tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post6688397333379046270..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Review: Nobody But UsChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-19259478009800213172013-02-11T09:36:26.118-05:002013-02-11T09:36:26.118-05:00Lowering your expectations is pretty much always a...Lowering your expectations is pretty much always a good idea.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-62895202716046370442013-02-10T17:47:47.891-05:002013-02-10T17:47:47.891-05:00Ah what a disappointment! I've been looking f...Ah what a disappointment! I've been looking forward to reading this book for a while now... I'll still pick it up, but I guess I'll need to lower my expectations. Thanks for the great review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060479886287954169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-77514064003788371522013-01-14T09:47:40.207-05:002013-01-14T09:47:40.207-05:00The If I Stay comparison is a vicious LIE.The If I Stay comparison is a vicious LIE.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-2231658482983533532013-01-13T12:11:04.907-05:002013-01-13T12:11:04.907-05:00Wow, I was planning on reading this since I just s...Wow, I was planning on reading this since I just simply adored If I Stay! Well after that maybe not anymore LOL thanks for the review:) Bea Tejanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202072475713058990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-84658371782934364862013-01-11T08:55:54.493-05:002013-01-11T08:55:54.493-05:00That's how I feel. They should have known at l...That's how I feel. They should have known at least some of those things. It wasn't so much that I expected them to craft a perfect plan, but all of that stupidity combined seems really over the top and insulting to teens in general, especially since one of them is supposed to be clever.<br /><br />Yup, he fights all the time, and that scares her, because it reminds her of her abusive father.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-70150075763695604172013-01-11T08:52:30.543-05:002013-01-11T08:52:30.543-05:00Run! It's NOTHING like If I Stay. That marketi...Run! It's NOTHING like If I Stay. That marketing is a big fat lie.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-27495633078377484662013-01-10T19:17:52.802-05:002013-01-10T19:17:52.802-05:0015 and 18 year olds are not as clueless on how the...15 and 18 year olds are not as clueless on how the world works. Reading a book with silly or rather, stupid characters are a pain in the *ss and a waste of time. And the boyfriend keeps on getting into fights?? And the girl is scared of her boyfriend but ran off with him?? I don't like the sound of this book.<br /><br />Thanks for this review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753871616162748068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-64695871005958590562013-01-08T04:18:41.595-05:002013-01-08T04:18:41.595-05:00Oh this is too bad! I wanted to read this book bad...Oh this is too bad! I wanted to read this book badly because of If I Stay reference but dammit! I also have to stop doing it - getting the books just because of marketing! I'll let this one pass.Tanja - Tanychyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084789780467257259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-47327949457518519682012-12-18T08:55:01.372-05:002012-12-18T08:55:01.372-05:00Well, Will did try, but he has no idea how the wor...Well, Will did try, but he has no idea how the world works, so it plays out just the same. I COULDN'T.<br /><br />They must have used cloth, like they did for baby diapers. *shudders*<br /><br />True, that's a problem in Asian culture. Of course, it's likely an issue in any family where you grew up with that, because you've been made to feel you deserve it. As I am now, I would report his ass, but if you'd been brought up that way...?<br /><br />HA!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-78778051953779164362012-12-17T18:56:44.279-05:002012-12-17T18:56:44.279-05:00I have bangs too...
Obviously, Will didn't ha...I have bangs too...<br /><br />Obviously, Will didn't have the foresight to plan anything ahead. HOW COULD YOU RUN AWAY WITH SOMEONE LIKE THAT?!?!<br /><br />"Toilet paper does not work well."<br />I agree. *awkward silence*<br />I wonder what ancient women used...<br /><br />To be honest, I don't know if I would have the guts to report my father if he was abusive. I think it's an Asian thing to keep it a family matter.<br /><br />Might be a good strategy to use for the 3rd Divergent book, which I KNOW I'll pick up just so I can join the cool party.<br /><br />Lilian @ <a href="http://noveltoybox.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">A Novel Toybox</a>Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-17878509847643655552012-12-14T13:09:03.917-05:002012-12-14T13:09:03.917-05:00*passes popcorn**passes popcorn*Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-80824234138286639892012-12-14T13:08:43.381-05:002012-12-14T13:08:43.381-05:00Ha, I SAVED YOU! You would have been SO PISSED. Yo...Ha, I SAVED YOU! You would have been SO PISSED. You shouldn't NEED to promise that, and you certainly shouldn't have to promise it over and over because you keep acting out with violence, even though she told you how much it scared her. THIS WILL NOT WORK OUT WELL.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-51518304113962322672012-12-14T13:06:40.223-05:002012-12-14T13:06:40.223-05:00He's not as much of a douchebag as some. I mea...He's not as much of a douchebag as some. I mean, I do get the sense that with a better upbringing, he could have been a decent guys, but he's a ticking bomb as it is.