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Fall from Grace
"I need you to steal something for me." Grace always has a plan. There's her plan to get famous, her plan to get rich, and—above all—her plan to have fun. Sawyer has plenty of plans, too. Plans made for him by his mother, his father, his girlfriend. Maybe they aren't his plans, but they are plans. When Sawyer meets Grace, he wonders if he should come up with a few plans himself. Plans about what he actually wants to be, plans to speak his own mind for a change, plans to maybe help Grace with a little art theft. Wait a minute—plans to what? From Charles Benoit, acclaimed author of you, comes a witty and unsettling tale of two high school seniors planning the job of a lifetime.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published May 8, 2012
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Charles Benoit
39 books113 followersWhen he's not traveling around the globe in the search of exotic, tax-deductible settings for his mysteries, Charles Benoit spends his days pumping out subliminal-laced advertising.
Nominated for an Edgar and a Barry, Relative Danger won the Franklin award and was the darling of fans and critics alike. Out of Order (2006) is set in modern India while Noble Lies (September 2007) takes place in Thailand.
Nominated for an Edgar and a Barry, Relative Danger won the Franklin award and was the darling of fans and critics alike. Out of Order (2006) is set in modern India while Noble Lies (September 2007) takes place in Thailand.
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January 5, 2016
This was a Giveaway that I won a few years back. The lead character was boring, placid and non-participatory in his own life. When he finally decides to take a risk, he remains a pathetic loser and completely betrays someone he considers a good friend. Though the ending had an interesting twist, it was not good enough to make me ever recommend this book.
February 5, 2017
BEWARE! Lots of spoilers!
2.5 stars.
I CANT RIGHT NOW! ARE YOU KDDING ME?!?!
Ok, ok I need to breathe......
So, I did like this book. It was good until the ending....WHHHYYYY? Is that ALL I get? I need closure! What happened to Sawyer after college? SOMEONE TELL ME!
The characters were awful. Awful meaning I hated them all except Grace. The parents too controling, Zoe is a HORRID girlfriend, and Sawyer was just a puppet to me...didnt take control of his life. I felt like he was a little crazy with the art theft stuff, but I thought he was making progress on doing what HE wanted and not his parents, until the end.....
I want to know more about Grace. I feel like there wasnt enough about her, even in the court case part.
But the REAL problem is the end.
I wanted Sawyer to dump Zoe (I HATED HER), to be with Grace, to TAKE CONTROL! But he didn't and I hate that.
Overall, I LIKED it, but the ending ruined the whole book for me
#FallFromGrace #CharlesBenoit #2.5Stars
2.5 stars.
I CANT RIGHT NOW! ARE YOU KDDING ME?!?!
Ok, ok I need to breathe......
So, I did like this book. It was good until the ending....WHHHYYYY? Is that ALL I get? I need closure! What happened to Sawyer after college? SOMEONE TELL ME!
The characters were awful. Awful meaning I hated them all except Grace. The parents too controling, Zoe is a HORRID girlfriend, and Sawyer was just a puppet to me...didnt take control of his life. I felt like he was a little crazy with the art theft stuff, but I thought he was making progress on doing what HE wanted and not his parents, until the end.....
I want to know more about Grace. I feel like there wasnt enough about her, even in the court case part.
But the REAL problem is the end.
I wanted Sawyer to dump Zoe (I HATED HER), to be with Grace, to TAKE CONTROL! But he didn't and I hate that.
Overall, I LIKED it, but the ending ruined the whole book for me
#FallFromGrace #CharlesBenoit #2.5Stars
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February 24, 2017
"You're not having fun?"Sawyer is a passenger in his life. His parents and girlfriend are the drivers, making nearly all of his decisions for him: what classes to take, where to go to college, what career to pursue, what to do for fun, and who to associate with, just for starters. He doesn't mind his passive role, since it's not a bad life.
He was. A different kind of fun. Not Xbox fun or birthday fun or sex fun. More like hands up, first car in the roller coaster, busted-safety-bar fun. Only better than that.
Than he meets someone new, someone different. She's fun, easy to talk to, and spontaneous. And she challenges Sawyer to step outside his comfortable boundaries, to try things he would never have considered before. The more he does, the more he likes it, and the more he begins to question the life everyone else has planned for him.
Except Grace, his exciting new friend, has plans of her own. Plans that might not be what he thinks they are. Plans that might lead him further astray than he ever expected.
This is a casually suspenseful read that is easy to slip into, goes quickly, and has more surprises than readers might expect. Appealing, intriguing, and fun.
But there was another feeling, one he couldn't nail down, one that came late at night or when he went for a run or when it was slow at Mike's Ice Cream or like now, in precalc, Mr. Young up there speaking in tongues, that feeling--he wondered if it would be with him for the rest of his life.
It wasn't lost.
Lost was what you felt when you didn't know where to go or how to get there. All you needed were directions and you wouldn't be lost. He knew where he had to go and what he had to do to get there, the directions clearer than the ones that came with his phone. Get good grades, get into college, get more good grades, get a career, get money, get kids, get old, get on with it. So it wasn't lost.
Was it drifting, was that the feeling? That sense that he was simply floating along without a plan, wondering where he'd land when he washed up on shore? No, that wasn't it, he had had a perfect plan handed to him, and the plan told him exactly where he'd land. It couldn't have been drifting. Drifting actually sounded pretty good.
Besides, he was going too fast to be drifting.
Here's what he knew--he had a direction and he had a plan. They weren't his, but they seemed to be working. And he had a hot girlfriend and a car of his own and an okay job and a future as an insurance actuary. What was he complaining about? He had it good. He know all that.
But it didn't make the feeling go away.
July 16, 2012
3.5 stars
Funny thing about this book. When I first picked it up a couple months ago I put it back down, because I just couldn't get into it. Now that I've gotten into a bit of a contemp kick I picked it back up again and surprisingly ended up enjoying it. For me this was a book that had a bit of a rough start, but it's one that progresses beautifully not just with the story line, but with the characters as well as it goes on. For me, this a book that just gets its. It's a story about teens who are on the verge of graduating from high school, who are about to embark on their own journeys away from home for the first time and really finding themselves in the real world. It's also about something more.... This is a book that tells the story of two teens, one who just wants attention, and will do something drastic to get it. The just wants his freedom to decide what he does with his own life and not have his parent's controlling every single aspect of it.
