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Post by hng on Nov 4, 2009 23:56:02 GMT -5
Becca Fitzpatrick is new on the writing scene, her first book is hush, hush. Personally I LOVED it! There is a sequel to it that comes out .... well there is no release date yet. There are a few websites you can visit to find out more about Becca and her book, soon to be book S. ;D beccafitzpatrick.comhushhushbooks.comfallenarchangel.comHope you all enjoy her work as much as I do.
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Post by logically on Nov 5, 2009 12:10:04 GMT -5
I think it's sort of amusing how varied the response to this book is. Some reviewers are saying it's unreadable, others say it's the best they've read all year.
Sort of reminds me of Shiver in that respect.
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jane
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Post by jane on Nov 5, 2009 14:24:10 GMT -5
I read Hush, Hush and sure, while it has its problems, it was entertaining enough that I liked it and I want to read more. I have Shiver on my TBR pile and I haven't read one bad review yet!
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Post by logically on Nov 10, 2009 12:05:53 GMT -5
I may read Hush, Hush, who knows. Only then you haven't read my review of Shiver.
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Post by hng on Nov 12, 2009 1:39:24 GMT -5
Who is Shiver by?
Logically~ I didn't see your review up here? Is it? Did I over look it? If its not, do you have a link? Thanks.
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Post by logically on Nov 12, 2009 11:59:46 GMT -5
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Post by parajunkee on Nov 16, 2009 14:09:59 GMT -5
I recently read Hush Hush and was very happy with this book. Very enjoyable and I do recommend it.
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Post by Ivy on Dec 19, 2009 0:48:30 GMT -5
I think it's sort of amusing how varied the response to this book is. Some reviewers are saying it's unreadable, others say it's the best they've read all year. Sort of reminds me of Shiver in that respect. I don't think the book is unreadable... but it is definitely not the best I have read this year. I gave this book 3.5 stars and posted why in the book review section. Now that I have read the book I don't get what all the hype was all about. I did read many blogs that were ranting about how great the book was...
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Post by vilmarys on Dec 19, 2009 9:55:31 GMT -5
The book was good but not OMG....I will read the second one to see what else she comes up with. I just didn't see the things she described on the jacket of the book. I was hoping to see the ancient battle between the fallen and the immortal and a forbidden love but..... Instead the battle we got was really between a fallen angel and his vassal. It was more revenge than a battle. Hopefully in the second one there will be. And the forbidden love? I didn't see anywhere in the book where Nora said she loved Patch. Sure at the end you find out that Patch had fallen in love with her but tried to kill her everytime he got a chance and Nora knew it just wouldn't believe it. I guess the sign that showed that she loved him was when she sacrificed herself and jumped off the rafters but even she said it was because he was willing to sacrifice not having a human body for her not because she loved him. I did see the chemistry however she only felt that attraction when she was near him. Every other time she felt that he was dangerous and hiding things. It gave me the impression that if the fallen can instill images and thoughts in someone's head, was it him that made her feel that attraction and not her true feelings towards him? I wish that was addressed. But I would love to see what Book 2 has to offer
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Post by Ivy on Dec 19, 2009 12:16:04 GMT -5
The book was good but not OMG....I will read the second one to see what else she comes up with. I just didn't see the things she described on the jacket of the book. I was hoping to see the ancient battle between the fallen and the immortal and a forbidden love but..... Instead the battle we got was really between a fallen angel and his vassal. It was more revenge than a battle. Hopefully in the second one there will be. And the forbidden love? I didn't see anywhere in the book where Nora said she loved Patch. Sure at the end you find out that Patch had fallen in love with her but tried to kill her everytime he got a chance and Nora knew it just wouldn't believe it. I guess the sign that showed that she loved him was when she sacrificed herself and jumped off the rafters but even she said it was because he was willing to sacrifice not having a human body for her not because she loved him. I did see the chemistry however she only felt that attraction when she was near him. Every other time she felt that he was dangerous and hiding things. It gave me the impression that if the fallen can instill images and thoughts in someone's head, was it him that made her feel that attraction and not her true feelings towards him? I wish that was addressed. But I would love to see what Book 2 has to offer I sooo agree with you Vilmarys... I just hope that the second book is better that the first. The series has potential.
