Once again - I just don't like books about psychos...

Perfect, just perfect! An absolute joy. I loved the author's writing and thinking - charming and delightful story. All stars!

Stunning plot twists, suspense &suspicion, insecurities of high school, gossips - quick and thrilling read. Couldn't guess until the end.

Cute, romantic, funny, sizzling and entertaining!

A very readable book with lots of new information, interesting and engaging, mostly funny and depressing in equal measure.

Somehow it was funnier almost 7 years ago.., but there were cute moments :)
Now - movie time!

I missed a satisfying conclusion: the beginning of the book revealed the answer, but I had hoped the ending would hold more. Sadly, it did not. And the writing style makes it hard getting into to the book, as a love story it failed with deepness and engagement. But still - a good book!

I wanted to love it. It's a book about the bond between mother and child. It's also a book about the destructive power of secrets, misunderstandings, and miscommunication.

It's a little slow, still quite intriguing, but not very involving.

Rather sad...

Easy read :)

Unbelievable, but entertaining

This mystery- thriller-suspense story keeps you hooked. Some aspects of the story take a while to unfold and behavior of some of the characters is confusing, but you keep reading and guessing. This is a story where nothing is as it appears, there are secrets, lies, issues of trust and multiple twists.

I think the content presentation was original enough, but all this craziness, jealousy and mad characters...

This book felt soooo long, so bland sci-fi - not my type.

A typical YA book, where mostly everyone is scarily good at many, many things and the plot is entirely predictable. But nice cover!

The lead character is wholly unlikable and the story is way too far fetched and truly bizarre. It's like the author tried to fit too many things into a small space. I don't like stories about sociopaths...
2,5

Interesting premise, but this novel has little to offer... The book was OK, just something didn't click with me.

Taip jau yra - ne visi gimsta, užtat visi miršta. [p. 88 / 192]

Sad story of three generations of women.
A story of unconventional mother-daughter relationship.
A book about a gloomy survival in the redoubtable Soviet era.
The style didn't appeal to me...
There were not mentioned names of the main characters - interesting choice

This is the one that I picked up because of all the hype. I expected something completely different! I should say the book is mistitled. Lots of depression and weird characters

A completing story about a boy, who uses storytelling and reality denial as his shield and survival strategy. A great book of terror and hope.

Cute and enjoyable although the plot is pretty cliché. Writing style is appealing, characters - lovable. Nice quick read!

Pretty interesting, something new to learn, but disorganized and a lot of repetitions.

Interesting character dissection like peeling an onion. Perfect title!
A quick and engaging read.
My only disappointment was the ending...

Wool Omnibus I liked so much more. It feels like with this book there supposed to be something more, it feels unfinished, no conclusion.
Good dystopian nightmare idea, but I didn't like the style.
Nice element - the way the story was told through the viewpoints of the various members of one family.

A bit predictable, a bit over-the-top love triangle/square, but it's a pretty fun&quick read. I am eager to see where it goes in the next book!

I didn't like the style...

In this book women are spoiled or brainless, men are jerks or spineless... And this irritating style.. But it could have been worse :)

I feel like I'm reading these books out of obligation now than anything else :) I would say books in these series are going downhill... Every following book is weeker and weeker. Characters were either over dramatic and lame or dithering. The were a lot of episodes where motivation made no sense.

Insightful, wise and delightful book. Story within the story. A story about family and its complexities. Plenty of emotional moments.
Elsa is the greatest - she is unique and different, smart and brattish.

Interesting way to begin books with a character who dies. Then throughout the entire book, you're trying to find out who will die at the end and who killed them and why.

Truly, futuristic Gossip Girl - rich kids soapy drama. The pace of the book was rather slow.

Basically, this book is exactly what it says it is. Lies, drama, parties - a true mix of GG and LPL :)

One of those petty dramas where privileged rich kids sleeps with everyone and everyone betrays everyone, do lots of drugs and you are not required to think too hard.

But I was interested to read to the end - to find out who falls from the tower

Pretty enchanting fantasy tale - we'll written, imaginative and enjoyable read. I look forward to the sequel :)

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This story lacks a bit in the emotional depth and unpredictability, but it was entertaining enough to keep me engaged.

I didn't expect so much sadness with a cover like that!

But there also was hope, love and an undeniable sense of mystery and intrigue.

The story moved slowly, was mostly unbelievable, but unconventional characters, creativity and whimsical writing makes this book enchanting and engaging :)

2,5

This book was not bad. But it was very (too much) unrealistic [teenagers must handle the warfare and save the day] and too long [it just felt like it was dragging on and on as if it would never end]. There were illogical things, lame phrases, poor metaphors...

3.5 Stars

Although it features a typical, post-apocalyptic dystopia, although it isn't completely original, is a bit predictable and pretty slow, but it is an entertaining read. It has great development of important ecological themes

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A satisfying, very well-written historical romantic melodrama. Although the secret is not one that is difficult to figure out, a treasure hunt to uncover the secret is well-thought out and makes for a far more interesting read. I'd say, a little too pretty, but I still liked it.

I didn't like it all...

800+ pages of soapy family saga in a realistic historical context.

Rather predictable plot, too often characters were annoying, but still - it is an enjoyable easy read.

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Confusing and weird, brutal and unusual.

I am not into the allegories...

The movie delivers on its title - pretty good book adaptation and likeable rom-com :)

Although at times, the book misses the believability factor - the mystery element was rather good. I just don't like psychopaths...

Apparently, the book was ghostwritten and was just a marketing thing...

I found the plot to be extremely cliche, predictable, unoriginal.

Beautiful cover!

The premise of the book is promising, but for me this book was too slow and creepy. Also, how come no one asks questions, no one doubts, everybody just obeys. Quite interesting different world building, but the characters are annoying and have no consistent personalities. I expected something more :)

I saw the trailer of a movie and I decided that while waiting for movie adaptation to hit the cinemas, I would read the book. It seemed a bit too dramatic and scandalous, but the writing is clear and breezy, fluffy and entertaining. A light shenanigans literature :)

I enjoyed learning about this different culture.

Although the book is set in the same time period as Downton Abbey and hits the same historical events, it is much more soap opera.

It was annoying that the story was to often unnaturally forced with squeezed in (too many) vital, crucial moments before a life-changing decision.

Everything was hyper-dramatic in the book - from the characters to the plot. A lot of obviousness, predictability and contradictions.

Nonetheless it is an OK read.