Sawyer, one of our main characters hails from a great family home life, has a hot popular girl friend, a fabulous job, and controlling parent's who are set on their son going to the same prestigious college they went to. The thing about Sawyer is he's tired of all that. He's done being the guy who idles by in life, and does what everyone excepts of him. He wants control and when the mysterious girl Grace enters his life, he gets a little bit more than he bargained for. Grace and Sawyer for me are two characters I could relate to on same level. I got how they were feeling and their need to want something more from their lives.
Grace is a character who grabs life by the horns and just does it. She doesn't care what other people think. She tasks risks, she plans and she's a girl that doesn't always care/thinks about the consequences of her actions, which ends up hurting a few people in the end. She's also someone who teaches Swayer to think outside the box. With Zoe, the hot girl friend of Swayer's on the other hand left a lot to be desired. At first I felt her character was flat and lacked personality, but as the story went on, I got why Charles wrote her the way he did, which was a direct reflection into Swayer's life at the time and getting to see how he viewed their relationship and everything in his life at the that time.
Above all, the thing I enjoyed most about this book was the friendship that Swayer and Grace had. It was not a romantic relationship, which was a huge breath of fresh air for me. Don't get me wrong, I love my romantic relationships, but not every book needs to have a love interest. I adored the friendship part of this book. From their late night "outings", outrageous conversations and everything in between, Grace and Swayer have something that's both strong and unique, and different. It's like one big secret we got to get a little glimpse into. Charles Benoit has created a story that will make you think a little differently, open your eyes up a little more, and for those of us who already did our time in high school, it will make us look back on those years and relate to the way these characters are feeling.
If you're looking for a good contemp with a bit of mystery, friendship, romance and a heist involved, I'd recommend picking this one up.
Funny thing about this book. When I first picked it up a couple months ago I put it back down, because I just couldn't get into it. Now that I've gotten into a bit of a contemp kick I picked it back up again and surprisingly ended up enjoying it. For me this was a book that had a bit of a rough start, but it's one that progresses beautifully not just with the story line, but with the characters as well as it goes on. For me, this a book that just gets its. It's a story about teens who are on the verge of graduating from high school, who are about to embark on their own journeys away from home for the first time and really finding themselves in the real world. It's also about something more.... This is a book that tells the story of two teens, one who just wants attention, and will do something drastic to get it. The just wants his freedom to decide what he does with his own life and not have his parent's controlling every single aspect of it.
Sawyer, one of our main characters hails from a great family home life, has a hot popular girl friend, a fabulous job, and controlling parent's who are set on their son going to the same prestigious college they went to. The thing about Sawyer is he's tired of all that. He's done being the guy who idles by in life, and does what everyone excepts of him. He wants control and when the mysterious girl Grace enters his life, he gets a little bit more than he bargained for. Grace and Sawyer for me are two characters I could relate to on same level. I got how they were feeling and their need to want something more from their lives.
Grace is a character who grabs life by the horns and just does it. She doesn't care what other people think. She tasks risks, she plans and she's a girl that doesn't always care/thinks about the consequences of her actions, which ends up hurting a few people in the end. She's also someone who teaches Swayer to think outside the box. With Zoe, the hot girl friend of Swayer's on the other hand left a lot to be desired. At first I felt her character was flat and lacked personality, but as the story went on, I got why Charles wrote her the way he did, which was a direct reflection into Swayer's life at the time and getting to see how he viewed their relationship and everything in his life at the that time.
Above all, the thing I enjoyed most about this book was the friendship that Swayer and Grace had. It was not a romantic relationship, which was a huge breath of fresh air for me. Don't get me wrong, I love my romantic relationships, but not every book needs to have a love interest. I adored the friendship part of this book. From their late night "outings", outrageous conversations and everything in between, Grace and Swayer have something that's both strong and unique, and different. It's like one big secret we got to get a little glimpse into. Charles Benoit has created a story that will make you think a little differently, open your eyes up a little more, and for those of us who already did our time in high school, it will make us look back on those years and relate to the way these characters are feeling.
If you're looking for a good contemp with a bit of mystery, friendship, romance and a heist involved, I'd recommend picking this one up.
February 17, 2013
I read this book because I'm in my school's Library Club, plus the author is coming to our school to talk to all the 10th graders. We voted to read either Fall From Grace or his first YA book, YOU. I honestly chose YOU, but I am glad I was overruled. This was a really great book!
The main character, Sawyer, is a kid who has everything set out ahead of them. Sure, his plans for the future are really the plans of his parents and girlfriend, but he DOES have plans. Just not plans he has made for himself. I mean, he doen't even know what an insurance actuary IS, much less does he want to go to school to be one. So anyways, he is at the Model UN, when he meets Grace. He helps her "borrow" a treaty from his country, and that's where it hits off for them. She later tells him that she wants to be famous, and that is where the whole book really gets interesting.
This was like a book I read a year ago. I forget the name, but I remember the whole town was split up into the two sides. The North Side and the South Side. There were seperate schools and everything. Anyways, Sawyer's town is like the town from this other book. The town is seperated into the West Side and the East Side, there are different schools, and the different sides have different stereotypes. The East Side, where Sawyer lives and attends school, are the "preppies," for a lack of a better word, and sort of mushed in with the smart stuff. They have money, connections, the good grades, all that stuff. The West Side, where Grace lives and attends school, is known to be less educated than the students at East. The "Westies," as nicknamed by the East kids, are dispised.
**SPOILER ALERT** The part I didn't like was the ending. The chapter before the ending chapter, which is pretty much the next year, had Grace and Sawyer getting caught commiting art theft. They give Sawyer a bargain at the ending of that chapter. Since Grace wasn't talking about anything, if Sawyer told them everything they knew about Grace, he would let him go, watch him for a few months, and if he didn't do anything against the law, they would take the crime off his record. Then, in the next chapter, the author made it clear that Sawyer had ratted on Grace. But then again, Grace gets her own reality TV show when she gets out of the slammer, so Grace got what she wanted.
I didn't neccisarily like the ending, but that doesn't mean others wouldn't like it. I would reccommend it to people, but I would warn them about the bad ending.
The main character, Sawyer, is a kid who has everything set out ahead of them. Sure, his plans for the future are really the plans of his parents and girlfriend, but he DOES have plans. Just not plans he has made for himself. I mean, he doen't even know what an insurance actuary IS, much less does he want to go to school to be one. So anyways, he is at the Model UN, when he meets Grace. He helps her "borrow" a treaty from his country, and that's where it hits off for them. She later tells him that she wants to be famous, and that is where the whole book really gets interesting.
