tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post3729435473866736585..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Julia Reviews The Way We Fall by Megan CreweJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-43906922679705228762012-04-02T18:23:12.544-04:002012-04-02T18:23:12.544-04:00I'm so predictable. Your review (and the somew...I'm so predictable. Your review (and the somewhat medical nature of the book) made me fast-track it to number 1 on my TBR-list. It was awesome!<br />My only complaint is that we were never told what Gav and Weber did to the nasty 2nd Grade teacher... and that's a bit of a cliffhanger at the end, wouldn't you say? Definitely a great book, yay!BarefootMedStudenthttp://barefootmeds.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-61244458867160620122012-03-29T10:08:24.809-04:002012-03-29T10:08:24.809-04:00I thought this was a standalone when I picked this...I thought this was a standalone when I picked this up too but I think a series could be interesting. We see books that pick up after the disaster but not many that actually walk us through it. Now for the second book, we will get to see that aftermath.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-23480645047335277542012-03-26T02:51:15.960-04:002012-03-26T02:51:15.960-04:00Kaelyn is amazingly resilient. Her characters endu...Kaelyn is amazingly resilient. Her characters endures so much loss in the novel, but she still comes up fighting. The other characters the reader meets will intrigue him/her. The author has a way of making the reader miss the characters who don't make it to the end, a rare quality. The love interest, Gav, is brave and a survivalist, the reader will enjoy meeting him and getting to know him through Kaelyn. Kaelyn's family is complex and will feel like the readers' family not long after the reader picks up the book. Her brother and father butt heads over a few issues, Kaelyn's mother loves her children to a fault, and Kaelyn's uncle and cousin are special to them all. If the author did not create such dynamic and likable characters, this story would not be as fantastic as it is.Canadahttp://safetyprecautionkids.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-89817079628753401122012-03-25T16:15:10.379-04:002012-03-25T16:15:10.379-04:00I really liked this book. It reminded me of the mo...I really liked this book. It reminded me of the movie Contagion and I haven't really read a YA book like that so it was a new experience. I agree this could have worked as a standalone but I am interested to see how the town recovers after the pandemic. Whenever I read/see about pandemics you never really get to see what happens after. I'm also intrigued because she said the next book won't be in journal form. Wonder if it'll be just as good.ChristasBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920374639635865206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-71838501425860017812012-03-23T06:24:31.642-04:002012-03-23T06:24:31.642-04:00This book is very nice. I am very interested on it...This book is very nice. I am very interested on it.<br /><br />The Florida Standard.<br />A new online magazine.<br />Please visit http://www.thefloridastandard.comFlorida Standardhttp://www.thefloridastandard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-69867104801324819012012-03-22T14:43:10.818-04:002012-03-22T14:43:10.818-04:00I've been interested in this book, but I haven...I've been interested in this book, but I haven't seen too many reviews. Thanks!Kate @ Ex Librishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161681565485372950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-88213451786707788722012-03-22T11:34:24.653-04:002012-03-22T11:34:24.653-04:00I'm glad to hear that even though this is a bo...I'm glad to hear that even though this is a book of journal entries, it still reads like a regular novel with "paragraphs of dialogue" (this was similar to how Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer was written, and I talk about that in my review as well). I know it ruins the effect of reading someone's journal but that's okay with me. I don't think I would enjoy a book that was sparse on details and dialogue like actual journals/diaries are. <br /><br />I'm so excited about this new trend of virus outbreaks in YA books. I love books about plagues. I'm looking forward to reading this book and Maaque of the Red Death (which I pre-ordered).Kaylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554159799948830921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-51962487104537694062012-03-22T11:06:33.580-04:002012-03-22T11:06:33.580-04:00It is sort of interesting the predicament that ser...It is sort of interesting the predicament that series put authors in... if they leave the reader hanging off a cliff, we rage, but go out and purchase the next book. If they wrap it up in a satisfying way, we won't buy the next book because we're sick of series/don't need to hear more. I, too, am a little weary of series at this point, but you can't really argue with their economic/marketing purposes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-11263562611503546072012-03-22T11:01:16.144-04:002012-03-22T11:01:16.144-04:00I thought this was a stand-alone when I got it, an...I thought this was a stand-alone when I got it, and I was disappointed that it wasn't. I'm probably not going to continue, just because I was satisfied with where it ended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-88114311489354802512012-03-22T10:43:16.771-04:002012-03-22T10:43:16.771-04:00I've heard a lot of interesting things about t...I've heard a lot of interesting things about this one, and I really want to read it. I thought this was a standalone book as well, it seems like the type of book that would be good as one book, but I'm interested to see how Megan makes it into a series. Great review, I'm interested in the idea that it's written as a journal.Andrea @ Cozy Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956494599005857082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-75670850524124590902012-03-22T10:37:28.822-04:002012-03-22T10:37:28.822-04:00I agree... while I love series, sometimes it's...I agree... while I love series, sometimes it's refreshing to read stand alone novels and just leave it at that. I like getting invested in a story, having it wrapped up, and just letting my mind wrap around the one book rather than wait months for the next one only to be left hanging and forced to wait more months. I sort of like that you aren't wanting more from this and are happy to let things loose ends stay that way - reminds me of Lost and how you're left to make your own conclusions (or at least I think... I never watched Lost!)!Candice @ The Grown-Up YAhttp://thegrownupya.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-53843303302754489632012-03-22T10:29:44.363-04:002012-03-22T10:29:44.363-04:00I really want to read this, but I'm a little w...I really want to read this, but I'm a little weary of starting another series. I decided that I won't continue series unless I absolutely love them.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09304833987422717578noreply@blogger.com