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Post by vilmarys on Dec 19, 2009 15:02:50 GMT -5
I read someone's review on Barnes and Noble that I totally agreed with and that made the same claims as I did however she rated the book a 1. Here it is: Glorifies Abusive Boyfriends Reader Rating * Posted 09/09/09: I forced myself through this book because of all the buzz and so many people loving it. But there were PLENTY of nights that ended with me literally throwing it across the room. Sometimes because the plot was way too trite (seriously, how many times have I read a guy teaching a girl to play pool just to get his hands on her?) and other times because it was just downright too contrived (Nora out of nowhere announcing that she needed sugar when they were at the carnival for a convenient excuse to go get cotton candy and then ditch her friend and date to follow Patch's orders to ride the coaster with him - when nowhere else in the book does she get random sugar cravings). I struggled through this book with one hope: that Patch was manipulating Nora's mind and that's why she liked him. It was the only way I could understand why every moment she wasn't near him she disliked him and hated herself for liking him, and then every time she was around him she forgot about her self-respect, her friends, her family and her own safety. In the end, I didn't just not like this book, I am appalled by it. Not because I thought the plot was way too forced in too many places (how many ways for today's teens to lose/forget to charge a cell phone) or because the writing lacked in places and the pacing was off. But because I can't understand how anyone can glorify Patch and his relationship with Nora, nor can I understand how anyone could say that he's a good buy in the end. Patch does nothing but manipulate, domineer, and disrespect Nora at every turn. What are we telling young girls? That the best relationships are the ones where the guy doesn't compliment and support you? That it's okay for a guy to pretend his car is broken down so he can corner you in a seedy pay-by-the-hour motel? That it's okay for you to ditch your friends at the carnival and make them worry about you because some guy asks you to, even after you repeatedly tell him you don't want to? I saw Patch as emotionally abusive and Nora as trying to avoid him until he essentially beats her down into being with him. He actually manipulates her mind time after time just to scare her into being with him. Like others, maybe if I'd seen moments when he's tender with her I'd understand. If I could see a reason she wants to be with him other than "there's something about him." And him choosing to save her in the end isn't enough for me. Even the new ending where he demands her to kiss him, in front of her mother who's a little freaked out and suspicious, shows that through and through he's domineering and disrespectful. In the B&N First Look book-club thread, the author comments that Patch, the "hero" is "not going to pass up any opportunity to make her [Nora] feel unsure about herself." Why glorify a "boyfriend" or love interest who spends all his time trying to undermine the heroine? Don't teen girls face enough these days without authors glorifying abusive boyfriends? I'm very sad to write a harsh review, but I'm even sadder at the teen girls out there who think that Nora and Patch's relationship is one to glorify. That one good act amidst a sea of bad ones is enough for them and that they don't deserve better.
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Post by Ivy on Dec 21, 2009 18:52:21 GMT -5
I read someone's review on Barnes and Noble that I totally agreed with and that made the same claims as I did however she rated the book a 1. Here it is: Glorifies Abusive Boyfriends Reader Rating * Posted 09/09/09: I forced myself through this book because of all the buzz and so many people loving it. But there were PLENTY of nights that ended with me literally throwing it across the room. Sometimes because the plot was way too trite (seriously, how many times have I read a guy teaching a girl to play pool just to get his hands on her?) and other times because it was just downright too contrived (Nora out of nowhere announcing that she needed sugar when they were at the carnival for a convenient excuse to go get cotton candy and then ditch her friend and date to follow Patch's orders to ride the coaster with him - when nowhere else in the book does she get random sugar cravings). I struggled through this book with one hope: that Patch was manipulating Nora's mind and that's why she liked him. It was the only way I could understand why every moment she wasn't near him she disliked him and hated herself for liking him, and then every time she was around him she forgot about her self-respect, her friends, her family and her own safety. In the end, I didn't just not like this book, I am appalled by it. Not because I thought the plot was way too forced in too many places (how many ways for today's teens to lose/forget to charge a cell phone) or because the writing lacked in places and the pacing was off. But because I can't understand how anyone can glorify Patch and his relationship with Nora, nor can I understand how anyone could say that he's a good buy in the end. Patch does nothing but manipulate, domineer, and disrespect Nora at every turn. What are we telling young girls? That the best relationships are the ones where the guy doesn't compliment and support you? That it's okay for a guy to pretend his car is broken down so he can corner you in a seedy pay-by-the-hour motel? That it's okay for you to ditch your friends at the carnival and make them worry about you because some guy asks you to, even after you repeatedly tell him you don't want to? I saw Patch as emotionally abusive and Nora as trying to avoid him until he essentially beats her down into being with him. He actually manipulates her mind time after time just to scare her into being with him. Like others, maybe if I'd seen moments when he's tender with her I'd understand. If I could see a reason she wants to be with him other than "there's something about him." And him choosing to save her in the end isn't enough for me. Even the new ending where he demands her to kiss him, in front of her mother who's a little freaked out and suspicious, shows that through and through he's domineering and disrespectful. In the B&N First Look book-club thread, the author comments that Patch, the "hero" is "not going to pass up any opportunity to make her [Nora] feel unsure about herself." Why glorify a "boyfriend" or love interest who spends all his time trying to undermine the heroine? Don't teen girls face enough these days without authors glorifying abusive boyfriends? I'm very sad to write a harsh review, but I'm even sadder at the teen girls out there who think that Nora and Patch's relationship is one to glorify. That one good act amidst a sea of bad ones is enough for them and that they don't deserve better. Wow... That was an interesting review. I agree with some things the reviewer wrote.
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Post by luvie on Dec 22, 2009 20:40:34 GMT -5
I agree with you ladies. I trully believe the book could have been better. So much was missing. Am glad to see that I am not the only person that did not like Patch.
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Post by Ivy on Apr 10, 2010 18:27:33 GMT -5
The cover for Crescendo was reveled today.... What do you think? I think it's really nice. It does not have the wow factor that the Hush, Hush cover had for me. I am still in love with that cover!
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Post by blinky on Apr 10, 2010 21:28:34 GMT -5
that's a beautiful cover.Matches well with Hush,Hush
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