This was like a book I read a year ago. I forget the name, but I remember the whole town was split up into the two sides. The North Side and the South Side. There were seperate schools and everything. Anyways, Sawyer's town is like the town from this other book. The town is seperated into the West Side and the East Side, there are different schools, and the different sides have different stereotypes. The East Side, where Sawyer lives and attends school, are the "preppies," for a lack of a better word, and sort of mushed in with the smart stuff. They have money, connections, the good grades, all that stuff. The West Side, where Grace lives and attends school, is known to be less educated than the students at East. The "Westies," as nicknamed by the East kids, are dispised.
**SPOILER ALERT** The part I didn't like was the ending. The chapter before the ending chapter, which is pretty much the next year, had Grace and Sawyer getting caught commiting art theft. They give Sawyer a bargain at the ending of that chapter. Since Grace wasn't talking about anything, if Sawyer told them everything they knew about Grace, he would let him go, watch him for a few months, and if he didn't do anything against the law, they would take the crime off his record. Then, in the next chapter, the author made it clear that Sawyer had ratted on Grace. But then again, Grace gets her own reality TV show when she gets out of the slammer, so Grace got what she wanted.
I didn't neccisarily like the ending, but that doesn't mean others wouldn't like it. I would reccommend it to people, but I would warn them about the bad ending.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 22, 2013
Fall from Grace is a novel about self discovery and a young man just trying to find out what he wants to do with his life. The main character, Sawyer, seems to have his whole life already planned out for him by his parents and his girlfriend regardless of what he actually wants. This changes when he meets Grace. Grace slowly pulls Sawyer into her plans of becoming famous and Sawyer goes along with it for a chance to do something that he's in control of for a change. The book has many memorable moments, Sawyer quickly compromises on his values and morals to become a willing accomplice to Grace's art theft. While the ending isn't a traditional happy one it make the reader truly reflect on the nature of the characters in the book and perhaps even the readers decisions in real life.
February 7, 2017
This was the first book I read by CB, as part of Rochester Teen Book Festival 2015 Challenge. I was pleasantly surprised. I remember thinking it was clever.
October 25, 2019
Sawyer seems like a fairly typical teen. He just goes along, not trying too hard, not questioning anything, barely doing what he has to do. His girlfriend, parents and teachers can all manipulate him to their wills and he doesn't care. He welcomes not having to think to much. He's pretty boring until Grace enters his life. He doesn't know anything about her and again just goes along with what she wants but this time he does question her, he feels different with her and doesn't know why....but he likes it. Being with Grace makes him look at the rest of his life in a new way because he is finally feeling something. Facing requests that go against his moral standards, he is surprised by how he feels afterwards. Will knowing Grace change his life? But he doesn't really KNOW Grace at all. He's just following a new lead,to where who knows, but he'll find out.
An interesting story with Grace being a very quirky character you want to know more about, she spices up sawyer's life for sure but is it for good? His parents are soooo over protective. It was hard to believe a teen wouldn't rebel against their interference all the time....but Sawyer had no motivation to do anything ever.
An interesting story with Grace being a very quirky character you want to know more about, she spices up sawyer's life for sure but is it for good? His parents are soooo over protective. It was hard to believe a teen wouldn't rebel against their interference all the time....but Sawyer had no motivation to do anything ever.
November 15, 2017
Ever read a book where your reading about this great character, have really high hope that they get a happy ending and get to turn they're life around, and then realize that the whole story wasn't even about them... I just did.
November 20, 2017
Realistic language with real world references but the story was too short and the characters didn't feel real or overly developed. The ending was rushed.
August 21, 2018
a uniquely written story. it leaves you wanting so much more.
There is so much room for your own imagination to shape the ending.
There is so much room for your own imagination to shape the ending.
October 18, 2016
Whew! Another good story by Benoit. You really never know what to expect with his writing. Sawyer meets Grace at a school function and she gets him to do things for her. Stealing a paper, then assisting her with stealing a painting. What will happen? Will his girlfriend Zoe find out? What about his parents?
May 23, 2012
**While I've tried to remain as spoiler free as possible in this review, and I don't go into any specifics, I have very strong thoughts and opinions, that when expressed may allude to certain book details**
THREE WORDS: Flat. Unlikable Characters.
MY REVIEW: I love a good coming of age contemporary and based on the synopsis, Charles Benoit’s Fall From Grace seemed like my kind of story. It was, but it wasn’t. It has all the potential to be a great, witty and even provocative contemp., but unfortunately it failed to live up to my expectations.
Sawyer has plans. Well, at least his parents and girlfriend have plans for him, but they’re plans nonetheless. Even if they are boring plans that Sawyer isn’t sure of, he goes along with them. That is until he meets Grace. Unpredictable, mysterious Grace. Grace has her own plans. Plans to be rich and famous and to have fun. Especially to be famous. And when her plans- including art theft-involve Sawyer, he finds himself questioning everything and having real fun for the first time.
The plot sounds super exciting and fun, right? Too bad the execution fell flat. As I mentioned above, the idea has great potential but the story ended up disappointing me greatly.
Fall From Grace is a quick read, which may be a part of the problem. There just doesn’t seem to be enough development: story development, character development, relationship development. The story itself could have gone in a lot of different directions and I’m not a fan of the direction it takes. I love the concept of two teens stealing art from a museum and concocting a wild, elaborate plan to do so. I mean that concept has intrigue, mystery and thrills…but, the way this idea played out in this book lacked any real thrills, unpredictability or thoughtfulness. Where are the OMG moments, the fist in the air triumphant moments, the thought-provoking material? Not in this book apparently.
Then there are the more emotional stories- Sawyer and Grace’s stories (both individual stories and their intertwined story). When the book began I thought Sawyer would end up experiencing some powerful coming of age experience and come into his own as a wiser, more thoughtful individual. This never happened. Yeah, Sawyer experiences some interesting and out there things, but his character never grows or evolves. In the end, he’s really the exact same person he was at the beginning and pretty much in the exact same situation: a young man who lets his parents, girlfriend and friends run his life. And it’s this lack of character evolution, along with being quite boring and flat, that made Sawyer a hard main character to connect with or like.
