be settling in to eternity rather well. Enter Charlotte's still-living BFF Scarlett, whose sister Petula is in a coma and whose boyfriend Damen isn't around as much as she'd like... By the end, Charlotte has "grown" as a dead person, Petula is slightly nicer, Maddy's been vanquished and Scarlett and Damen are solidly a couple.
While the book is, for the most part, quite charming, and those that know the horror genre will enjoy the shout-outs to horror Names (Charlotte's an Usher, for example), the ending is a bit unsatisfying. Charlotte's solving a problem like Maddy seems to be a little abrupt: there's nothing in the previous chapters that would allow one to make the leaps that she makes in terms of understanding what's going on, and I hate solutions that take place off-stage with no hope of following along.
Still, for those for whom that isn't a problem this will be a really fun read. And count me in on hoping for another in the series.
While the book is, for the most part, quite charming, and those that know the horror genre will enjoy the shout-outs to horror Names (Charlotte's an Usher, for example), the ending is a bit unsatisfying. Charlotte's solving a problem like Maddy seems to be a little abrupt: there's nothing in the previous chapters that would allow one to make the leaps that she makes in terms of understanding what's going on, and I hate solutions that take place off-stage with no hope of following along.
Still, for those for whom that isn't a problem this will be a really fun read. And count me in on hoping for another in the series.
dnyv's review against another edition
4.0
Just when we thought Charlotte learnt a valuable lesson, here she comes again.
I think this book is a good continue of the first one but it wasn't as shocking as the first.
The friendship between Charlotte and Scarlet is really cool to read and follow but what really botters me is that it was like she never learnt anything.
As much as I can tell without any spoilers, Charlotte was brainwashed again for this book, and don't get me wrong, I do like it. Just not as much as the other.
Working in the hotline as may you call angels if you would like, wasn't the best place for Charlotte. Also, how could you put someone that clearly showed that wasn't prepared for dying to help people?
The only thing that I must say that got me was the end, and with no spoilers I must say it was the reason I gave it 4 stars, if not for that it would have got 3 or 2 stars at best.
That pure act out of love and friendship and loyalty was good enough to bring me to tears! Lovely !
I think this book is a good continue of the first one but it wasn't as shocking as the first.
The friendship between Charlotte and Scarlet is really cool to read and follow but what really botters me is that it was like she never learnt anything.
As much as I can tell without any spoilers, Charlotte was brainwashed again for this book, and don't get me wrong, I do like it. Just not as much as the other.
Working in the hotline as may you call angels if you would like, wasn't the best place for Charlotte. Also, how could you put someone that clearly showed that wasn't prepared for dying to help people?
The only thing that I must say that got me was the end, and with no spoilers I must say it was the reason I gave it 4 stars, if not for that it would have got 3 or 2 stars at best.
That pure act out of love and friendship and loyalty was good enough to bring me to tears! Lovely !