Review: The Probability of Miracles

The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Holy Cow. How do I love this book? Let me count the ways. 1. It made me laugh out loud. 2. It made me cry....okay, well sob is more like it. 3. It was thought provoking. 4.It was realistic without being gritty. 5. It was fluffy without losing substance.

Basically, this is one of the best books I have read in a very long time.

The premise, a 17 year old girl is dying of terminal cancer, could end up being a dark, depressing, heavy read. Instead this book is about hope, and the hope we give to others. Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful.

And don't just take my word for it. It got starred reviews from Kirkus, School Library journal, and on Amazon it's got 4.5 stars out of 5, which is a rarity. Seriously, you need to read this book.

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My review of Abandon by Meg Cabot

Abandon by Meg Cabot

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Pretty good. My experience with Meg Cabot is that she's either hit or miss, and this book is on the hit side of things. First the pros: I like Pierce as a protagonist. I like the location of the island. I like the concept of an underworld. I liked several of the characters including Alex, Mr.Smith, and Jade. I like the story enough that I finished it in two days.

Cons: Meg overplayed the forshadowing. Lots of "If I had known then what I know now, the night would have gone very differently. *end chapter*" And what the heck was up with the tassels? Pierce mentions tassles, and how she hates them, in almost every chapter. John was not a very likeable romantic interest. So he's all broody and cute. WHY does she like him? It seems like he's also got massive personality issues. Also I didn't like how she kept referring to "the incident" but didn't tell us what it was until halfway through the book. It wasn't forshadowing b/c it happened in the past...maybe pastshadowing? I dunno. It got annoying.

If Meg had just stuck to the story line, this could have be a 4 or 5 star book. As it is, it gets a 3 star review.


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