Now, Grace I actually liked. In many ways, she’s an enigma, a mystery that we never quite figure out. I really liked her spontaneity, humor and cleverness. The few witty moments in this book come courtesy of Grace. Honestly, I think Grace is the only reason I kept reading this book until the end; I needed to understand why she did the things she did and where she ended up. But, sadly, even Grace’s character and all the things I really liked about her were kind of ruined in the end for me. *le sigh*
And Grace was the ONLY likable character in the whole book. NO LIE! Sawyer’s parents, his girlfriend Zoe and Zoe’s friends were awful. Boring. Annoying. Dull. Slappable. I would have felt sorry for Sawyer if he wasn’t such a cowardly pushover. I found myself just hoping Grace would appear as I turned every page and wanting desperately to just skip ahead to her dialogue.
The ending. I think readers are either going to love or hate the ending. I hate it. Oddly enough, I think the author has crafted a very realistic ending, and I’m usually a big fan of realistic endings, but in this case I wanted my happy ending. I wanted the profound, powerful life lesson or revelation. It never came. *le BIG sigh*
MY FINAL THOUGHTS: Fall From Grace has a potentially awesome concept, but a disappointing execution. Even one likable character could not make this an enjoyable read for me.
November 14, 2012
Fall From Grace goes into the category of books that I appreciate more than I like. The themes of self-discovery and rebellion from expectations are what stand out most from this novel - more than the plot itself. The characters are intriguing but achieve the real feat of all being unlikable. Usually we have a hero, some sidekicks, and some villains. But I don't even like the good guys. But the book comes very close to redeeming itself at the end.
Sawyer is a wuss. He lets his parents and his girlfriend make all his decisions, because he doesn't have the guts to stand up to them. They're not even nice people. They push, they cajole, they manipulate - whatever it takes to get Sawyer to go to the college of their choice, take the classes of their choice, do the activities of their choice. I'm surprised his mother doesn't set out Sawyer's clothes every morning. Perhaps she does and it's not mentioned in the book. I quickly disliked his cardboard passivity. It felt overdone. Are there really 18 year old guys out there completely lacking a backbone? Not just someone who likes to follow rules and obey authority, but who is totally incapable of standing up for himself? There probably are, but I don't like reading about them.
Amazingly, it's taken Sawyer 18 years to figure out that not having any free will is a bad thing. It all starts to change when he meets Grace. She wants to be famous and has decided that the best way to do it is art heist. This makes little sense, but she does have a relatively well thought out explanation for how this will bring her fame (or infamy). She ropes Sawyer into being her sidekick the same way everyone else does - cajoling and manipulation. Only she catches flies with honey rather than the vinegar his parents and girlfriend spew at him.
I enjoyed seeing Sawyer's little rebellions, as stupid as they were. He desperately needed to distance himself from his family and I liked seeing him grow into himself. He came to life around Grace and that was heartening. I also liked how Grace was such an enigmatic character. Is she really a heartless manipulator that I hinted to above or a girl who truly enjoys being with Sawyer and brings him into her game, because she likes him? I can't say for sure which viewpoint of Grace is true. A highlight of this book is how it makes you think and question all your initial opinions of the plot and the characters. Maybe your initial impressions are correct, but maybe there's more going on beneath the surface than you initially noticed.
The ending to Fall From Grace is shocking. It made the book. I will probably (happily) forget this story quickly, but the ending will stick with me for years. It's a choice few authors dare to make and Mr. Benoit did it perfectly.
My recommendation for Fall From Grace is odd. I didn't like this book very much. It was well written and clearly leans toward the literary bent, but the plot wasn't strong enough to draw me in and I hated the characters. However, the ending was fabulous. I'd recommend you read this book just to get to the ending. An odd juxtaposition: this is probably my least favorite book of 2012 thus far, but it has one of the best endings I've read in years. Check it out.
Sawyer is a wuss. He lets his parents and his girlfriend make all his decisions, because he doesn't have the guts to stand up to them. They're not even nice people. They push, they cajole, they manipulate - whatever it takes to get Sawyer to go to the college of their choice, take the classes of their choice, do the activities of their choice. I'm surprised his mother doesn't set out Sawyer's clothes every morning. Perhaps she does and it's not mentioned in the book. I quickly disliked his cardboard passivity. It felt overdone. Are there really 18 year old guys out there completely lacking a backbone? Not just someone who likes to follow rules and obey authority, but who is totally incapable of standing up for himself? There probably are, but I don't like reading about them.
Amazingly, it's taken Sawyer 18 years to figure out that not having any free will is a bad thing. It all starts to change when he meets Grace. She wants to be famous and has decided that the best way to do it is art heist. This makes little sense, but she does have a relatively well thought out explanation for how this will bring her fame (or infamy). She ropes Sawyer into being her sidekick the same way everyone else does - cajoling and manipulation. Only she catches flies with honey rather than the vinegar his parents and girlfriend spew at him.
I enjoyed seeing Sawyer's little rebellions, as stupid as they were. He desperately needed to distance himself from his family and I liked seeing him grow into himself. He came to life around Grace and that was heartening. I also liked how Grace was such an enigmatic character. Is she really a heartless manipulator that I hinted to above or a girl who truly enjoys being with Sawyer and brings him into her game, because she likes him? I can't say for sure which viewpoint of Grace is true. A highlight of this book is how it makes you think and question all your initial opinions of the plot and the characters. Maybe your initial impressions are correct, but maybe there's more going on beneath the surface than you initially noticed.
The ending to Fall From Grace is shocking. It made the book. I will probably (happily) forget this story quickly, but the ending will stick with me for years. It's a choice few authors dare to make and Mr. Benoit did it perfectly.
My recommendation for Fall From Grace is odd. I didn't like this book very much. It was well written and clearly leans toward the literary bent, but the plot wasn't strong enough to draw me in and I hated the characters. However, the ending was fabulous. I'd recommend you read this book just to get to the ending. An odd juxtaposition: this is probably my least favorite book of 2012 thus far, but it has one of the best endings I've read in years. Check it out.
May 7, 2012
Fall from Grace sounded like my kind of book. I'm a big fan of books about a main character figuring out what he wants to do, as opposed to what others expect him to do. Grace sounded like a very fun character, so I was definitely looking forward to reading about Sawyer and Grace together. And then there's the art-theft/compromising-your-values aspect, another storyline I usually enjoy - reminded me a little of Pretty Crooked, which I thought was very cute and fun. But sadly, Fall from Grace ended up disappointing me.
