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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
***ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review***
21/11/13
OH MY GOSH!!!
HOLY MOTHER OF CLIFFHANGERS :/
I thought book #1 was bad *sigh* Jessica why do you hate us so?!?
I LOVED this so so so much.
I always had a soft spot for luke, and then when a little more was hinted at in the last book, when they were climbing out his bedroom window, I was so disappointed that it went no deeper into his life, then when I found out about book #3 I was hoping, praying, begging that is was for luke!!
So you can imagine just how excited I was to get the chance to read this 3 months early!! Only down side is, now I have longer to wait for the next one! It can't possibly end here!
We met luke, who was portrayed as the alcoholic mess that slept with anyone and everyone, but like me I'm guessing everyone saw the deeper side to him, the good guy, the messed up guy, the lost little boy.
I have to admit, I never really paid attention to Violet, even if she was Callie's roommate. I didn't buy into the whole 'slut' drama with her though.
These two together WOW, can two completely and utterly broken people make a life together? That's left to be seen.
I truly connected to both these characters on such a deep level, I found myself unable to put this down, and as a result I read from start to finish in one sitting.
I needed to know if my suspicions at around 20% were right! I need to know what happened! I just needed to finish it.
I won't give many details as I don't want to give anything away, all I can say is Jessica, you've done it again! Thank you
And please please pretty pretty please let there be an end to their story!! I will beg on my hands and knees if need be!!
21/11/13
OH MY GOSH!!!
HOLY MOTHER OF CLIFFHANGERS :/
I thought book #1 was bad *sigh* Jessica why do you hate us so?!?
I LOVED this so so so much.
I always had a soft spot for luke, and then when a little more was hinted at in the last book, when they were climbing out his bedroom window, I was so disappointed that it went no deeper into his life, then when I found out about book #3 I was hoping, praying, begging that is was for luke!!
So you can imagine just how excited I was to get the chance to read this 3 months early!! Only down side is, now I have longer to wait for the next one! It can't possibly end here!
We met luke, who was portrayed as the alcoholic mess that slept with anyone and everyone, but like me I'm guessing everyone saw the deeper side to him, the good guy, the messed up guy, the lost little boy.
I have to admit, I never really paid attention to Violet, even if she was Callie's roommate. I didn't buy into the whole 'slut' drama with her though.
These two together WOW, can two completely and utterly broken people make a life together? That's left to be seen.
I truly connected to both these characters on such a deep level, I found myself unable to put this down, and as a result I read from start to finish in one sitting.
I needed to know if my suspicions at around 20% were right! I need to know what happened! I just needed to finish it.
I won't give many details as I don't want to give anything away, all I can say is Jessica, you've done it again! Thank you
And please please pretty pretty please let there be an end to their story!! I will beg on my hands and knees if need be!!
This book was so beautiful, made me cry so much it hurts.
I want to punch myself, because I wasn't sure about this book because of Violet, I really loved Luke, but Violet, I wasn't sure... TURNs out , I was so wrong, Violet is so perfect for Luke, God! There so fucked up and yet togheter they are so beautiful !!!
And that ending... I wanted to throw my Kindle ! ;(
I want to punch myself, because I wasn't sure about this book because of Violet, I really loved Luke, but Violet, I wasn't sure... TURNs out , I was so wrong, Violet is so perfect for Luke, God! There so fucked up and yet togheter they are so beautiful !!!
And that ending... I wanted to throw my Kindle ! ;(
I can't get enough of Jessica Sorensen's books, especially The Coincidence Series. The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden is the book that originally got me hooked on reading again, and each book in the series since then has completely lived up to my expectations of awesomeness. I'm blown away by Jessica Sorensen's ability to create a story out of side characters and have their story live up to that of the main characters in previous books. I found this was done masterfully with The Destiny of Violet & Luke.
The complexities of Violet and Luke are extensive. Their lives are messed up, they're self-destructive and struggle to get through each day, yet when they're together everything seems to fall into place as if they're made for each other. I love the dynamic between them and how they try to keep away from each other but ultimately can't.
I enjoyed the mystery element behind what happened to Violet's parents and look forward to this part of the story unraveling further in the next book. It will be a painful wait until May to see what happens next in this story, but I'll be patiently waiting to read it and the other upcoming books in The Coincidence Series.
The complexities of Violet and Luke are extensive. Their lives are messed up, they're self-destructive and struggle to get through each day, yet when they're together everything seems to fall into place as if they're made for each other. I love the dynamic between them and how they try to keep away from each other but ultimately can't.
I enjoyed the mystery element behind what happened to Violet's parents and look forward to this part of the story unraveling further in the next book. It will be a painful wait until May to see what happens next in this story, but I'll be patiently waiting to read it and the other upcoming books in The Coincidence Series.
