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themorgueanne's review against another edition
4.0
You can read my review of 'Jimmy' at http://extollereblog.tumblr.com/post/26129280784/20120628-1
eddieawesomeg's review against another edition
5.0
Awesomeness!
I can’t believe this is his first book. What a great story. Really well put together and the characters really grow on you. You even start to cheer for the bad guy!
I can’t believe this is his first book. What a great story. Really well put together and the characters really grow on you. You even start to cheer for the bad guy!
pinkiepie81's review against another edition
5.0
Once I started I could NOT stop. And it makes you think about everyone you went to high school with and wonder if someone you sat next too was "that boy" and you narrowly missed being a victim. This book was well written and it your attention hostage until the very end.
hana15's review against another edition
1.0
Story: 1/5
Writing Style: 1/5
Overall: 1/5
I honestly never gave any book 1 star before. But here we are...
This was a boring book. I am going to be blunt and honest here, this felt more like a first draft rather than a finished book. It really had potential. When I read the synopsis, I was really intrigued by the story. And I felt it was gonna be a good one.
But it is nothing like that. The writing is...not good. I don't usually pick on writing style but this needed a proper editor. Because there were mistakes, a lot of it, everywhere. And after a while it does starts to get annoying. Especially the multiple povs in a single chapter, very unnecessary.
It would had been much better if it was solely from Jimmy's perspective. A teenager who kidnapped two of his peers. I wanted to know what was going on inside his mind. Instead, we got lengthy details about him playing games -that adds nothing to the story - and this mix of povs because the author wanted us to know about everything.
Very disappointed. I never rate until I finish a book, and this 592 pages - Epub format- took me 3 months to finish. I just couldn't get through with it. It was so boring. I ended up skipping pages and paragraphs because I just wanted it to finish.
Writing Style: 1/5
Overall: 1/5
I honestly never gave any book 1 star before. But here we are...
This was a boring book. I am going to be blunt and honest here, this felt more like a first draft rather than a finished book. It really had potential. When I read the synopsis, I was really intrigued by the story. And I felt it was gonna be a good one.
But it is nothing like that. The writing is...not good. I don't usually pick on writing style but this needed a proper editor. Because there were mistakes, a lot of it, everywhere. And after a while it does starts to get annoying. Especially the multiple povs in a single chapter, very unnecessary.
It would had been much better if it was solely from Jimmy's perspective. A teenager who kidnapped two of his peers. I wanted to know what was going on inside his mind. Instead, we got lengthy details about him playing games -that adds nothing to the story - and this mix of povs because the author wanted us to know about everything.
Very disappointed. I never rate until I finish a book, and this 592 pages - Epub format- took me 3 months to finish. I just couldn't get through with it. It was so boring. I ended up skipping pages and paragraphs because I just wanted it to finish.
5hadow_girl's review against another edition
5.0
When the line between fantasy and reality is crossed, there is no turning back to the way things used to be.
Since turning the Hood’s abandoned fall out shelter into his private sex dungeon, and kidnapping Samantha King & Megan Reed, Jimmy Hawthorne is learning this lesson firsthand. It doesn’t take long before real life intrudes, and his fantasy of having his very own sex slaves reminds him of the rabbit he didn’t like taking care of as a kid.
Renacting his favorite scenes from bondage sites and fetish videos only get him so far. As the thrill and excitement wane, he considers just sealing up the shelter and walking away. But, he knows that he would still be drawn to them. Even in death, the call will always be stronger than his will.
Real life contains the regular intrusions as well. a new girlfriend, [Tina], the ass-hat classmates [Brett, Matt, and Paulie], who try to play the ‘bully’ role, and a younger brother, [Alan], who’s perception is just short of Hercule Poirot’s. The local police presence is growing, and his school prom is just around the corner.
All these things combined make for one kick ass and intense story.
This should go without saying, but, JIMMY is an 18+ story. Since I’ve reviewed a couple YA books lately, I figure it can’t hurt to throw that in.
Join in on the discussion of this story on BBB -
http://beckisbookblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/jimmy-by-william-malmborg/
Since turning the Hood’s abandoned fall out shelter into his private sex dungeon, and kidnapping Samantha King & Megan Reed, Jimmy Hawthorne is learning this lesson firsthand. It doesn’t take long before real life intrudes, and his fantasy of having his very own sex slaves reminds him of the rabbit he didn’t like taking care of as a kid.
Renacting his favorite scenes from bondage sites and fetish videos only get him so far. As the thrill and excitement wane, he considers just sealing up the shelter and walking away. But, he knows that he would still be drawn to them. Even in death, the call will always be stronger than his will.
Real life contains the regular intrusions as well. a new girlfriend, [Tina], the ass-hat classmates [Brett, Matt, and Paulie], who try to play the ‘bully’ role, and a younger brother, [Alan], who’s perception is just short of Hercule Poirot’s. The local police presence is growing, and his school prom is just around the corner.
All these things combined make for one kick ass and intense story.
This should go without saying, but, JIMMY is an 18+ story. Since I’ve reviewed a couple YA books lately, I figure it can’t hurt to throw that in.
Join in on the discussion of this story on BBB -
http://beckisbookblog.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/jimmy-by-william-malmborg/
twentynineducks's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book worthy of using my first review on. What a fascinating read! Lew tells all about his friendship and journey with James Dean! I love hearing stories about Jimmy. Lew is very honest by only telling the reader events that are true and really happened. These first hand encounters are lovely and engaging. LOVE IT!
This super fast read is a must for any James Dean fan!
This super fast read is a must for any James Dean fan!
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