Sawyer was an okay character. I didn't really have a problem with him, but I didn't like him either, and I found it a little hard to feel for him. I liked reading about him in the family-storyline, liked discovering alongside him what he'd like to do. His relationship with his parents was pretty well-done, and I found the conflicts between them interesting to read about. But in a few other situations, like in the scenes between him and his girlfriend, I did not understand him at all. It was kind of hard for me to get into Sawyer's head - I wanted to understand his emotions and his decisions, but I couldn't.
I was expecting Grace to be a great character, powerful and fun to read about. But she didn't end up being as great as I'd hoped - she was just lacking something, in my opinion. Parts of her personality didn't make sense to me - she's an outsider at her school, and she seems mainly okay with that, but her goal is to become famous. Those two things don't really work together, in my opinion. I think the reader never gets to really know her - I kept thinking that some big secret would be revealed soon, that Grace has some issues we're about to find out about, but then... nothing. I wanted to know more about her family background, why she does what she does, but we never really got to understand her.
Maybe my main problem with Fall from Grace is the narrative. Fall from Grace has a third-person narrator, and we spend most of the time outside of Sawyer's head. It's a personal preference, but I generally like books better when we're closer to the main character. The way it is, I felt somewhat removed from the story - I never really connected with any of the characters, and I just felt kind of distant.
One aspect I did like is the art theft storyline. I enjoyed reading about the planning and how they wanted to pull off breaking into the museum. That part was fun and defitely unique.
But then... the ending. That ending frustrated me to no end. If it was all supposed to end up like this, what was the point of the story? And what was that stuff about Grace's motivations? I didn't get it all.
I didn't connect with the story or the characters, so Fall from Grace didn't really work for me. But Fall from Grace isn't a bad book, and whether or not you can connect with the characters is different for every reader, so I don't discourage you from reading Fall from Grace - it just wasn't my kind of book.
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Sawyer was an okay character. I didn't really have a problem with him, but I didn't like him either, and I found it a little hard to feel for him. I liked reading about him in the family-storyline, liked discovering alongside him what he'd like to do. His relationship with his parents was pretty well-done, and I found the conflicts between them interesting to read about. But in a few other situations, like in the scenes between him and his girlfriend, I did not understand him at all. It was kind of hard for me to get into Sawyer's head - I wanted to understand his emotions and his decisions, but I couldn't.
I was expecting Grace to be a great character, powerful and fun to read about. But she didn't end up being as great as I'd hoped - she was just lacking something, in my opinion. Parts of her personality didn't make sense to me - she's an outsider at her school, and she seems mainly okay with that, but her goal is to become famous. Those two things don't really work together, in my opinion. I think the reader never gets to really know her - I kept thinking that some big secret would be revealed soon, that Grace has some issues we're about to find out about, but then... nothing. I wanted to know more about her family background, why she does what she does, but we never really got to understand her.
Maybe my main problem with Fall from Grace is the narrative. Fall from Grace has a third-person narrator, and we spend most of the time outside of Sawyer's head. It's a personal preference, but I generally like books better when we're closer to the main character. The way it is, I felt somewhat removed from the story - I never really connected with any of the characters, and I just felt kind of distant.
One aspect I did like is the art theft storyline. I enjoyed reading about the planning and how they wanted to pull off breaking into the museum. That part was fun and defitely unique.
But then... the ending. That ending frustrated me to no end. If it was all supposed to end up like this, what was the point of the story? And what was that stuff about Grace's motivations? I didn't get it all.
I didn't connect with the story or the characters, so Fall from Grace didn't really work for me. But Fall from Grace isn't a bad book, and whether or not you can connect with the characters is different for every reader, so I don't discourage you from reading Fall from Grace - it just wasn't my kind of book.
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April 14, 2012
Toss Up between 3.5 and 4 stars.
I'm still reeling from the ending of this book.
When I read the blurb for the first time I thought that it would be a book about art theft (like Heist Society ) but I was wrong.This book is about Sawyer and his life .Even though I was a little disappointed that this book wasn't a novel in which the characters were criminals ,I really liked this book.
This book basically deals with Sawyer and his issues.Sawyer is a bit of a pushover and his parents have basically planned out his entire life for him.His girlfriend has also planned out their entire future and she's pretty much in control of his personal life.
Here's what he knew -he had a direction and he had a plan.They weren't his,but they seemed to be working.And he had a hot girlfriend and a car of his own and a future as an insurance actuary.What was he complaining about?He had it good.
He knew all that.
But it didn't make that feeling go away.
-20% of E-ARC.Fall From Grace (This is from the uncorrected e-proof it can be changed )
I could really relate to Sawyer.I've met so many people who are in the same boat as him .The sad part is that Sawyer knows that his parents are in control while the people that I know are in denial.I didn't like the fact that Sawyer wasn't digging his heels in and making a stand but with the parents the guy had,I couldn't really blame him.There were times when I wanted to spank him and tell him to just STAND UP FOR HIMSELF but there were also times when I was sympathizing with him.The guy doesn't have a clue what he wants for himself and I can relate to that .
Grace is one character that I have mixed feelings about too.I liked her more than Sawyer of course but I can't say I connected with her as much (It could be because this book is told from Sawyer's perspective) .One thing I really liked about her was the fact that she did what she wanted to do and didn't have any regrets.I loved her attitude towards life and even though sometimes I thought she was pretty crazy ,I really admired her spirit.
One thing I'm not quite sure about is the writing style.I had a hard time warming upto it ,even when I was engrossed in the story.
There were times when I was really frustrated with the side characters (I think the author wanted us to be ) but the end really surprised me.All I can say is that this book is painfully realistic and I really liked that about it!
My Rating :
3.5/5
Was very close to giving this one 4 stars
I'm still reeling from the ending of this book.
When I read the blurb for the first time I thought that it would be a book about art theft (like Heist Society ) but I was wrong.This book is about Sawyer and his life .Even though I was a little disappointed that this book wasn't a novel in which the characters were criminals ,I really liked this book.
This book basically deals with Sawyer and his issues.Sawyer is a bit of a pushover and his parents have basically planned out his entire life for him.His girlfriend has also planned out their entire future and she's pretty much in control of his personal life.
Here's what he knew -he had a direction and he had a plan.They weren't his,but they seemed to be working.And he had a hot girlfriend and a car of his own and a future as an insurance actuary.What was he complaining about?He had it good.
He knew all that.
But it didn't make that feeling go away.