I was very intrigued in Luke and Violet. We have Luke on one side who was the total party animal, completely normal being a young guy in college, and was a very loyal friend yet just the fact of dealing with his sister's death is enough to question how come this guy hasn't gone crazy. He was not crazy just completely emotionally blocked and with good reason. He did not see any advantage in letting someone close when he couldn't understand himself and really deal with all that happened in his childhood. Then you have Violet who all we knew about was that she seemed to have guys in her room a lot and was always in a pissy mood. After learning about both of their backstories, my heart was just crushed. I was even more eager for them to know each and other and finally find the much needed comfort. It was a very slow development given that both have severe emotional issues, but I understood, it was the only way they were going to let their guard down. However the ending slashed my heart with a chainsaw. It was too brutal for me. I just threw my kindle because I was in no place to read such a cliffhanger, given that I am under other stresses and just wanted to have a relaxing book. It gives me hope that the next book will salvage my heartache since these two really really really need a good ending.
The Destiny of Violet & Luke
We learned a bit about Violet & Luke from Callie & Kayden's books but it was truly like looking at them from the outside.
Violet isn't a slut, she is a virgin. She uses the red scarf to complete drug deals for Preston. Preston gave ghee a place to live when no one else would, so she owes him. She may be a bitch but it is pretty understandable when you have lived through all that she has lived through.
And Luke, poor Luke. I never understand how some parents treat THEIR children the way that they do. Luke is diabetic who needs insulin shots to live yet he will do everything to avoid them because he was forced to shoot his mother up with heroin regularly. I think there may have been other things that happened as well between Luke & his mom.
Violet and Luke form an odd bond between two dark and damaged people. It turns in to more and could continue to develop until the answer to a secret Luke didn't know he was keeping, gets out. It shatters them and Violet takes off.
Nice cliffy!!!!!Not. I should no by now to expect them from Ms. Sorensen. Seriously, I am not passing judgment just stating a little tidbit. I am just not a fan of cliffhangers.
We learned a bit about Violet & Luke from Callie & Kayden's books but it was truly like looking at them from the outside.
Violet isn't a slut, she is a virgin. She uses the red scarf to complete drug deals for Preston. Preston gave ghee a place to live when no one else would, so she owes him. She may be a bitch but it is pretty understandable when you have lived through all that she has lived through.
And Luke, poor Luke. I never understand how some parents treat THEIR children the way that they do. Luke is diabetic who needs insulin shots to live yet he will do everything to avoid them because he was forced to shoot his mother up with heroin regularly. I think there may have been other things that happened as well between Luke & his mom.
Violet and Luke form an odd bond between two dark and damaged people. It turns in to more and could continue to develop until the answer to a secret Luke didn't know he was keeping, gets out. It shatters them and Violet takes off.
Nice cliffy!!!!!Not. I should no by now to expect them from Ms. Sorensen. Seriously, I am not passing judgment just stating a little tidbit. I am just not a fan of cliffhangers.
I had to give this book four stars because I wasn't completely sucked into the story from the first page. It took me a couple chapters to really connect with the characters. I love Luke and Violet. They both had extremely terrible childhoods and it's extremely heartbreaking. I am kind of annoyed that the story leaves off very open ended. I would have gotten the next book regardless. I did really enjoy their story and how different both characters are from other new adult characters I've read about in the past. Once I get through my 30 or so to read books, I will definitely be picking up the next one.
Bueno, la verdad es que a este libro le tenía expectativas. Desde los libros anteriores, Luke era un personaje que me llamaba la atención, todo él, su forma de ser, su distancia, su amistad con Callie, Kaden y Seth. También quería saber por qué no le gustaba estar en su casa, y luego de enterarnos sobre la razón por la que murió su hermana... Él definitivamente debía estar sufriendo, y yo quería leerlo. Por otro lado, tenemos a Violet, la compañera de habitación de Callie, ella también me intrigaba, pues siempre fue súper borde y dejaba a Callie muchas veces fuera de la habitación por sus... Compañías masculinas. En fin, que sí tenía un poco altas las expectativas.
En el prólogo, todo bien, nos encontramos con Violet y Luke a medida que pasaban los años. Nos enteramos de sus pasados y por qué son como son, cómo llegaron a ser lo que nos encontramos en su historia. Todo estaba bien, hasta que seguí leyendo.
Literalmente, la escritora ha reciclado los mismos problemas en todos los libros, ¿que tienes un trauma? Entonces, obviamente, no sabes lidiar con los sentimientos. Eso es lo que ella nos hace creer, pues con Callie y Kaden pasaba lo mismo, que no sabían lidiar con los sentimientos por sus vidas. Y ahora, ¿todas las personas que hayan pasado por algo terrible acaso no saben lidiar con las emociones? La respuesta es no. Cada uno reacciona a maneras diferentes a un trauma, y sí, todos tienen una manera de «no sentir porque es demasiado» pero eso no quita el problema inicial. Así que tenemos a Violet, que cuando siente mucho, le gusta darse un chute de adrenalina de la manera que sea, y más si es por algo peligroso, y Luke, que cuando siente mucho, y obviamente no quiere, se emborracha, va a fiestas y tiene sexo. Eso es todo.
