tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post2480517220731492329..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Review: The Reece Malcolm ListChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-23416076969714841312013-02-12T10:36:37.222-05:002013-02-12T10:36:37.222-05:00Oh wow! Thanks for coming back to share your findi...Oh wow! Thanks for coming back to share your findings. People usually don't do that and it's great to hear that you did love the book too. :) Yes! I love that there is a love triangle of sorts but not really. It feels like real life, not checking a plot point off of a list.<br /><br />Ugh, that's awful about your friend. There is nothing wrong with dating a lot of guys. People need to grow up. <br /><br />Devan and Elijah were sweet together, but their hearts just weren't into it. At least they can still be friends after which is nice.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-49530295859126837642013-02-11T21:11:07.726-05:002013-02-11T21:11:07.726-05:00Ahh! I totally did. I thought the Devan-Sai-Elij...Ahh! I totally did. I thought the Devan-Sai-Elijah relationships were really interestingly handled, and again, quite different to a lot of what we see in YA. I think there so often tends to be this First Love = Love For All Time attitude (with interlude for Boy2 of the Required Love Triangle). Whereas that's just not the way it is. (Usually - I'm sure there are some people who fall in love once and are then together forever). Like, one of my friends has had a number of boyfriends, and has felt pretty judged for it in our community, but each one of those relationships has taught her something more about what she wants and needs and deserves in life. Which has been so, so important for her. And I think it's maybe similar to that for Devan and Elijah? Like, they're nice together, but... no wildfire sparks. And sometimes you need wildfire as well as the niceness. Anyway, I liked that Spalding kind of explored that a bit. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-21811439733709960282013-02-11T09:18:40.196-05:002013-02-11T09:18:40.196-05:00Yay! I hope you love it as much as I did. Reece is...Yay! I hope you love it as much as I did. Reece is great, and so unlike any other mom I've read. :)Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-86664518993740749512013-02-10T18:07:59.003-05:002013-02-10T18:07:59.003-05:00I am so excited for this one - it's waiting on...I am so excited for this one - it's waiting on my kindle for me to get to it. Devan's mother sounds great - I'm kind of tired of parents who only exist in the very periphery of the protagonist's life. I mean, you don't have to be controlling to be involved. And the boy thing - completely agree with the other commenters! There is so much more to life than boys. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-37317157371872530052013-01-11T16:16:40.538-05:002013-01-11T16:16:40.538-05:00Ooh, yeah, I'm not sure if you would like this...Ooh, yeah, I'm not sure if you would like this or not. Spalding tackles some darker issues, but the overall feeling is one of a lighter contemporary.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-47985597975238127842013-01-11T15:28:31.105-05:002013-01-11T15:28:31.105-05:00I'd never ever pick this up based on the cover...I'd never ever pick this up based on the cover (waaaaaaaaaay to cutesy for me personally), but the blurb would definitely get my attention. <br /><br />The characterisation sounds great - I love when a character has flaws that makes them feel real.<br /><br />Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312515005865122767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-68272493356460835362013-01-09T14:52:45.078-05:002013-01-09T14:52:45.078-05:00Ooh, I wonder what her site looks like! Maybe I wi...Ooh, I wonder what her site looks like! Maybe I will investigate;. Oooh, she does stand up? No wonder the book is funny!<br /><br />There's such a fine line between spending a lot of time thinking about boys and spending ALL time thinking about boys. Having romance as one of the focuses makes sense, because that's a big part of teenage life: crushing and/or first relationships. BUT teens also do other things and the instalove-y books tend to forget that. The heroine will be confronted by some life or death situation and she's like "DOES BLAH REALLY LIKE ME?" and I'm all "Bitch, you're about to be eaten by a T-Rex. The boy drama can effing wait!"<br /><br />Oooh, I really want to read The Trouble with Flirting. Well, hello, adaptation!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-36849248169174025242013-01-09T14:50:09.937-05:002013-01-09T14:50:09.937-05:00Yeah, I couldn't really decide. Came across mo...Yeah, I couldn't really decide. Came across more as gimmicky. If it were in a diary format, that would make sense, but not so much in a narrative.<br /><br />Yes! I love Reece. She's so my sort of person, with the grouchiness and the sarcasm and the largely unintentional mocking of people's speech patterns.<br /><br />I hope so too!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-33859444864258319012013-01-09T14:48:37.848-05:002013-01-09T14:48:37.848-05:00Sorry, that was a typo. Comes out in Feb 2013. *bl...Sorry, that was a typo. Comes out in Feb 2013. *blushes*<br /><br />Anyway, I hope you enjoy it when you get your hands on it!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-33486900070247870172013-01-09T14:48:05.447-05:002013-01-09T14:48:05.447-05:00Very much so. I had no expectations and it was del...Very much so. I had no expectations and it was delightful!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-63078111244467591992013-01-09T14:47:40.300-05:002013-01-09T14:47:40.300-05:00Oh good!Oh good!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-5107410980687446822013-01-09T14:35:25.912-05:002013-01-09T14:35:25.912-05:00This one is HIGH on my want-to-read list. I went t...This one is HIGH on my want-to-read list. I went to author's site a few months back and it was one of those cool ones that really make you want to read their book even more, you know? Plus I loved that she does stand up comedy because the most fun job I ever had was waiting tables and bartending at a comedy club when I was in college:)<br /><br />HOORAY for the family relationship taking center stage over the romance. AND for a teenage protagonist that doesn't let boys control every aspect of her being. How refreshing.<br /><br />And I have read some really great books with theater/ acting themes lately and I'm liking the trend (The Trouble with Flirting being one that I loved:) <br /><br />I'm w/ April. Hope it makes it to NG soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026974627724672435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-33395207278641744242013-01-06T08:34:52.560-05:002013-01-06T08:34:52.560-05:00I'm not sure how I feel about strike throughs,...I'm not sure how I feel about strike throughs, I mean on one hand cool concept, on the other gimmick.<br /><br />BUT I love that you say Reece isn't the stereotypical mom - in that she isn't neglectful or anything nor is she like a TV mom. I think it's good for these books to show different sorts of parenting styles, because there isn't one perfect way or anything.<br /><br />Also.<br /><br />I just really want to read this book ha ha. I hope they put it up on Netgalley or something.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-60142317395576355202013-01-05T22:43:35.315-05:002013-01-05T22:43:35.315-05:00I have never seen/heard about this book before tod...I have never seen/heard about this book before today and it's been published since Feb 2012?? o.o <br /><br />This one's definitely going onto my read-list. It's refreshing to have a very much present parents and I'm in dire need of a book where the boy drama that doesn't take up the protagonist's life. Thanks for the review. :)Lynn K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14974693610086106412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-7417998806437398862013-01-05T20:36:49.377-05:002013-01-05T20:36:49.377-05:00Oh! So glad that you gave this one such high marks...Oh! So glad that you gave this one such high marks. :) I've been looking forward to it too (due to the cover) but I'm glad to hear that the inside adds up.Estellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173717120884471137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-49521151820748892962013-01-05T17:19:39.280-05:002013-01-05T17:19:39.280-05:00Ahhhh, been wanting to read this! SO happy you lik...Ahhhh, been wanting to read this! SO happy you like it, I look forward to it even more :) Great review! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-5391241496208288232013-01-05T16:24:08.821-05:002013-01-05T16:24:08.821-05:00Great review!Great review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-39272491878155047082013-01-05T03:29:11.741-05:002013-01-05T03:29:11.741-05:00Thanks for this review. I hadn't heard about t...Thanks for this review. I hadn't heard about this book before, but it's really piqued my interest.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16522216487902196948noreply@blogger.com