-20% of E-ARC.Fall From Grace (This is from the uncorrected e-proof it can be changed )
I could really relate to Sawyer.I've met so many people who are in the same boat as him .The sad part is that Sawyer knows that his parents are in control while the people that I know are in denial.I didn't like the fact that Sawyer wasn't digging his heels in and making a stand but with the parents the guy had,I couldn't really blame him.There were times when I wanted to spank him and tell him to just STAND UP FOR HIMSELF but there were also times when I was sympathizing with him.The guy doesn't have a clue what he wants for himself and I can relate to that .
Grace is one character that I have mixed feelings about too.I liked her more than Sawyer of course but I can't say I connected with her as much (It could be because this book is told from Sawyer's perspective) .One thing I really liked about her was the fact that she did what she wanted to do and didn't have any regrets.I loved her attitude towards life and even though sometimes I thought she was pretty crazy ,I really admired her spirit.
One thing I'm not quite sure about is the writing style.I had a hard time warming upto it ,even when I was engrossed in the story.
There were times when I was really frustrated with the side characters (I think the author wanted us to be ) but the end really surprised me.All I can say is that this book is painfully realistic and I really liked that about it!
My Rating :
3.5/5
Was very close to giving this one 4 stars
February 12, 2013
I read this book within my library club because we had recently read Looking for Alaska by John Green, and noticed many similarities. Both books contain a mysterious female character that intrigues the main character which cause them to go off of the tracks a little. Obviously, that is where Fall From Grace stops being like Looking for Alaska, but I began to have problems with Fall From Grace towards the end of the novel.
With that being said, Charles Benoit is a very skilled writer. He had me going until the very end, which is very needed in writing nowadays. I can't help but think how much details and questions could have been wrapped up in an extra chapter or two. The ending was definitely rushed, and that could have been preventable.
All in all, I would say this review is a high 3. The only problem I had was at the end, but that did not hinder me from staying up late many nights to finish this novel. It did provide me much entertainment.
With that being said, Charles Benoit is a very skilled writer. He had me going until the very end, which is very needed in writing nowadays. I can't help but think how much details and questions could have been wrapped up in an extra chapter or two. The ending was definitely rushed, and that could have been preventable.
All in all, I would say this review is a high 3. The only problem I had was at the end, but that did not hinder me from staying up late many nights to finish this novel. It did provide me much entertainment.
February 27, 2012
To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from this book.
As you can tell from reading my review of Charles Benoit's first novel, YOU, I was not impressed.
So I was pleasantly surprised when I got about a quarter though Fall From Grace I decided that I absolutely loved it.
I love love love it whenever I can tell when an author is improving his writing and creativity.
Fall From Grace easily made it to my top comtempary books.
Grace is definitely my favorite character (of course).
The entire time I was reading it all I could think about is, "why can't I be her??"
I basically loved all of the characters except for Zoe.
I honestly wanted to punch her in the face.
Sorry, but it's how I felt about her.
And Sawyer! Oh what can I say about Sawyer?
Well, I love him.
And I love him.
That's really the only way I can describe it.
The storyline was very interesting.
It kept me wanting to read more and more, without it being too intense.
Because well, even though I prefer intense books, it does get a little tiring.
And the end. Holy crap the end.
I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.
Definitely a shocker.
Anyway, I loved this book and I'm sure you will too!
Quick, easy and good read!
Thank-you Charles Benoit for writing a novel that didn't make me give up on you completely.
Fall From Grace was so great that I'm thinking about re-reading YOU just to make sure I wasn't going insane or something while reading it. One thing I did love from YOU that Fall From Grace didn't have, was that YOU was written in 2nd person. Very interesting. I've never read anything like it before.
-Abigaile
ReadingTeen.net
As you can tell from reading my review of Charles Benoit's first novel, YOU, I was not impressed.
So I was pleasantly surprised when I got about a quarter though Fall From Grace I decided that I absolutely loved it.
I love love love it whenever I can tell when an author is improving his writing and creativity.
Fall From Grace easily made it to my top comtempary books.
Grace is definitely my favorite character (of course).
The entire time I was reading it all I could think about is, "why can't I be her??"
I basically loved all of the characters except for Zoe.
I honestly wanted to punch her in the face.
Sorry, but it's how I felt about her.
And Sawyer! Oh what can I say about Sawyer?
Well, I love him.
And I love him.
That's really the only way I can describe it.
The storyline was very interesting.
It kept me wanting to read more and more, without it being too intense.
Because well, even though I prefer intense books, it does get a little tiring.
And the end. Holy crap the end.
I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.
Definitely a shocker.
Anyway, I loved this book and I'm sure you will too!
Quick, easy and good read!
Thank-you Charles Benoit for writing a novel that didn't make me give up on you completely.
Fall From Grace was so great that I'm thinking about re-reading YOU just to make sure I wasn't going insane or something while reading it. One thing I did love from YOU that Fall From Grace didn't have, was that YOU was written in 2nd person. Very interesting. I've never read anything like it before.
-Abigaile
ReadingTeen.net
May 4, 2012
Although this novel was not what I was expecting and I found the summery to be a little bit misleading, I was swept up in the story and felt totally involved in their world. Yes, there is art theft, but Fall from Grace is nothing like Heist Society or another book of that nature. This beautiful contemporary is very character driven and relatable.
What I really enjoyed was how Grace and Sawyer were used as contrasts; Grace being wild and the sole decider of what she does, while Sawyer is more reserved and resentful that his parents make all his decisions for him (yet he makes little action to change that). This concept was key to the character development of both of them. They start off as opposites, but they begin to see how much each person needs the qualities in the other that he/she lacks. They both start to realize that they are on their own little paths to unhappiness and ultimate destruction if they don't change, but is that enough to make them change? Interestingly enough, the reader, and the characters, begin to see how similar they really are.
I really appreciated how much I was able to feel for these characters. They both drove me crazy in their own way. The fact that they frustrated me shows how dynamic they were; I cared about them. One of the biggest things I look for when I'm reading book is if I care about the characters. That aspect was definitely there with Fall From Grace. I would recommend this one to contemporary lovers, because there are not many novels quite like this one.
What I really enjoyed was how Grace and Sawyer were used as contrasts; Grace being wild and the sole decider of what she does, while Sawyer is more reserved and resentful that his parents make all his decisions for him (yet he makes little action to change that). This concept was key to the character development of both of them. They start off as opposites, but they begin to see how much each person needs the qualities in the other that he/she lacks. They both start to realize that they are on their own little paths to unhappiness and ultimate destruction if they don't change, but is that enough to make them change? Interestingly enough, the reader, and the characters, begin to see how similar they really are.
