tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post300924157155833363..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Sadie Hawkins Sunday Review #16: The Summer GardenChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-9776927100853292132013-06-18T10:01:13.917-04:002013-06-18T10:01:13.917-04:00Thanks. *puts gold star on forehead*Thanks. *puts gold star on forehead*Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-72676781674362896502013-06-17T19:17:04.513-04:002013-06-17T19:17:04.513-04:00Your Twitter rants while reading were amusing. You...Your Twitter rants while reading were amusing. You get a gold star for suffering through this one!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623526115351527670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-16452339740112762332013-06-17T13:25:10.912-04:002013-06-17T13:25:10.912-04:00I can sort of see it with the first two, but I don...I can sort of see it with the first two, but I don't know why this one wasn't met with righteous indignation.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-47576160778161016172013-06-17T13:24:03.341-04:002013-06-17T13:24:03.341-04:00Lol Wow. So... I've officially given up on eve...Lol Wow. So... I've officially given up on even bothering to try the first book. This sounds ludicrous.. why exactly is this series so well-loved? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964968798310433317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-61323615290100366752013-06-17T13:09:38.165-04:002013-06-17T13:09:38.165-04:00Hahahaha, those gifs are the appropriate response....Hahahaha, those gifs are the appropriate response. NOPE NOPE NOPE. I cannot believe how bad this got. Though the other two were okay, verging on good at times, you're still better off not going here. There are better things.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-25872163307922674502013-06-17T13:08:33.601-04:002013-06-17T13:08:33.601-04:00I.... don't know what to say. Wow.
The only th...I.... don't know what to say. Wow.<br />The only thing that comes to mind is THANK YOU. I was planning on reading this series, but now that is just a big, resounding "NOPE" in my head. I feel like a gif of some creature scuttling away in fear would accurately describe my feelings now. <br />Christina, it seems you have saved me from almost 2000 pages of pain with this series. I appreciate that. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554598904814955639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-6621734516156950952013-06-17T09:58:07.525-04:002013-06-17T09:58:07.525-04:00Because Alexander's usually there to punch/kil...Because Alexander's usually there to punch/kill/intimidate them, obviously. This is why women should never leave the home.<br /><br />She was hit by a bomb, but yeah. WHAT THE FUCK.<br /><br />Determination is right. I can't even with this book and what she did with this series.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-80841752181398327542013-06-17T09:54:50.289-04:002013-06-17T09:54:50.289-04:00"A co worker of Alexander's breaks into t...<i>"A co worker of Alexander's breaks into their house in the middle of the night to rape Tatiana"</i> - OMG really? How can that woman walk alone safely on the street? How is she not accosted or raped all the times? Since she's so 'delicious'?<br /><br /><i>"In Vietnam, Alexander discovers that his son has been entrapped by a one-eyed, eight-fingered North Vietnamese whore, who he married believing her pregnant with his child"</i> - Another OMG. Only one eye and 8 fingers? How does she even come up with that kind of s... <br /><br />After your review of book #1 I concluded that this series is not to me but I bow to your determination to read more than 2000 pages of this.<br />If it's any consolation I think you made us all laugh numerous times while we read your review. :)Dragana M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01012304691571509653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-69205875396967305562013-06-17T09:28:22.467-04:002013-06-17T09:28:22.467-04:00I wouldn't. Book two was pretty good, but not ...I wouldn't. Book two was pretty good, but not good enough to make this book worth it. X_XChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-77025625655513616722013-06-17T09:17:57.478-04:002013-06-17T09:17:57.478-04:00Well shit I haven't even finished the first bo...Well shit I haven't even finished the first book, it's way too slow and nothing much seemed to happen. Now I'm DEFINITELY not gonna bother with it.Jazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02234168594031112363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-32256827133259176342013-06-17T09:13:30.744-04:002013-06-17T09:13:30.744-04:00Sheer determination. And, yes, I would like to bur...Sheer determination. And, yes, I would like to burn it, but I won't.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-79905647988337877032013-06-17T09:13:02.294-04:002013-06-17T09:13:02.294-04:00Yeah, but I didn't hate the other two, and thi...Yeah, but I didn't hate the other two, and this one's simply awful.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-77309414356880389202013-06-17T09:08:21.824-04:002013-06-17T09:08:21.824-04:00WHY THE HELL IS THIS BOOK SO BAD? He's the wor...WHY THE HELL IS THIS BOOK SO BAD? He's the worst. Just the fucking WORST. Which would be fine if he weren't the romantic lead. BUT HE IS. NO. JUST NO.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-7997418277877558312013-06-16T12:13:47.105-04:002013-06-16T12:13:47.105-04:00I have no idea how you could force yourself throug...I have no idea how you could force yourself through this. I would want to burn the book (okay, trade it for a video game) with the first bit of Alexander-awful. Wait, no, I would've been out on the first book. *sigh* It's such a shame that the covers are so pretty...Kayla Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02063162666132410730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-39268258414790054152013-06-16T01:23:53.683-04:002013-06-16T01:23:53.683-04:00"Now can anyone tell me why the FUCK this boo..."Now can anyone tell me why the FUCK this book has a 4.16 average rating on Goodreads?" Because it's the third in a series? Only the people who liked the first two went on to read and rate this one.Whitley Birkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108857225267000635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-72912293184803682812013-06-16T00:34:06.517-04:002013-06-16T00:34:06.517-04:00I AM LAUGHING SO HARD (GOLDEN DELICIOUS). I was so...I AM LAUGHING SO HARD (GOLDEN DELICIOUS). I was so excited for this review to go up, but oh my fucking God, Alexander sounds like the goddamn worst. My issue is not when characters are that shitty. It's when the author obviously doesn't KNOW that that behavior is shitty, and therefore romanticizes it. VOMIT EVERYWHERE.GillyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622344092774777709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-4857873964282025562013-06-16T00:15:57.080-04:002013-06-16T00:15:57.080-04:00Um, yeah, save yourself. The second book is totall...Um, yeah, save yourself. The second book is totally worth reading, but this one. I should have chewed my book-holding hand off to save myself from this monstrosity.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-37948239390501234322013-06-16T00:09:08.433-04:002013-06-16T00:09:08.433-04:00ahahahaha, "Of course, being able to write ma...ahahahaha, "Of course, being able to write masterfully is worthless if you don't write awesome things with your pretty sentences."<br /><br />I ADORE that.<br /><br />I didn't read most of your review because I've only read the first book, and who knows - I might finish the trilogy someday. But honestly, I have heard only horrid, awful things about this book. Ugh.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115555672589550895noreply@blogger.com