sammii's reviews
432 reviews
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Waiting To Score by Elouise Tynan
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
What Doesn't Kill Us by Stephanie Henry
3.0
Whilst I really enjoyed this book, it was so cliché.
The story follows Andrew (Drew) and Hailey.
While Drew’s life is less than perfect to begin with, in the first 10 or so pages a terrible tragedy occurs that forever changes his already not so great life. Because of this tragedy he distances himself from everyone; this earns him the ‘bad boy’ label.
Hailey on the other hand is your pretty, perky, perfect cheerleader who is having family issues.
They meet, he pushes her away (to protect her of course), she gets really drunk, he rescues her and they all live happily ever after. This is the quintessential YA coming of age story.
This book was an easy, enjoyable read, it was well written with likeable characters.
Whilst the story line was similar to a lot of other books out there, I believe that this is still a great book that everyone will enjoy, especially readers who love a good YA romance.
Likes
The book was that it was well written and enjoyable. The characters were likeable enough that you wanted to see them happy.
This is your classic YA coming of age story, so everything turns out perfect and everyone lives happily ever after which is always a nice ending lol.
Dislikes
I didn’t like the fact that Hailey needs Drew to get through everything in her life. I would love to see a stronger lead female role.
I don’t believe that Hailey getting drunk to forget all her problems was necessary. She ends up at a party with some random guy getting handsy, of course Drew comes along and saves her. Magically everything is alright. I think this is a really bad example. In real life, you go to a party and dance with random guys to make another guy jealous; he will probably avoid you for the rest of the night. Random guy starts trying stuff behind a garage, which you stupidly followed him too. You are on your own.
The story follows Andrew (Drew) and Hailey.
While Drew’s life is less than perfect to begin with, in the first 10 or so pages a terrible tragedy occurs that forever changes his already not so great life. Because of this tragedy he distances himself from everyone; this earns him the ‘bad boy’ label.
Hailey on the other hand is your pretty, perky, perfect cheerleader who is having family issues.
They meet, he pushes her away (to protect her of course), she gets really drunk, he rescues her and they all live happily ever after. This is the quintessential YA coming of age story.
This book was an easy, enjoyable read, it was well written with likeable characters.
Whilst the story line was similar to a lot of other books out there, I believe that this is still a great book that everyone will enjoy, especially readers who love a good YA romance.
Likes
The book was that it was well written and enjoyable. The characters were likeable enough that you wanted to see them happy.
This is your classic YA coming of age story, so everything turns out perfect and everyone lives happily ever after which is always a nice ending lol.
Dislikes
I didn’t like the fact that Hailey needs Drew to get through everything in her life. I would love to see a stronger lead female role.
I don’t believe that Hailey getting drunk to forget all her problems was necessary. She ends up at a party with some random guy getting handsy, of course Drew comes along and saves her. Magically everything is alright. I think this is a really bad example. In real life, you go to a party and dance with random guys to make another guy jealous; he will probably avoid you for the rest of the night. Random guy starts trying stuff behind a garage, which you stupidly followed him too. You are on your own.