I really appreciated how much I was able to feel for these characters. They both drove me crazy in their own way. The fact that they frustrated me shows how dynamic they were; I cared about them. One of the biggest things I look for when I'm reading book is if I care about the characters. That aspect was definitely there with Fall From Grace. I would recommend this one to contemporary lovers, because there are not many novels quite like this one.
May 8, 2012
Fall from Grace is a quick and easy read, waiting to jump into the hand of a young reader, where mystery, a male lead, and a hint of confused emotions is their theme of choice. With a private high school setting, Sawyer, our main character has it all. Two great parents who are pushing him harder and harder each day towards their dream of a certain Ivy league college. A beautiful and popular girlfriend who lacks personality, a dream job at the best eatery in town, and a mysterious girl named Grace, that decides to take Sawyer under her wings. She pulls him in with one interesting and exciting plan that she is ready to put in action, hoping to get the attention that she has always wanted. Little does Sawyer know, that this plan may ruin his currently, clean record, for life.
Charles Benoit has given the arena of young adult fiction an entertaining read, however it truly lacks an in-depth description of the characters presented in the novel. Although the title gives great attention to Grace, unfortunately, there is still something missing. She was more of a character, waiting patiently behind the red curtain, for her cue to enter the stage. By the time she came fully to center stage, the story was over. I felt the ending needed more details to tie up some loose ends, however, the author did put some closure to the storyline in the end.
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Charles Benoit has given the arena of young adult fiction an entertaining read, however it truly lacks an in-depth description of the characters presented in the novel. Although the title gives great attention to Grace, unfortunately, there is still something missing. She was more of a character, waiting patiently behind the red curtain, for her cue to enter the stage. By the time she came fully to center stage, the story was over. I felt the ending needed more details to tie up some loose ends, however, the author did put some closure to the storyline in the end.
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May 7, 2012
Fall from Grace is a quick and easy read, waiting to jump into the hand of a young reader, where mystery, a male lead, and a hint of confused emotions is their theme of choice. With a private high school setting, Sawyer, our main character has it all. Two great parents who are pushing him harder and harder each day towards their dream of a certain Ivy league college. A beautiful and popular girlfriend who lacks personality, a dream job at the best eatery in town, and a mysterious girl named Grace, that decides to take Sawyer under her wings. She pulls him in with one interesting and exciting plan that she is ready to put in action, hoping to get the attention that she has always wanted. Little does Sawyer know, that this plan may ruin his currently, clean record, for life.
Charles Benoit has given the arena of young adult fiction an entertaining read, however it truly lacks an in-depth description of the characters presented in the novel. Although the title gives great attention to Grace, unfortunately, there is still something missing. She was more of a character, waiting patiently behind the red curtain, for her cue to enter the stage. By the time she came fully to center stage, the story was over. I felt the ending needed more details to tie up some loose ends, however, the author did put some closure to the storyline in the end.
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Charles Benoit has given the arena of young adult fiction an entertaining read, however it truly lacks an in-depth description of the characters presented in the novel. Although the title gives great attention to Grace, unfortunately, there is still something missing. She was more of a character, waiting patiently behind the red curtain, for her cue to enter the stage. By the time she came fully to center stage, the story was over. I felt the ending needed more details to tie up some loose ends, however, the author did put some closure to the storyline in the end.
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September 11, 2012
I had the incredible opportunity to read an ARC (Advanced Readers Copy, which is a copy of a book which has not been published yet been fully edited0 of Fall from Grace. So, please keep in mind, the copy of this book that I read, may not be the same as you have or will read, because mine was not fully edited.
This is a very quick enjoyable read, until you reach the end. In fact, the majority of the book reminded me of a John Green book (which is one of my highest praises) but once I finished it, I honestly had no idea what happened. Even right now, as I am writing this review I m not sure what happened in the end. It was very confusing and lowered my opinion of the book as a whole. A lot. One of the most important things in a book is the ending. It wraps the story and when you close the book (or turn of the e-reader, depeanding on how you are reading) you think about the ending, because that is the last thing about the book you read. Fall from Grace, did not have a satisfactory ending. It left alot of things up in the air (which I generally like, but in this case it made it more confusing.) and it did not fully explain alot of things it discussed. Like the end of Grace’s story. It mentioned her general fate, but did not explain how this fate occurred.
I give Fall from Grace 4 out of 5. If the ending had fully explained EVERYTHING it mentioned, I would have given it a 5. Overall, a great book, but not very explanatory.
This is a very quick enjoyable read, until you reach the end. In fact, the majority of the book reminded me of a John Green book (which is one of my highest praises) but once I finished it, I honestly had no idea what happened. Even right now, as I am writing this review I m not sure what happened in the end. It was very confusing and lowered my opinion of the book as a whole. A lot. One of the most important things in a book is the ending. It wraps the story and when you close the book (or turn of the e-reader, depeanding on how you are reading) you think about the ending, because that is the last thing about the book you read. Fall from Grace, did not have a satisfactory ending. It left alot of things up in the air (which I generally like, but in this case it made it more confusing.) and it did not fully explain alot of things it discussed. Like the end of Grace’s story. It mentioned her general fate, but did not explain how this fate occurred.
I give Fall from Grace 4 out of 5. If the ending had fully explained EVERYTHING it mentioned, I would have given it a 5. Overall, a great book, but not very explanatory.
June 16, 2012
I love a character who is so different, you can't help but get caught up in them. This book is just that.
Have you ever had a time in your life where your parents, friends, signficant other ruled everything you do? Got tired of it? Yeah, that Sawyer. Everything is laid out for him all he has to do is follow the rules and stay out of trouble. Sawyer feeling indfferent about the desicions in his life, find another friend who just so helps him find who he is. I loved Sawyer. He is the type of character that is beinng screamed to be molded. He didn't talk back or say anythig, he did what he was told and when he was told. Grace open up his eyes to something different. For the first time, he was thinking about what he wanted to do.
Grace herself is a character that just scream different. She goes after what she wants despite what other people think. I like to have that type of mentally. To not worry what others thinks and just go with it.
There really wasn't a love interest but rather a friendship that is untouchable. Form with late night stakes, crazy conversations, Grace and Sawyer are like siblings getting into trouble. LOL!
Overall, Fall From Grace is a great eye opener. It allows the reader to see a control life but to also learn to think for themselves. Never allow anyone to tell you what you can and can not do.
