So. The Legacy. It was a good read, overall, a bit sad but not enough to cry about really (at least for me, that is), although the ending was a bit disappointing, because... well, I'm not exactly able to pinpoint precisely what didn't work for me, but something didn't. The strands were tied, true, and the mystery was solved, but it was not as satisfying as I thought it would be. Unlike Kate Morton's "The House At Riverton" (I was going to post about that AGES ago, but it kind of slipped my mind... oops), the ending didn't appease my hunger to know more, but rather increased it... or maybe I just didn't really like the ending because of the story. It happens sometimes. Well, whatever the reason, this book was not for me. It was entertaining up to the very last chapter, where I just felt like throwing the book on the floor and huffing, in an oh-come-on-are-you-serious-this-can't-be-happening way.
Also, to be honest, I cheated. There aren't many ways one can cheat whilst reading a book, but what I did was I read one half of it first and then the other half. But not like, first pages, I don't know, 120-300, and then pages 0-120, or something of the sort, which is what my friend sometimes does, but more like half way through I was too engrossed in one of the stories being told and couldn't care less about the other and so I just kind of read the first one, which was like the memories, and then the other, "real" story, where they were trying to discover something to do with the memories (I'm not going to spoil anything this time. Promise). I just found myself too engrossed in the memories that when it came to the end of the chapter, I just skipped over to the next bit of the memories. Which probably wasn't a very good idea, because whatever effect the writer wanted the order of the stories to give I didn't find out. That being said, the overall plot was good, but the ending... Ughh. It was too open, and yet it wasn't. Whatever it was about the ending, it didn't work. It just didn't. I can't seem to explain it properly, but... I don't know. Read it if you want; it's not like it was bad or anything, it was actually pretty decent up until the last chapter or so, so don't be too put off by my opinion, because it's just that- an opinion. I hope that, if you read it, you enjoy it. Have a nice weekend!
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This was one of the most beautiful books I have EVER read. It was also one of the saddest I've ever read.
Last year, someone recommended this book to me, but I remember I just didn't feel like reading it at that time, so I just left it there, unopened. Almost a year later, I heard the movie soundtrack on the radio and realized I still hadn't read the book, which I admit is unusual for me. So I went, looked for it, found it, and started reading. And it just made me sob my head off. Literally. I honestly cried so much I was sure I would run out of tears to cry. I would probably rank it just underneath "A Monster Calls" (click here to read my review if you're interested: https://bookblog205.weebly.com/book-blog/a-monster-calls) in terms of sadness, but also in terms of beauty, for this book was beautiful. Simply beautiful. There's just no other word I can use that will convey exactly what I feel about it. It's basically about a girl who has thyroid cancer and meets a boy who had osteosarcoma at a help group for kids with cancer. Yeah, well, you can guess the story: they get to know each other and fall in love. But it's just so much more that that, except I can't actually tell you because that would be a spoiler. And as much as I like spoilers, I know a lot of people don't, and I guess it's always nice to be surprised by what you're reading. So, for once, I'll stay quiet and keep my mouth shut. Although it's really beautiful, I personally feel that it's better suited for teenagers than for adults. It just feels a bit awkward to be when I imagine adults reading it, although I'm not exactly sure why, and I'm sure many adults have read it already and will disagree, but maybe some teens out there will be able to relate with me and make me feel less guilty about feeling so. I'm going to leave it here, because I am finding myself unable to finish this review unless I tell you the ending, which I definitely don't want to do. I hope, if you do read this -or have already read it- that you liked it, because I definitely did. |
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