whyteal's review against another edition
5.0
Holy crap, I was SO SCARED while reading this novel. There was so much suspense I had to read the companion novel immediately after finishing this one.
raciethereader's review against another edition
4.0
Between 4 and 4.5 stars.
Do yourself a favor and skip the reviews to avoid learning too much bout this book.
Mia Sheridan is fast becoming one of my favorite authors with the breadth with which she explores the NA and contemporary romance genre.
Do yourself a favor and skip the reviews to avoid learning too much bout this book.
Mia Sheridan is fast becoming one of my favorite authors with the breadth with which she explores the NA and contemporary romance genre.
mary_05's review against another edition
4.0
I was not expecting to love this book as much as I did. I don't know why considering the fact that I have never given any book I've read by Mia Sheridan less that 4 stars. I don't know why it took me a while to find this author and her books. Every single one I pick up blows my mind and makes me think and re-evaluate how I see everything. She has a gift for making you feel so many emotions all at once.
Becoming Calder was beautifully heartbreaking. There was so much pain and suffering, but it was so beautiful. I could not put it down and I just loved everything about it. The characters were strong and hopeful and they just kept on going despite all the suffering they went through. I could not believe the all that went on and my heart really did go out to them.
Becoming Calder was beautifully written. I would recommend that you go into this book completely blind, without knowing anything. This story will touch you more deeply if you are not aware of the anything. I would recommend that you pick this up if you're a fan of Mia Sheridan and if you just love heartwarming stories.
Becoming Calder was beautifully heartbreaking. There was so much pain and suffering, but it was so beautiful. I could not put it down and I just loved everything about it. The characters were strong and hopeful and they just kept on going despite all the suffering they went through. I could not believe the all that went on and my heart really did go out to them.
Becoming Calder was beautifully written. I would recommend that you go into this book completely blind, without knowing anything. This story will touch you more deeply if you are not aware of the anything. I would recommend that you pick this up if you're a fan of Mia Sheridan and if you just love heartwarming stories.
thefauxwriter's review against another edition
5.0
5 Butterscotch Stars...!!!
It had been a while since I read a Mia Sheridan book. I picked up Becoming Calder because I wanted a story with a soul. And boy did I get one.!
Becoming Calder was so different from the earlier book by the author that I had to check whether it was actually from her. It was set in a world so different and wrong that my mind was rebelling to read any further. Acadia actually scared me a little. I was in terror that do such worlds actually exist? It was a difficult pill to swallow. I think that might actually be the intention of the author.
Anyway, I waded through and completed the story and all I found in the end was beauty, pure unadulterated beauty. How Eden and Calder find each other in a land of no hope and built a fortress of hope is written and depicted so magically that it actually shifts something inside you.
They were two anomalies in a land rotten and they flourish nonetheless into two beautiful people. Their love for each other forms their strength and their weakness. Their love guides them out of hell and gives them a chance at living free.
I loved the way they were entwined together. Like the clouds and the river. Both couldn't exist without each other. They were the substantial for each others existence.
All in all this book just proves that when you read a Mia Sheridan story be ready to be emotionally invested in it. It will drive your soul. I still could shed a tear or two remembering the end which was soul wrenching.
I'm gonna read Finding Eden now and hope you all pick up Becoming Calder because it is one of a kind!!
It had been a while since I read a Mia Sheridan book. I picked up Becoming Calder because I wanted a story with a soul. And boy did I get one.!
Becoming Calder was so different from the earlier book by the author that I had to check whether it was actually from her. It was set in a world so different and wrong that my mind was rebelling to read any further. Acadia actually scared me a little. I was in terror that do such worlds actually exist? It was a difficult pill to swallow. I think that might actually be the intention of the author.
Anyway, I waded through and completed the story and all I found in the end was beauty, pure unadulterated beauty. How Eden and Calder find each other in a land of no hope and built a fortress of hope is written and depicted so magically that it actually shifts something inside you.
They were two anomalies in a land rotten and they flourish nonetheless into two beautiful people. Their love for each other forms their strength and their weakness. Their love guides them out of hell and gives them a chance at living free.
I loved the way they were entwined together. Like the clouds and the river. Both couldn't exist without each other. They were the substantial for each others existence.
All in all this book just proves that when you read a Mia Sheridan story be ready to be emotionally invested in it. It will drive your soul. I still could shed a tear or two remembering the end which was soul wrenching.
I'm gonna read Finding Eden now and hope you all pick up Becoming Calder because it is one of a kind!!
mikaelat's review against another edition
5.0
um.. what. i don’t know what i was expecting but it wasn’t this
poppingparry's review against another edition
5.0
I read this very late into the night and I loved it so so much. Currently reading Finding Eden and I'm not sure if its going to be as good as this one.
kcsunshine25's review against another edition
5.0
Calling all screen writers, all film producers, all studios, Metro Goldwyn Mayer if they still exist, 20th century Fox, Warner Bros, Handmade Films, Disney please snatch this up. I can see the pure bliss that this would be as a film. It will be Oscar winning, Ballon D'Or, BAFTA.
Blue lagoon of bliss. Workers' bonfires. Flood rehearsals. I see it big screen. Morning glory. Butterscotch. Epic.
I can feel the sob burning in my chest for release at just how moved I feel by this book. I have loved everything I have read by Mia Sheridan and I feel so priveledged and humbled to know I read this on the day of release.
Absolute must read. I won't begin to mention plot, character, emotion - this is Mia you get it all in spades.
I normally like to clip my favourite quotes, but I don't want to delay Finding Eden any longer; she needs me.
Blue lagoon of bliss. Workers' bonfires. Flood rehearsals. I see it big screen. Morning glory. Butterscotch. Epic.
I can feel the sob burning in my chest for release at just how moved I feel by this book. I have loved everything I have read by Mia Sheridan and I feel so priveledged and humbled to know I read this on the day of release.
Absolute must read. I won't begin to mention plot, character, emotion - this is Mia you get it all in spades.
I normally like to clip my favourite quotes, but I don't want to delay Finding Eden any longer; she needs me.
beshiejean's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
measurelesstoman's review against another edition
5.0
A journey. Mia takes us all on a journey through first love. Of course that is the story stripped down to bare bones. It is so much more than a love story. Good, evil, friendship, faith all the elements come together bringing the reader along for a truly epic journey.
jansgarland's review against another edition
5.0
WOW! WOW! WOW! I absolutely LOVE this story! It's so different from anything I've read before! What a breath of fresh air! This is why I drop everything I'm doing when Mia Sheridan releases a new book! I can't wait to start Finding Eden!