Have you ever had a time in your life where your parents, friends, signficant other ruled everything you do? Got tired of it? Yeah, that Sawyer. Everything is laid out for him all he has to do is follow the rules and stay out of trouble. Sawyer feeling indfferent about the desicions in his life, find another friend who just so helps him find who he is. I loved Sawyer. He is the type of character that is beinng screamed to be molded. He didn't talk back or say anythig, he did what he was told and when he was told. Grace open up his eyes to something different. For the first time, he was thinking about what he wanted to do.
Grace herself is a character that just scream different. She goes after what she wants despite what other people think. I like to have that type of mentally. To not worry what others thinks and just go with it.
There really wasn't a love interest but rather a friendship that is untouchable. Form with late night stakes, crazy conversations, Grace and Sawyer are like siblings getting into trouble. LOL!
Overall, Fall From Grace is a great eye opener. It allows the reader to see a control life but to also learn to think for themselves. Never allow anyone to tell you what you can and can not do.
March 19, 2013
Fall From Grace is a book about a high school student named Sawyer who meets Grace at a Model U.N. competition. At the competition she talks him into stealing and giving her a copy of his country's treaty, which Sawyer agrees to. Following this encounter, he and Grace strike up a relationship that becomes the central plot point of this book. Prior to their meeting, Sawyer's life has been pretty much under the control of his pushy parents and his dominant girlfriend, Chloe. However, Grace has a powerful influence on Sawyer and is able to get him to do things that are both unethical (also a bit amoral) and risky.
This books is really not the kind of book I would normally read. However, it is well written and I felt that the teenage dialogue was relatively authentic. I felt that the side characters (everyone other than Grace and Sawyer) could have been a bit more interesting. His parents and girlfriend are a tad one dimensional and quite unlikable. Clearly they were written like this, so that you could sympathize with Sawyer's plight and better understand why he would chose to go down this precarious path with Grace. That being said, I did appreciate that the author did not present you with a heavy-handed "after school special" ending. I recommend it, but do warn people about some coarse language throughout the book.
This books is really not the kind of book I would normally read. However, it is well written and I felt that the teenage dialogue was relatively authentic. I felt that the side characters (everyone other than Grace and Sawyer) could have been a bit more interesting. His parents and girlfriend are a tad one dimensional and quite unlikable. Clearly they were written like this, so that you could sympathize with Sawyer's plight and better understand why he would chose to go down this precarious path with Grace. That being said, I did appreciate that the author did not present you with a heavy-handed "after school special" ending. I recommend it, but do warn people about some coarse language throughout the book.
October 19, 2012
Sawyer's life has been all planned out by his parents: attend their alma mater, become an insurance actuary, and ever do anything interesting...ever. And he has complacently followed their plan for years, dating Zoe because they like her, working at the ice cream store owned by a family friend, taking all honors classes...until he meets Grace.
Grace is different from anyone he has ever met. She breaks the rules, and she makes him want to break them too. It starts harmlessly enough, helping her steal a model UN treaty (come on it is Model UN!) but becomes a slippery slope. And before long, Sawyer is helping Grace plan an art heist!
Awesome book for those who love Gail Giles (like me). Has a cool twist in the end. Still a little rough around the edges, which is why I gave it 3 stars but overall I loved reading it!
Love the cover too!
Grace is different from anyone he has ever met. She breaks the rules, and she makes him want to break them too. It starts harmlessly enough, helping her steal a model UN treaty (come on it is Model UN!) but becomes a slippery slope. And before long, Sawyer is helping Grace plan an art heist!
Awesome book for those who love Gail Giles (like me). Has a cool twist in the end. Still a little rough around the edges, which is why I gave it 3 stars but overall I loved reading it!
Love the cover too!
September 12, 2013
This book was incredible.
I read You a while ago, and I loved that one, but I loved this one even more, if possible. Most of it was because of the main character, who I connected to almost immediately. I can't even be mad at him for what he did at the end because it's the same exact thing I would've done.
The characters are really what I look at in a book, and these characters did not disappoint. Sawyer was, as I mentioned, extremely relatable and his existence was somehow heartwrenching at the same time. Grace was interesting and funny. Almost every other character in this book was less interesting, but I can't help but think that that was done on purpose, what with the only interesting thing in Sawyer's life being Grace.
The plot was interesting, and the ending... I was tearing up a little, the ending was just...
This book is just a great book.
I read You a while ago, and I loved that one, but I loved this one even more, if possible. Most of it was because of the main character, who I connected to almost immediately. I can't even be mad at him for what he did at the end because it's the same exact thing I would've done.
The characters are really what I look at in a book, and these characters did not disappoint. Sawyer was, as I mentioned, extremely relatable and his existence was somehow heartwrenching at the same time. Grace was interesting and funny. Almost every other character in this book was less interesting, but I can't help but think that that was done on purpose, what with the only interesting thing in Sawyer's life being Grace.
The plot was interesting, and the ending... I was tearing up a little, the ending was just...
This book is just a great book.
April 3, 2012
This was the best book I've read in a really long time. Packed with action and a female character that wasn't just there to fill in for some purpose when needed, I really enjoyed the book. It was intense and not shy about topics and feelings that aren't usually openly portrayed in books. It was refreshing to read such an open book. I was so mad with the ending though! I wished it had turned out differently, but I knew Sawyer did the right thing by him. I was happy with Grace's outcome, extremely so.
April 28, 2012
A fast read targeted @ the middle-school level reader! I enjoyed the story as it was written in the male perspective. I found the views of typical female adolescent behaviors and their effect on the boy to be educational. I would recommend this book to fellow staff @ school to be utilized in the classroom; also to students, to be an enjoyable read!Thank you Goodreads/First Reads for this free addition to my personal library!
May 15, 2012
I read this book within 2 or 3 days. It was very interesting story about a boy who goes to high school. There was 2 girls in his life - One of the girls is his girlfriend while the another was just A girl. Even though I finished it in short time, I was able to put it down to take breaks when some books I cannot at all. It does have certain part that really drawn you in and become part of the story.
April 22, 2012
Very good book for older teens. The story moved quickly and kept the reader interested. I was completely shocked at the way the book ended, however the ending was closer to real life decisions that any of us would probably make versus how we "expect" the story to end. I will be passing this one on to my teenage son to read next. Thanks to the Goodreads "First Reads" book giveaways for the copy of this book!
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