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-2351473782077703642012-12-14T13:05:59.862-05:002012-12-14T13:05:59.862-05:00The establishment hates lady parts, it's true....The establishment hates lady parts, it's true.<br /><br />This would definitely make you rage.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-86081108338718619452012-12-14T11:43:23.925-05:002012-12-14T11:43:23.925-05:00Actually, I don't like the cover, though Zoe d...Actually, I don't like the cover, though Zoe does look like that, with the bangs and everything.<br /><br />Well, okay, maybe not 12, but they are like 7, which is pretty ridic. They COULD have used the education. Will was planning to enroll her in school, and I was loling everywhere that he thought that would be possible. You need medical records, transcripts, a GUARDIAN.<br /><br />Toilet paper does not work well.<br /><br />I don't think so. You're better than they are. You would probably have reported your father as abusive.<br /><br />Maybe if you think about it that way it would be fun.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-14476077893999773212012-12-14T11:40:56.585-05:002012-12-14T11:40:56.585-05:00Seriously. Every single time they interacted with ...Seriously. Every single time they interacted with anyone they made the WORST possible choices. There's no need for them to be that stupid. It's a bad situation without additional drama.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-66781467549375555892012-12-14T11:40:09.287-05:002012-12-14T11:40:09.287-05:00Not If I Stay. Not at all. Bonnie & Clyde + Be...Not If I Stay. Not at all. Bonnie & Clyde + Beautiful Disaster.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-72575001315352138622012-12-14T11:39:40.566-05:002012-12-14T11:39:40.566-05:00UGH. HOUSE OF NIGHT. Eww.
Yeah, I'm just not ...UGH. HOUSE OF NIGHT. Eww.<br /><br />Yeah, I'm just not sure. I want to believe that no one would want this to be romantic, but...Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-12896104573900652642012-12-14T11:39:02.806-05:002012-12-14T11:39:02.806-05:00It is NOT romantic. I mean, even in 50 Shades, is ...It is NOT romantic. I mean, even in 50 Shades, is she afraid of him? I thought she was more in awe, but I don't think he really scared her. He probably does, though I don't remember if he was described that way specifically.<br /><br />These two did have fun when they made out or when they jumped on the bed this one time. NO JOKE.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-55957714092022457792012-12-14T11:37:45.194-05:002012-12-14T11:37:45.194-05:00EXACTLY! I kept expecting the lesson to appear. Zo...EXACTLY! I kept expecting the lesson to appear. Zoe thought about how abused women are attracted to abusers and would wonder if she would do that, but would never actually connect that to Will in any meaningful way. I'd be reading along like "YES, YOU CAN DO IT," and then she would look at the scenery or make out with him, and that would all be over with. *headdesk*Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-60146504264482677532012-12-14T11:36:27.621-05:002012-12-14T11:36:27.621-05:00Ha, since it took me almost a week to get back to ...Ha, since it took me almost a week to get back to comments (oops), I now know you felt the same. If they'd not compared to If I Stay, I would not have been compelled to read this. False marketing, you do no one any favors.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-25171641050930118432012-12-14T11:35:36.062-05:002012-12-14T11:35:36.062-05:00Well, Zoe's father is a real issue, but once t...Well, Zoe's father is a real issue, but once they're on the road they make everything worse for themselves. Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-48145976740227127442012-12-13T10:19:50.988-05:002012-12-13T10:19:50.988-05:00Where is my popcorn?! I really love when you rant ...Where is my popcorn?! I really love when you rant about a book, Christina. It makes the review so interesting, and now I won't forget this book! Tampons...can be majorly blamed for that. :))kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262585710463536717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-23760493374618389492012-12-10T19:57:07.282-05:002012-12-10T19:57:07.282-05:00*hisses at book*
No no no nonnonononono NO. I wo...*hisses at book* <br /><br />No no no nonnonononono NO. I would hate this one so much, so thank you so much for this, Christina. And your review came right in time for a blog tour sign up for this, so yay! But ugh. Just reading this made me want to spork my eyes out. I, as you know, absolutely hate stupid characters, and just reading your bullets about what they did throughout the novel, and knowing there's MORE stupid things they do... *shakes head* I can't even. Yes, they're teenagers, but being a teenager is not an excuse for being stupid! Ugh. No. It's honestly to the point where the only reaction I have to this book after reading your review is no. ESPECIALLY after reading that he gets into fights for her and then promises that he'll never hurt her. BUDDY, YOU SHOULDN'T BE PROMISING THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE. <br /><br />*stabs book in mind*<br /><br />No. Ugh. <br /><br />No. Blythe Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017061225288032634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-63358774491113550122012-12-10T15:53:45.478-05:002012-12-10T15:53:45.478-05:00Ah man. Why do authors think writing a douchebag ...Ah man. Why do authors think writing a douchebag male character will make a book intense? I like a bad boy as much as the next girl but characters like tis make me want to throw things!<br /><br />And te dumbness.....just say no to stupid!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312515005865122767noreply@blogger.com