I would rate this book a 6/10. It wasn't my favorite, but I enjoyed it... kinda. Like there were some parts I totally loved, but others I got bored and just wanted to put it down. So I finished this book a couple of hours ago, and the ending..... that bothered me. And I KNOW from watching a youtube video that Just One Year (Which I have bought) is just from Willem's POV. I didn't especially like Willem, the books I love have a boy I really like, like The Mortal Instruments (Jace, Jordan, Alec etc.) The Infernal Devices (Will) Lorien Legacies (Nine) The Lux Series (Daemon, Dawson, Adam, Andrew) etc. Most of my favorite books, if not all of them all have male characters that I really like. Willem was OKAY.... I guess. I'm just not his biggest fan. I'm not really sure how I feel about Allyson though. I hated how Willem called her Lulu. I'm sorry if any Lulu-s are reading this, but I just don't think it fitted her. I just wanted Allyson to be like, "By the way, my real name is Allyson." Though I really liked how the relationships really grew in this. So if you haven't read this, and your like me, and enjoy the occasional romance (Or just like Romances) I think you'll like this book. Also Gayle wrote If I Stay, I haven't read that but I've heard it's good. So go read this book if you haven't then you can come back and read my reaction.
Spoilers below.
I liked at the end how she says "Hi I'm Allyson" Not like "I'm Lulu! That girl from that one day last year where we made out and had sex then you left me the next morning, but if there was any confusion then let's clear that up right now because I've been thinking of you all year."
Yeah, how awkward would that be?
So the part where she's like mourning him at College? I thought that was pretty boring. I really expected Willem to show up randomly like when they went to Mexico I really expected him to be at that party or he just was going to the same college as her or something like that.
Would YOU go with some stranger ALONE to Paris? Like I didn't find that realistic.
He did seem to be flirting with a lot of different girls. That bothered me. It also bother me HOW jealous Allyson got. It was really annoying. It was like Katy and Ash but like, to a more annoying level. I didn't find the relationship like got build that well? Like it was REALLY fast. I know there are those love at first sight thing, but they warmed up to each other really quickly.
It was a cute book though, how she went on that search to find him? Every time I was like HES RIGHT THERE but nope. nope. nope. I want to know what happens next, but at the same time I don't like I am kinda okay with how it ended. I didn't get as attached to it as I did to the Spectacular Now, The Fault in Out Stars, and The Last Song, but it was still pretty good.
When Willem 'ditched' Ally the next morning. I was just like WTF I thought this was a Romance. I know a lot of people said this was emotional, I am not a book crier. It didn't give me much emotion at all. I just sorta thought 'oh well..' But I did feel really bad for Ally and the pain she was going through after Willem 'left' I'm kind of interested to see what happened from Willem's POV.
So the last book, Just One Night comes out May 29, TWO DAYS after City of Heavenly Fire. I will still be freaking out.
So what did you guys think of this book? did you like it? Was it okay? I just didn't feel the relationship very much. but yeah, sorry if you liked it.
Spoilers below.
I liked at the end how she says "Hi I'm Allyson" Not like "I'm Lulu! That girl from that one day last year where we made out and had sex then you left me the next morning, but if there was any confusion then let's clear that up right now because I've been thinking of you all year."
Yeah, how awkward would that be?
So the part where she's like mourning him at College? I thought that was pretty boring. I really expected Willem to show up randomly like when they went to Mexico I really expected him to be at that party or he just was going to the same college as her or something like that.
Would YOU go with some stranger ALONE to Paris? Like I didn't find that realistic.
He did seem to be flirting with a lot of different girls. That bothered me. It also bother me HOW jealous Allyson got. It was really annoying. It was like Katy and Ash but like, to a more annoying level. I didn't find the relationship like got build that well? Like it was REALLY fast. I know there are those love at first sight thing, but they warmed up to each other really quickly.
It was a cute book though, how she went on that search to find him? Every time I was like HES RIGHT THERE but nope. nope. nope. I want to know what happens next, but at the same time I don't like I am kinda okay with how it ended. I didn't get as attached to it as I did to the Spectacular Now, The Fault in Out Stars, and The Last Song, but it was still pretty good.
When Willem 'ditched' Ally the next morning. I was just like WTF I thought this was a Romance. I know a lot of people said this was emotional, I am not a book crier. It didn't give me much emotion at all. I just sorta thought 'oh well..' But I did feel really bad for Ally and the pain she was going through after Willem 'left' I'm kind of interested to see what happened from Willem's POV.
So the last book, Just One Night comes out May 29, TWO DAYS after City of Heavenly Fire. I will still be freaking out.
So what did you guys think of this book? did you like it? Was it okay? I just didn't feel the relationship very much. but yeah, sorry if you liked it.
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