En una noche de fiesta para Luke, y una de «trabajo» para Violet, se conocen de una manera un tanto peculiar, pues ella, al brincar de una ventana (donde Luke justamente estaba pasando) le dio una patada en la cabeza. Y bueno, sí, a decir verdad sí me gusta cómo se conocieron, pero de ahí en más todo va a peor.
Ahora Luke tiene una mini obsesión por Violet, y se empiezan a encontrar en CUALQUIER parte, literalmente, a donde sea que iba Luke, se encontraba a nuestra protagonista, y era un gran fastidio. ¿Otra cosa? Me molestaba, mucho, demasiado, que nuestro protagonista masculino llamara a las mujeres con las que se acostaba «golfas insulsas», por el simple hecho de que se acostaban con él o que iban a fiestas por la misma razón que él. Y no es algo de una sola vez, sino de muchas, y no solo era algo que Luke hacía, sino también Seth y la misma Violet, que creen que porque una mujer sea sexualmente activa, entonces deben ser «perras», «golfas» o «prostitutas sin personalidad», en serio, debía respirar bastante hondo para no abandonar el libro en esos momentos.
Y no hay nada más. O bueno, en realidad sí hay, el romance que se forma entre ambos, y el misterio en ciernes sobre quién mató a los padres de Violet (no, no es spoiler). Que a decir verdad yo me lo veía venir, pero no quitó que en realidad el final fue bastante fuerte (y algo triste). Ahora que no encuentro los demás libros, puedo darme un respiro de esta saga que no me estaba gustando casi nada, pero de verdad quiero terminarlos porque no quiero tener empezadas más sagas.
Pero en fin, quiero decirles que porque a mí no me haya gustado, no significa que a ustedes les pase igual, si quieren darle una oportunidad, adelante, tal vez les guste más que a mí.
En el prólogo, todo bien, nos encontramos con Violet y Luke a medida que pasaban los años. Nos enteramos de sus pasados y por qué son como son, cómo llegaron a ser lo que nos encontramos en su historia. Todo estaba bien, hasta que seguí leyendo.
Literalmente, la escritora ha reciclado los mismos problemas en todos los libros, ¿que tienes un trauma? Entonces, obviamente, no sabes lidiar con los sentimientos. Eso es lo que ella nos hace creer, pues con Callie y Kaden pasaba lo mismo, que no sabían lidiar con los sentimientos por sus vidas. Y ahora, ¿todas las personas que hayan pasado por algo terrible acaso no saben lidiar con las emociones? La respuesta es no. Cada uno reacciona a maneras diferentes a un trauma, y sí, todos tienen una manera de «no sentir porque es demasiado» pero eso no quita el problema inicial. Así que tenemos a Violet, que cuando siente mucho, le gusta darse un chute de adrenalina de la manera que sea, y más si es por algo peligroso, y Luke, que cuando siente mucho, y obviamente no quiere, se emborracha, va a fiestas y tiene sexo. Eso es todo.
En una noche de fiesta para Luke, y una de «trabajo» para Violet, se conocen de una manera un tanto peculiar, pues ella, al brincar de una ventana (donde Luke justamente estaba pasando) le dio una patada en la cabeza. Y bueno, sí, a decir verdad sí me gusta cómo se conocieron, pero de ahí en más todo va a peor.
Ahora Luke tiene una mini obsesión por Violet, y se empiezan a encontrar en CUALQUIER parte, literalmente, a donde sea que iba Luke, se encontraba a nuestra protagonista, y era un gran fastidio. ¿Otra cosa? Me molestaba, mucho, demasiado, que nuestro protagonista masculino llamara a las mujeres con las que se acostaba «golfas insulsas», por el simple hecho de que se acostaban con él o que iban a fiestas por la misma razón que él. Y no es algo de una sola vez, sino de muchas, y no solo era algo que Luke hacía, sino también Seth y la misma Violet, que creen que porque una mujer sea sexualmente activa, entonces deben ser «perras», «golfas» o «prostitutas sin personalidad», en serio, debía respirar bastante hondo para no abandonar el libro en esos momentos.
Y no hay nada más. O bueno, en realidad sí hay, el romance que se forma entre ambos, y el misterio en ciernes sobre quién mató a los padres de Violet (no, no es spoiler). Que a decir verdad yo me lo veía venir, pero no quitó que en realidad el final fue bastante fuerte (y algo triste). Ahora que no encuentro los demás libros, puedo darme un respiro de esta saga que no me estaba gustando casi nada, pero de verdad quiero terminarlos porque no quiero tener empezadas más sagas.
Pero en fin, quiero decirles que porque a mí no me haya gustado, no significa que a ustedes les pase igual, si quieren darle una oportunidad, adelante, tal vez les guste más que a mí.
I liked the twist, but I think that was just about all I did like. I didn't like Violet, and Luke wasn't my favorite. I didn't like this Seth. He'd been so amazing in Callie's books, and he was like a different person in this one.
Exhausting. Ugh. I get it, they totally deserve to be a hot mess, but woah. I love that they find each other and I'm completely sure Luke will do the right thing, but that angst I have over the cliffhanger might prevent me from finding out! Grrrrr....