najlarash27's review against another edition
3.0
the last 5 chapters were the best of all. the book was boring and I took so long reading it because it wasn't exciting.
ailengarcia's review against another edition
2.0
Reseña completa: http://unblogdelibrosmas.blogspot.com.ar/2016/03/resena-beginning-of-everything.html
Le faltó algo muuuy importante, sentido y dirección. No se lo encontré hasta los últimos capítulos, el resto del libro fue meeeh. Una lástima, creo que la idea, aunque no innovadora, sí tenía potencial.
Le faltó algo muuuy importante, sentido y dirección. No se lo encontré hasta los últimos capítulos, el resto del libro fue meeeh. Una lástima, creo que la idea, aunque no innovadora, sí tenía potencial.
gabo226's review against another edition
4.0
pulled on my heart strings and made me cry. wonderful story.
c0urtn3yy's review against another edition
2.0
it's okay; obviously I didn't love it - I like the premise of the story: that everyone gets a tragedy, but the story itself was just kind of blah up until the last 2 or 3 chapters. and excuse me, but often we would have [spoilers] practically living in our backyard at home growing up & never once did you hear about said [spoiler] attacks... I feel they could have chosen something different there. because that was stupid IMO.
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
2.0
Finished reading: April 18th 2016
“If everything really does get better, the way everyone claims, then happiness should be graphable. But that's crap, because better isn't quantifiable.”
Spoiler
I was looking for a quick and entertaining read and since I loved reading Robyn Schneider's other novel Extraordinary Means two months ago, I decided to pick up my copy of The Beginning Of Everything. Unfortunately, this story wasn't as nearly as good as my first experience with her work. It might have been because of my high expectations, but the cheesy and cliche plot and annoying characters made me feel mostly disappointed by this read. The first three chapters make you think this could be a really interesting take on how Ezra deals with the fact that he can no longer play tennis and has to adapt to his new life and status at school. Those chapters are actually quite misleading, because the rest of the story is basically a cliche storybook involving a couple of seniors both trying to be different and fitting in during the last year in high school. Jocks against nerds, a former jock now belonging to the debate club, the former tennis captain that used to date a cheerleader, prom, (hotelroom) parties involving alcohol and games... This plot is basically one big cliche and almost made me gag. I guess those who don't mind a story like this will probably end up loving The Beginning Of Everything, but this definitely wasn't my cup of tea. Also, the fact that I couldn't stand the main character, the whole pity party and prom situations didn't help either... And the tension between Cassidy and Ezra is actually quite boring. But like I said before, fans of contemporary romance who don't mind cheesy and cliche high school scenes will probably love this read.
Ezra Faulkner used to be the golden boy with a great athletic career and a busy social life with his jock friends and girlfriend. But all that changed that one night of his personal tragedy, where a reckless driver shatters his knee and dreams... Ezra can no longer play tennis and finds himself without friends or a girlfriend after she cheated on him. His senior year is not going to be as he thought it would, and suddenly he finds himself at the table of misfits. His former teammates don't seem to care much about the fact that Ezra is missing, but can he accept his new status and friendships? And what about the new girl Cassidy Thorpe, who seems to be unlike anyone Ezra's ever met?
The Beginning Of Everything started out promising even though I never liked the main character, but things soon went downhill from there. I admit I never really like cheesy contemporary romance stories, but the promise of something better actually made me feel more disappointed in the end. I'm not saying this is a bad read and the right person will probably love it, but if you want to try Robyn Schneider's work I would definitely recommend reading her other novel Extraordinary Means first.
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clarasworldofbooks's review against another edition
my goodness, i did enjoy this book a lot BUT I DONT REMEMBER MUCH
_justwanttoread's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I think Robyn Schneider’s story of healing and growth in the face of tragedy was well executed and greatly appreciated.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content
valreads_everyday's review against another edition
2.0
This book just seemed very toxic, imo.... It seems like the type of book someone who thinks life peaks in high school would write about (I understand the ending is about the opposite of that but all the rest? mmm... not so much)
Also I think it holds a very unsafe relationship with mental health and doesn't portray needing help in a positive way and I think that can be very harmful for young readers.. I don't know... the relationship between the main characters and everyone he encountered where toxic and painful to read. He kept disregarding his mother, making fun of his friends, holding his girlfriend to an imaginary standard of perfection and went along and never stood up for himself to his old friends..
Just an overall no for me :/
Also I think it holds a very unsafe relationship with mental health and doesn't portray needing help in a positive way and I think that can be very harmful for young readers.. I don't know... the relationship between the main characters and everyone he encountered where toxic and painful to read. He kept disregarding his mother, making fun of his friends, holding his girlfriend to an imaginary standard of perfection and went along and never stood up for himself to his old friends..
Just an overall no for me :/
ktcarlston's review against another edition
2.0
After reading No More Goodbyes- I needed something light and easy. This was good but nothing earth shattering and I totally wouldn't be telling people "You have to read this" it was YA fluff but still much more adult than I would want my nieces reading.